A website entirely dedicated to books about video games!? 🤨
There are thousands of books on there right now!!?? 😮
And new books are being added daily!!!??? 🤯
Spread the word:
Can we all just take a moment to appreciate and thank
@HistoryofHyrule
for the absolutely incredible
#Zelda
archival work she does! 🙏
Slowly but surely cataloguing the collection into with links to her work - and blown away by how much is out there. ♥️📚
A is for Azeroth and B is for Blood Elf.... 🔤📚
A charming new book by
@ChristieGolden
inspired by
#WoW
takes readers of all ages on a delightful adventure through the Warcraft universe, featuring favorite heroes, lands, creatures, and quests.
👉
Flipping through the pages of
@brianriggsbee
's "Pixel Art: Metroid", and absolutely blown away by the amazing talent in these pages.
Great interviews, great articles, great art!
If you like
#Metroid
, you gotta check this one out!
👉
@snakepixel
Halo: Warfleet has just been added to
#TheVideoGameLibrary
! ♥️
This gorgeous book is the official, authoritative guide to spacecraft in the
#Halo
universe, featuring ten intricately detailed cross-sections of the franchise's most renowned ships. 🚀
👉
Here's perhaps a more niche entry in
#TheVideoGameLibrary
. Any fans of
@DragaliaLostApp
out there?
This is its first official art book, featuring illustrations and design materials of the characters, dragons, and talisman up to Aug. 2019.
#DragaliaLost
Another fantastic set catalogued into
#TheVideoGameLibrary
❗️
The
@mediapalpal
collection of
#VideoGame
Encyclopedias offers nearly 3,000 pages of coverage for the Adventure, Arcade, Simulation, Action and RPG genres!
If you can read Japanese, check these out!
Link in thread 👇
REMEMBER❗️ There's a website dedicated to cataloguing every single
#VideoGame
book EVER published 🤯
#TheVideoGameLibrary
has thousands of books already, and more are added every day. 🥰
👉 Retweet to SPREAD THE WORD to anyone who might enjoy! 🙏♥️📚
One of my first (and favourite) entries into
#TheVideoGameLibrary
was
@jasonschreier
's
#BloodSweatAndPixels
.
If you haven't read it yet, you owe it to yourself to grab a copy. Check out all the different languages!
You can find out more about it here:
Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers out there! ♥️ You're all incredible, and deserve about 364 more of these per year 🙏
Speaking of Mothers...have you guys checked out some of these books? They're amazing!
#Mother
#Earthbound
#MothersDay
A critically acclaimed videogame culture magazine that pairs reflections and ideas of some of the best writers and developers in the industry with specially-commissioned illustrations from leading image-makers.
@NonTrotski
@tuyoki
@tobyfox
@adamctierney
Dive into the world of
#DragonQuest
with over 500 beautiful illustrations by Akira Toriyama ♥️
Released to commemorate 30 years of this imaginative universe, this book is a celebration of the magic that he helped bring to life.
A little different from the typical fare in
#TheVideoGameLibrary
, but I absolutely love these Hand-Drawn Game Guides from the incredibly talented
@heyphilsummers
.
If you get a chance, be sure to check out his page in the library, and his website!
👉
Here's a weird one from
#TheVideoGameLibrary
Don't see many people talking about
#LSDDreamEmulator
. It was only ever released in Japan, and the Limited Edition bundle came with this book: a Dream Journal of dreams (and nightmares) that inspired the game.
In a world where men are monsters and monsters are men—who is the real monster?
Through a series of essays, this book delves into the
#Psychology
of
#TheWitcher
franchise.
Congrats to
@DrKowert
and this talented team of authors‼️
Find out more here:
👉
🚨1 MONTH ANNIVERSARY!🚨
Well, it's been a month since I started this crazy project.
Thank ALL OF YOU who've been so supportive💕📚
Here are some stats for the first month:
# of Books Added: 1,533
# of Followers: 500
# of Site Visits: 1,191
📖
Reminder that
@romero
’s “DOOM GUY: LIFE IN FIRST PERSON” will be one of the best books you’ll read this year❗️
Highest recommendation from The Video Game Library 📚 📚 📚
Friendly reminder that the English translation of "
#Nioh
&
#Nioh2
: Official Artworks" is right around the corner, courtesy of
@UdonEnt
! 📚
Included inside is character artwork, monster designs, key art, rough concepts and more!
👉
In efforts to help
@MetroidDatabase
get
#MetroidDread
trending again, let's pull this one off the shelf of
#TheVideoGameLibrary
.
The Metroid Mission Logs has nearly 200 pages of gorgeous artwork from Dread and a handful of hit titles from the series.
Any fans of the
#TotalWar
series out there?
Well did you know that there were a few tie-in novels written by
@GibbinsDavid
?
"Destroy Carthage" follows the story of Fabius Petronius Secundus, his general, Scipio Aemilianus, and the Siege of Carthage.
⚔️
Dracula doesn't know what he's talking about...
#TheVideoGameLibrary
is more than a pile of books!
It represents over 10,000 authors who dedicated their talents to sharing their passion and perspective with all of us.
