Nice, great to see this one's finally coming out! Cook's "Go Straight" was terrific, so definitely looking forward to this one.
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Artbooks & Gaming books |OT| A new era, a new shelf
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Nice, great to see this one's finally coming out! Cook's "Go Straight" was terrific, so definitely looking forward to this one.
And another three unpublished titles coming too according to their bibliography page:
Bitmap Books' bibliography – Every title and variant | Bitmap Books
Want a complete list of every Bitmap Books' title published, including variants and reprints – and essential information such as year and ISBN? We've got you covered.
www.bitmapbooks.com
There's also the second volume of the FPS retrospective on the way.And another three unpublished titles coming too according to their bibliography page:
Football, GBA pixel art, and games of a lifetime.Bitmap Books' bibliography – Every title and variant | Bitmap Books
Want a complete list of every Bitmap Books' title published, including variants and reprints – and essential information such as year and ISBN? We've got you covered.
I'll probably do a bundled order with Bitmap once their Run 'N Gun book becomes available, and I'm thinking of going for The King of Fighters: The Ultimate History next. For those who own or have seen it, how is it from a conceptual / art book perspective? Does it boast a comprehensive collection of KoF art pieces, or would you say the focus is more on the pixel and sprite art?
Perhaps 30% retrospective & interviews, 70% artwork/pictures with some captions if I can recall. There's concept art & promotional stuff, then a section that details stuff like the background artwork, character sprites, and screenshots, & ends with some interviews for multiple people. Even as someone who isn't a huge KoF fan, it was still a cool read to look behind the scenes.
To give a comparison, I have the NeoGeo & Metal Slug books as well & more easily available, and looking through them, they're similar in structure, moreso the Metal Slug one.
Same for me except with the Metal Slug book. I've had my eye on that one for ages.
As mentioned above, the Metal Slug one is fantastic. Even dives into the GBA & NGPC titles, plus In The Hunt & Gun Force 2. I gave in & nabbed the limited edition where I got a sweet glow in the dark poster of the tank schematics & the slip cover that has all the different weapons and you can push them to have the announcer say the line.
Sounds good to me! I just spotted a snapshot online of KoF's table of contents, which yup, seems to be broken down by section, with 206 pages appearing to be devoted to character and key art, and 216 pages for game art. Seems like they've struck a nice balance there.
Like Zonic, I too own the Metal Slug book. While it isn't categorized by specific material content like the King of Fighters one appears to be, I did a manual count for a total of approximately 102 pages devoted to conceptual + key art work across the entirety of its 452 pages. I can't speak to just how definitive the book is in terms of featuring all available conceptual art ever created for the Metal Slug series, but in terms of key and character art, they do appear to feature every piece that I can remember. If you're a fan of the series' sprite and pixel art, though, you'll be in hog heaven as the book is positively BURSTING at the seams with incredible showcase spreads.
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How does this work exactly? When I select the 'English' option it just leads me to a description of the store locations in Japan.Book Off
本を売るならBOOKOFF(ブックオフ)
本を売るならブックオフ♪でおなじみのBOOKOFF公式サイト。もちろん本だけではなく、CD・DVD・ゲーム、おもちゃやトレカ・家電・携帯・洋服（古着）など、さまざまな商品を買取・販売しています。
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Don't go to their english website, use Chrome autotranslate feature (right click on the page, translate) and check from their online site :
Thanks for the help!
I didn't find the one I was looking for (this one: https://www.play-asia.com/mutsumi-inomata-art-works-tales-of-2004-2015/13/708uhr ).
Any other good sites?
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Hey guys! I'm a new artbook collector since I'm a clay artist I like them to have inspiration for my sculptures, this is my little collection.
I'm gonna order the Persona 5, Xenoblade Chronicles 1,2 and X artbooks on Amazon Japan, I'm not a fan of soft covers books but I think those didn't release on NA or Europe. Do you know if there's a place when I can order (I'm from Mexico) Bayonetta 1/2 and Splatoon artbooks from Dark Horse? Thanks in advance
I thought I'd share my ever-growing collection of gaming and gaming-adjacent books, in the hope that other people might find some inspiration here.
- Most of these are books about gaming: game history, biographies, criticism, analysis, design, journalism, philosophy and deep-dives on specific titles like Bioshock or Zelda.
- The rest are a mix of artbooks, graphic novels, comics, novels and guides. I have more guides but didn't photo them all, as they're not as interesting.
- Some SF and movie artbooks too, eg Tech Noir about James Cameron, and some RPG.
- The images get compressed when posting, but the originals are hi res. So you'll need to zoom in to see some of the titles, or click on the image link and then zoom in.
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I thought I'd share my ever-growing collection of gaming and gaming-adjacent books, in the hope that other people might find some inspiration here.
Hope others find some ideas and inspiration from these! 💙
- Most of these are books about gaming: game history, biographies, criticism, analysis, design, journalism, philosophy and deep-dives on specific titles like Bioshock or Zelda.
- The rest are a mix of artbooks, graphic novels, comics, novels and guides. I have more guides but didn't photo them all, as they're not as interesting.
- Some SF and movie artbooks too, eg Tech Noir about James Cameron, and some RPG.
- The images get compressed when posting, but the originals are hi res. So you'll need to zoom in to see some of the titles, or click on the image link and then zoom in.
