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FAMILY COMPUTER ENCYCLOPEDIA - full set! ✅

After a bunch of requests, and a bit of digging, the site now has every volume catalogued with all the featured games listed. 📚

A cool Japanese comic/encyclopedia hybrid of your favorite titles of yesteryear.

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CHILDREN OF THE FAMICOM ERA❗️

This unassuming book was a 1993 educational publication that covered the impacts of the craze. 📖

A few youthful anecdotes, a sprinkle of history, and even a dive into .

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400 pages of accessories❗❓ 🤯

"PERIPHERAL VISION" explores their roots and history, their impact on the past and present, the causes of their success or failure, and their technical details of how they really worked.

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/peripheral-vision-inside-the-game-boy-s-accessories-add-ons

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ICYMI - The latest entry in
@mitpress "Platform Studies" series has been announced!

This time for... ❗️

📘 "How A Videogame System Battled Atari and Almost Bankrupted Barbie"

More details, as always, can be found right here: 👇

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/intellivision-how-a-video-game-system-battled-atari-and-almost-bankrupted-barbie

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I'm loving this cover art for this new book about the early years of the Spanish Video Game Industry.

In Cinco Duros, Diego Vargas compiles firsthand accounts from key figures at pioneering companies like Dinamic, Erbe and Topo.

Learn more here:

https://thevideogamelibrary.org

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The latest entry in the University of Michigan Press' "Landmark Video Games" series is here❗️

In this book, author Simon Dor sets out to examine the history and the legacy of one of the world's most influential RTS titles - .

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/starcraft-legacy-of-the-real-time-strategy

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i love the DS
the DS gotta be my favorite retro console :3

what's your favorite retro console?

thevglibrary , to bookstodon
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For some great retro console books with a Brazilian perspective, check out Warpzone's "Definitivo" collection.

From the Sega Master System and Mega Drive to all the Nintendo clones that flooded the globe in the 80s and 90s.

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Have probably spotlighted this book in the past, but worth mentioning it again!

LAN Party is a photographic celebration of the golden age of multiplayer PC gaming!

Complete with community contributions, it's a fantastic coffee table book!

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/lan-party-inside-the-multiplayer-revolution

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Alright fans: more console history lit released from the folks at @thirdeditions

Next up is Oscar Lemaire's celebration of the !

"L'HISTOIRE DE LA DREAMCAST. LA DERNIÈRE CONSOLE DE SEGA"

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-history-of-the-dreamcast-sega-s-last-console

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Released as the first of 2 volumes in 1993, this Kodansha manga is based off of the events of 5.

This volume sees Mega Man face off against Wave Man, Napalm Man, Charge Man, Gyro Man, Gravity Man and Stone Man.

Check it out here:
https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/mega-man-5-protoman-s-trap-vol-1

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Anybody have this one❓

It was released in 2005 as part of the City of Villains Collector's DVD Edition bundle. 📀

First half = City of Heroes; and by flipping it around, the other half is based on City of Villains! ↩️

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/city-of-heroes---villains-art-collection

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I didn't realize that had a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book released in 1988....yet here we are. ♥️

Thanks again to MMO Folklorist
for another boatload of contributions today!! 🙏

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/space-harrier-hero-of-the-white-dragon

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Who's played ❓

Well, did you know that in 1988, Futabasha actually released a book based on the 's plot!?

Find out more here in :

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/seal-of-the-dark-lord-the-demon-beast-of-pandora

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Happy Halloween!! 🎃

Celebrating with books from the site all day long! 👻

"BIOHAZARD REVELATIONS 2 ULTIMANIA"

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/biohazard-revelations-2-ultimania

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Happy Halloween!! 🎃

Celebrating with books from the site all day long! 👻

"HARDCORE GAMING 101 DIGEST VOL. 8: THE BRIDE OF RETRO HORROR"

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/hardcore-gaming-101-digest-vol-8-the-bride-of-retro-horror

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24 NEW killer levels - available only in this Book/Disk package! 💾

"The Lost Episodes of Doom" released in 1995 alongside this book containing coverage of every episode, including design notes for each new level. 📚

Check it out right here:
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-lost-episodes-of-doom

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Did You Know⁉️ MYST actually had a short-lived comic book run.

It was originally planned as a four-issue series. Though it sadly never made it past Issue #1 🤯

You can check out Issue #0 and Issue #1 right here in THE VIDEO GAME LIBRARY 📚

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/myst-the-book-of-black-ships-1-the-joining

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Who remembers "The Big Book of Nintendo Games" from Steve Schwartz in 1991⁉️

Well, did you know there was also a 25th Anniversary version published back in 2015?

Check out all the details right here:
👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-big-book-of-nintendo-games

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Don't forget that 2023 is host to more Annuals than ever before from Fusion Retro Books! 📚

Been working on getting everything from over the years catalogued into the library, but it's quite the collection!

Check them out right here:
👉https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtags/FusionRetroBooks


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ChrisPirillo , to random
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one and done ~

chirpbirb , to random
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wanted to show off my cool gba :3

this is a no-solder mod and a complete case swap that uses a funnyplaying 3.0 ips kit, a usbc battery mod, a custom shell, new buttons, new stickers, and an ezflash omega definitive edition cart with an sd card that currently holds every and rom from myrient afaik

very happy with it, definitely my second favorite way to play gba games after the steam deck. this is great to just bring around around with me when i'm just waiting to pick someone up. :3

a game boy advance with a custom transparent green shell, purple buttons, and a new ips display. it is sitting on a wooden surface on its front., showing off the usbc battery ban and new holographic stickers on the back.
a game boy advance with a custom transparent green shell, purple buttons, and a new ips display. it is sitting upright on a wooden surface showing the different display settings of the ipa display.
a game boy advance with a custom transparent green shell, purple buttons, and a new ips display. it is being held to showcase the usbc port on the back. a copy of pokemon blue is inserted.

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Every time I flip through the pages of the strategy guide, I’m blown away by how much creativity went into putting it together. 🤯

Easily one of my favourite guides ♥️ 📚

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GGroslier , to random French
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Ceci fut l'un de mes tous premiers jeux vidéo.

Même si, bon, il n'était pas à moi mais à ma tante qui me prêtait régulièrement sa Mega Drive.

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Looking to uncover the mysteries of the ?

has a few books to help 📚

From Mushroomer to Gillman to Podfish to Frogman, learn everything you need to know about the evolution and impact of the world's most mysterious creature.

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtags/Seaman

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