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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 10h

Found a cute little Japanese book shop in Yanaka 📚 Let’s see what I can find for our shelves ❤️

Quaint little Japanese book shop in Yanaka

The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 27/09/2026

1863. 𝐁𝐔𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 & 𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐍: 𝐀 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐑 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐀𝐓 𝐏𝐎𝐊É𝐌𝐎𝐍 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/buying-... Back in 2000, children were being enticed and lured by the "spirit of the age". Good thing this book arrived to sound the alarm before an entire generation was lost...🤷‍♂️

Book cover for “Buying & Selling the Souls of Our Children” by John Paul Jackson, with the subtitle “A Closer Look at Pokémon™.” The design uses a dark navy-blue textured background resembling rough fabric or scratched paper. The title dominates the upper two-thirds in large distressed white typewriter-style lettering with a faint reddish-orange outline, arranged irregularly as “Buying & Selling the Souls of Our Children.” Across the middle is a horizontal blue-toned image strip showing a close-up of a person’s face behind scanline-like horizontal bands, giving the portrait a television or surveillance-screen effect. The author’s name, “John Paul Jackson,” appears at the left of this strip in bright yellow letters with a red outline. The lower portion returns to the dark textured background, where the subtitle “A Closer Look at Pokémon™” is set in large distressed white lettering. Overall, the cover has a stark, ominous, late-1990s or early-2000s media-warning aesthetic, combining distressed typography, dark blue textures, and a digitally altered human face.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 27/09/2026

How did I miss that!? 🤦‍♂️ Thanks! Crediting them now.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 27/09/2026

Does anyone have this book from Ynnis Éditions who can help determine who the authors are to credit? Found a few so far: www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/zelda-c... @manga56.bsky.social @salbafr.bsky.social @brunorocca.bsky.social

The Hylian shield presented over a green background. The title of the book is in yellow font.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 27/09/2026

1862. 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐌𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐃 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐎𝐃𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐒 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/marion-... Discover Amstrad’s rise through Marion Vannier’s remarkable journey, revealing the people, battles, and ambition behind the CPC, PCW and PC.

Cover for “Marion and the Amstrad Crocodiles”: blue and green anthropomorphic crocodiles in different poses, a portrait of Marion Vannier, and the title displayed in a grid against a red background.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 26/09/2026

1861. 𝐎𝐋𝐃!𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑 𝐕𝐎𝐋. 𝟐𝟐: 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐀: 𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐎 𝐎𝐅 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐃 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/bookzin... This Portuguese book explores Rondo of Blood's development, story, iconic characters, and challenging bosses, while providing a complete walkthrough to help players achieve the perfect ending.

Cover of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood features dramatic artwork with the determined hero holding a whip. Gothic elements like roses and a sinister figure loom in the background. Text includes game details and enticing phrases.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 26/09/2026

1860. 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐀 𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐎 𝐎𝐅 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 (悪魔城ドラキュラX公式ガイドブック: 血の輪廻) 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/wonder-... Released in Japan as part of the Wonder Life Special collection, this was an official guide to the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² release of Akumajō Dracula X (Rondo of Blood).

Japanese strategy guide cover for “悪魔城ドラキュラX 血の輪廻公式ガイドブック,” prominently featuring the large English title “DRACULA-X” across the upper-middle area, with the subtitle “Dracula-X Reincarnation of Blood” beneath it. The design is framed by a muted gray-green border and dominated by a dramatic red-orange sky with a huge glowing orange moon behind dark castle silhouettes. In the foreground stands a muscular male fantasy hero in a blue sleeveless tunic, light trousers, dark boots, and arm guards, surrounded by a vivid red glow; he raises one arm overhead while holding a chained weapon in the other hand, posed heroically in front of a towering blue-black Gothic castle with arches and spires. Small Japanese text appears across the top, including “SUPER CD-ROM²” at the upper left and publication text at the upper right, with additional Japanese title lettering layered above “DRACULA-X.” The bottom corners include publisher markings and a printed price of 1400 yen.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 26/09/2026

