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Video Game Bible, 1985-2002

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Instead of a page-for-page read, this thick piece of literature is more for reference. With every video game console released between 1985-2002, except for Sony Playstation (possibly due to the fact that the system's life hasn't ended entirely, and these systems' have), it surprised even an aficionado on the matter such as myself. W/ a rarity/price rating system (price is based on rarity), anyone can see what potential gems their collection happens to bear. It's interesting to read about the inside stories each console holds (who knew that the 3DO actually made Trip Hawkins money?) At any rate, this is a must have for anyone who's a video game fanatic such as myself.

Indeed, this thick book has a fair amount of errors, misspellings, and the like. You can tell it was put together by a small group of enthusiasts and didn't get a professional editor to dress it up. However, the writing is really quite wonderful in a number of spots with lots of small, concise reviews for a HUGE variety of games. There was only one printing of this book before the group disbanded so it's a bit of a collectors item. I love this book and recommend it to others, warts and all!

I had high hopes for this huge undertaking, and ended up sorely disappointed. Opinion is passed off as fact, lots of information is incorrect, and the typos and grammatical errors are HORRIBLE! This is what happens when you reach for the stars, and fail. Save your money.

if you click "look inside" they show full color images
shameless cheat - amazon.com must better remove this item out !!!!!!!

it just black & white printed, no color (all pages inside)
and product pictures are low resolution
all pages look like photocopy
(on-demand publishing)
too expensive to pay