Library
The primary sources behind every other page on this site. Saved web pages, magazine scans, guidebooks, photos and press reports, each with an English summary and a link back to where it was found.
28Magazines87 pages from Arcadia, September 2003 to December 2006: adverts, previews, price lists and the shutdown notice.
2GuidebooksThe Guilty Gear Isuka and NeoGeo Battle Coliseum strategy guides, including their AW-NET shop pages.
1,193Saved web pagesawnet.jp as the Wayback Machine saved it between 2003 and 2006, sorted by game.
Original websitesSammy's own game sites and show reports, restored so you can browse them.
82Photos and artworkShow floors, cabinets, cards and hardware, plus character art from the publishers' sites.
81Website graphicsBanners, buttons, diagrams and Flash frames from awnet.jp.
AW card scansIsuka, NEOWAVE and NeoGeo Battle Coliseum cards, front and back.
80Press and documentsTrade-press reports, fan sites, flyers, command sheets and Sammy's company reports.
17Research notesThe detailed working notes this site was written from, with every citation.
How items are dated
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