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New book catalogued into #TheVideoGameLibrary! 📚

The official origin story of Life Is Strange fan-favourite Steph Gingrich featuring #LGBTQ+ romance, inevitable heartbreak, and the punk-rock beginnings of Drugstore Makeup. 🌈

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/life-is-strange-steph-s-story

@rosieethor

#VideoGames #VideoGame #Gaming #Gamer #Games #LiS #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon

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2 months ago

Reminder that #TheVideoGameLibrary strives to showcase books in ALL languages ❤️🌍

THE WORLD OF THE WITCHER, for example, is an amazing book, and actually has 15 different languages catalogued❗️

How many can you name❓

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-world-of-the-witcher-video-game-compendium

#TheWitcher #TheWitcherIII #WildHunt #CDProjektRed #VideoGame #VideoGames #Gaming #Gamer #Games #Book #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Books

The World of the Witcher book covers published in 15 different languages

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2 months ago

Alright #GameDev friends - finally a post for you today!

Admittedly a little older, the "GAME PROGRAMMING GEMS" collection offered THOUSANDS of pages of reference for aspiring #VideoGame developers.

Now all catalogued into #TheVideoGameLibrary:

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/categories/game-development

The cover of 9 books, all from the Game Programming Gems series.

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2 months ago

Congrats to Jordan Magnuson for the release of #GamePoems earlier this year!

Discover how #VideoGames and #Poetry intersect, transcending linguistic boundaries to create a fascinating and innovative art form.

Now catalogued in #TheVideoGameLibrary:

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/game-poems-videogame-design-as-lyric-practice

#VideoGame #Game #Gaming #Gamer #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Poem #GameStudies

The pink cover of Jordan Magnuson's "Game Poems: Videogame Design as Lyric Practice"

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2 months ago

The "Searchlight Books™ - The World of Gaming" collection has now been catalogued in #TheVideoGameLibrary! 📚

💡 While often bundled as 3 books in the set (#Minecraft / #Pokemon / #Mario), there's actually a 4th for #AngryBirds! 👇

https://thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtags/LernerPublishingGroup

#Gaming #VideoGames #VideoGame #Game #Gamer #Fun #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Pikachu #Mario #Yoshi #Red #Steve #Learning #Education #WorldOfGaming #LernerBooks #Nintendo #Mojang #Rovio

The cover of 4 books from the World of Gaming series, including Angry Birds, Minecraft, Pokemon and Mario Bros.

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2 months ago

More comics brimming with drama, doubloons and untold skulduggery!! ☠️

By popular demand, the #SeaOfThieves comics from Titan Comics have been officially catalogued into #TheVideoGameLibrary! ♥️

Find them all here:
👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtags/SeaOfThieves

#Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Comics #ComicBooks #Comic #Pirate #Pirates #Game #Gaming #VideoGame #Gamer #Gamers #VideoGames #Rare #Xbox

A collection of 15 covers of Sea of Thieves comic book from Titan Comics.

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2 months ago

Volunteers Wanted 🙏

🔴 Join #TheVideoGameLibrary project today! 📚

🔴Apply here: http://discord.gg/4JqJUs2s2n

Please share with any fellow #READERS/#GAMERS

More details below 👇

A screenshot of a Discord message:
Hey @everyone! Tons of new members, so as we move into the Fall, wanted to resurface this call for help 🙏

The Video Game Library continues to grow at a great pace - more than doubling its content in the last 12 months! ♥️ This is thanks to the likes of @Autrach_Sejanoz @Silverblue @MMOFolklorist @bayan_kod.exe and the countless others who've helped over in ⁠❗-contribution-corner and beyond!

I'd like to open the doors to a few more volunteers who are passionate about video games and reading. As the site continues to be a non-profit, free resource, it won't be a paid position, but will be infinitely appreciated.

Looking for 4 roles:

2 x Content Admins
1 x Accessibility Liaison
1 x Reddit Manager

If this sounds like a passion project you'd like to be a part of; please DM me.

