Media
Other (objects, etc.) theme
2
games
2platforms
Most common companies
This is a container group; its children are:
| 2.8 inch floppy disk | Comes on one or more 2.8 inch magnetic floppy disks. This format was also known as "Quick Disk" and created by company Mitsumi. 2.8" disks can be packaged in a 3"x3" or 3"x4" housing. | 1984 / 1985 | 2 games |
| Media: 3½ inch floppy disk | Comes on one or more 3½ inch magnetic floppy disks. (too short) | 1981 / 2021 | 1603 games |
| Media: 3½ inch Super Drive floppy disk | Comes on one or more 3½ inch magnetic floppy disks that can only be read in an Apple Super Drive or compatible reader. | 3 games | |
| Media: 3 inch floppy disk | Comes on 1 or more 3 inch magnetic floppy disks. This format was only used for Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum +3, Oric, early Amstrad PCW, & Tatung Einstein | 1983 / 2021 | 278 games |
| Media: 5¼ inch floppy disk | Comes on one or more 5¼ inch magnetic floppy disks. (too short) | 1976 / 2022 | 4432 games |
| Media: 8 inch floppy disk | Comes on one or more 8 inch magnetic floppy disks. (too short) | 1976 / 1983 | 28 games |
| Media: Blu-ray | Comes on one or more Blu-ray discs. (too short) | 2006 / 2020 | 8 games |
| Media: cartridge | Comes on a ROM cartridge. (too short) | 1977 / 2022 | 815 games |
| Media: cassette tape | Comes on a magnetic audio tape. (too short) | 1975 / 2022 | 2983 games |
| Media: CD-ROM | Comes on one or more CD-ROMs (Only for systems that allow more than one type of media). (too short) | 1984 / 2021 | 2413 games |
| Media: Download | Full game legally distributed as digital download. (too short) | 1982 / 2024 | 14554 games |
| Media: DVD-ROM | Comes on one or more DVD-ROM discs. (too short) | 1991 / 2019 | 383 games |
| Media: DVD-9 disc | Comes on one or more dual-layer DVD discs. (too short) | 2002 / 2009 | 29 games |
| Media: Flash Storage | Comes on a flash storage device, such as a USB drive or an SD card. (too short) | 2002 / 2018 | 12 games |
| Media: HD-DVD | Comes on one or more HD-DVD discs. (too short) | 1 game | |
| Media: Laserdisc | These games need not be for Laserdisc based game systems (or players) but make use of one or more Laserdisc in gameplay. | 1982 / 1985 | 4 games |
| Media: Magnetic Strip | Comes on a magnetic strip adhered to a rigid backing meant to be rolled through a reader. (too short) | 1975 / 1979 | 59 games |
| Media: Punchtape | Comes on one or more punch tapes. (too short) | 1976 / 1977 | 8 games |
| Media: Type-in | Distributed as printed computer code intended to be manually typed into computer software capable of running and/or compiling it. | 1972 / 2018 | 1312 games |
| VHD | VHD videodiscs are 25cm grooveless vinyl discs. Non-linear playback is easy, so they are suitable for games. They play back video much like a DVD. | 1 game |