The 40 best books about video games

If playing video games is good, reading about them can be even better! It is for this purpose that we catalog, in this special article, the 40 best books about video games. Publications that deal, in some way, with this rich universe filled with art, culture and information are always necessary. Therefore, we separated the most prominent titles in the gamer literature (many of which have editions translated into our language) and present — along with the release data, author and publisher name — a brief description and its cover image. Have fun!

The best books on video games

Make a list with the best video game books already launched can be an arduous task, but believe me, dear reader, it also has its rewards and they can lead us to many discoveries and findings with a view to a next acquisition. Our task was to list the most important and impactful books (and also collections) dealing with electronic games, without taking the merit of so many other great works that are not on this list.

Thus, our article is subdivided into sections of books by their format. Initially, we list the biographical books or those aimed at a great personality in the world of games to, in sequence, put the best gamer publications in encyclopedia format, with a lot of specific information about a topic or general subjects. Then we include the historiographical books, which tell in a more detailed and denser way the real history of the video game industry, to close with a selection of books aimed at the more visual and artistic of electronic games.

We do not include categories here Romance — whose books capture influences from games to build their scripts — and Guides, which contains descriptive steps for completing a game. Both are valid subjects, however, very comprehensive and specific, and therefore, for the most part, do not describe the electronic games industry in a more comprehensive and focused on the real world.

Like any self-respecting list, it has its bias of the author, carrying their experience and tastes, and that, therefore, may not reflect the taste of the majority. This way, We invite all readers who, in some way, want to contribute, to list, in the comments below, any other great work that you consider important and that should be listed here. 

Still, there is no large global website specializing in ratings scores for books as exists in us games e movies/series, making the task of organizing a list like this even more challenging. However, many sales sites with reviews, and also quotes, both by other books and by lists (such as this one in article format) contributed to the development of this text. That said, let's get to the games, I mean, the game books!

Biographies / Personalities

Ask Iwata

Author: Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun – Hobonichi (English translation by Sam Bett)

Publishing house: VizMedia

Launch: 13/04/2021; 28/07/2019 (original version)

The book Ask Iwata: Words of Wisdom from Satoru Iwata Nintendo's Legendary CEO (Iwatasan: Iwata Satoru Wa Konnakoto Wo Hanashiteita, in the original version) is a great tribute to the legendary programmer and global president of Nintendo for many years Satoru Iwata. Creator of great news that gave the public a, let's say, more player way of presenting the company's news, he created a crowd of fans around him and modeled how Nintendo and the games industry are seen.

The book brings together the best reflections and words spoken by Satoru Iwata throughout his life, many taken from the series of interviews he formed with the company's developers entitled “Ask Iwata“. It is, therefore, a motivational collection, in which the wise words of Iwata lead us to several subjects about success, leadership and professional challenges.

Disrupting the Game

Author: Reggie Fils-Aime

Publishing house: HarperCollins Leadership

Launch: 03 / 05 / 2022

In this autobiography, focusing on his personal ascension within the company he retired from, Reggie Fils-Aime — former president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America (NOA) —reveals his leadership lessons and tells inspiring stories about moments in his career. Several challenges are reported for which Reggie faced during his life, from the beginning, as the son of Haitian immigrants, to reaching one of the highest positions in the electronic games industry.

Disrupting the Game: From The Bronx to the Top of Nintendo tries to bring the reader ways to leverage thinking, aiming at identifying choices that can be right for life and that manage to bring happiness, conquer people and dominate courage. The book also addresses issues such as resilience and perseverance, as well as openness to change, creating new visions, and championing ideas, all of which are necessary to achieve your dreams.

Gunpei Yokoi: vie et philosophie du Dieu des jouets Nintendo

Author: Takefumi Makino (with Florent Gorges collaboration)

Publishing company: Les Editions Pix'N Love

Launch: 18/11/2010; 20/01/2014 (version translated into English)

Biographical book, in French (also released in English in 2014), about one of the greatest personalities in the world of games: Gunpei Yokoi. Largely responsible for Nintendo's successful handheld consoles, such as the Game & Watch and Game Boy — but also of failures in sales, such as the Virtual Boy, and even competing consoles such as WonderSwan - Gunpei Yokoi is not just a famous name, but a legend in the gaming industry. 