1859. 𝐒𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐓 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐒: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄 𝐏𝐔𝐙𝐙𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐄𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐒 𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝐖𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐔𝐄𝐒 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/soviet-... This new book sets out to explore the geopolitical and legal history of the bestselling videogame Tetris. @mitpress.bsky.social #Gaming #Tetris #Booksky

Book cover for “Soviet Blocks.” Blue, red, and white Tetris blocks fall into place to form a flag resembling the United States flag, against a completely black background, with the book’s title in red at the top.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 25/09/2026

I'm so proud of how much this resource has grown 🥹 No matter where in the world you're from, I hope you've enjoyed it. If so, share this with others who love to read and play 🌎❤️📚🌎❤️📚🌎❤️📚🌎❤️📚🌎❤️📚🌎❤️📚

Cover of video game books in 40 different languages with labels for each language.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 24/09/2026

Congrats Phil! You all are doing amazing work!

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 24/09/2026

1858. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐎 𝐄𝐋𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐔𝐌 (𝘓𝘦𝘴 𝘙é𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰 𝘌𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘮. 𝘓𝘢 𝘗𝘦𝘯𝘴é𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘝𝘰𝘶𝘴 Ê𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘦 𝘏é𝘳𝘰𝘴) 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-rev... Explore the game's history, politics and literary brilliance in this deep dive. @arnaudhallet.bsky.social @thirdeditions.bsky.social

An abstract, swirling blue and yellow sky above a city, with a solitary figure watching a hanging man.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 24/09/2026

Spending the evening polishing up our #FireEmblem catalogue 🔥

A series of book covers from the Fire Emblem series arranged in a 3x6 grid.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 24/09/2026

1857. 𝐒𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐂 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 (PCエンジンスナッチャー公式ガイドブック) 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/wonder-... This official Japanese guide book was part of the Wonder Life Special imprint and explored the PC Engine version of #Snatcher through its story, characters, and world. #Gaming #Booksky

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 24/09/2026

Congrats on the interview!! Got it queued up to read for after work. 😊

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 23/09/2026

1856. 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘'𝐑𝐄 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 (𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘰 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘰 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘪) 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/they-re... This new Italian book sets out to discover why video games are far more than play, and how they’ve shaped art, culture, learning, connection, and even the world around us.

Arcade icons of a controller, bricks, a handheld console, flags, and other items in red and white, set against a dark grayish-blue background, with a giant cap in the center featuring the book’s title.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 23/09/2026

1855. 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐒: 𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐊 𝐕𝐒. 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐒 (𝘈𝘭𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘖𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘴: 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘴) 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/dark-so... A personal exploration of Berserk’s influence on FromSoftware titles. @nuevebits.bsky.social @mizukirz.bsky.social @alvarojimenez.bsky.social @gamestribune.bsky.social

Dark fantasy book cover titled “Dark Souls: Berserk vs. Dark Souls,” showing the titular character from the manga series at the top and characters from the FromSoftware games below, against a crimson backdrop.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 23/09/2026

1854. 𝐍𝐎𝐁𝐔𝐎 𝐔𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐒𝐔: 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/nobuo-u... The legendary Final Fantasy composer, Nobuo Uematsu, goes on the record in this honest and joyful account of his life and career. @milkman.bsky.social @viz.com #Gaming #Booksky

The book cover features a vinyl record design with a green illustration of the face of the artist Nobuo Uematsu.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 22/09/2026

1853. 𝐇𝐄𝐘! 𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐍! 𝐇𝐘𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐗𝐓 𝐑𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐙𝐄𝐋𝐃𝐀 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/hey-lis... Through the lens of #Zelda, this #GameStudies book explores how players create their own agency through playthroughs, speedruns, glitches, and other unintended forms of expression.

Book cover for “Hey! Listen! Hypertext Rhetoric and The Legend of Zelda,” featuring a glowing Master Sword next to the title and subtitle.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 22/09/2026

And of course, credit to @lurnoise.bsky.social for the gorgeous cover art!! ❤️

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 22/09/2026

1852. 𝐀 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃 (𝘔𝘪𝘭 𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘰: 𝘓𝘢 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘵’𝘌𝘮 𝘜𝘱 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦) 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/a-thous... A history of arcade shmups, from Space Invaders to bullet hell, covering games, hardware, arcades, and preservation. @heroesdepapel.bsky.social

Retro sci-fi cover: a red spaceship flies through space, exchanging fire with other green ships.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 22/09/2026

1851. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐀: 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 – 𝐋𝐔𝐍𝐀𝐑 𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐄𝐒 (𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘙𝘈𝘎𝘔𝘈𝘛𝘈 プラグマタ公式設定画集 -𝘓𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘳 𝘌𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴-) 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-art... Recently announced, this is an official art and design collection for #Capcom’s sci-fi action-adventure #PRAGMATA #Gaming #Booksky

Book cover for “THE ART OF PRAGMATA,” with the title spanning the upper portion in large pale blue uppercase serif lettering and “THE ART OF” set in smaller spaced capitals above it; beneath is the Japanese subtitle “プラグマタ公式設定画集 -Lunar Echoes-.” Against a clean white background, the central artwork shows a highly detailed science-fiction scene with a young blonde girl on the left and a large armored humanoid figure on the right. The girl has very long light-blonde hair, pale green eyes, and a gentle smile, and she wears a futuristic blue, black, and gray suit with glowing cyan accents and oversized circular blue wrist equipment; she raises one hand in a thumbs-up gesture. Beside her, the much larger figure wears an elaborate white and gray mechanical helmet and heavy exosuit covered with angular armor panels, exposed joints, cables, vents, warning markings, and small yellow and red accents; its large gloved hand is also raised in a thumbs-up. The close composition emphasizes the contrast between the girl’s soft features and the intricate industrial machinery of the suit, while small Japanese publisher text appears near the lower-left corner.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 22/09/2026

1850. 𝐖𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄 𝐈𝐈 𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐘𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀 (シャイニング・フォース2百科ワンダーライフスペシャルメガドライブ攻略ガイドブック) 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/wonder-... This comprehensive strategy and reference guide to #ShiningForceII for the Mega Drive was released exclusively in Japan in 1993. #RPG #Sega

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 22/09/2026

Congratulations on all the success you’re seeing over on Kickstarter!! ❤️ Hope this has helped get some more eyes on the exciting project 😊

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 22/09/2026

A MASSIVE issue this week 👇 📕 #MetaphorReFantazio gets an artbook! 📘 #NobuoUematsu on the record! 📗 A spotlight on @chasebethea.bsky.social's new book! 📙 So much #Minecraft ....just so...so much 📒 A shmup encyclopedia from @heroesdepapel.bsky.social 📓 Kristen joins our team! and much, MUCH more! 👇

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The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #064

Some VERY exciting news!!

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 21/09/2026

1849. 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐕𝐈𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐕𝐈𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘 (𝘝𝘪𝘰𝘭ê𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢: 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢çõ𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵ã𝘰 𝘥𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭ê𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘦 𝘰 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺) 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/gratuit... A 2020 Portuguese #GameStudies book on the intersect between violence and gameplay @cultzone.bsky.social

Portrait of a female character holding a gun pointed at the viewer, with a serious expression; below, a rusty sign reads “Gratuitous Violence.”

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 21/09/2026

1848. 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/breakin... Dream of creating audio for games? Breaking into Sound Design for Video Games is a concise guide to getting started and building a career. #Gaming #GameAudio @dennisbestafka.bsky.social #GameDev

Book cover for “Breaking into Sound Design for Video Games”, showing a colorful fantasy forest with an adventurer on a path.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 21/09/2026

1847. 𝐖𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: 𝐏𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐀 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 (任天堂公式ガイドブックポケットカメラスーパーバイブル) 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/wonder-... Released exclusively in Japan in 1998, this book served as a technical manual and guide to exploring the Pocket Camera’s (Game Boy Camera's) many playful features.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 19/09/2026

1846. 𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐍: 𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐇𝐀𝐌 𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐒 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/batman-... Holy "Choose-Your-Own-Adventure" Batman❗ This 2015 "turn-to-page" comic is based on the hit game. Some amazing talents! #Gaming #Booksky #BatmanDay @dougwagner13.bsky.social @davidlopez.me @bryanhitch.bsky.social @dc.com