But enough talk...head on over!
👉
Discover Jerry Lawson, the genius who transformed gaming, in this picture-book biography 🎮📚
From inventing swappable cartridges to founding the country's first African American-owned video game company, his journey reshaped the industry forever🕹️
👉
@Shipwreck
@PeteSkerritt
Love it! Have that book up on the site, but think you'd be able to send me a quick snapshot of the 'back' cover? Would love to get the description on this record updated :)
Boot up....Jack in....Kick Ass! 💻
It's 1997 and you're only just starting to discover the power of the internet.
Who better to learn from than one of the cyber era's greatest heroes -
#DukeNukem
!?
Come get some...right here in
#TheVideoGameLibrary
! 👇
Today’s library shelf pull 📚
If you love
@DoubleFine
(and their amazing team) then you need to track down a copy of this book❗️
20 Double Fine Years explores the people, ideas and inspirations that have resulted in
#Psychonauts
#CostumeQuest
#GrimFandango
#BrokenAge
and more!
Just catalogued another super exciting book to the site - yet again, from the incredible
@lostincult
team.
"How A Game Lives" is an annotated series of 10 of
@yacobg42
most iconic essays, with commentary from some of the best writers in the industry.
👉
By popular demand, have catalogued "The Official Guide To Ultima" into
#TheVideoGameLibrary
.
Both the 1st and 2nd Editions are listed. Everything you'd ever want to know about the saga circa 1992.
What's your favourite
#Ultima
game?
👉
Very exciting news from
@tuneandfair
today!
@SimonParkin
and
@shimhaq
bring us Blood Echoes: A Bloodborne Anthology!
Time to get this catalogued into the the library!
We are excited to announce Blood Echoes: A Bloodborne Anthology, edited by
@SimonParkin
and illustrated by
@shimhaq
. Available now for pre-orders. Learn more:
#Bloodborne
🎉 2-YEAR ANNIVERSARY 🎉
It's official: is 2-years old today❗️
Since starting this crazy project, we've catalogued over 10,000
#VideoGame
books to help fans, academics, readers and researchers learn more about games.
Thank YOU for all the support! ♥️🙏
HEY! LISTEN!🧚♀️
"Summoned by The Great Deku Tree, a young Kokiri warrior named Link leaves his peaceful village to stop an evil curse that has befallen the innocent inhabitants of Hyrule."
Fan of
#Zelda
#OcarinaOfTime
?
Then check out this novel:
#TLOZ
A rare addition to
#TheVideoGameLibrary
this morning! 📚
A
#FinalFantasy
Choose Your Own Adventure book from 1987. 🤯
❓ Curious if any fans have heard of this one ❓
"Can you obtain the Water Crystal and become the true Hero of Light?"
💎
Any lucky Astoltia adventurers out there?
Well if you're a fan of
#DragonQuestX
, then you'll want to check out this 10th Anniversary Memorial Book released only in Japan 🇯🇵
Timelines, photo contests and events, music lists, dev interviews and more!
👉
Coming in at nearly 400 pages, this book is the most in-depth look at
#Control
you'll find.
From narrative design to in-game architecture, character outfits to combat design - and everything in between.
Thanks to
@MachineHidden
for this contribution!
👉
I wish MY grade-school text books were
#DragonQuest
themed! 🤯
Check out this awesome collection of books where you defeat monsters and complete quests on your journey to learn Math and Kanji! 📚
👉
Today's feature from
#TheVideoGameLibrary
is another exciting book from the fantastic team over at
@lostincult
. ❤️📚
The definitive art and making-of book, “Sable: Design Works” will take you on an expedition across the vast deserts of Midden.
👉
#Sable
Here's why
#TheVideoGameLibrary
is a great resource for....
🗺️ LEVEL DESIGNERS
Level Design is about making fun, challenging and engaging spaces for players to interact with.
THOUSANDS of
#GameDesign
books in here - but here's a few on
#LevelDesign
:
👉
A huge THANK YOU goes out to
@frankcifaldi
and the team at
@GameHistoryOrg
for the amazing help with getting some harder to find books up on onto the site! 🙏
Thanks to this, I’m closing in on 1,700 books catalogued! ❤️
#RoadTo2000
📚
Phew.....it's finally complete! 🎉
By popular demand, the ENTIRE run of Verlag Werner Hülsbusch
#GameStudies
volumes have been catalogued into
#TheVideoGameLibrary
! 📚
Check them all out here, and SHARE with any fellow Game Studies aficionados. 🙏♥️
👉
Released alongside Vol. 20 of Marukatsu Super Famicom, this book contains a detailed guide for A Link to the Past, a basic guide for The Legend of
#Zelda
and Zelda II and a manga throughout the last half of the book.
All courtesy of
@HistoryofHyrule
🙏❤️
Here's why
#TheVideoGameLibrary
is a great resource for....
⚪️ HISTORY BUFFS
From World Wars to the Middle Ages, Ancient Greece to the Haitian Revolution, there are countless books on the intersect between
#VideoGames
and World History & Events.
