DOWNLOAD IT HERE: https://crpgbook.wordpress.com/
* * *Notes from the authors:
About the Project
The CRPG Book Project is a collaborative, non-profit effort to create a free, easily available ebook on the history of Computer Role-Playing Games.
Our goal is to gather all the knowledge currently spread across countless websites, books, forums and minds in a single, accessible and visually pleasing tome – for free. We share the Internet Archive’s belief that “access drives preservation”, so we want to demystify gaming history, offering a reliable and attractive resource for people seeking information – or just a fun game to play.
The project began in 2014, after the RPG Codex published its Top 70 PC RPGs list, featuring small fan reviews on each game. The reception was overwhelming, leading to the idea of expanding the list into a book, covering the entire CRPG history.
The completed ebook was first released as a PDF in 2018, getting over 100,000 downloads. A deal was then made with Bitmap Books, which published a limited hardcover version of the book in 2019. All the author’s profits (£31.599 as of October 2023) were donated to Vocação, a Brazilian NGO that helps kids and teenagers from poor areas get better education and find employment.
In 2022, a new Expanded Edition was released, now with 164 extra pages, addressing issues with the previous release and expanding it to include games never released in English. This Expanded Edition was then published by Bitmap Books in August 2023.
Features
- The expanded edition contains 684 pages, covering over 400 games from 1975 to 2019.
- Several articles on the history of the genre and some particular scenes, such as French, Korean and Chinese RPGs, MMORPGs, BBS games, browser games, RPG Maker games and fan-translations.
- Developer quotes, mod suggestions, trivia and tips on how to run games on modern hardware.
- Over 2,000 game screenshots, plus a cover art gallery.
- Written by 167 volunteers – fans, AAA developers, indies, journalists, modders and industry personalities such as Ian Frazier, Scorpia, Ferhegón, Richard Cobbett, Mandalore, Brian ‘Psychochild’ Green, Durante, George Weidman (SuperBunnyHop), Chris Avellone and Tim Cain, among others.
- Entirely non-profit, with another volunteer group currently making a Chinese translation.
-
Dismiss Notice
SPS Accounts:
Do you find yourself coming back time after time? Do you appreciate the ongoing hard work to keep this community focused and successful in its mission? Please consider supporting us by upgrading to an SPS Account. Besides the warm and fuzzy feeling that comes from supporting a good cause, you'll also get a significant number of ever-expanding perks and benefits on the site and the forums. Click here to find out more.
Dismiss Notice
You are currently viewing Boards o' Magick as a guest, but you can register an account here. Registration is fast, easy and free. Once registered you will have access to search the forums, create and respond to threads, PM other members, upload screenshots and access many other features unavailable to guests.
BoM cultivates a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. We have been aiming for quality over quantity with our forums from their inception, and believe that this distinction is truly tangible and valued by our members. We'd love to have you join us today!
(If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you've forgotten your username or password, click here.)
BoM cultivates a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. We have been aiming for quality over quantity with our forums from their inception, and believe that this distinction is truly tangible and valued by our members. We'd love to have you join us today!
(If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you've forgotten your username or password, click here.)
[Review] The CRPG Book Project by Felipe Pepe
680+ digital pages featuring over 450 RPGs, plus mods, dev quotes & more
![[IMG]](proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcrpgbook.files.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F10%2Fabout-4.png%3Fw%3D705%26h%3D299%26crop%3D1&hash=87957a5a6a8c8b52b67ac58657223d8c)
Recent Updates
- Update to latest version. Oct 29, 2023
- Update to latest version. May 23, 2018
Sorcerer's Place is a project run entirely by fans and for fans. Maintaining Sorcerer's
Place and a stable environment for all our hosted sites requires a substantial amount of our time and funds on a regular basis, so please consider supporting us
to keep the site up & running smoothly. Thank you!
Sorcerers.net is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to products on amazon.com, amazon.ca and amazon.co.uk. Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
Sorcerers.net is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to products on amazon.com, amazon.ca and amazon.co.uk. Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
