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Book Reviews

50 ST games to play
Book Reviews 

50 ST Games you have to play – Book Review

January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 Greyfox Zafinn Books

Welcome to another book review from me (Darren), I know it’s been a while since I last wrote about these

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Acorn
Book Reviews 

Acorn – A World in Pixels

January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 zapiy iDesine

The BBC Micro was the first computer I got to use way back in the ’80s, back then these computers

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Games That Weren't
Book Reviews 

The Games That Weren’t – Book Review

October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 zapiy Bitmap Books

Games That Weren’t is a website created by Frank Gasking, Frank started the site during the ’90s, essentially it was

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Unofficial SNES Pixel Book
Book Reviews 

The Unofficial SNES Pixel Book – Review

October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 zapiy Bitmap Books

Bitmap Books constantly rolls out one amazing book after another, here we review the next book in that long list,

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Dreamcast: Year One
Book Reviews 

Dreamcast: Year One – Book Review

October 25, 2020October 24, 2020 zapiy

The Dreamcast was way ahead of its time in many ways, you only have to look at the catalogue of

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Annual 2019
Book Reviews 

8 Bit Annual 2019 | Book Review

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 zapiy

8 Bit Annual 2019 is the latest book to come from the Eightbit Magazine guys, this version on the annual

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ZZap!
Book Reviews 

ZZap! 64 Annual 2020 – Review.

July 30, 2020 zapiy Fusion Retro Books

The ZZap! 64 Annual 2020 is based on a gaming magazine of the same name that was published here in

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Book Reviews 

Unofficial Atari Visual History: Book Review

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Merman Greyfox Books

I had the pleasure of meeting Darren Doyle, the author of this book and founder of Greyfox Books, at retro

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Annual 2018
Book Reviews 

8 Bit Annual 2018 | Book Review

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 zapiy

The review of the annual is somewhat late, considering its 2020 now and this is the 2018 annual. I still

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We Love Atari
Book Reviews 

We Love Atari: A Journey of Discovery 1972 – 1996 Vol 2 | Book Review

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 zapiy Zafinn Books

We Love Atari: A Journey of Discovery 1972 – 1996 Volume 2 is the follow up book to Volume 1

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Book Reviews

  • 50 ST Games you have to play – Book Review
  • Acorn – A World in Pixels
  • The Games That Weren’t – Book Review
  • The Unofficial SNES Pixel Book – Review
  • Dreamcast: Year One – Book Review
  • 8 Bit Annual 2019 | Book Review
  • ZZap! 64 Annual 2020 – Review.
  • Unofficial Atari Visual History: Book Review
  • 8 Bit Annual 2018 | Book Review
  • We Love Atari: A Journey of Discovery 1972 – 1996 Vol 2 | Book Review
  • Metal Slug: The Ultimate History – Book Review
  • The Super Nintendo Anthology – Book Review.
  • 500 Years Later: An Oral History of Final Fantasy VII – Book Review.
  • SEGA Master System: A Visual Compendium Book Review.
  • The CRPG Book: A Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games: Book Review.
  • The SNES Omnibus Volume 2 Review
  • We Love Atari: A Journey of Discovery 1972 – 1996 Vol 1 Book Review.
  • The story of the Commodore Amiga in Pixels – Review.
  • The Micro Kids – A 80s Adventure: Book Review.
  • Crash Annual 2019 – Review.
  • The Nostalgia Nerd’s Retro Tech: Computer, Consoles & Games: Book Review.
  • Gaming in the Obscure – Book Review.
  • The Story of the Oliver Twins – Book Review.
  • The Story of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum in Pixels: Volume Three – Review.
  • The Little Book of Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games – Review.
  • ZZap! 64 Annual 2019 – Review.
  • Crash Annual 2018 – Review.
  • The Art of Point and Click Adventure Games: Book Review.
  • Terrible old games you’ve probably never heard of: Book Review.
  • SNES Omnibus: Book Review.
  • Commodore: The Amiga Years.
  • The Secret History of Mac Gaming: Book Review.
  • The 8-Bit Book – 1981 to 199X: Book Review.
  • The Story of the C64 in Pixels: Book Review.
  • Attack of the Flickering Skeletons: Book Review.
  • SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works Book Review.
  • Breakout: Book Review.
  • Generation 64: Book Review.
  • Breakin the Borders: Book Review.
  • NEOGEO: A Visual History Book Review.
  • The Unofficial SNES/Super Famicom: A Visual Compendium Book Review.
  • The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 3 Book Review.
  • VHS Video Cover Art: Book Review.
  • 101 Amiga Games That Influenced The Gaming Industry Book Review.
  • Gizmondo – The Machine Book Review.
  • The Bitmap Brothers Universe: Book Review.
  • The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games: Book Review.
  • The Masters of Pixel Art volume Two Book Review.
  • Pixellence: Turbografx-16 Turbochip Book Review.
  • The Story of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum in Pixels: Volume Two – Review.
  • The Masters of Pixel Art volume One Book Review.
  • The Book of the Game of the Film Review.
  • Playing With Power: Nintendo NES Classics: Book Review.
  • Commodore VIC 20: A Visual History Book Review.
  • The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 2 Review.
  • 100 Greatest Console Video Games 1977-1987: Review.
  • Freeze 64 Magazine Review.
  • The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 1 Review.
  • The Story Of U.S. Gold: Book Review.
  • The Unofficial NES/Famicon: A Visual Compendium Book Review.
  • The Art of Atari Book Review
  • Super Famicom – The Box Art Collection: Book Review.
  • Memories of a Retro Gamer: Book Review.
  • A Gremlin in the Works: Book Review.
  • 8-Bit: Book Review.
  • Hints & Tips for Videogame Pioneers: Book Review
  • Sensible Software: Book Review.
  • Britsoft – An Oral History: Book Review.
  • Artcade Book Review.
  • ZX Spectrum: A Visual Compendium Review.
  • Commodore Amiga: A Visual Compendium Review.
  • C64: A Visual Compendium Review.
  • Push Start – The Art of Video Games: Book Review.
  • The Art of Video Games: Book Review.
  • Sega Master System Encyclopedia: Book Review.
  • The Story of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum in Pixels: Volume One – Review.
  • Ocean: The History Book – Review
  • Lemmings – The Ports: Book Review
  • Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Book Review.

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