Thank you ALL for helping make that possible, and for being such a positive and uplifting community! ♥️

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2 months ago

Is #Battletoads driving you nuts⁉️

"BATTLETOADS: THE OFFICIAL BATTLEBOOK" will give you the inside scoop on beating 3 games featuring everyone's favorite wart-infested heroes:

Zitz, Pimple and Rash🐸

Now officially catalogued in #TheVideoGameLibrary

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/battletoads-the-official-battlebook

#Battletoads #DoubleDragon #Arcade #NES #Nintendo #Rare #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Game #Retro #RetroGaming #VideoGame #Gaming #VideoGames #Gamer #Frog #Nostalgia #Tradewest #Zitz #Pimple #Rash

The English book cover of Battletoads: The Official Battlebook. It's purple and the artwork is a bunch of painted scenes from the Battletoads games.

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2 months ago

Big thanks to Adam in the Discord for shedding some light on "Gadget: Past As Future"🙏

I'd never heard of this game, let alone the 3 books written about it! 📚

Now all catalogued in #TheVideoGameLibrary!

👉https://thevideogamelibrary.org

#PCGaming #PC #Game #Gaming #Gamer #VideoGame #VideoGames #GadgetPastAsFuture #Gadget #PlayStation #PS1 #Book #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Books #ArtBook #Novel #StrategyGuide #RetroGaming #90s

The cover of 3 books, all based on Gadget: Past As Future. There's a Japanese Guide Book, an Art Book and a Novel.

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3 months ago

Newly added to #TheVideoGameLibrary! 📚

A wonderful #ArtBook celebrating the works of the incredibly talented Italian artist, Alessandro Taini. 🇮🇹

More than 250 amazing sketches and paintings for games like #HeavenlySword, #Enslaved, #DMC and #Hellblade.

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/talexi-the-art-of-alessandro-taini

#VideoGame #VideoGames #NinjaTheory #HellbladeSenuasSacrifice #SenuasSacrifice #DevilMayCry #EnslavedOdysseyToTheWest #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Talexi #AlessandroTaini

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3 months ago

I absolutely loved "Look and Find" books as a kid!

Who remembers the #SonicTheHedgehog one?

I just realized I hadn't catalogued it into #TheVideoGameLibrary yet, so spent the morning doing that 😉

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/look-and-find-sonic-the-hedgehog

#LookAndFind #ChildrensBook #Book #Books #Bookstodon #Hedgehog #Sonic #Sega #SATAM #MegaDrive #DrRobotnik @bookstodon #VideoGame #VideoGames #Gaming #Gamer #Games

The cover of Sonic the Hedgehog Look and Find

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3 months ago

BUCKLE UP for this fun piece of VIDEO GAME book trivia!

Known primarily for their Repair/Workshop manuals, did you know that HAYNES MANUALS actually released an ultimate guide to "Driving Games" ⁉️

Speed on over to #TheVideoGameLibrary to learn more:
👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-driving-games-manual-the-ultimate-guide-to-all-car-based-computer-and-video-games

#Racing #Car #DrivingGame #GranTurismo #Arcade #VideoGames #Gmaer #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #NeedForSpeed #Driver #GRID #GranTurismo7 #ForzaMotorsport #ForzaHorizons #PlayStation #Atari #Nintendo #Xbox #Sega

The cover of The Driving Games Manual from Haynes Manuals. It's a first-person perspective of a driver behind the wheel of a race car driving down the streets of a city.

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3 months ago

Here's an obscure one, courtesy of library volunteer, Silverblue 🙏

This companion book to IN OTHER WATERS is packed full of incredible sketches of the creatures and ecosystem of exoplanet "Gliese 667Cc".

Read more about it in #TheVideoGameLibrary:

👉https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/a-study-of-gliese-667cc

#JumpOverTheAge #GarethDamianMartin #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Game #Gaming #Gamer #VideoGame #VideoGames #Steam #Gliese667Cc #InOtherWaters #PCGaming #PCGame #Ocean #Sea #MarineLife #Biology #Xenobiology

The cover of A Study of Gliese 667Cc. The cover has a painting of a jellyfish-like creature within a vast blue sea. The text and binding are yellow, with a circular stamp at the top staying "Tokyo Institute of Xenobiology"

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3 months ago

Reminder that Daniele Orlandi recently released "Memory Loading...: Press Start"! 🇮🇹

A personal memoir about his love of Sega while growing up, and how Video Games have helped define who so many of us are today. 📚❤️

Catalogued in #TheVideoGameLibrary:

https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/memory-loading-press-start

#SegaGenesis #Italian #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #StreetsOfRage #StreetsOfRage2 #Gaming #Gamer #VideoGames #VideoGame #Memoir

The cover of Memory Loading...: Press Start which has a mix of vertical and horizontal text, with a blue-lit background of CRTs, one of which is a Panasonic TV displaying Streets of Rage.

