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24 alternatives to Read Only Memory

Everything about videogame history

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Read Only Memory launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Remember This Game?▲83

   A gallery of video game nostalgia

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Art of Video Games▲73

   From 8-bit to 3D, great coffee table book

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Read Only Memories▲80

   Retro cyberpunk Visual Novel set in Neo-San Francisco

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter▲64

   An insightful & entertaining tour of the art of video games

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Shards of Memories▲61

   An art puzzle adventure

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Game Writing▲73

   Narrative Skills for Videogames

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Tom Clancy's The Division: New York Collapse▲58

   An interactive field guide to expand the popular video game

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Surfkoll▲88

   Insights into your browsing history

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Pixel Press▲61

   Turn drawings in to video games!

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Getting Gamers▲58

    The psychology of video games

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Recall▲83

    Fast-paced visual memory arcade game

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Confessions of a Teenage Gamer▲65

    The TRUTH behind competitive gaming

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Below▲80

    Explore. Survive. Discover.

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Venture Kid▲65

    Take a trip down memory lane!

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Sciente Kombat▲79

    A tribute to old videogames and the biggest scientists.

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Theory of Fun for Game Design▲67

    Thoughts on the most important element of any game's design

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Game Frame▲100

    Showcase pixel art and old school video game graphics

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Game Oldies▲72

    Hundreds of free retro games online

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hello Tech Pros: Awesome Video Game Articles You've Never Read▲55

    Newsbrute founder Keith Chima

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    fil▲57

    Challenge your visual memory

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Museum of Videogame Ads▲76

    Print ads from the golden age of videogames

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses▲72

    Ryan Hoover's fave book on The Twenty Minute VC

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Stephen Hawking's Pocket Universe▲91

    Bringing ‘A Brief History of Time’ to a whole new generation

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Art of Atari ▲74

    The first official collection of Atari's artwork

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →