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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 08/10/2026

Infinity by @incube8games.bsky.social arrived just in time for my trip to Portland Retro ❤️

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 30/09/2026

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - N64 Navigation Guide, 1998. Photos and scans by us.

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 30/09/2026

Gmail is automatically marking specific emails as "important" in an eye-burning shade of blue, and it's flagging 95% of my emails... what's the point?

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 29/09/2026

Silent Hill Townfall has some delightful 90s tech.

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 28/09/2026

Pick up: From the Depths of Zebeth: Metroid Resynthesized LP. Fun fact: We interviewed Luminist for Pixel Art Metroid. retrogamebooks.com/products/pix...

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 28/09/2026

Update: Video Game Maps: NES & Famicom - Deluxe Edition After closing pre-orders we had extras printed, and now those extras have all been purchased. The only way now to secure a copy will be at Portland Retro Gaming Expo (PRGE) as we reserved a batch just for that event. Preorders ship soon.

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 27/09/2026

Yay! 40 years of Castlevania. Here’s some cool art that @rustyshackles.bsky.social did for us.

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 24/09/2026

I just played the first hour of Silent Hill: Townfall and so far it’s really great.

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 24/09/2026

We will be at Portland Retro Gaming Expo (PRGE) Oct 9-11. Stop by our booth (727) to pick up some books and chat. Also, join Brian (Retro Game Books), Darren Hupke (Pixels and Polygons), and Gabe Durham (Boss Fight Books) as they host a panel on book making and self publishing, Friday at 5pm.

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 23/09/2026

The new Starfox plushies at the Nintendo store.

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 23/09/2026

Who's excited for Silent Hill: Townfall 👋

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 22/09/2026

40+ murals I captured in our San Francisco neighborhood. retrogamebooks.com/blogs/news/t...

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 21/09/2026

Re-reading my old comics to my kid, and him enjoying them, is such a joy.

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 20/09/2026

Doraemon 2: Nobita to Hikari no Shinden N64 | Epoch | 1998 | Japan

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 19/09/2026

Another lovely day in San Francisco.

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 16/09/2026

Life hack: An old ski rack makes for a perfect armory for the kid.

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 12/09/2026

Interested in a foldable device that doesn’t cost $2,000? Try out books. retrogamebooks.com

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 09/09/2026

Name the game. Or the city. Or both.

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 08/09/2026

I don't always pre-order, but when I do, it's the Ocarina of Time remake.

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 04/09/2026

We interviewed @retrotainmentgames.bsky.social, makers of modern NES titles such as Haunted: Halloween ‘85 and Full Quiet, for Video Game Maps: NES & Famicom - Deluxe Edition. Pre-order here: retrogamebooks.com/products/vid...

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 03/09/2026

Here's a macro photo I took of the cover of that book.

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 03/09/2026

Author of four Worlds of Powers books, Peter Lerangis, agreed to an interview with us, and it's featured exclusively in Video Game Maps: NES & Famicom - Deluxe Edition. "Everything had to be completed in a matter of weeks." retrogamebooks.com/products/vid...

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 02/09/2026

Our latest NES book goes big on Zelda, with 56 pages for Zelda 1 and 50 pages for Zelda 2. Special thanks to @historyofhyrule.com who supplied many rare images and retouched assets. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link was also the inspiration for the cover. retrogamebooks.com/products/vid...

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 02/09/2026

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 We will wrap up the pre-order phase this Friday for 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘱𝘴: 𝘕𝘌𝘚 & 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘮 - 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘶𝘹𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. retrogamebooks.com/products/vid...

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 01/09/2026

I’ll never forgive EA for this trickery

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 01/09/2026

I LOVE the Wizards cover. And then there's the sequel which is epic for other reasons.

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 01/09/2026

Most often I prefer the Japanese cover art to the western counterpart, with retro games. Kid Niki is one of those exceptions where I much prefer what we had in the west. What are some other examples of where the western art has a stronger showing?

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 01/09/2026

I'm ready for the Resident Evil movie. Apparently I am the most excited person in town, lol.

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 01/09/2026

There are only 15 bundles left. retrogamebooks.com/products/vid...

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 31/08/2026

A quote we ❤️ from @heyphilsummers.bsky.social in 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘱𝘴: 𝘕𝘌𝘚 & 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘮 - 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘶𝘹𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 for Metroid. Pre-order is open now: retrogamebooks.com/products/vid...

A two-page spread from the forthcoming book Video Game Maps: NES & Famicom - Deluxe Edition featuring a quote by Philip Summers and a photograph of Samus (Metroid) art from Metroid - Hisshoubon Series, 1986. The quote reads: "It's easy to dismiss the map design of the original Metroid today, but it's much smarter than it gets credit for. The opening area, Brinstar, is divided into two halves with a single connecting bridge between the east and west. The majority of the game plays out in Brinstar East, though the game begins and ends in Brinstar West. In fact, the final showdown with Mother Brain takes place two screens above the game's starting area! It's a neat detail that's later revisited in the opening of Super Metroid, making Zebes feel more like an actual underground labyrinth than just a random set of screens haphazardly thrown together."

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 30/08/2026

The table of contents for Video Game Maps: NES & Famicom - Deluxe Edition.

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 28/08/2026

TIL that this arrow points to the top of the pyramid. #ALTTP

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 28/08/2026

Here's a few fun quotes you'll find in Video Game Maps: NES & Famicom - Deluxe Edition, now open for pre-order. retrogamebooks.com/products/vid... @heyphilsummers.bsky.social @vgmuseum.bsky.social @spacecoyote.com

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 27/08/2026

Yesterday we opened pre-orders for Video Game Maps: NES & Famicom - Deluxe Edition What’s new? • 35 guest writers • New layouts • More games • New interviews • New articles • Puzzle games Plus it's bigger, a hardcover, and higher-quality. (And much heavier!) retrogamebooks.com/products/vid...

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 27/08/2026

I've only ever pre-ordered one game from a store and that was the Resident Evil 4 GameStop red tin edition.

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 26/08/2026

Articles by Justin Andrew Mason, Ross Thorn, @vgmaps.bsky.social, and Brian Riggsbee. Exclusive interviews with Peter Lerangis (author of numerous books in the Worlds of Power series) and @retrotainmentgames.bsky.social. Foreword by @konstantinosd.bsky.social.

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 26/08/2026

Limited bundle includes: • Book — 628 full-color pages, 8.5"x11" • Notebook — 32 pages, 3.5”x5”, dot grid, gold staples • Poster — 8.5”x11”, folded • Enamel pin - 1.25"x1" • Bookmark — two-sided, 2"x6" • Sticker — 1.5"x1.5"

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 26/08/2026

🖤 Pre-orders for 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘱𝘴: 𝘕𝘌𝘚 & 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘮 - 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘶𝘹𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 start right now! 628 pages, full-color premium hardcover featuring 200+ NES games, articles, exclusive interviews, and 35 guest writers in a 6+ pound tome.

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 24/08/2026

It's fun when things line up like this

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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 21/08/2026

Me when my kid recalls oddly specific details about a trivial moment from years past.

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