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3 months ago

For any #FinalFantasyXIV fans out there, keep an eye out for this gorgeous 10th Anniversary Memorial Book.

You can learn more details about it over in #TheVideoGameLibrary right here 📚❤️

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/final-fantasy-xiv-10th-anniversary-memorial-book

#FFXIV #FF14 #FF14花火 #FinalFantasy14 #FinalFantasy #Endwalker #Heavensward #Dawntrail #Stormblood #Shadowbringers #MMORPG #RPG #PCGaming #PC #Game #VideoGame #VideoGames #JRPG #Gamer #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Squaresoft #SquareEnix

The cover of Final Fantasy XIV 10th Anniversary Memorial Book with artwork by Yoshitaka Amano of a golden angelic figure holding a crystal.

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4 months ago

Huge thanks to @inxile for reaching out and helping get these catalogued into #TheVideoGameLibrary! 🙏 ♥️

Both bundled alongside the #Wasteland3 Collector’s Edition, together they offered nearly 200 pages of art and lore from this incredible game.

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org

The cover of the Wasteland Survival Guide which has an embossed title against a textured brown rubber cover, almost like a leather bound book. At the bottom, there is the circular Desert Rangers emblem with the star in it, and it states “Government Approved Field Manual (1988)”

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4 months ago

Awesome new addition catalogued in #TheVideoGameLibrary today! 📚

Thanks again
@tabmok99@bird.makeup ! 🙏

FINISH HIM collects the 31 #MortalKombat Inktober 2022 paintings from the incredibly talented Ben Templesmith.

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/finish-him-mortal-kombat-paintings-from-october-twenty-twenty-two

The cover of Finish Him. Has artwork of a red-eyed Shao Kahn behind Raiden who's fingers crackle with lightning. Raiden is, in turn, behind Sub-Zero who's palm and eye are glowing a white blue.

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4 months ago

Turns out, the incredible #HeavensVault actually spun off 2 books written by @joningold!

New characters, new locations, new lore and new twists (as well as Ancient inscription for translation fans)!

Now officially catalogued in #TheVideoGameLibrary 📚

👉https://thevideogamelibrary.org

The cover of Heaven's Vault II: The Vault

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4 months ago

Saturday morning pull from #TheVideoGameLibrary 📚 ☕️

Even though the Amiibo craze has died down, still enjoy flipping through the pages of Paul Murphy’s “Amiibook”.

Did you guys get into Amiibo collecting?

#Amiibo #Nintendo #Mario #Kirby #TLOZ #Zelda #PacMan #Peach #Pikmin #Metroid #StarFox #AnimalCrossing #Bayonetta #FFVII #Xenoblade #XenobladeChronicles #FireEmblem #Yoshi #SuperSmashBros #Gaming #VideoGames #VideoGame #Book #Books #bookstodon @bookstodon #Toy #Fun #Bowser #Mii

The Unofficial Amiibook held up against a wall of sealed Amiibo

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4 months ago

It’s MARIO MAYHEM!!!!

🔴🔵🔴🔵🔴🔵🔴🔵🔴

Just got another fun donation to #TheVideoGameLibrary ♥️ 📚

“The Big Book of Super Mario” is a colourful celebration of the plumber’s 40+ year history. 🪠

What’s your favourite #Mario game?

The Big Book of Super Mario on the shelf with a bunch of Mario figures.

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4 months ago

Got kids in Grades K-4 who love #Minecraft❓

Well you're in luck‼️ Here's just a few of the Activity Books that have been published over the years to help your child learn!

You can find all these, and thousands more, over in #TheVideoGameLibrary 📚

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

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4 months ago

Do you like Video Games❓

Do you like Reading❓

If so, #TheVideoGameLibrary has thousands of Books for you to discover ❤️ 📚

Spread the word:
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/

A pixelated wrestler raising his arms in triumph with a stack of books beside him. The subtitle says "A Reader Is You". This is a play on the "A Winner Is You" meme.

