The following websites have been deemed to be relevant to my work. If an avenue of further reading cannot be found, feel free to request it at the usual address. However, please note that your own personal sites cannot be included on demand. Websites and products are only listed once I've found them to be useful from my own experience...

Extended Universe

Kunaki Store
The publisher in New York that manufactures my boxed CD's for you to buy. They may take longer to arrive than a download, but there's no substitute for having the product in your hands!

The MDickie MPorium
My original CafePress store where boxed versions of my older games are still available. Unfortunately, they're prone to screw up the printing on products from Wrestling MPire 2008 onwards so be sure to turn to Kunaki for those. All prior releases should be unaffected though...

Website Archives
If you're tired of the present-day MDickie.com, you can step back into the past courtesy of this ancient archive of the website! It can be used to revisit pages from as far back as 2001, and you can certainly see how much things have changed...

YouTube Channel
Go one step further than the screenshots and watch video clips of the games in action! I've got my own official "channel" at the site, where you can see demos of existing games and previews of forthcoming ones. You may also like to post some clips of your own to share your experiences in my games...

X-Fire
My games may not be "online" in the conventional sense, but you can hook up with people playing the same game at the same time with this ingenious application! It clocks what you're playing and when, and then puts you in touch with like-minded players to trade war stories as they unfold. Wrestling MPire 2008 is one of the officially supported games, so if you play that a lot make sure you're signed up...

Fan Sites

The MPire Mall
The original and most enduring Wrestling MPire fansite - which is full of alternative graphics for everything from individual characters to entire arenas. And if that inspires you to have a go yourself, your contributions are welcome too. There's also lots of lively discussion about my work and how to get the best out of it...

MPire Mall Wrestling
A fansite... of the MPire Mall fansite?! Or more accurately, an inventive little e-Fed that takes the name and conducts lots of matches under that banner - showing just how far modding can go. There are lots of interesting new characters rendered in a modified graphical style, and there are even TV-style videos of the action...

The Encore Mall
A worthy rival to the original MPire Mall which offers more of the same in a different format. Like any sensible shopper, peruse them both to make sure you have everything you need. As the title suggests, this one seems to lean towards Wrestling Encore rather than its later incarnations...

The History Of The MPire
A humble website that celebrates the history of my work and keeps the spotlight on some of my more overlooked projects. It also hosts many downloads so head here for alternative links...

FaceBook Group
Put a face to the names you'll find on the fan sites courtesy of this FaceBook group! Although I can't accept players as "friends" on my own FaceBook page, this is the next best thing and allows fans of the games to stay connected...

Websites

Wrestling Games Database
See where my iconic wrestling games rank in Gaming Ring's huge database of EVERY one that ever existed! From the biggest mainstream success to the smallest independent effort, they're all featured here. There's also an opportunity to discuss the contributions to this popular genre...

Download.com
As the blissfully simple title dictates, this is the ultimate warehouse for downloads of all kinds - from games to utilities. Being the most popular, it's also the ultimate battleground for developers competing for downloads! In that respect, many of my games can be found reigning supreme as the most popular independent releases in their genre...

Game Tunnel
If it's independent games you want, look no further than this fine collection of impressive releases. I'm normally embarrassed to link to other independent efforts, but this website seeks out the cream of the crop and presents them to you in a perfectly credible way. The games are also supplemented by some encouraging articles about the independent scene itself...

NewGrounds
A collection of interesting Flash content doing the rounds. If you're a developer, this is a good place to study tutorials, trade tips, and bring your latest creations to a wide audience. And if you're a mere player, it's also a good place to kill a few hours!

Gamasutra
A well-established industry site that offers articles about every aspect of game production. From a design point of view, there are even "post mortems" of real projects - such as Resident Evil. Anyone who's serious about working in the industry should learn a few things from here... 

CafePress
An ingenious company that helps regular people publish all kinds of products, from merchandise to CD's. They're responsible for distributing the MDickie brand releases - such as Federation Booker, The MDickie Show, and Wrestling MPire...

Tools

Blitz BASIC
Originally a 2D-orientated language, Blitz now offers the best 3D game creation as well. It's what I used between 2002 and 2008 to make my 3D projects. The language and its editor are much easier to work with than its Dark BASIC counterpart. However, it definitely isn't as easy as they would have you believe. The work you put into learning should pay off eventually though, as they even offer to publish your better games. You can download a demo of either version from their site... 

Dark BASIC
Another BASIC language, which focuses mainly on 3D games. The graphics tend to look better with this engine, but the abysmal editor makes programming a nightmare. In any case, you can download a demo of the language from their site and see for yourself...

DIV Games Studio
The official site of the product that I used to make most of my early 2D games. The language itself is by far the easiest you'll find, but there are a lot of limitations. Its graphical capabilities go no further than the 16-bit consoles (as it only accepts 256 colours), and the sound is of equally poor quality. Worst of all is that the games run in DOS - so a lot of modern computers have major problems. It may have evolved since I last checked in though, so visit their site for the latest information...

Microsoft DirectX
In theory, this is the only system requirement that my games have! Make sure you have the latest DirectX drivers installed (and an operating system that supports them) and they'll increase your chances of sailing the choppy seas of PC game compatibility...

SoftWrap
The company that manages my online publications. Their secure "wrapper" allows you to distribute trial versions of a full game, which can then be activated on purchase. It's potentially an effective sales method, but the added weight of the business front-end can cause slowdown in some games. The team are friendly and co-operative though; which is a refreshing change in this industry!

ZD Soft Game Recorder
The product I use to record footage of my games, which is then posted at YouTube. It's not as infuriatingly flawed as some of its freeware equivalents, and there's a perfectly generous demo build that merely asks that you carry the company's URL. You may need a strong computer to record games without causing slowdown though... 

DOS-Box
If you're suffering from the DOS-based limitations of DIV Games Studio, help is at hand with this collection of emulators and utilities. It's a little on the complex side, but it's your only hope of getting those charming games of yesteryear to work on Windows XP...

Resource Hacker
The program I used to get my MDickie icon into the Blitz executables. It can be used to explore and edit all sorts of other file properties...

Imagicon
An incredibly useful and easy-to-use program (made in Blitz no less), which converts any given image into an authentic icon file. I used it to make many of the new icons for my own titles...

Spirituality

The Yoga Of Jesus
Paramahansa Yogananda's celebrated book about the hidden meaning of Christ's teachings, which inspired The You Testament...