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The first book of its kind – a definitive and beautifully designed survey of ’70s, ’80s and early ’90s arcade game pixel typography. Exhaustively researched by author Toshi Omagari (a celebrated typeface designer at Monotype UK) Arcade Game Typography gathers together 250 pixel typefaces, all carefully chosen, extracted, redrawn and categorised by style, and each with an accompanying commentary by Omagari. #arcade #typography #videogamebook

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Dean from The Video Game Library joins the pod to talk about video game books! More than just strategy guides, thousands of books exist covering every niche in...

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Who else loves #FantasyZone⁉️

This book, published by Yuzumo Design exclusively in Japan 🇯🇵, is a love letter to the legendary shmup franchise.

It contains info on all the entries and ports in the series, and an interview with Yoji Ishii.

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/love-fantasy-zone-2019

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LOVE! FANTASY ZONE 2019

Yuzumo Design Published by Yuzumo Design, this book is a love letter to Fantasy Zone. It contains details on all the various versions and ports of the game, and also includes an interview with Sega's Yoji Ishii. PUBLICATION DETAILS TAGS Authors: N/A Publishers: #YuzumoDesign (Yuzumo Design) Languages: #Japanese Format: #Paperback Accessibility: N/A Year: #Year2019 Genres: #FanBook #Shmup Companies: N/A Public Figures: #YojiIshii (Yoji Ishii [石井 洋児]) Games: #FantasyZone (Fantasy Zone) Misc: N/A

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Published in 1983, "Shoot the Robot, Then Shoot Mom" pokes fun at the world of #VideoGames through over 70 comedic cartoon illustrations. 📚

Written by the late Tim Skelly of #StarCastle, #ArmorAttack #Reactor and #RipOff fame.

👉https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/shoot-the-robot-then-shoot-mom

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SHOOT THE ROBOT, THEN SHOOT MOM

Timothy SkellyIf video arcade games are destroying the moral fiber of America's youngsters, then Timothy Skelly is probably one of the leading social degenerates of our time. He is a hired gun, a freelance designer/programmer of quarter-suckers. He is responsible for such games as Armor Attack, Rip-Off, Starcastle, and Reactor. Throughout this book, you'll find over 70 comedic cartoon illustrations poking fun at the world of video games.PUBLICATION DETAILSTAGSAuthors: #TimothySkellyPublishers: #

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Reminder that Jaroslav Švelch's
"Player vs. Monster" is right around the corner. 📚

A study of the gruesome game characters we love to beat—and what they tell us about ourselves.

Read more about it here:
👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/player-vs-monster-the-making-and-breaking-of-video-game-monstrosity

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PLAYER VS. MONSTER: THE MAKING AND BREAKING OF VIDEO GAME MONSTROSITY

Jaroslav Švelch, Cartoon Distorion (Cover Art), Concha Fernández Álvarez (Spanish Translation)A study of the gruesome game characters we love to beat—and what they tell us about ourselves.Since the early days of video games, monsters have played pivotal roles as dangers to be avoided, level bosses to be defeated, or targets to be destroyed for extra points. But why is the figure of the monster so important in gaming, and how have video games come to shape our culture's conceptions of monstrosity

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