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4 months ago

Looking to uncover the mysteries of the #Seaman?

#TheVideoGameLibrary 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

#Dreamcast #Sega #SegaDreamcast #Famitsu #SegaDC #CautionSeaman #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Game #Gaming #VideoGame #VideoGames #Weird #Retro #Nostalgia

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4 months ago

Happy 29th anniversary to #Policenauts! 🎉

To celebrate, why not flip through the pages of the gorgeous "Policenauts: Official Visual Data Book"

#Konami #Kodansha #Books #Book #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Snatcher #Kojima #HideoKojima #PC9821 #3DO #PlayStation #PS1 #Sega #SegaSaturn #Gaming #Gamer #VideoGame #Game #VideoGames #SciFi #Cyberpunk #TheVideoGameLibrary

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/policenauts-official-visual-data-book

The Japanese book cover of "Policenauts: Official Visual Data Book". The cover has officer Jonathan Ingram holding out a gun, a red shirt, blue jeans and jacket, and blue hair. There's also a police mech in the center, holding out a gun.

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4 months ago

Thanks once again to
@tabmok99 for another contribution to #TheVideoGameLibrary! 🙏

"Push > Start" outlines the graphical evolution of #VideoGames from its beginnings, through the golden age of arcades, to the latest generation of game consoles.

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/push-start-the-art-of-video-games

#Gaming #Mario #PacMan #SpaceInvaders #Arcade #Game #VideoGame #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Artbook #Tetris #GameStudies #GameHistory

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4 months ago

📫 MAIL DAY 📫

And just in time for another #SEGASUNDAY!

Thanks to Brian Riggsbee for this awesome new contribution to #TheVideoGameLibrary 📚

Maps of over 100 #SEGA games and gorgeous cover art by Mau Mora!

#SegaMegaDrive #MegaDrive #SegaGenesis #Sonic #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Gaming #VideoGame #VideoGames

The book “Video Game Maps - Genesis & Mega Drive” on a wooden table beside a Model 2 Sega Genesis and Sonic the Hedgehog tin.

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5 months ago

A few rare #GanbareGoemon books contributed to #TheVideoGameLibrary thanks to James Crosby!

Any #Goemon fans out there?

Check them out here:
👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org

#Konami #MysticalNinja #MysticalNinjaGoemon #N64 #NES #Famicom #SNES #SuperFamicom #Nintendo #Game #VideoGame #VideoGames #Gaming #Gamer #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon

3 Japanese Ganbare Goemon book covers from the 80s.

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5 months ago

Dracula doesn't know what he's talking about...

#TheVideoGameLibrary is more than a pile of books!

It represents over 10,000 authors who dedicated their talents to sharing their passion and perspective with all of us.

But enough talk...head on over!

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org

#Gaming #Castlevania #SymphonyOfTheNight #SotN #Gamer #VideoGame #VideoGames #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #RichterBelmont #Dracula #Vampire #Playstation #PS1 #Playstation1 #CastlevaniaSotN #Library #Reading

A dialogue from SotN where Dracula is saying "What is a library? A miserable little pile of books"

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5 months ago

No matter what language you speak, you'll find something to enjoy in #TheVideoGameLibrary!

🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 🇫🇮 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇳🇱 🇹🇷

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/guinness-world-records-2018-gamer-s-edition

#Gaming #VideoGame #VideoGames #Gamer #Guinness #GuinnessWorldRecords #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Xbox #PlayStation #Nintendo #Retro #PCGaming

A series of 8 different language covers for Guinness World Records 2018: Gamer's Edition.

