Didn't realise how many @bitmapbooks.com I had! 😀

Our next #GameBoyColor entry into the archives is a very early multi-directional platform engine, featuring a test Super Mario sprite that you can move around and with a large map to explore. We hope to learn more about it soon. www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/09/unkn...

PC Engine: The Box Art Collection - Collector’s Edition Limited to only 2,000 copies and will never be printed again, ever. Available now: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #pcengine #collectorsedition #boxart #booksky @wiloverton.bsky.social

Our FPS books meticulously cover the genre from 1992–2010. Use the code FPS5 and get £5.00 off when you buy both books together. Buy here: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #books #retrogaming #fps #bundle #gaming #booksky @stuartmaine.bsky.social

🕰️ Blog Revisited 🕰️ - A NEW DIMENSION: TRACKING THE ARRIVAL OF 3D GAMING Read here: www.bitmapbooks.com/blogs/news/a... Thanks to Will Freeman for writing the blog ✍️ Check out our FPS collection: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #booksky @spadgy.bsky.social @stuartmaine.bsky.social

I’m Too Young To Die: The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters 1992–2002 Book Review https://www.nintendo-insider.com/im-too-young-to-die-ultimate-guide-to-first-person-shooters-book-review-bitmap-books/

And so @bitmapbooks.com have another gorgeous tome for your shelf.📚 50 Indie Games that Changed the World is a specific (and low!) sum of titles, it's hard not to wanna nitpick parts... But there's lots to see and glean from some gaming's indie greats! Review: www.rpgfan.com/feature/50-i...

From @bitmapbooks.com and writer Aaron Potter, 50 Indie Games that Changed the World tackles the daunting task of identifying essential indie games with unique worlds that have us think differently about our own. Check out our book review below! Book Review: www.rpgfan.com/feature/50-i...

Gift Cards Choose from a huge selection of classic gaming books, with cards available from £10 to £100. Purchase here: www.bitmapbooks.com/products/gif... #bitmapbooks #books #retrogaming #gaming #giftcard #booksky

Thank you to our friends at Gamereactor for their review of our book - Commodore Amiga: a visual compendium Read the full review: www.gamereactor.eu/commodore-am... Buy the book: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #books #retrogaming #gaming #amiga #booksky

NES/Famicom: a visual compendium From big guns like Mario, Zelda and Final Fantasy, to obscure US and Japanese titles. Reprints due November 10th, get an email reminder: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #gaming #nes #famicom #nintendo #booksky

Punch-Out!! - Featured in our book - NES/Famicom: a visual compendium Crammed with classic games from the golden era of 8-bit console gaming. Reprints due November 10th, get an email reminder: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #gaming #nes #famicom #booksky

NEOGEO: A Visual History This monster hardback book – A4 in size and 400 pages long – offers a wealth of information on SNK, its NEOGEO hardware and the classic games it produced.  Check out our SNK Collection: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #booksky

71) Orion Prime is a unique New Retro hybrid. Setting and tone are inspired by System Shock, yet it plays like a 1990s first-person point 'n click adventure, and was coded for the Amstrad CPC, becoming one of the most ambitious works ever created for the platform. @bitmapbooks.com

NEOGEO: A Visual History A celebration of the world’s greatest 2D games machine. Officially sanctioned by SNK, the book is crammed with never-before-seen artwork and exclusive interviews. Check out our SNK Collection: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #booksky

I'll give you two! 1992 - X (JP) 1991 - F1-Race (JP) I own both CIB and are displayed on my shelf right next to me.

Thanks @bitmapbooks.com! This is gorgeous!

N64: a visual compendium Tells the fascinating story of a console that changed the gaming world. Check out our collection of Visual Compendiums: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #n64 #nintendo #nintendo64 #gaming #booksky

Can't wait to check this out!

N64: a visual compendium N64: a visual compendium contains over 150 titles that defined the N64. Check out our collection of Visual Compendiums: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #n64 #nintendo #nintendo64 #gaming #booksky

A fifth purchase from these guys to add to the collection and @bitmapbooks.com continues to lead the way from packaging to print. Best books in the business.

My newest: I reviewed I’m Too Young To Die: The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters 1992–2002 from @bitmapbooks.com for @nintendoinsider.bsky.social. It was amazing learning about so many games in the genre I missed and the background for many I love: www.nintendo-insider.com/im-too-young...

Micro but Many: an unofficial Micro Machines Collection This lavish 400-page book features more than 1,000 Micro Machines, photographed and described in exquisite detail. Save £5.00: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #micromachines #microbutmany #car #toys #booksky

Metal Slug: The Ultimate History Covers every chapter in the Metal Slug saga, with exclusive images, illustrations and interviews. Coming soon if there is enough demand, register your interest here: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #gaming #metalslug #booksky

Got some new books. @bitmapbooks.com @imagecomics.com

I’m Too Young To Die: The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters 1992–2002 Provides detailed breakdowns of 180 first-person shooters.  Out now: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #fps #gaming #retrogaming #booksky

I’m Too Young To Die: The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters 1992–2002 Includes interviews with first-person shooter legends! Out now: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #fps #gaming #retrogaming #booksky

Whether you prefer old or new school FPS games, I’m Too Young To Die and Hurt Me Plenty have you covered. Use the code FPS5 and get £5.00 off when you buy both books together. Buy here: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #books #retrogaming #fps #bundle #gaming #booksky

Hurt Me Plenty: The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters 2003–2010 464 pages of classic First-Person Shooters from 2003–2010. Buy here with a free PDF: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #books #fps #booksky #retrogaming #gaming @stuartmaine.bsky.social @ianpestyart.com

Received my physical copy, it's even better in person 💗 Thank you @bitmapbooks.com!

