I need a list of ALL PC (dos/windows) games published and SOLD at any
time (retail or mail-order [an example of mail order would be
commander keen] in the history of PC's.  This does NOTinclude
freeware or abandonware.  If there is a WEBSITE, please give me the
link(s) you used to obtain the list.

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Request for Question Clarification by blader-ga on 05 Jun 2002 13:19 PDT

Dear Trumani:

What do you mean when you say do not include abandonware? Most old
games that have ever been sold are now considered abandonware.

Best Regards,
blader-ga

Hi! This is a very interesting project.

The question is challenging since there is no definitive list of all
published games like the movies in IMDB but if you get pieces of
information on the web you will be able to find an extensive database
of game titles.

According to “The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers” provides a
list of pc games by great programmers at different times. The list is
long and covers al lot of published PC video games and for other
formats. All PC games have the code PC or PCJr for the IBM PC Jr.
http://www.dadgum.com/giantlist/list.html 

Gaming Bliss meanwhile has a database of PC Game tiles from 1995 to
2001.
http://www.gamingbliss.com/search.php3 

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The following link from Moby Games gives a list of 

Dos Games from 1982 to 2000.
http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/a,2/c,1/?o=2a1 
Windows 3.1 Games from 1992 to 1999.
http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/a,5/c,1/?o=2a1  
Windows Games from 1994 to 2002
http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/a,3/c,1/?o=2a1 
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Old Software.com also has a list of old PC games published.
http://www.oldsoftware.com/Games.html 

The next articles about the history of video games maybe of interest
to you.
http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/hov/ 
http://extra.gamespot.co.uk/pc.gamespot/features/gotm_uk/ 

Search terms used:
PC Games database history

I do hope this would help in your search. Thanks for being a part of
Google Answers.

Regards,
Easterangel-ga

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Request for Answer Clarification by trumani-ga on 13 Jun 2002 11:15 PDT

this does NOT answer my question.  I asked for a list, and THEN asked
for where you got these references from.  those websites are not
exhaustive lists that cover my groundrules set.  Please do some more
reasearch.

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Clarification of Answer by easterangel-ga on 13 Jun 2002 16:22 PDT

Thanks for asking a clarification. I will try to find further sources
regarding the list.

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Clarification of Answer by easterangel-ga on 17 Jun 2002 04:02 PDT

I have tried finding more sites regarding such lists but could come up
with nothing appropriate. I am sorry.

You could request for a refund and repost your question.

Thanks again for visiting us.

Hello,

My guess is that you're looking for an www.imdb.com for PC Games.
Unfortunately this data wasn't very well kept, and there were hundreds
of small business game companies that only released a couple thousand
copies of a particular game, and then were never seen or heard from
again. That was the nature of the beast in 80's & 90's PC gaming.
However, there is a new database which is slowly getting filled up by
user input which contains information on the last 20 years of PC
gaming. It's nowhere near complete, but it is probably the most
detailed database of old and current games to date. You can find this
database at Moby Games.


Additional Links:

MobyGames:
http://www.mobygames.com


This isn't the answer you were looking for, but if you're happy with
it, say so and I'll collect the bounty on this question. If not,
consider it a freebie.

skermit-ga

Here's a site billing itself 'History of Video Games,'
http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/hov/
If you require additional information, leave a message and I'll get
back to you.

What is the purpose of this list?

It's possible this information could be purchased from marketing firms
that track PC game sales.  A company called PC Data used to track this
information, but their Web site currently redirects you to a different
source:  http://www.pcdata.com

For information about specific software titles, you could search the
the trademarks at the US Patent & Trademark Office.  They have an
advanced search query that may be able to sort by your subject
(computer game software), however this is used by Patent and Trademark
attorneys and will require some learning of structure. 
http://www.uspto.gov

when i say abandonware, i mean games that were in the middle of
production, and tthen was droppped, and never actually made it to
publication. sorry, i may have mistermed the usage of "abandonware" I
hope that clarifies it a little bit.

Perhaps a bit of a tangent, but... should any of you ever decide that
you want to PLAY the games of yesteryear, I've found that the mostt
complete list of old titles available for download is maintained over
at www.theunderdogs.com.