Owner of a visionary personality and author of great inventions involving toys and video games at the beginning of the electronic entertainment industry, Yokoi is presented in this beautiful tribute in book form. Counting with several testimonies of this incredible personality and moments of his life, as well as unpublished photos of the family collection, Gunpei Yokoi: vie et philosophie du Dieu des jouets Nintendo (Gunpei Yokoi: The Life & Philosophy of Nintendo's “God of Toys”, 2014) is also a book aimed at managers and enthusiasts as it reveals many secrets and details of the author's creative aspects.

Influential Video Game Designers: Shigeru Miyamoto

Author:Jennifer DeWinter

Publishing house: Bloomsbury Academic

Launch: 21 / 05 / 2015

Written by Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Interactive Media and Game Development at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Jennifer DeWinter, the book was the first in the series Influential Video Game Designers, which aims to fill a gap in studies about game developers. And the decision to Shigeru Miyamoto this first volume couldn't be better. It is one of the most famous and influential game designers of all time, named as one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in 2007.

Influential Video Game Designers: Shigeru Miyamoto reveals, in concise and engaging language, with impressive interviews and images, the artist who is Shigeru Miyamoto. The work also highlights design decisions and aesthetic preferences of Miyamoto, as well as providing a critical opinion of the creator he is. Not just aimed at academics, but for any fan or designer, the publication is considered an excellent contribution to the study of the history, aesthetics and design of electronic games.

Michel Ancel – Biographie d'un createur de jeux video français

Author: Daniel Ichbiah (with collaboration of Sébastien Mirc)

Publishing house: Pix 'N Love

Launch: 28 / 10 / 2010

Michel Ancel, the creator of Rayman, is another highlight when it comes to videogames. With a successful career, having already received great titles — such as Knights of Arts and Literature, together with Frederick Raynal e Shigeru Miyamoto —, the designer from Montpellier brought a character and his world to life, making him practically a mascot of the industry, and generating extraordinary fame, both in terms of success and sales.

The book presents the life of Michel Ancel and his personal characteristics, such as determination, humility and a reserved aspect, remaining in the same company that started his career, Ubisoft, and delivering new ideas to the industry, such as the series Beyond Good & Evil. As a curiosity not presented in the book, more recently, in 2020, the Michel Ancel he left the video game business to dedicate himself to another passion: wildlife and building a sanctuary to house animals.

The Creative Gene

Author: Hideo Kojima 

Publishing company: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc.

Launch: 03 / 02 / 2022

The book The Creative Gene: How books, movies, and music inspired the creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid (translation of “The Gifted Gene and My Lovable Memes”, 2019) tells the life story of one of the greatest geniuses of today in the world of games, Hideo Kojima, responsible for creating a new genre in the industry and establishing successful ideas “out of the box” in relation to traditional genres. 

the childhood of Kojima, marked by films, books and music, and the emergence of his passion for narratives, which in the future generated great titles in video games, are contained in this book. In short, this literary work brings together testimonials and unique inspirations from one of the greatest personalities in the electronic games industry.

Encyclopedias

1001 video games to play before you die

Author: Tony Mott

Publishing house: Sextant Publisher

Launch: 05 / 09 / 2010

This gamer compendium brings together the best 1001 video games that everyone should play before they die. Ambitious task, but at the same time fun and full of information, screens and summaries of great classics from the world of video games. Needless to say, the big franchises are gathered in weight, but there is also room for those lesser known games, but unmissable.

The book 1001 video games to play before you die (1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die, in the original English version) is organized chronologically and features titles acclaimed by the public and critics that were released for various systems, from arcade era, late 1970s, until the time the book was published. Written by members of international specialized critics, this book has good texts that emphasize both the content of the game and its real importance.

Games Almanac

Author: Anna Carolina Rodrigues, Nathan Fernandes and Victor Bianchin

Publishing house: Panda Books

Launch: 01 / 09 / 2016

O Games Almanac is a fun book that presents several lists, rankings and beautiful images, separated by console generations in their respective decades. An almanac that presents a visual and textual evolution that includes many curiosities and puts on the agenda several subjects related to the world of electronic games. 

The themes shown in the book are the most varied and include lists such as “Sensational soundtracks”, “Best-selling games of the 1980s”, “The timeline of Brazilian games”, “The kings of Beat 'em up”, “The best films about games” and even the most curious (or strange) ones, like “The 'muses' of games”, “Timeline of hair in games” and much more. The issue also highlights articles telling about certain franchises such as GTA, The Legend of Zelda, Sonic and many others. All in a very colorful and fun way.

