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Title: Book on a nostalgia/reminiscing tip?
Post by: Diewrecked on April 14, 2010, 06:56:55 am: Hi guys

Any recommendations for/against any of these particularly please? Any especially worth getting/avoiding? Thinking of buying one for a little trip down Memory Lane! :)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Best-Retro-Arcade-Books/lm/RIPA48KQL6ZG6 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Best-Retro-Arcade-Books/lm/RIPA48KQL6ZG6)

Cheers
Title: Re: Book on a nostalgia/reminiscing tip?
Post by: CheffoJeffo on April 14, 2010, 07:21:58 am: I like Supercade -- lots of pretty screenshots.
Title: Re: Book on a nostalgia/reminiscing tip?
Post by: Bender on April 14, 2010, 10:07:32 am: #5 on that list look pretty good ;)
Title: Re: Book on a nostalgia/reminiscing tip?
Post by: spauldingd on April 14, 2010, 07:23:48 pm: I have many of these. For the money, its hard to beat this one:

The Ultimate History of Video Games (Paperback)
by Steven L. Kent

Supercade is great and if you can find a hardcover version, its a nice coffee table book.

Dave in Des Moines
Title: Re: Book on a nostalgia/reminiscing tip?
Post by: spauldingd on April 14, 2010, 07:31:31 pm: I'd stay away from this one:

Arcade Fever: The Fan's Guide to the Golden Age of Video Games
by John Sellers

Its a good book, I have a copy, but the price is too high on it right now as it must be out of print. If you can find it cheap, grab it, but its not worth the price amazon is asking.

Dave in Des Moines
Title: Re: Book on a nostalgia/reminiscing tip?
Post by: opt2not on April 14, 2010, 08:04:01 pm: Quote from: Bender on April 14, 2010, 10:07:32 am
#5 on that list look pretty good ;)

Crap, you beat me to it. :lol
Title: Re: Book on a nostalgia/reminiscing tip?
Post by: polaris on April 14, 2010, 08:28:03 pm: Quote from: Bender on April 14, 2010, 10:07:32 am
#5 on that list look pretty good ;)

not for 63 ---smurfing--- quid it don't :P
Title: Re: Book on a nostalgia/reminiscing tip?
Post by: wp34 on April 14, 2010, 09:21:23 pm: Quote from: CheffoJeffo on April 14, 2010, 07:21:58 am
I like Supercade -- lots of pretty screenshots.

+1
Title: Re: Book on a nostalgia/reminiscing tip?
Post by: RayB on April 14, 2010, 10:54:25 pm: $12.99 us for Arcade Fever is fair.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=arcade+fever (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=arcade+fever)

It's an ok book. Not too "serious". Has a lot of photos of old dirty machines though. Would be nice to find a book from the actual 80's with images of brand new machines. Which book would fit that bill?