Finish It Almost one year ago, Mr. Brett Weiss and Schiffer Publishing released The SNES Omnibus: The Super Nintendo and Its Games, Vol. 1 (A-M), an impressive coffee table book that documents the first half of the SNES library in painstaking detail. Finishing the job, SNES Omnibus Vol. 2 (N-Z) is now available and is…
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REVIEW – The SNES Omnibus: The Super Nintendo and Its Games, Vol. 1 (A–M) Book
A SNES Bible In 2014, author Brett Weiss wrote The 100 Greatest Console Video Games 1977-1987 published by Schiffer Publishing (read my full review here). No easy task, narrowing down the best games of that decade is not only daunting but also proved informative and insightful. Now, four year later, Brett Weiss released The SNES…
NEWS – PlayStation Anthology Book Now Available
In celebration of a console that brought wonder into the lives of so many, and a brand that reshaped the whole entertainment industry, the authors and Geeks-Line retrace Sony’s incredible journey. Read about the creation of the company following World War II, to the machine’s retirement in the early 2000s. Featuring 26 interviews with important…
REVIEW – Final Fantasy V Boss Fight Books by Chris Kohler
An American Tale Chris Kohler’s book on Final Fantasy V is a snapshot into the gaming passion of a teenage boy growing up in America in the 1990s. I’d like to share a quote found on the beginning pages of this latest publication by Boss Fight Books. “Poring over more issues of magazines like Electronic…
REVIEW – Super Mario Adventures Viz Media Visual Novel
Reviving the Past Back in mid-2015, Nintendo re-released their Legend of Zelda Nintendo Power comics as one visual novel. You can read our full review of this book HERE. While it is nice to see the effort put forth to preserve this forgotten ephemera, the quality of the story and visual art style do not…
NEWS – Make Meowth Mashed Potatoes or Pokeball Sushi With the Viz Media Pokemon Cookbook
VIZ Media will delight POKÉMON fans with a pair of notable upcoming releases that includes the publication of THE POKÉMON COOKBOOK: EASY & FUN RECIPES and POKÉMON X•Y POCKET COMICS, the third volume in the series. Both new books will debut on December 6th. Created by Maki Kudo, THE POKÉMON COOKBOOK: EASY & FUN RECIPES…
REVIEW – Tetris: The Games People Play (Visual Novel) by Box Brown
Falling Into Place Tetris. Most people have probably played this game at some point in their life. Whether it was on an internet connected PC, a pea-green colored handheld system, a graphing calculator, an illegal version on an 8-bit system, the side of a building, or even on a t-shirt, Tetris is a phenomenon known…
NEWS – VIZ Media Is Reviving Super Mario Adventure Graphic Novel
VIZ Media announced the return of SUPER MARIO ADVENTURES as the long out-of-print graphic novel receives an October 11th release. Presented in full color and inspired by the bestselling Nintendo video game franchise, SUPER MARIO ADVENTURES is a riotous and wacky tale featuring beloved characters Mario and Luigi (and Yoshi!), with a story by Kentaro…
NEWS – Learn About Tetris’ Origins from This New Book
Tetris the Games People Play by Box Brown is a new book that launches in October 2016 about how Tetris leaked its way out of Russia with some crazy business deals. The last time a book went into great detail about how Tetris came to be was in 1993 with David Sheff’s Game Over: Press…
NEWS – Monster Hunter Manga Releasing in April 2016
VIZ Media is set to deliver a brand new manga action inspired by Capcom’s Monster Hunter. MONSTER HUNTER: FLASH HUNTER is a manga (graphic novel) series written by Keiichi Hikami, with artwork by Shin Yamamoto, and is set to launch in print on April 12th. The fantasy action series is rated ‘T’ for Teens and…