Purpose of the Games Room and collection

The Games Collection and Room at Fraser Library (SFU Surrey) are to support teaching, learning, and research by SFU faculty, staff and students.

In order to ensure a pleasant environment and to respect the rights of all members of the campus community, we ask all users of the Games Room to respect our Code of Conduct.

• Game loan periods
• Related materials

Platforms

The Library has all the platforms shown; click on the links to see a list of games for each.

Nintendo

• Nintendo Switch
• Nintendo 3DS
• Nintendo DS
• Nintendo GameCube
• Nintendo GameBoy Advance
• Nintendo 64
• Super Nintendo
• Nintendo Wii U
• Nintendo Wii
• Nintendo NES

Sony Playstation

• Playstation 4
• PlayStation 3
• Playstation 2
• Playstation
• Playstation Portable

Xbox

• Xbox One
• XBox 360
• Xbox

Others

• Arcade Legend
• PC
• Mac
• Board games
• Sega Genesis

Loan periods for games

Any current SFU undergraduate student may borrow console games for 3 days and renew up to 9 days. SFU graduate students, faculty and staff may borrow console games for 1 week. PC games are loaned out for 4 hours (not overnight). Board games are loaned out for 3 days.

All video game discs and board games are kept behind the Loans Desk. To borrow a video game, please get the video game box from the shelves and bring it to the desk to receive the disk(s).

PC games can be played and installed on the Games Room PCs. If prompted for an installation key ask for help at the Loans Desk. Library staff will enter the key for you.

Late fines for console games and board games are $1/day. See Fines and penalties: Borrowing Library Materials for a detailed breakdown of late fines.

Loan periods for game consoles

Any current SFU faculty, staff, undergraduate, or graduate student may borrow game consoles for 3 days.  All loanable game consoles are kept behind the Loans Desk.  To borrow a gaming console, please inquire at the Loans desk or use link below to place them on hold for pick up.

Loan details for gaming consoles:

• 3 day loan (due at closing of 3rd day)
• Renewable online (up to maximum 9 days)
• Request for pick up at Fraser library only
• Loan, return and renewal at Fraser library only
• $15 per day overdue
• Consoles available for loan:
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo 3DS
  • Nintendo DS
  • Nintendo NES
  • Super Nintendo
  • Sega Genesis
  • Game Boy Advance

Finding games & related materials in the Library's collection

All video games are listed in the Library Catalogue. You may also click on a platform above to bring up a list of games the library owns.

The Library also has collects materials about gaming, some of which are linked below.

• Books
• DVDs and videos
• Journals and magazines