Classics, Biographies and 101 Games

Author: Several

Publishing house: Editora Sampa / WarpZone

Launch: Miscellaneous (initial set released on 15/04/2016)

this collection of books from WarpZone, focused on the world of retro games, was responsible for generating an even greater boom in the retro games market, bringing new fans and contributing to the memory of old games. The series 101 Games selects a retro console (like the PlayStation and Nintendo 64) and presents a list of selected games containing, each one, a summary and a curiosity that marked its legacy.

The series Derbies highlights and unravels famous video game franchises (including Mortal Kombat e Metroid, to name a few) and their top games; while the Biographies chooses four iconic characters from the gaming world (Luigi, Lara Croft  e Fox McCloud were some of the ones already released) and presents everything that can be described about them, such as development history, creator, bosses, merchandising items, lists of curiosities and much more.

Ultimate, Essential – WarpZone

Author: Several

Publishing house: WarpZone

Launch: Various (first book released in 2017)

Difficult to choose one among the luxury books from the independent publisher WarpZone, published via crowdfunding on Catarse. The first series, Definitive, in partnership with Tec Toy, highlights the consoles Mega Drive (2017) Master System e Game Gear (2021), presenting readers with the legacy of the history of consoles in the world and also in Brazil, through data collected exclusively for edits. The entire history of these video game platforms is told with great care and detail in the series. Definitive, in hardcover books and containing 358 (definitive megadrive) And 288 (Definitive Master System & Game Gear) pages of lots of information. 

Containing research articulated with those who worked in the industry at the time, in addition to delivering information on all models of consoles, accessories and games released — including unlicensed, canceled, modified and independent ones —, the collection Definitive is a great contribution to history of videogames in Brazil, and a bible for console fans. SEGA/Tec Toy and this much-loved industry.

Another collection of books that received special treatment by the publisher are the series Essential. Encompassing the franchises The King of Fighters (2018), Street Fighter (2018) and resident evil (2019), the books follow the Definitives model in presenting everything we have about the series, in Brazil and in the world — with exclusivity and particularity of information in our national market — and reports a more descriptive look at each game in the series, while also revealing the influences of the franchise market outside games. Essential (pardon the pun) for the preservation of the history of videogames in Brazil!

There is also, in Pre-sale the Third book in the Definitive series, Definitive Clones (Phantom System and Turbo Game), which will honor videogames NES clones, Also known as nintendo, in Brazil, released in a time of technological gap, in which it was possible to play NES games when the official launch of Nintendo's 8-bit console was not yet expected to occur in Brazil.

OLD dossier! GAMER

Author: Several

Publishing house: Publisher Europe

Launch: Various (first wave released in 2016)

Yet another Brazilian publisher to join the list of videogame books, and with a substantial collection to read and keep on the bookshelf. The collection OLD dossier! gamer highlights a video game (among which the Super Nintendo, Dreamcast, Xbox) and divides the book that will tell its story into two parts: one about the early years development and reception of the console, and the other with a list and a summary about all the games ever released for him. Yet another collection for any fan of retrogames to miss.

Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia

Author: nintendo

Publishing house: Dark Horse Books

Launch: 23 / 10 / 2018

The book Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years covers 30 years of the best-known franchise in the gaming world, Super Mario (here covering the gap between the years 1985 and 2015), and shows readers much content specific to the seventeen main series games released so far. 

De Super Mario Bros. a Super Mario 3D World, through Super Mario 64 e Super Mario Sunshine, this encyclopedia embraces topics such as the evolution of the games in the series, the worlds and related characters - both friends and enemies - interviews, reports of failures, tips on games, and a lot of data that every fan of the franchise would like to have in a super yellow book and in hardcover!

GameCube Anthology

Author: Mathieu Manent

Publishing house: Geeks-Line (14th Edition)

Launch: 01 / 09 / 2018

Super complete and richly illustrated, the book GameCube Anthology presents, in its more than 360 pages, all versions of Nintendo's cubic device, the peripherals, its more than 600 games and the thousands of collectible objects related to it, in addition to many curiosities. From the same author of Nintendo 64 Anthology, Mathieu Manent, the book is a great homage to the console Nintendo's 128-bit and celebrates in a special way the memory of this epic stove-shaped machine.

The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule History; The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia

Author: nintendo

Publishing house: Dark Horse Books

Launch: 29/01/2013 (Hyrule History); 19/06/2018 (Encyclopedia)

Two books that cover a large part of the history of one of the most complete and beloved series in the gaming world: The Legend of Zelda. The first, entitled The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule History was released in 2013 and brought fans of the franchise artistic game concepts, the history of Hyrule, interviews with the developers, a comic book by Akira Himekawa and, more importantly, the official chronology of the games in the series. 

