Technical Detail Search

When to use

When the question mentions specific platforms (DOS, Atari, NES, PS4), distribution methods (shareware, floppy disk), review scores from specific sites (JeuxVideo), or technical details like game engines.

Technique

Technical details are highly discriminative for video games. Platform + era + distribution method combinations dramatically narrow the search space. Review scores from specific sites (e.g., "JeuxVideo 90%") are nearly unique identifiers.

Search with the platform and era as primary anchors, combined with one gameplay or distribution detail. For review-based clues, search the specific review site directly.

Credit roles (illustrator, animator, planner) in game development are also technical details — search "[game name]" credits [role] to find specific contributors.

Query Templates

• [game name] [platform] DOS shareware [year]
• JeuxVideo [rating] [era] [game genre]
• [game name] credits [specific role] illustrator animator

Worked Examples

Example

• Question: 1980s game rated 90% on JeuxVideo, illustrator born in a specific year
• Search: Japanese video game illustrator 1980s PS4 2017 planner birth 1960 1970 1980
• Found: Masato Kato linked to the target game
• Why it worked: Combined "illustrator" + era + platform constraints to locate the specific person and game

Anti-pattern

• Ignoring platform and distribution details: Searching 1990s adventure game puzzle when you know it was DOS shareware. Platform details are among the most powerful filters for older games.