Category: Books

Now available for pre-order from Press Run Books! The modern movie blockbuster was born in the late 1970s with films …

Welcome to the next level! Sega Console Classics Vol. 1 is devoted to the 8 and 16-bit eras of Sega’s home systems! This book covers the mainline Sonic the Hedgehog games for the Genesis (and a few other platforms) as well as his lesser known Master System and Game Gear outings, as well as looks as Sega’s classic RPGs, Phantasy Star and Shining Force. Along with these are reviews from several classics Master System titles, including Black Belt, Golvellius, Miracle Warriors, Penguin Land, Kenseiden, and more!

Cover artwork by Rusty Shackles Ever play an arcade game from decades ago that you saw once and never saw again? …

The Untold History of Game Developers Volume 5 is a spin-off of The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers trilogy. …

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Nintendo’s Metroid series has become one of the most influential in the video gaming sphere, to the point where it’s responsible for the whole “Metroidvania” subgenre. Learn about the history of this sci-fi classic, as well as its star Samus Aran, in this Nintendo-themed HG101 digest.

Cover artwork by Mike Morrocco Cover artwork by Rusty Shackles Now available! Paperback (Rusty Cover – Color): Amazon US: $25.00 Amazon UK: …

Welcome to the world of Japanese Role-Playing Games! Video role-playing games, adapted for computers from their pen-and-paper forebears, have been …

A sequel to the first Retro Game Super Translation Selection book originally published in 2017, this volume analyzes even more lines of dialogue from classic video games, compares how they were localized, and includes some explanation for the business or cultural reasons surrounding such changes.

By Rey Esteban The Video Game Museum presents the NES Endings Compendium, covering the finales of Nintendo Entertainment System games …

Blast off again and check out the second in HG101’s line of books on shoot-em-ups! This volume features the works of Namco (Xevious, Dragon Spirit), Toaplan (Tiger Heli, Truxton, Batsugun), Raizing (Sorcer Striker, Battle Garegga, Terra Diver), and Psikyo (Strikers 1945, Samurai Aces), as well as several other arcade and console shooters like Trouble Shooter / Battlemania, Gaiares, Phalanx, and more!

Beginning as a 1986 science fiction/horror novel, Megami Tensei has since grown to become one of the most expansive Japanese RPG series of all time, comprising of over thirty titles in variety of subgenres. As the original “monster collecting” game, the heroes converse with hundreds of demons across various world mythologies and convince them to join their cause. While early entries focused on exploring post-apocalyptic Tokyo, the series has branched out in several different directions, putting you in the role of demon-hunting detectives and high school students, across other spinoffs like Devil Summoner, Persona, and Devil Survivor. This book catalogues all of them and untangles the web of the this complicated but fascinating series, reviewing many Japanese-only entries as well as other incredibly obscure titles within the series.

Over 300 games across two dozen machines, pachinko machines in the smokiest parlors of Osaka, that handheld Tiger Electronics game you got for your birthday that you hate and love at the same time, every game was played on original hardware and explored. Cancelled games unearthed, a legend who turned the genre on its head and development stories shared, this is the complete journey into the world of professional wrestling video games!