This week at Games That Weren't, we released a stunning unreleased proto of Indiana Jones 3 for #Commodore64, a #SNES proto of Kick Off, a lost build of Pocket Planet for #GameBoyColor and entries for Pinball Construction Kit #Amiga and Robocop 3 #Amstrad. Links in replies.

Happy 40th Birthday - Super Mario Bros. - Released in Japan on the Famicom 40 years ago today 🍄🎂🎮 What are your favourite memories of the classic game? #bitmapbooks #books #retrogaming #gaming #famicom #birthday #mario #booksky

Breakdown - Featured in our book - Hurt Me Plenty: The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters 2003–2010 Interested in the history of one of the biggest gaming genres? Buy here with a free PDF: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #books #fps #booksky @stuartmaine.bsky.social

Go Straight: The Ultimate Guide to Side-Scrolling Beat-’Em-Ups Available now: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #beatemup #gostraight #booksky @davecook.bsky.social

It is impossible not to love the care that @bitmapbooks.com takes on making their videogame books.

Great line up for the Liverpool Gaming Market! Get to see the Console Passion and Sore Thumb gang, and @bitmapbooks.com ! @pablo0151.bsky.social @gingerbeardman.com @aggrobeard.bsky.social

Go Straight: The Ultimate Guide to Side-Scrolling Beat-’Em-Ups This fascinating record of the genre’s history will be right up your street (of rage). Available now: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #beatemup #gostraight #booksky @davecook.bsky.social

We’ve got 1 final copy of I’m Too Young To Die: The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters by @bitmapbooks.com : www.pixelcrib.com.au/products/i-m... This book covers all the classics that defined the genre, including DOOM and Quake, Half-Life, Deus Ex, GoldenEye 007 and Halo #GamingCulture

That is great!! Thank you!! I actually have a book right here, from the great folks at @bitmapbooks.com on the awesome topic. Man, to have worked as a designer *then*. Was a time I thought about what a PTFC cabinet might look like.

Game Boy: The Box Art Collection Nintendo’s popular handheld played host to a vast library of games, and this box art collection is a showcase of the illustrations used on Game Boy packaging around the world. Out now: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #books #retrogaming #booksky

70) Among the initial ideas for the book was an "Ultraviolent" chapter which would feature some of the goriest horror games from the early 80s until today. Entries would include the likes of Go to Hell (1985), Manhunt (2003) & SNK's blood-soaked rail shooter, Beast Busters (1989) @bitmapbooks.com

Book Review: 50 Indie Games that Changed the World -> ausretrogamer.com/book-review-... Another winner from @bitmapbooks.com 🌟 Grab yours today from @pixelcrib.bsky.social

Game Boy: The Box Art Collection From Batman to Bomber Man, Zelda to ZOOP, the Game Boy boasted every type of genre. Out now: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #books #retrogaming #gaming #gameboy #nintendo #boxart

Shout out to the guys at Starsystem for their review of our book - 50 Indie Games that Changed the World Read the full review here: www.starsystemf.com/2025/08/revu... Buy the book: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... @aaronpotter.bsky.social #booksky

“An interesting and beautiful cross-section of the indie games field over the past 20 years” Read the full review here: www.gamereactor.fi/50-indie-gam... Buy the book: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #books #retrogaming #gaming #indiegame #bookreview @aaronpotter.bsky.social

Seriously, look at this. It's heartening, imo, to find there's at least one niche publisher devoted to preserving the history of gaming-as-a-medium like this, up to and including the names of the people responsible for these games. Way to go, @bitmapbooks.com.

From Ants To Zombies 🐜🧟‍♂️ A showcase of horror gaming across six decades, from the 1970s to the 2020s. Coming soon if there is enough demand, sign up here: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #gaming #horror #fromantstozombies #booksky @alexanderhad1.bsky.social

From Ants To Zombies 🐜🧟‍♂️ 13 thematically-divided chapters, such as Space Horror, Rail Shooters, Dark Forests and Haunted Mansions.  Available soon, get a stock alert here: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #gaming #horror @alexanderhad1.bsky.social

Another absolutely wonderful title from @bitmapbooks.com. Was a pleasure to chat about it on the show!

Commodore Amiga: a visual compendium Commodore’s groundbreaking 16-bit computer ushered in a stunning new era of video games – experience the very best that the Amiga had to offer in this beautiful, full-colour compendium. Out now: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #booksky