The publisher's third book (there's even a visual, the The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artefacts), The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia, gathers in 320 pages a complete guide of the games of the franchise until the game The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess HD. In celebration of the franchise's 30th anniversary, the book expands on what was presented before with Hyrule History, delivering more concept art, maps, details of the characters, enemies, new interview and many explanations of the universe of the series.

The NES Encyclopedia

Author: Chris Scullion

Publishing house: white owl

Launch: 27 / 12 / 2019

Chris Scullion catalogs in this great book all the games ever released for the nostalgic Nintendo Entertainment System, including the 714 official and 160 unlicensed releases. A powerful library, in book form, of the console that was an icon in the 1980s and one of the main responsible for saving the video game crisis in the United States in the 1980s.

The Official Pokemon Encyclopedia

Author: The Pokemon Company

Publishing house: Orchard Books

Launch: 01 / 10 / 2020

312 pages with everything from the universe of Pokémon in a definitive encyclopedia. The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded explore the world of Pokémon, the trainers, characters, regions and much more that the franchise has. A guide for any fan of the pocket monsters franchise, full of unforgettable moments.

The World of Professor Layton

Author: QBIST Inc. (English translation by M. Kirie Hayashi)

Publishing house: Level 5 Books

Launch: June 2015; 2013 (originally released in Japanese)

A book that explores all games and products released (as of the book's publication date) in the fascinating series of puzzle games Professor Layton. The World of Professor Layton is a super book and also a treat for fans of the franchise, featuring the main games in the series, including the spin-off Professor Layton VS. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, the film Professor Layton and The Eternal Diva, in addition to products such as toys, games, CDs, comics and much more. 

Other sections include interviews with the creator (Akihiro Hino) and members of the development team, as well as voice actors; it is a chapter dedicated to title development, with several concept art drawings from the games in the franchise.

historiographical

1983 + 1984: When Video Games Came – Addendum

Author: Marcus Vinicius Garrett Chiado

Publishing house: Bitnamic Software

Launch: 2021 (2nd edition)

The book 1983 + 1984: When Video Games Came – Addendum tells the story of videogames in Brazil during its initial stages, with the launch of Atari, the inflationary crisis in the country, the nomenclature secrets and inspirations for games and videogames and much more. The researcher Marcus Garrett put your two books together1983: The year of videogames in Brazil"and "1984: Video game fever” and adds a Addendum to what can be considered his third edition of the book. 

Therefore, he updates and records such rich and nostalgic times in history through numerous interviews in an investigative work, full of textual content and richly illustrated. 

A War of two Consoles

Author: Blake J. Harris (translated by Andrea Gottlieb de Castro Neves)

Publishing house: intrinsic

Launch: 11/09/2015; 02/06/2015 (in the original English version)

the rivalry SEGA vs Nintendo defined a generation and a whole history that involved great executives, fierce advertisements, creation of concepts, partnerships and many conversations behind the scenes. The book The Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation (Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation, in the original English version) presents, in an enlightening text filled with dialogues and a lot of content, the story of one of the most emblematic eras of videogames. 

A book of more than 500 pages, the result of the enormous work of Blake J Harris, which involved more than 200 interviews.

GameOn!

Author: Dustin Hansen

Publishing house: Feiwel & Friends

Launch: 22 / 11 / 2016

Em Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More the stories of the launches of great games are reported, with information and curious and fun facts that few should know. The author Dustin Hansen, who is also a game developer, comments with authority on the evolution of the games industry, its strengths and weaknesses, highlighting decisive elements for its success.

Games That Weren't

Author: Frank Gasking

Publishing house: Bitmap Books

Launch: 09 / 11 / 2020

The mysteries and untold stories of games that never made it to release are highlighted in this book. Covering titles developed between 1975 and 2015 but never released, Games That Weren't: Canceled & Unreleased Games reveals many data, screens, details, developer reports and secrets of more than 80 canceled games. A great tribute to the great masterpieces of video games that, for some reason, never saw the light of a shelf.

Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto

Author: David Kushner

Publishing house: wiley

Launch: 01 / 04 / 2012

The history of Grand Theft Auto (GTA), one of the most controversial franchises in the gaming world can be read in this book. Creation, evolution and controversies in games are described in Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto, from its inception, through the evolution of the series, to more controversial moments that shook the industry.

masters of doom

Author: David Kushner

Publishing house: Random House Trade

Launch: 11/05/2004 (reprint)

Book of the most famous in the area, Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture gives an extensive account of the creation of one of the greatest FPS (First Person Shooter) games of all time, known by the name of Doom, and how he changed history. The book tells the story of John Carmack e John romero and how they shook up the gaming market.

Behind the scenes at Nintendo

Author: Jeff Ryan (translated by Leandro R. Woyakoshi)

Publishing house: hail

Launch: 19 / 12 / 2012

Translated in Brazil and released by Editora Saraiva, Behind the Scenes at Nintendo: The Wii Way to Reinvent Businesses and Transform Customers (Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America, in the original version) is a book that tells the history of Nintendo in depth, from the emergence of Nintendo of America (NOA) until the glorious days of Wii. There are several reports subdivided into 24 chapters that tell about the origins, inspirations, frustrations and many backstage secrets of the Nintendo, the result of extensive referential work by the author.

The Masters of the Game (Game Over)

Author: David Sheff (translated by Vera Maria Marques Martins and Ieda Moriya)

Publishing house: Best Seller

Launch: 01/06/1993 (original English version)

This book is a bible for any Nintendo fan or video game fan, bringing, in 500 pages of pure history, behind the scenes and key moments of Nintendo. It brings, therefore, reports that cover from the beginning of the era of videogames in the company until its domination in the North American world market. 

The examples described in the book Game Masters: Inside Nintendo (Game Over: How Nintendo Zapped an American Industry, Captured Your Dollars, and Enslaved Your Children, in the original version, in English, also published as Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered the World e Game Over: Press Start to Continue) are true teaching guides to do well in the business world. All written in a light, curious and rich in detail, both for the places visited in Japan and for the feelings generated between the protagonists of this real success story.

Power-Up

Author:Chris Kohler

Publishing house: Dover Publications

Launch: 21 / 10 / 2016

Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life brings an insight into great personalities of the game industry in Japan and explains the successful phenomenon of creations generated in the country of the rising sun. Interviews, reports and anecdotes complete the work, in addition to a bonus chapter.

Replay: The History of Video Games

Author: Tristan Donovan

Publishing house: Yellow Ant Media Ltd

Launch: 01 / 04 / 2010

With comments from Will Wright, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Nolan Bushnell e John romero, Replay: The History of Video Games comprehensively and captivatingly tells the rich history of video games. This work is the result of extensive research and more than 140 exclusive interviews. These data, combined with the author's vision Tristan Donovan, deliver one of the most complete histories written about the video game industry.

Retro Gaming: A Byte-Sized History of Video Games

Author: Mike Diver

Publishing house: LOM Art

Launch: 03 / 10 / 2019

Unlike the previous book, here the history of videogames is presented in a more compact and less dense way, with everything that was essential for its construction. Retro Gaming: A Byte-Sized History of Video Games brings together remarkable photos of great moments in the industry, with a light and concise text written by Mike Diver.

Blood, sweat and pixels

Author:Jason Schreier

Publishing house:Harper Collins

Launch: 05/09/2017 (01/04/2018 in the Portuguese version)

Blood, sweat and pixels: The dramas, the victories and the curious stories behind video games (Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made, in the original) tells the behind-the-scenes story of creating a video game from the point of view of its developers. 

The successful journeys of the heroes who are dedicated to making the launch of great titles in the gamer industry a reality are highlighted. Covering games like Destiny, Uncharted 4 e Stardew Valley, the book is an important read for us to reflect on the processes involved until it generates the release of some of our greatest passions.

The Art Of Point-And-Click Adventure Games

Author: Bitmap Books

Publishing house: Bitmap Books

Launch: 14 / 08 / 2020

Focused on Adventures games such as Sam & Max, Monkey Island, Myst, among others, The Art Of Point-And-Click Adventure Games delivers 528 pages filled with classic scenes from pixel art and lots of history. With interviews, diverse contributions and a lot of content, the book celebrates what's best in the video game genre. point and click over the years.

The Sega Arcade Revolution

Author:Ken Horowitz

Publishing house: McFarland

Launch: 06 / 07 / 2018

The history of arcades SEGA is told with care in this book signed by Ken Horowitz. Counting from its origins, from when the company sent arcade machines to military bases, to a more difficult time when the merger with Sammy, the book The Sega Arcade Revolution: A History in 62 Games features 62 releases from SEGA in Arcades and thus traces a history that today seems forgotten.

