Publisher Mondo Books has partnered with UK publisher Bitmap Books to bring the latter’s range of retrospective tomes to North America, following on from their previous success in Europe. Available to purchase now from the official MondoTees website, the collection includes the following titles:
The CRPG Book: A Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games, a 500-page guide to over 400 classic adventure games, dating as far back as 1975. Titles featured include theUltimaseries,Wizardy, FalloutandMass Effect.
The Art of Point-and-Click Adventure Games,a 460-page hardback which looks at the history and legacy of titles in the amazing LucasArts series, as well as games such asKing’s Quest, MystandBlade Runner.
Neo Geo: A Visual History, containing page after page of colourful artwork from SNK glut of arcade shmups, fighters and sports titles, including franchises such asFatal Fury, Samurai ShodownandThe King of Fighters.
Finally,The Super Famicom Box Art Collectionis a classy hardback tome that selects 250 of the very best Japanese box offered the Super Famicom, complete with a small write up on each release.
Mondo also re-released the popularNES/Famicom: A Visual CompendiumandSNES/Super Famicom: A Visual Compendiumtitles, but sadly both of these titles are already out of stock. I have picked up a few Bitmap Books in the past, and have always found them a wonderful way to spend a lazy afternoon. If you’re interested in purchasing any of these books, then head on over tothe MondoTees website.
This month in books: Classic video game art[Mondo]