Here:
👉
In a moment of
#MeToo
,
#BlackLivesMatter
, and efforts to transform current political realities,
@KishonnaGray
and
@drdavidjleonard
's Woke Gaming illustrates the power and potential of video games to foster change and become a catalyst for social justice.
Scheduled to release later this year,
@alan_meades
'
#ArcadeBritannia
shines light on the differences between British and North American arcades, and their rich history through tecnological, social, cultural and legislative perspectives.
Check it out here:
There's a few meals between now and the time
#GodOfWarRagnarok
comes out. So time to get cooking! 🪓
Craft mouthwatering dishes from the Norse realms of Midgard, Alfheim, Jötunheim, and beyond in God of War: The Official Cookbook of the Nine Realms. ♥️
👉
Here's why
#TheVideoGameLibrary
is a great resource for....
🔴 PARENTS
Offering a (very) wide range of perspectives, Parents can find books on how powerful a healthy balance of
#VideoGames
can be for your children.
Here's just a few to get you started:
Next up for
#InternationalWomensDay
, is "Women in Historical & Archaeological Video Games"
It focuses on the depiction of women in
#VideoGames
set in historic periods or archaeological contexts. From ancient China to the realm of Hyrule.
#archaeogaming
World-Builders on World-Building is a fascinating deep dive into the practical problems of world-building in video games and beyond.
Ideal for students, scholars and practitioners interested in game studies. 👇
@henryjenkins
@clarafv
@sajon77
@kinojabber
Huge congratulations to
@EmmaJoyReay
for the release of her new book "The Child in Videogames"!! 👶
This is a great addition to the
#GameStudies
section of the site, and I can't wait to read it for myself! 📚♥️
👉
Thank you so much to
@TimelessGamerN
for the interview ♥️
Please consider passing this along to others who might be interested in
#TheVideoGameLibrary
as a resource.
🙏📚🙏📚🙏📚🙏📚
Felt like a
#Commodore
morning in the library. 📚
This book charts the history of the
#CommodoreAmiga
, celebrating the games and offering memoirs from those that created the graphics, code and music on this iconic computer.
👉
@AmigaL0ve
@JudgeDrokk
Comprising over 30 interwoven voices, this beautifully produced book offers unprecedented insight into the craft and ambition behind
#FinalFantasyVII
.
If you're an
#FFVII
fan, be sure to share this in your circles. ♥️
Library entry:
@ROMvg
@LattMeone
For all you
#chiptune
lovers out there, check out this entry in
#TheVideoGameLibrary
!🎶
Bits & Pieces traces the simple beeps of the earliest arcade games, through the murky shadows of the digital underground, to global festivals and movie soundtracks.
🎸
Sex and Sexuality in
#VideoGames
📚
From
#HotCoffee
to the emergence of same-sex romance options in RPGs, "Rated M For Mature" is a fantastic resource on this topic.
Check out this, along with THOUSANDS more
#GameStudies
books right here:
💕
Libraries are wonderful 📚 ♥️
Come visit, browse around, and find that perfect book you didn’t even know existed 📖
The more you look, the more secrets there are to discover!
👉
Did You Know⁉️
#Myst
actually had a short-lived comic book run.
It was originally planned as a four-issue series. Though it sadly never made it past Issue
#1
🤯
You can check out Issue
#0
and Issue
#1
right here in
#TheVideoGameLibrary
:
👉
Emulation is evil.
Video games teach our kids to kill.
We're a nation of video game addicts.
I FUNDAMENTALLY disagree with these messages!
BUT
#TheVideoGameLibrary
IS NOT in the business of removing books I disagree with.
Please remember that before sending angry messages ♥️
Assembling and deciphering the manual in
#Tunic
was one of the most enjoyable and rewarding gaming experiences of last year (for me).🦊
If you were also a fan, then make sure to check out this high-quality reproduction being published by
@Fangamer
! ❤️
👉
Exclusive artwork
Thought-provoking analysis
Insightful interviews with the creators and composer
The brilliant minds at
@lostincult
are bringing us another incredible entry in their Design Works collection. 📚
This time, for
@eastwardgame
♥️
👉
Every time I flip through the pages of the
#Earthbound
strategy guide, I’m blown away by how much creativity went into putting it together. 🤯
Easily one of my favourite guides ♥️ 📚
Looking to broaden your
#GameStudies
horizons, but not sure where to start❓
Back in 2008, author
@fransmayra
wrote a brilliant textbook introduction to this emerging field. 📚
You can check it out right here in
#TheVideoGameLibrary
👇
📣 APPRECIATION THREAD 📣
As we cross the 6-month mark since starting , I wanted to put together a quick appreciation thread for all of you who've helped use your platform to support and spread word about the site. ♥️
1/?
More
#GameStudies
to look forward to in 2024!📚
@AgaWaszkiewicz
's book scrutinizes how various meta devices, such as breaking the fourth wall and unreliable narrator, change and adapt when translated into the uniquely interactive medium of digital games.
Sharing some more
#InternationalWomensDay
books, here is "Gamer Girls" 📚
Discover the women behind the
#VideoGames
we love—the iconic games they created, the genres they invented, the studios they built—and how they changed the industry forever.
👉