I kept scrolling and scrolling and scrolling
jesus so many books it never ends
amazing collection
Oh thank you! Hope you find some interesting titles in there. Artbooks are pretty easy to identify, as you know. But I've spent months searching for books about gaming, as it's a relatively new field.
Also my bank account thanks me I'm not into JRPGs lol
50% off Double Fine 20-year artbook here, £20 with cheap UK shipping.
indiebydesign.net
Or legend edition here, 50% off too, but ships from US so expensive.
indiebydesign.net
20 Double Fine Years: Standard Edition
Join us on a journey through the mind and creations of Double Fine Productions, The World’s Most Excellent Video Game Development TeamTM! Led by Tim Schafer, Double Fine is about creativity, stories and fun, its games having brought joy to zillions (millions, probably, but still pretty good)...
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20 Double Fine Years: Legend Edition (Limited)
Limited Run Only. Join us on a journey through the mind and creations of Double Fine Productions, The World’s Most Excellent Video Game Development TeamTM! Led by Tim Schafer, Double Fine is about creativity, stories and fun, its games having brought joy to zillions (millions, probably, but...
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Wow, that's a beautiful collection! Looks like many are yet to be opened...curious - are you just collecting and hoping to preserve them or do you go through them? Which ones are you favorites? Are there any you consider essential to own?
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I thought I'd share my ever-growing collection of gaming and gaming-adjacent books, in the hope that other people might find some inspiration here.
Hope others find some ideas and inspiration from these! 💙
- Most of these are books about gaming: game history, biographies, criticism, analysis, design, journalism, philosophy and deep-dives on specific titles like Bioshock or Zelda.
- The rest are a mix of artbooks, graphic novels, comics, novels and guides. I have more guides but didn't photo them all, as they're not as interesting.
- Some SF and movie artbooks too, eg Tech Noir about James Cameron, and some RPG.
- The images get compressed when posting, but the originals are hi res. So you'll need to zoom in to see some of the titles, or click on the image link and then zoom in.
Beautiful collection. I didn't spot Ideology and the Virtual City by Jon Bales, though, which I consider essential reading when analysing video games critically. So that's definitely a recommendation!
oh shit I need this. Did you get it from Spain? Did it make it through shipping OK?
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Yeah but I don't think I'm the reference you need. I live in Spain not so far from them. The packaging was good tho.
PSA: The gorgeous Soul Arts book from Tune & Fairweather is 50% off on their website while stocks last. Think the offer expires in another day or so.
Took my purchase down from £102 inc shipping to £58. On top of that, the code SAVE20 is currently working to knock it down to under £50 delivered. It was only the cost that was stopping me previously. Bought.
Took my purchase down from £102 inc shipping to £58. On top of that, the code SAVE20 is currently working to knock it down to under £50 delivered. It was only the cost that was stopping me previously. Bought.
didn't see anything posted on this but I feel like we're missing this one.
Sky : Children of the Light from ThatGameCompany (you know the people who made Journey)
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Sky : Children of the Light from ThatGameCompany (you know the people who made Journey)
The Art of Sky
Limitless love in Sky's infinite blue.Endless light within, hues ever true.You are the vibrant color, our guiding star.In Sky's realm, our dreams soar afar. Introducing Sky’s First Edition Art Book, thoughtfully presented as a special deluxe collector’s set. In this artfully curated visual...
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Yeah, it was mentioned back in February. Total nonsense price.didn't see anything posted on this but I feel like we're missing this one.
Sky : Children of the Light from ThatGameCompany (you know the people who made Journey)
The Art of Sky
Limitless love in Sky's infinite blue.Endless light within, hues ever true.You are the vibrant color, our guiding star.In Sky's realm, our dreams soar afar. Introducing Sky’s First Edition Art Book, thoughtfully presented as a special deluxe collector’s set. In this artfully curated visual...
I guess I missed it.
It is a bit steep for a book with less than 300 pages but this is special order so I have no idea what they're doing with the manufacturing but it feels like they could have gone cheaper than whatever the hell they're doing.
Also we're probably not going to get another Sky artbook :/
And since each copy is numbered, there's quite a good chance that whatever the number of preorder is going to be the number of copies that exists for this.
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50% off Double Fine 20-year artbook here, £20 with cheap UK shipping.
Or legend edition here, 50% off too, but ships from US so expensive.20 Double Fine Years: Standard Edition
Join us on a journey through the mind and creations of Double Fine Productions, The World’s Most Excellent Video Game Development TeamTM! Led by Tim Schafer, Double Fine is about creativity, stories and fun, its games having brought joy to zillions (millions, probably, but still pretty good)...
20 Double Fine Years: Legend Edition (Limited)
Limited Run Only. Join us on a journey through the mind and creations of Double Fine Productions, The World’s Most Excellent Video Game Development TeamTM! Led by Tim Schafer, Double Fine is about creativity, stories and fun, its games having brought joy to zillions (millions, probably, but...
Agh thanks for this! Definitely going to bite at that price.
Only place to get it right now. Got to wait for Dark Horse or whoever to announce the English version, as duckroll said. I don't think we have missed a Zelda artbook so think it's safe to assume this will also get a translation.
Now the sword replica on the other hand...
i mean i have splat 1 and 2 in eng on a shelf so i don't think splat 3 is out
xenoblade 3 tho...