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GameVault is a self-hosted, source-available platform for DRM-free video games. A Docker backend server detects game files in a folder, enriches them with metadata, and serves them through a web UI or desktop client for browsing, downloading, installing and launching games. It tracks playtime and progress, and offers multi-user access with role-based control. GameVault+ is an optional subscription add-on.
NesDev.org is a community of homebrew game developers and hardware researchers for the Nintendo Entertainment System and other retro consoles. It provides wikis covering the NES, SNES, WonderSwan and obscure platforms, along with forums and a Discord community. The site also lists resources such as a NES cartridge database and notes that it is not affiliated with Nintendo.
HidHide is an input device firewall that blocks individual applications from accessing HID and XInput devices, allowing controller inputs to be re-routed and re-mapped. It is inspired by HidGuardian but written from scratch, and ships with a client UI, a command-line interface and driver access for developers.
Bazaar DB is a detailed reference guide and database for The Bazaar game, covering items, skills, events, merchant pools, and deep game mechanics such as triggers, priorities, and stash rules. It offers advanced search with filters and sorting and documents inline search filter syntax.
Millennium is an open-source low-code modding framework for creating, managing and using themes and plugins for the desktop Steam client. Themes customize the client with CSS, while plugins extend functionality through TypeScript and LuaJIT. Users can write their own or download community-made themes and plugins. The project is community driven and open source.
The Manual Project is a collection of scanned video game manuals, started in 1999 to scan as many video game manuals as possible and post them for reading. Manuals can be viewed online in a browser or downloaded as a PDF, and contributions are accepted. The site lists manuals by system, including Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox and Sega consoles.
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GameVault is a self-hosted, source-available platform for DRM-free video games. A Docker backend server detects game files in a folder, enriches them with metadata, and serves them through a web UI or desktop client for browsing, downloading, installing and launching games. It tracks playtime and progress, and offers multi-user access with role-based control. GameVault+ is an optional subscription add-on.
NesDev.org is a community of homebrew game developers and hardware researchers for the Nintendo Entertainment System and other retro consoles. It provides wikis covering the NES, SNES, WonderSwan and obscure platforms, along with forums and a Discord community. The site also lists resources such as a NES cartridge database and notes that it is not affiliated with Nintendo.
HidHide is an input device firewall that blocks individual applications from accessing HID and XInput devices, allowing controller inputs to be re-routed and re-mapped. It is inspired by HidGuardian but written from scratch, and ships with a client UI, a command-line interface and driver access for developers.
Bazaar DB is a detailed reference guide and database for The Bazaar game, covering items, skills, events, merchant pools, and deep game mechanics such as triggers, priorities, and stash rules. It offers advanced search with filters and sorting and documents inline search filter syntax.
Millennium is an open-source low-code modding framework for creating, managing and using themes and plugins for the desktop Steam client. Themes customize the client with CSS, while plugins extend functionality through TypeScript and LuaJIT. Users can write their own or download community-made themes and plugins. The project is community driven and open source.
The Manual Project is a collection of scanned video game manuals, started in 1999 to scan as many video game manuals as possible and post them for reading. Manuals can be viewed online in a browser or downloaded as a PDF, and contributions are accepted. The site lists manuals by system, including Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox and Sega consoles.