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 19/09/2026

Exciting! Will be sure to add the news to this week's Newsletter! 💜

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 19/09/2026

Little Chouriço wants to say THANK YOU for all of this month’s addition to our shelves ♥️🙏 #KittyApproved #Booksky #Gaming

A cat sitting on top of ~40 new books to the collection from September

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 18/09/2026

1845. 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂 𝐄𝐂𝐊𝐎'𝐒 𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐔𝐏: 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/marc-ec... A "Limited Edition" companion book from 2006 that explores Getting Up’s graffiti culture, concept art, characters, environments, research, and development. #Gaming #Booksky #Graffiti

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 18/09/2026

1844. 𝐒𝐄𝐗 𝐈𝐍 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/sex-in-... A 2007 book that explores sex and sexuality in video games; its history, ethics, ratings, censorship, self-regulation, and questions of appropriateness and sales. #Gaming #Booksky

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 18/09/2026

1843. 𝐁𝐄𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐒: 𝐁𝐎𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 & 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟐-𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟓 (𝘉𝘢𝘬𝘰𝘮 𝘒𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢: 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 & 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 1982-2015) 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/behind-... Stefan Lampinen recounts 40 years in gaming, from board games and #Sega to #ElectronicArts, #Xbox and Warner, charting Sweden’s gaming rise.

Book cover for “Bakom Kulisserna: Board Games & Games 1982–2015” by Stefan Lampinen, with a dramatic theatrical composition framed by deep blue stage curtains. The large yellow title “BAKOM KULISSERNA” appears at the top left, with the English subtitle “Board Games & Games 1982–2015” in smaller white text to the right. The central illustration shows a fantastical backstage scene with a staircase leading toward an old computer monitor, surrounded by miniature soldier game pieces, oversized dice, a game controller, a red sports car, ornate columns, and a large red dragon emerging from the right side.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 17/09/2026

This week's review. Read it here: ☝️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kathrintrattner.bsky.social

A yellow cover book called The Role of Enemies in Military Shooter Video Games: On Hostile Ground from Kathrin Trattner. It sits upright on a ledge with a beautiful nature background of forests and mountains.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 17/09/2026

Haha, oh jeez 🤦‍♂️ I’m an idiot. Great catch!

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 16/09/2026

“The perfect book doesn’t exi….”

A book sitting on a ledge in front of a beautiful nature landscape, the book is called a place for every book every book in its place the betrayal of librarians and video games. It has a sprite of a librarian behind a desk.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 16/09/2026

APPRECIATION POST: The “Hardcore Gaming 101” collection contains more than 30 gorgeously illustrated books covering thousands of incredible video games. So many amazing talents and contributors in these pages. Thanks so much to @hg101.bsky.social for helping me round out the collection!!! 🙏

Stacks of books on a wooden table all very colourful filled with video game mascots

A collage video game book covers all arranged in a grid

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 16/09/2026

Yes!! Let me know what you think ❤️

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 15/09/2026

1842. 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄: 𝐅-𝐙𝐄𝐑𝐎 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/inside-... This French book delves into the development history of the #FZero series and offers a deeper understanding of its journey to becoming an #Nintendo fan favourite. @thirdeditions.bsky.social #Gaming #Booksky

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 15/09/2026

The long-awaited 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲 from @wiley.com hit shelves this past week, and is one of 𝟕𝟎 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐒 covered in this week's issue ☝️ Explore the deep philosophical questions lurking in the #Fallout wasteland.

Blue distressed-texture book cover titled “Fallout and Philosophy,” edited by Nathan Kellen, Nathan Sheff, and Joshua Heter, with series editor William Irwin listed at the top. The word “Fallout” appears large in bright yellow italic lettering, with “and Philosophy” beneath it in white script. In the center, a white cartoon thumbs-up hand extends from the right over a yellow gear symbol, referencing the Fallout Vault-Tec style. Near the bottom, yellow text reads “Thinking Outside the Shelter.” A yellow footer band identifies it as part of the “Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series” and includes a disclaimer that the book has not been approved, licensed, or sponsored by anyone involved in creating or producing Fallout products or works.

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