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5 months ago

So thankful to have #TheVideoGameLibrary interviewed on the latest episode of Tokyo Game Life 🇯🇵

Please consider giving it a listen ❤️

👉 https://tokyogamelife.com/episode/video-game-books-with-the-video-game-library-super-ufo-fighter-monkey-barrels

#VideoGames #VideoGame #Game #Gaming #GameBook #VideoGameBook #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Tokyo #Nintendo #Xbox #Playstation #AAA #Indie #GameDev #GameStudies

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5 months ago

Congrats to Andrew Schartmann for the exciting Japanese translation of his book:

"Koji Kondo's Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack" 📚

The Japanese release details have now been added to #TheVideoGameLibrary:

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/koji-kondo-s-super-mario-bros-soundtrack

#Mario #MarioBros #KojiKondo #SuperMarioBros #Nintendo #DuBooks #333Books #VideoGame #VideoGames #Gaming #Gamer #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #GameStudies #Music #MIDI #GameMusic #GameAudio

The Japanese book cover of Koji Kondo's Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack

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5 months ago

Today #TheVideoGameLibrary grows.

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A thread of progress:

(1/?)

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5 months ago

Have you ever actually beaten #Contra?

If so (or even if not 🤷‍♂️), #TheVideoGameLibrary recently catalogued this rare #ChooseYourOwnAdventure novel.

It was published by Konami back in 1988, and follows an original story with characters Bill and Lance.

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/konami-game-book-series-contra

#SuperC #NES #Famicom #Konami #GameBook #book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Nintendo #Retro #RetroGaming #Fun #RunNGun #Japanese

The Japanese Book cover of a Contra Choose Your Own Adventure. The cover has Bill and Lance wielding giant guns - looking similar to Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) and Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger).

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5 months ago

Another amazing donation to #TheVideoGameLibrary ♥️ 📚

Thank you @blissy 🙏

“Play Like A Girl: Desafíos De Las Mujeres En La Industria Del Videojuego y La Tecnología”

Packed bookshelves of video game books, with a forward facing book in the Center titled “Play Like A Girl from Marina Amores (Blissy)

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5 months ago

New to #TheVideoGameLibrary! 📚

A fun, informative and irreverent romp through the history of more than 40 pieces of personal tech, charting the successes, failures and oddities from over five decades of our obsession with gadgetry.

👉https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/nostalgia-nerd-s-gadgets-gizmos-gimmicks-a-potted-history-of-personal-tech

#Tamagotchi #GameBoy #Nintendo #Tomy #Dingbot #Atari #AtariLynx #RubiksCube #Furby #RaspberryPi #GoogleGlass #GBA #GameBoyAdvance #VideoGames #Gaming #Gamer #PalmPilot #NGage #Nokia #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Game #Nokia3310

The English cover of Nostaligia Nerd's Gadgets, Gizmos & Gimmicks - A Potted History of Personal Tech

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5 months ago

I guess if #Mario didn't work out, #Nintendo could always fall back to this mascot....

More rare #Famicom books grace #TheVideoGameLibrary this week 📚

Check them out here:
👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org

#NES #NintendoFamicom #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Gaming #Games #VideoGame #VideoGames #Gamer #GamingIndustry #FamilyComputer #Zelda #Kirby #Metroid #SuperMarioBros #MarioBros #ExciteBike #CluCluLand #FinalFantasy #LodeRunner #IceClimber #MegaMan #DigDug #DragonQuest #BalloonFight

The Japanese book cover of The Day The Famicom Boom Collapses. The cover has a suited business-man, but instead of a human head, it's a Famicom console.

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5 months ago

Great new Japanese books added to #TheVideoGameLibrary today!! 🇯🇵📚

Enjoy!

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org

#Persona5 #FireEmblem #TLOZ #Zelda #TheMysteriousMurasameCastle #Nintendo #P5 #Famicom #NES #NintendoEntertainmentSystem #BotW #TotK #TheLegendOfZelda #Persona5Royal #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Gaming #VideoGame #VideoGames #Games #Gamer

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5 months ago

New addition to #TheVideoGameLibrary! 📚

Through the lens of female developers, players and voices, this new release from @blissy dives into the very real challenges women face in the #VideoGame industry and what we can, and should, be doing about it.

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/play-like-a-girl-challenges-for-women-in-the-video-game-industry-and-technology

#Gaming #VideoGames #Diversity #Inclusivity #Industry #Gaming #GamingIndustry #Streaming #Gamer #GamerLife #Inclusion #DEI #Equity #Feminism #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #PlayLikeAGirl #PC #PCGaming #Inclusion

The Spanish cover of Play Like a Girl from Marina Amores (Blissy). The top half is the title in thick white font, with the bottom half of the cover being the back of a woman. She's putting on a headset in front of a wide-screen computer setup, a mic and pop-filter and pink glow emanates from it. Clearly a video game rig. She's wearing a black tanktop and has tattoos around her arms.