The Ultimate History of Video Games

Author: Steven L. Kent

Publishing house:Crown

Launch: 06 / 09 / 2001

One of the most respected and consulted works when it comes to the history of videogames, The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokémon – The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World maps the industry from its inception, involving companies such as Nintendo, SEGA, Electronic Arts and many others, until the beginning of the XNUMXst century. 

A huge book (there are more than 600 pages) and complete, the result of great research, including interviews, and delivering many interesting events in the history of videogames.

video game rental

Author: Italo Chianca

Publishing house: Authors Club / Author Edition

Launch: 15 / 08 / 2014

the historian Italo Chianca in this book he brings together memories of the time of video rental companies in his hometown, Sao Jose do Seridó (RN). Who here who lived through the 90s and 2000s didn't have a nostalgic time, with dozens of stores that rent video games and hours to play a console in their neighborhood? This is the author's proposal, who selects the main institutions that performed this service in his city and relates them to the local way of life and his personal experiences.

The book Videogame Rental: sociability spaces in São José do Seridó/RN is divided into four parts. The first chapter describes the entry of video game rental stores in Brazil, with a greater focus on your city; the second specifies the characteristics of each of the seven rental spaces and their rules, telling many stories and curiosities. The third chapter aims to highlight the importance of video game rentals in Brazil, making a parallel with the first rental chains ProGames in the country and the spaces of sociability; and, finally, the fourth chapter gives his opinions about what could have generated the end of video game rentals in Brazil.

A very interesting work on a market that was once very attractive in our country and in the world and that deserves to be remembered.

graphic compendiums

Before Mario

Author: Erik Voskuil

Publishing house: Omake Books

Launch: 15 / 11 / 2014

Before Nintendo becoming a major game and video game developer, it was known for releasing innovative toys. Covering the period from the year 1965 to 1983, the book Before Mario: The Fantastic Toys from the Video Game Giant's Early Days presents, in beautiful and detailed images, the company's great products, delivering a little-known company history (even by fans), through many very interesting and pioneering ideas. 

The images of more than 50 toys present in the book are part of the collection of Erik Voskuil and are shown from various angles, each containing a description (with text in English and French), year of release, and original price in yen charged at the time. Visual masterpiece!

On The Origin: Kanto Edition

Author:Noah Shepherd

Publishing house: Copyright

Launch: 01 / 09 / 2019

The book On The Origin: Kanto Edition – A fan guide to Pokémon Design brings together the inspirations and influences of each Pokémon of the first generation in over 300 pages of pure illustrated art, including animals, people, objects, plants, symbols and more. An infographic, created in a campaign via Kickstarter, which connects the beloved pocket monsters with the real world, providing fascinating insight into the culture, mythology and environment they represent.

Super Famicom: The Box Art Collection

Author:Stuart Brett

Publishing house: Bitmap Books

Launch: 05 / 01 / 2016

A visual collection of game covers released in Japan for the Super Famicom (the Japanese Super Nintendo). The book Super Famicom: The Box Art Collection this is a great catalog, containing high definition images and brief descriptions of one of the most remarkable video games of all time.

The Art of The Last of Us

Author: Rachel Eddin

Publishing house: Dark Horse Books

Launch: 02 / 07 / 2013

An excellent work by N together with Dark Horse Books which brings various arts from the game The Last of Us and includes comments, curiosities and other information, in an official way, to fans of the franchise. The Art of The Last of Us is a richly constructed and detailed work, containing descriptive elements of characters, settings and offering an incredible and beautiful presentation of one of the most important games of recent times.

The Visual Compendium Collection

Author: Several

Publishing house: Bitmap Books

Launch: Several

As gamer publications da The Visual Compendium Collection, published by Bitmap Books, are filled with screenshots, descriptions and interviews about various video game systems that made history. NES, Master System, Amiga Commodore e Sinclair ZX Spectrum are some of the machines that have already been honored in releases of this collection, all bringing many pages of pure retro entertainment.

The World of Cyberpunk 2077

Author: Marcin Batylda

Publishing house: Dark Horse Books

Launch: 28 / 07 / 2020

The World of Cyberpunk 2077 is a book full of visual elements that brings together more than 190 pages with information about the world of Cyberpunk 2077. A large database that, combined with beautiful images and detailed descriptions presented — of gangs, districts, weapons, vehicles, among others — transports the reader to the game's universe, represented by the beautiful and dystopian environment of Night City.

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