An online database and community-driven encyclopedia dedicated to video game information. It serves as a comprehensive repository for game credits, release information, screenshots, and reviews.
Named after the novel 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville, suggesting the comprehensive, encyclopedic nature of hunting down every piece of game information like Captain Ahab's obsessive quest. Founded in 1999 during the early internet era of gaming databases.
MobyGames has become the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) of video games, containing detailed credits for over 300,000 games and serving as a crucial resource for game historians and developers tracking their career histories. It's maintained largely by passionate volunteers who meticulously catalog gaming history.
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