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5 months ago

Boot up....Jack in....Kick Ass! 💻

It's 1997 and you're only just starting to discover the power of the internet.

Who better to learn from than one of the cyber era's greatest heroes - #DukeNukem!?

Come get some...right here in #TheVideoGameLibrary! 👇

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/duke-nukem-does-the-internet

#PCGaming #3DRealms #Apogee #PC #PCGames #FPS #DukeNukem3D #RetroGaming #Retro #Gamer #VideoGame #VideoGames #Gamers #Games #Gaming #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #HowTo #ComeGetSome #BallsOfSteel

The English book cover for Duke Nukem Does The Internet. It's a CG image of Duke on an old 1997 PC, complete with battle damage and sprites from the games.

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6 months ago

Another #Zelda book catalogued into #TheVideoGameLibrary to wrap up the week. 📚

This time it's a #ChooseYourOwnAdventure for #ALinkToThePast.

As usual, shout-out to the incredible @historyofhyrule for the scan!

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-legend-of-zelda-the-triforce-of-the-gods

#TotK #BotW #TheLegendOfZelda #Book #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Books #GameBook #ALttP #Gaming #VideoGame #VideoGames #Gamer #SNES #SuperFamicom #RetroGaming #Nintendo #TearsOfTheKingdom #ZeldaALttP

The Japanese cover of The Legend of Zelda: The Triforce of the Gods (ゼルダの伝説神々のトライフォース). The cover has artwork of Link holding up his Master Sword, with Princess Zelda on the left, and villain Agahnim on the right.

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7 months ago

Started #RiverCityGirls for the first time yesterday along with
The Cartridge Club. 🎮

Having a blast! So thought I'd share this entry from #TheVideoGameLibrary. 📚

Over 200 pages of artwork from the River City Girls games. 🎨

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-art-of-river-city-girls

#KunioKun #RiverCityRansom #RiverCityGirlsZero #RiverCityGirls2 #BeatEmUp #WayForward #Nintendo #Switch #PCGaming #Steam #Xbox #PlayStation #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Misako #Kyoko #Fun #Brawler #Gaming #VideoGame #VideoGames #Gamer

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9 months ago

Enjoy #TheVideoGameLibrary?

Please consider supporting the effort ❤️🙏

A small amount goes a long way in helping catalogue all these books and keeping the site growing.

👉 https://ko-fi.com/thevideogamelibrary

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10 months ago

This masterfully designed art book invites the reader on a visual journey through the world of #AssassinsCreedValhalla

A world defined by the harsh beauty of Viking life, rich with fascinating characters and breathtaking landscapes.

Check it out here:
🪓 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-art-of-assassin-s-creed-valhalla

#AC #AssassinsCreed #Gaming #VideoGame #VideoGame #Ubisoft #Valhalla #Vikings #Viking #ArtBook #Books #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #TheVideoGameLibrary #ConceptArt #GameArt #VideoGameArt #Artwork

English book cover of 'The Art of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla' from Dark Horse Books. The cover has the lead female protagonist, Eivor Varinsdottir, holding two axes crossed over her chest, and the Aurora Borealis flickering in the background.

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10 months ago

A little different from the typical fare in #TheVideoGameLibrary, but I absolutely love these Hand-Drawn Game Guides from the incredibly talented Philip Summers.

If you get a chance, be sure to check out his page in the library, and his website!

👉https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtags/PhilipSummers

#Metroid #Zelda #TheLegendOfZelda #Contra #NinjaGaiden #NES #Nintendo #Famicom #StrategyGuide #Gaming #VideoGames #VideoGame #Gamer #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #GameGuides #HandDrawnGameGuides #FanArt #Art #GameArt

4 colorful book covers of the Hand Drawn Game Guides from Philip Summers including Metroid, The Legend of Zelda, Contra and Ninja Gaiden.

The Video Game Library 📚

10 months ago

Thanks to MMO Folklorist, the Stephen Emond collection is finally catalogued into #TheVideoGameLibrary!

