PC Engine: The Box Art Collection Review – Cover Story
What I like about Bitmap Books is their comprehensive way that they cover video gaming history. They don’t just go slapdash with a book and ship it out without [...]
Trigger Happy: A Visual Celebration of Video Game Controllers Review
I love game controllers, and it’s easy to see why. You can’t really get a grip on games without them (save for certain, creative methods) and they provide exceptional [...]
Hurt Me Plenty – Charting the Further Evolution of the FPS 2003-2010 Review
Bitmap Books is literally cataloguing all the best we’ve seen from retro gaming. Through a series of releases (compilated here), they’ve covered quite a bit of the spectrum of [...]
Run ‘n’ Gun: A History of On-Foot Shooters Review – It’s a Blast
If you aren’t familiar with Bitmap Books, now’s a great time to introduce yourself. This company has come through with an assortment of amazing video game history books over [...]
N64: A Visual Compendium Book Review – Here We Goooooo!
For some of us, the Nintendo 64 holds a special place in our hearts. The thrill of running through a 3D world like Super Mario 64, or simply exploring the [...]
Interview: Keeping Retro Spirit Alive With Bitmap Books’ Sam Dyer
A few days ago, we posted our review of PC Engine: The Box Art Collection, a stunning compilation of artwork from the heyday of NEC’s overlooked console. But that’s just [...]
PC Engine: The Box Art Collection Book Review – Turbo Powered
The PC Engine – or the Turbo-Grafx 16, as it was called in the States – was a quirky little beast, a fun system packed with original titles and [...]