The Manual Project

Started in 1999, the goal of The Manual Project is to scan as many US video game manuals as possible. Once scanned they are posted here so that everyone may read them. To date over 400 NES and SNES manuals have been scanned and posted, and the project is now expanded to include works from other sites. All manuals can be viewed online using your web browser, and downloadable manuals are available in both .vlm and .pdf format.

Manuals
System Manuals
Atari 2600205
Atari 520067
Atari 780060
Dreamcast68
Game Boy44
Game Boy Advance32
Game Boy Color10
GameCube46
Genesis70
Jaguar24
Lynx41
Nintendo366
Nintendo 6457
PlayStation377
PlayStation 2190
Sega CD95
Super Nintendo235
Turbo Grafx 1633
Xbox90
Latest Additions
System Title  Contributor  Date
GameCubeKirby Air Ride Metotaku8/9/18
GBCPokemon - Gold Version Muerte2/24/18
GBMercenary Force RandomNumberGuy11/21/17
N64International Track & Field 2000 ElmerFudd12/3/16
SNESStar Trek Deep Space Nine: Crossroads of Time Elnauron8/2/16
SNESWordtris clrplstc4/30/16
NESStreet Fighter 2010: The Final Fight clrplstc4/30/16
N64Mischief Makers clrplstc4/30/16
SNESBrain Lord clrplstc4/30/16
SNESBrandish clrplstc4/30/16
SNESLufia & The Fortress of Doom clrplstc4/30/16
SNESSuper Tennis clrplstc4/30/16
SNESUltima VI: The False Prophet clrplstc4/30/16
SNESUltima: Runes of Virtue II clrplstc4/30/16
SNESUltima VII: The Black Gate clrplstc4/30/16
SNESUtopia: The Creation of a Nation clrplstc4/30/16
SNESWizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom clrplstc4/30/16
NESBucky O'Hare Any1GotADollar4/9/16
NESBump 'n' Jump Any1GotADollar4/9/16
NESCrash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge Any1GotADollar4/9/16

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