If you're a fan of #Sierra, #Ultima, or #LeisureSuitLarry, then you gotta check these impressive guides out!

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtags/StephenEmond

#SierraOnline #UltimaOnline #LeisureSuitLarry #KingsQuest #SpaceQuest #PoliceQuest #HiResAdventures #Dynamix #SubLOGIC #BerkeleySystems #SummerDaze #GabrielKnight #QuestForGlory #SchoolHeroes #VideoGames #VideoGame #Gaming #PCGaming #Book #Books @bookstodon

The Video Game Library 📚

10 months ago

Remember coding your own games on the home computers of the 80's? 🖥️

Well the K POWER collection has FINALLY been added to #TheVideoGameLibrary❗️

Dozens of fun games to program into your #C64, #VIC20, #AppleII, #Atari800, and more!

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtags/StephenManes

#Gaming #PCGaming #PCGame #VideoGame #VideoGames #Programming #Coding #RetroComputing #OldSchool #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Commodore #Atari #Commodore64 #Atari400 #IBM #PC #KPOWER #Computer #TI99 #AppleIIPlus #Apple #DIY

The Video Game Library 📚

10 months ago

Proud to see that #GameStudies is, by far, the LARGEST section of #TheVideoGameLibrary 📚

🙏 Tag any fellow scholars, students, or anyone who enjoys #VideoGames and the cultures surrounding them ♥️

A free resource with THOUSANDS of books right here:
👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org

#Ludology #Games4Ed #GameStudy #Gaming #VideoGames #VideoGame #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Academic #GameHistory #GameDev #GameDeveloper #Indie #IndieGame #IndieDev #PS5 #Xbox #Nintendo #Sony #PlayStation #Reading

The Video Game Library 📚

11 months ago

New addition to #TheVideoGameLibrary!📚

When trainers use games, learners win big.

This book bridges the gap between instructional design and game design - written to grow game literacy and strengthen crucial game design skills.

👉https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/play-to-learn-everything-you-need-to-know-about-designing-effective-learning-games

#GameDesign #Games4Ed #Pedagogy #Teaching #VideoGames #VideoGame #Gaming #Gamer #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #PlayToLearn #EducationalGames #GameDev #GameDevelopment #LevelDesign #LearningGames #PlantsVsZombies #PlayTesting #PlayTest

English book cover of Play To Learn: Everything You Need to Know About Designing Effective Learning Games by Sharon Boller and Karl Kapp. The cover is a flat teal with several images of board game tokens, dice, playing cards and a video game controller. The text is in white, with a comedic disclaimer in small black print at the bottom suggesting that this book will cause you to become very good at creating learning games.

The Video Game Library 📚

11 months ago

Want to give ANOTHER big thanks to @vga256 for contributing another addition to #TheVideoGameLibrary.

Game Engine Black Book: Doom is a technical deep dive into the history and engineering of #idSoftware's juggernaut - #Doom.

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/game-engine-black-book-doom-v1-1

#FPS #FirstPersonShooter #Tech #PC #PCGaming #GameDev #GameDevelopment #Coding #GameHistory #Gaming #VideoGames #VideoGame #Book #Books #Bookstodon @Bookstodon #IBM #CPU #RetroGaming #Technology #BlackBook #JohnCarmack #JohnRomero #Gamer #Games

The english book cover of "Game Engine Black Book - Doom v1.1" from Fabien Sanglard. It is a jet black cover with a simple white and gray font, as it to signify this is a no-fluff read. Very technical. Very to the point.

The Video Game Library 📚

11 months ago

By popular demand (thanks to @vga256), have catalogued "The Official Guide To Ultima" into #TheVideoGameLibrary.

Both the 1st and 2nd Editions are listed. Everything you'd ever want to know about the saga circa 1992.

What's your favourite #Ultima game?

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-official-book-of-ultima

#UltimaI #UltimaII #UltimaIII #UltimaIV #UltimaV #UltimaVI #Gaming #VideoGames #VideoGame #PC #PCGaming #OriginSystems #RichardGarriott #AppleII #C64 #Commodore64 #FMTowns #MSX2 #PC8801 #PC9801 #SharpX1 @bookstodon

English book cover of the first edition of The Official Book of Ultima by Shay Addams. The cover uses the same art as the box art for Ultima VI: The False Prophet, with a knight, sword and shield in hand, standing overtop a dead red gargoyle. Towards the bottom of the cover, two more illustrations depicting the covers of Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny in which a red-clad knight stands between a wounded woman and 3 hooded figures, and Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness in which a knight riding a black horse battles a metallic dragon emerging from lava.

