The Video Game Library 📚Have you been playing #ConkersBFD along with the #CartridgeClub this month❓
If so, remember there were a few "official" strategy guides published for it back in 2001. 📚
Did you have any of these?
Awesome to see the #CartridgeClub doing #Contra as their #GameOfTheMonth!
In 1988, #Konami released the official strategy guide, complete with stage maps, enemy and item guides and gorgeous illustrations.
Was published in both Japanese 🇯🇵 and Chinese 🇨🇳
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/family-computer-konami-special-contra-victory-manual
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FAMILY COMPUTER KONAMI SPECIAL: CONTRA VICTORY MANUAL
Konami Published in 1988 by Konami, this is the "official" strategy guide for Contra. It contains stage maps, secrets and character/enemy bios. PUBLICATION DETAILS OTHER NAMES ファミリーコンピュータコナミスペシャル魂斗羅必勝法マニュアル 魂斗羅完全攻略本(中文) TAGS Authors/Narrators: N/A Publishers: #Konami (Konami) Languages: #Chinese #Japanese Format: #Paperback Accessibility: N/A Year: #Year1988 Genres: #StrategyGuide Companies: #Konami (Konami) Public Figures: N/A Games: #Contra (Contra) Misc: #FamilyComputerKonamiSpecial (Family C
The #CartridgeClub is playing #TombRaider as their #GameOfTheMonth - so here's a #BookADay from the library:
"The Official Tomb Raider Files"
Covering the first 5 installments of the franchise, this book archives a collection of info and stunning screengrabs from the series.
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-official-tomb-raider-files-featuring-lara-croft
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THE OFFICIAL TOMB RAIDER FILES - FEATURING LARA CROFT
Susie Hamilton, Beck Ward (Editor), Robert Allen (Puzzles), Kerrin Edwards (Project Editor), Mark Lloyd (Art Direction), Sarah Corteel (Production) Finally, the inside story to one of the year's biggest pop icons, the only virtual character named by Time magazine as one of the Top Twenty Most Influential Figures of the Twentieth Century. Lara Croft's action packed story is accompanied by 150 stunning screengrabs from the game's epic series. PUBLICATION DETAILS TAGS Authors/Narrators: #SusieHamil
Scribblemacher@vencabot I heard about it on the #CartridgeClub podcast (great show) haven't tried it myself. Last time I played PE (like 20 years ago) I didn't multiple playthroughs to get all the junk.
Sounds like a lot of you are still working your way through #PhantasyStar with the #CartridgeClub, so here's another one for you:
Released in Japan in 1989, this choose-your-own-adventure follows Alis and her companions through the 1st game's events:
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/phantasy-star-alis-adventure
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PHANTASY STAR: ALIS' ADVENTURE
Oide Mitsutaka (大出 光貴) Released in Japan in 1989, this choose-your-own-adventure gamebook follows Alis and her companions through the story of Phantasy Star I. PUBLICATION DETAILS OTHER NAMES ボードゲーム ゲームブック ファンタシースター アリサの冒険 TAGS Authors: #OideMitsutaka Publishers: #Futabasha (Futabasha [双葉社]) Languages: #Japanese Format: #Paperback Accessibility: N/A Year: #Year1989 Genres: #ChooseYourOwnAdventure #GameAdaptation Companies: #Sega (Sega) Public Figures: N/A Games: #PhantasyStar (Phantasy Star) Mis
For those of you playing along with #PhantasyStar for the The #CartridgeClub's #GameOfTheMonth, you might be interested in this book.
Published only in Japan, it has developer interviews, storyboards, concept illustrations and more for the first 4 games:
👉https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/phantasy-star-official-setting-material-collection
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PHANTASY STAR OFFICIAL SETTING MATERIAL COLLECTION
Sega Released only in Japan to celebrate the franchises' 30th anniversary, this 70+ page book includes developer interviews, design documents, storyboards and more for the first 4 games in the series: Phantasy Star, Phantasy Star II, Phantasy Star III and Phantasy Star IV. The book also contains posters from Hitoshi Yoneda who worked on the original art, and Toru Yoshida who designed the characters. PUBLICATION DETAILS OTHER NAMES ファンタシースター公式設定資料集 復刻版 TAGS Authors: N/A Publishers: #FukkanCom (F