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Bitmap Books

50 Indie Games that Changed the World

Bitmap Books prepares new volume of Indie Games That Changed the World

2025-08-10
By: Christian Cawley
On: August 10, 2025
In: Retro merchandise

Few things beat retro gaming, but when you want to switch things around a bit, reading is one of the best alternatives, and Bitmap Books are hard to beat. They’ve listed a new book on their website, 50 Indie Games That Changed the World, and many of the titles withinRead More →

A Gremlin in the Works

Bitmap Books’ A Gremlin in the Works reissue has £10 discount

2025-05-17
By: Christian Cawley
On: May 17, 2025
In: Retro merchandise

Bitmap Books’ amazing library of retro gaming-themed titles are stunning to behold. Thick, beautifully produced volumes with full colour spreads, often running over 500 pages, they are the sort of book you can enjoy looking at as well as reading. From time to time, Bitmap Books reprints older titles, perhapsRead More →

Hurt Me Plenty from Bitmap Books

Hurt Me Plenty: Bitmap Books’ guide to FPS is coming soon

2025-03-20
By: Gaming Retro Writer
On: March 20, 2025
In: Retro merchandise

Alright, fellow frag fanatics, let’s talk about the era that shaped the shooters we love today. Yeah, I’m talking about 2003-2010. That beautiful, chaotic period where the FPS genre exploded, branched out, and basically redefined what it meant to hold a digital gun. And guess what? Bitmap Books just droppedRead More →

Game Boy The Box Art Collection

Bitmap Books confirms Spring reprints of popular retro gaming volumes

2025-02-17
By: Christian Cawley
On: February 17, 2025
In: Retro merchandise

Publishers of some of the best retro gaming books around, Bitmap Books, have announced a selection of reprinted volumes are in preparation. Heading back onto the virtual shelves of their online store this May are: Reprints coming in May 📖 🎲 A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games🎮 Game Boy: TheRead More →

Sega Logo

Deleted: SEGA Threatens Bitmap Books, Mega Drive/Genesis Visual Compendium Pulled

2025-02-13
By: Anthony Yates
On: February 13, 2025
In: Retro merchandise

Bitmap Books has made a name for itself, selling wonderfully crafted books documenting the history of video games. Their Visual Compendium series, in particular, offers a stunning range of titles covering everything from the Commodore 64 to the SNES/Super Famicom. Details about Bitmap Books’ upcoming entry into this series, SegaRead More →

Super Famicom: The Box Art Collection

Did You Get Bitmap Books’ Super Famicom: The Box Art Collection Yet?

2025-02-13
By: Bhav Soor
On: February 13, 2025
In: Retro merchandise

In 2021 Bitmap Books released the Super Famicom: Box Art Collection book featuring a series of art and information from hit Super Famicom/SNES titles like Super Metroid, Mortal Kombat, Prince of Persia and more! It’s still available, but as we’re always impressed by Bitmap Books production standards, we thought youRead More →

PC Engine: The Box Art Collection – Collector’s Edition

Bitmap Books Offers Sneak Peek at Upcoming Book, PC Engine: The Box Art Collection

2025-02-13
By: Anthony Yates
On: February 13, 2025
In: Retro merchandise

We recently covered Bitmap Books’ upcoming title on PC Engine Box Art, but it didn’t take them long to reveal a few pages on social media. Bitmap Books has posted a sneak peek on their Twitter page. 👀 SNEAK PEEK 👀 A few images of our upcoming book – PCRead More →

Game Boy The Box Art Collection

Game Boy: The Box Art Collection Reviewed

2025-02-13
By: Zahir Hassan
On: February 13, 2025
In: Retro games and gear reviewed, Retro merchandise

The Game Boy needs no introduction. It is the most popular handheld console in the world and kickstarted the popularity of the handheld consoles. It is so popular that it became a cultural icon of its own and define the generation of the late 80s to 90s. Not even itsRead More →

Run 'n' Gun: A History of On-Foot Shooters (Collector's Edition)

Very tasty! Bitmap Books’ Run ‘n’ Gun Collector’s Edition Now Available

2025-01-22
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 22, 2025
In: Retro merchandise

Bitmap Books’ Collector’s Edition for Run ‘n’ Gun: A History of On-Foot Shooters, with a lavish hardcover, is still available. Celebrating 40 years of the genre, the production run for this book was limited to 1,000 copies. Housed within a unique, full-color ammo box printed with special Pantone inks, itRead More →

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