The Video Game Library 📚

11 months ago

Thank you all for making 2022 an amazing first year for #TheVideoGameLibrary. ❤️🙏📚

So excited to show you all what's to come in 2023!

While there are THOUSANDS of amazing works in here, I want to shout out:

🎉 The Top 10 Most Viewed Books of 2022 🥳

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/

The Video Game Library 📚

11 months ago

Can we all just take a moment to thank #PixNLove for the incredible work they do for the #Gaming community? ❤️🙏

Just have a look at a handful of the amazing work they put out.

More here in #TheVideoGameLibrary:
https://thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtags/PixNLove

#VideoGames #VideoGame #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Capcom #Xbox #PlayStation #Zelda #Rayman #Shenmue #Nintendo #Sega #RPG #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #JeuxVideo #JeuVideo #Mario #FinalFantasy #Sonic #DonkeyKong #Suda51 #EricChahi #GunpeiYokoi

The Video Game Library 📚

11 months ago

New addition to #TheVideoGameLibrary 📚

Black Game Studies introduces work of #GameDevs from the African diaspora through academic scholarship, personal narratives and a catalog of works.

It's an effort to meet the need to diversify the game-making community by not only highlighting the work of Black people, but archiving of such work.

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/black-game-studies-an-introduction-to-the-games-game-makers-scholarship-of-the-african-diaspora

#GameStudies #Gaming #VideoGames #VideoGame #Book #Books #Bookstodon #BlackGameStudies #GameDev #GameDesign #GameHistory #Gamer

Book cover of 'Black Game Studies' by Lindsay Grace. It is mainly dark grey with a red lower third, and icons along the side that represent different forms of play: a pair of die, a controller, a playing card a puzzle piece and an outline of Africa. The text is in bold white letters.

The Video Game Library 📚

1 year ago

What's your favourite #Queen song?

Well if you're a fan, then you might be interested to know that they had their own action-adventure game on the PC.

....And there was an Artbook!

Read about it here in #TheVideoGameLibrary:
👉https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-art-of-queen-the-eye

#Gaming #VideoGame #VideoGames #PCGaming #WeWillRockYou #QueenTheEye #PC #RetroGaming #Artbook #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #BohemianRhapsody #WeAreTheChampions #RadioGaGa #Gamer #Games #ComputerGame #Collectible #Music #Rock #Band

The Video Game Library 📚

1 year ago

Striving to be as #accessibile as possible with #TheVideoGameLibrary, so honest question below 👇

When posting #Book covers - what's the appropriate alt-text to be using❓

Should I be describing the images? Colors? Fonts?

I don't want it to be unmanageable, but also want it to be as helpful as possible.

Guidance would be appreciated 🙏

#Accessibility #Bookstodon #Books

The Video Game Library 📚

1 year ago

Who remembers programming on Home Computers❓

By popular demand, #TheVideoGameLibrary has (finally) catalogued the entire COMPUTE! Collection of (gaming-related) books! 📚

Fans can find them all here:
⌨️ https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtags/COMPUTEPublications

#C64 #Commodore #Atari #Vic20 #Amiga #C128 #Gaming #PC #GameDev #GameDesign #Coding #VideoGames #VideoGame #PCGaming #TI99 #Programming #Basic #Commodore64 #Book #Books #Bookstodon #Computers #COMPUTE

A giant collage of covers from the COMPUTE series of books

The Video Game Library 📚

1 year ago

Any fans of #TheDig out there?

❓ Did you know that #AlanDeanFoster actually wrote a novel alongside the game during development?

Check it out, along with hundreds of other #VideoGame novelizations here in #TheVideoGameLibrary:

📚 https://t.co/dWSwpA4czr

#PointAndClick #PCGaming #PC #Adventure #LucasArts #WarnerBooks #Gaming #Books #Bookstodon #Book #RetroGaming #SCUMM