Ultra Massive Video Game Console Guide Volume 1

Ultra Massive Video Game Console Guide is a great video game book. If you're a long time fan of video gamesyou'll enjoy the memories it will give you. If you're a younger game player, who is interested in what came before, you'llenjoy it. If you're a die-hard collector who already knows a bunch of stuff, you still just may find a few surprises in here.Mark Bussler has clearly spent hundreds of hours painstakingly photographing vintage hardware. The photography inthis book is wonderful. In fact, if you just love photography, you may just want this book.As advertised, it does have some pretty good overviews of each of the platforms covered inside. It also does have some goodsuggestions on games for a person to pick up if they're just getting into collecting games. There's also a lot of humor in it for old timers, and newcomers alike.There really isn't too much I can fault with in this book aside from one typographical error (Street Fighter II Turbo was referenced as Champion Edition). Other than that one issue, it's a great book.Now the book doesn't go into deep technical specs of the platforms inside, or go into in depth looks at the lives of industry pioneers. So if you're looking for a book that will tell you all about the life of Nolan Bushnell or the design of the MOS 6502 chip variant in the Atari 2600, you'll want something else. But if you want a laid back book, choc full of great video game stuff, and some advice on where to build a collection, I think you'll enjoy Ultra Massive Video Game Console Guide.

This book is great. It has very high detail photos of the game systems in very unexpected places, but more importantly, it's just a great guide that provides an overview for a lot of game systems. It also has recommendations for people who want to get into collecting for any of them and they are practical suggestions that typically include some cheap selections some not-so-cheap selections and good description for each so you can decide which one is for you. This book is a great way for retro game collectors to branch out and discover new systems that they may not be familiar with and start collecting for them. It's also a celebration of classic systems that most game collectors are aware of. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in retro video games or video game collecting.

I am a fan of the classic game room program and a fan of the review stylings of the author, Mark Bussler. I was not sure how this style would translate to the print medium. My worries were unfounded. The written word is a delightful delivery mechanism for the CGR style. Whilst reading the book, curled up in front of my fireplace, glass of single malt scotch resting comfortably next to me, hunting hound at my feet, I hear the author's voice in my head as the words pass before my eyes. Have I been transported to 2085? Is Mark in the room with me? No, those dulcet tones are just in my head. The above was really a commentary on my enjoyment of cgr , but this book has very nice photography, starter guides for new collectors, and commentary with that Bussler pizzaz. Just be forewarned, this is a product of a tamer version of Sega fan boy Mark but he is fair and balanced in his assessments. Looking forward to volume 2. The content is very good but the paper quality and cover is a step below that of pay contri's nes guidebook. That book is also much more expensive so the step down in material quality is not unexpected. Well worth the money I spent on this book

A splendid look at a selection of classic consoles! Vibrant and beautiful photography.Neophyte collectors: the lavish photos provide a great example of each system. From there youcan conduct proper research and find the collection that is right for you.Experienced collector: whether you're too lazy to get up from the Xbox, PS4, or steam machine,or cant be bothered to dig in the closet behind the old Christmas ornaments - this massive bookis a fantastic way to relive your experiences and fantasize about possible additions.Should you buy this book? You already have. By the time realize that it will be in your mailbox!(time travelers disclaimer: not responsible for events in your time stream.)Hints: not a _definitive_ guide with every last detail and not a how-to guide.

The content is great, even the photography is really good and creative. You can tell a lot of passion went into this book. However, what saddens me deeply is the extremely low resolution of the print quality. The photos look horrible!

If you are interested in collecting vintage video games, this is a must buy.A guide to many classic game systems and their best games from an expert collector.Informative and beautifully photographed, and as laugh-out-loud funny as one would expect from the creator of Classic Game Room.

Great book filled with tons of info and Mark's unique humour, would recommend to anyone interested in video games

Ultra Massive Video Game Console Guide Volume 1 is a interesting book that is for sure. However it is not perfect. Writen and done by Mak Bussler from the iconic Internet review show Classic Game Room, it is heavily influence by it's personality which means that diversity in games is quite subjective. You better love spaceship shooter because it's video game genre that is going to be feature on almost every platform. Other than this little grippe that might annoy new collector / player to a specific console, some of the details, descriptions and informations is a little bit fuzzy or simple. That said! The rest is quite good. Page layout, recommendation and content is excellent. The picturse feature in this book are beautiful. It is really nice to have video games being capture in such a beautiful way. I do recommend this book, but I would suggest the second one first since it's by one star better than the first one (this book) Ultra Massive Video Game Console Guide Volume 1Ultra Massive Video Game Console Guide Volume 1

Great photos, this is a nice relaxing book to enjoy outside with a beer!