I was going to dismiss this entirely because I thought this would all be adaptations of video game IP. I don’t get those; I think if I want to experience a video game story it should be by playing...
I was going to dismiss this entirely because I thought this would all be adaptations of video game IP. I don’t get those; I think if I want to experience a video game story it should be by playing the game.
I’m glad I looked further because these are books about the artistry and making of video games, which is a much more interesting topic to me. The HG101 books are great, though I’m not sure how good the ebooks will be. When I purchased a physical book from them I got a free ebook edition and it was just a PDF that wasn’t particularly e-reader friendly.
I’d probably be really interested in reading Beyond the Moongate, too. Origin had a really interesting history before they got bought up by EA. If you would rather watch than read, Majuular has an excellent documentary series on the Ultima games that cover a lot of that history.
Agreed! I'm not super interested in novelizations of games, but I'm very interested in gaming-related nonfiction. I had gotten some of StoryBundle's previous game book bundles, but then I stopped...
Agreed! I'm not super interested in novelizations of games, but I'm very interested in gaming-related nonfiction.
I had gotten some of StoryBundle's previous game book bundles, but then I stopped checking the site for a long time. I'm happy they re-ran these so that I could get ones that I missed in that interval.
Also, I bought a large tablet for the express purpose of reading digital comics/PDFs easily. It's definitely going to come in handy with some of these titles.
Books are provided DRM-free in PDF and EPUB formats. It is a minimum of $35 USD for the full set. Full Book List The Sumerian Game by Andrea Contato Through the Moongate: Part 1 by Andrea Contato...
Happy holidays in July! The Greatest Hits Game Bundle 2 contains over 50 (66!) books about video game development and culture, from our last 5 years of video game bundles, all curated for your enjoyment.
Books are provided DRM-free in PDF and EPUB formats. It is a minimum of $35 USD for the full set.
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The Sumerian Game by Andrea Contato Through the Moongate: Part 1 by Andrea Contato Through the Moongate: Part 2 by Andrea Contato Video Games - Stage One: 1979 and Before by Andrea Contato Pixel Art: Metroid by Brian Riggsbee The Legend of Argus: The Complete History of Rygar by Brian Riggsbee Okay, Hero by Reid McCarter & Edward Smith with Astrid Rose Embed With Games by Cara Ellison Critical Path by Dan Amrich The Xbox 360 Uncloaked by Dean Takahashi Opening the Xbox by Dean Takahashi 150 Words or Less by David L. Craddock Angels, Devils and Boomsticks by David L. Craddock Dialogue Box - Oral Histories of Video Games by David L. Craddock Driving in the Dark by David L. Craddock GameDev Stories Collection: Volume 1 by David L. Craddock GameDev Stories Collection: Volume 2 by David L. Craddock GameDev Stories 5 by David L. Craddock GameDev Stories 6 by David L. Craddock GameDev Stories 7 by David L. Craddock GameDev Stories 8 by David L. Craddock GameDev Stories 9 by David L. Craddock GameDev Stories X by David L. Craddock The Gairden Chronicles Book 1 - Heritage by David L. Craddock Heritage: The Alpha Draft by David L. Craddock Kool Stuff: Bonus Interviews From Long Live Mortal Kombat by David L. Craddock Long Live Mortal Kombat: Round 1 by David L. Craddock Monsters in the Dark: The Making of X-COM by David L. Craddock Monsters in the Dark: Special Edition by David L. Craddock The Gairden Chronicles Book 2 - Point of Fate by David L. Craddock The id Software Interviews by David L. Craddock Where Green Things Grew by David L. Craddock The Black Book of Animal Crossing New Horizons: Second Edition by John Harris Memories of Arcadia by John Harris The Set Side B Archives: Vol. 3 by John Harris We Love Atari Games: Part 1 by John Harris We Love Mystery Dungeon by John Harris Somebody Set Us Up the ROM, Part One by John Harris Somebody Set Up Us the ROM, Part Two by John Harris The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Vol. 3 by John Szczepaniak Critical Kate's Thrilling Threads by Kate Willaert Save Point by Kyle Orland Smoke and Mirrors - The Rise and Fall of a Serial Antipreneur by Mike James Scare Tactics by Nathaniel Hohl Dream Master by Raheem Jarbo Football Manager, One Day at a Time by Richard Moss Inside Video Game Creation: Second Edition by Todd Mitchell Project Dolphin by Travis Nicholas Project Dolphin 2 by Travis Nicholas Braving Britannia: Volume 2 by Wes Locher HG101 Presents: The Guide to Beat-Em-Ups Vol. 1 by Kurt Kalata HG101 Presents: The Bride of Retro Horror by Kurt Kalata HG101 Presents: The Guide to Retro Horror by Kurt Kalata HG101 Presents: The Guide to Shoot-Em-Ups Vol. 2 by Kurt Kalata HG101 Digest Vol. 7: Metroid and Kid Icarus by Kurt Kalata HG101 Presents: NES Cult Classics by Kurt Kalata HG101 Presents: The Guide to Retro Indie Games Vol. 1 by Kurt Kalata HG101 Presents: The Guide to Retro Indie Games Vol. 2 by Kurt Kalata HG101 Presents: The Unofficial Guide to Shin Megami Tensei and Persona by Kurt Kalata Retro Game Super Translation Selection by Kurt Kalata and Hanenashi Error Retro Game Super Translation Selection II by Kurt Kalata and Hanenashi Error HG101 Presents: Wrestling with Pixels by Audun Sorlie The Secret History of Mac Gaming by Richard Moss
I was going to dismiss this entirely because I thought this would all be adaptations of video game IP. I don’t get those; I think if I want to experience a video game story it should be by playing the game.
I’m glad I looked further because these are books about the artistry and making of video games, which is a much more interesting topic to me. The HG101 books are great, though I’m not sure how good the ebooks will be. When I purchased a physical book from them I got a free ebook edition and it was just a PDF that wasn’t particularly e-reader friendly.
I’d probably be really interested in reading Beyond the Moongate, too. Origin had a really interesting history before they got bought up by EA. If you would rather watch than read, Majuular has an excellent documentary series on the Ultima games that cover a lot of that history.
Agreed! I'm not super interested in novelizations of games, but I'm very interested in gaming-related nonfiction.
I had gotten some of StoryBundle's previous game book bundles, but then I stopped checking the site for a long time. I'm happy they re-ran these so that I could get ones that I missed in that interval.
Also, I bought a large tablet for the express purpose of reading digital comics/PDFs easily. It's definitely going to come in handy with some of these titles.
Books are provided DRM-free in PDF and EPUB formats. It is a minimum of $35 USD for the full set.
Full Book List
The Sumerian Game by Andrea Contato
Through the Moongate: Part 1 by Andrea Contato
Through the Moongate: Part 2 by Andrea Contato
Video Games - Stage One: 1979 and Before by Andrea Contato
Pixel Art: Metroid by Brian Riggsbee
The Legend of Argus: The Complete History of Rygar by Brian Riggsbee
Okay, Hero by Reid McCarter & Edward Smith with Astrid Rose
Embed With Games by Cara Ellison
Critical Path by Dan Amrich
The Xbox 360 Uncloaked by Dean Takahashi
Opening the Xbox by Dean Takahashi
150 Words or Less by David L. Craddock
Angels, Devils and Boomsticks by David L. Craddock
Dialogue Box - Oral Histories of Video Games by David L. Craddock
Driving in the Dark by David L. Craddock
GameDev Stories Collection: Volume 1 by David L. Craddock
GameDev Stories Collection: Volume 2 by David L. Craddock
GameDev Stories 5 by David L. Craddock
GameDev Stories 6 by David L. Craddock
GameDev Stories 7 by David L. Craddock
GameDev Stories 8 by David L. Craddock
GameDev Stories 9 by David L. Craddock
GameDev Stories X by David L. Craddock
The Gairden Chronicles Book 1 - Heritage by David L. Craddock
Heritage: The Alpha Draft by David L. Craddock
Kool Stuff: Bonus Interviews From Long Live Mortal Kombat by David L. Craddock
Long Live Mortal Kombat: Round 1 by David L. Craddock
Monsters in the Dark: The Making of X-COM by David L. Craddock
Monsters in the Dark: Special Edition by David L. Craddock
The Gairden Chronicles Book 2 - Point of Fate by David L. Craddock
The id Software Interviews by David L. Craddock
Where Green Things Grew by David L. Craddock
The Black Book of Animal Crossing New Horizons: Second Edition by John Harris
Memories of Arcadia by John Harris
The Set Side B Archives: Vol. 3 by John Harris
We Love Atari Games: Part 1 by John Harris
We Love Mystery Dungeon by John Harris
Somebody Set Us Up the ROM, Part One by John Harris
Somebody Set Up Us the ROM, Part Two by John Harris
The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Vol. 3 by John Szczepaniak
Critical Kate's Thrilling Threads by Kate Willaert
Save Point by Kyle Orland
Smoke and Mirrors - The Rise and Fall of a Serial Antipreneur by Mike James
Scare Tactics by Nathaniel Hohl
Dream Master by Raheem Jarbo
Football Manager, One Day at a Time by Richard Moss
Inside Video Game Creation: Second Edition by Todd Mitchell
Project Dolphin by Travis Nicholas
Project Dolphin 2 by Travis Nicholas
Braving Britannia: Volume 2 by Wes Locher
HG101 Presents: The Guide to Beat-Em-Ups Vol. 1 by Kurt Kalata
HG101 Presents: The Bride of Retro Horror by Kurt Kalata
HG101 Presents: The Guide to Retro Horror by Kurt Kalata
HG101 Presents: The Guide to Shoot-Em-Ups Vol. 2 by Kurt Kalata
HG101 Digest Vol. 7: Metroid and Kid Icarus by Kurt Kalata
HG101 Presents: NES Cult Classics by Kurt Kalata
HG101 Presents: The Guide to Retro Indie Games Vol. 1 by Kurt Kalata
HG101 Presents: The Guide to Retro Indie Games Vol. 2 by Kurt Kalata
HG101 Presents: The Unofficial Guide to Shin Megami Tensei and Persona by Kurt Kalata
Retro Game Super Translation Selection by Kurt Kalata and Hanenashi Error
Retro Game Super Translation Selection II by Kurt Kalata and Hanenashi Error
HG101 Presents: Wrestling with Pixels by Audun Sorlie
The Secret History of Mac Gaming by Richard Moss