rbudrick
04-05-2004, 05:21 PM
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4872338030/250-7768612-4926644
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4915540650/250-7768612-4926644
Guys,
I must tell you, though it wwas expensive, I would have paid double for these books.
The first contain interviews with the original developers of the Famicom including Shigeru Miyamoto, Yuji Horii and many others. GREAT interviews where they talk about the early years and the current state of things. It also contains a list of every Famicom game ever released (As far as I can tell), and a short description (some a few lines, some a paragraph, some a page), of all of them. There is a picture of every game box (includes all FDS games). They are listed by release date and the book is in English AND Japanese!!! You simply can't be without this book! It was released by the Tokyo Metropolitan Fine Arts Museum of Photography, if I remember correctly. The pictures are awesome, the interviews are just a killer additional bonus. Being able to read it in English is priceless. It is just SUCH a good book. A bit on the Engrish side in a few parts, but it's osme of the most legible Engrish ever (the book is heavy on typos, some of which I even caught in Japanese, but no big deal).
The second book is very similar, and may even be from the same publisher, as the fonts and many other things are very similar, but it is quite different just the same. It is an encyclopedia of every Famicom game released. There are 4 games per page and the encyclopedia is 2 books (they come in a cool cardboard glossy sleeve). The book is all Japanese and is in alphabetical (syllabetical?) order by title according to the standard Japanese order (a, ka, sa, ta, na, ha, ma, ya, ra, wa, n, I think, I don't remember!). It lists A paragraph on each game, it's release date, a screenshot of the title screen, a pic of the game, the box, and a shot of the gameplay. The FDS games are in alphabetical order in it's own section. This encylopedia has a few other things in it I haven't fully translated yet, but there is definitely a large cheat code section for Famicom games.
These two books even include listings forthe Barcode games!
I am so happy with these books, I could shit myself, they are just so thorough.
DP, if there's ever a list in the guide for Famicom games, these are THE resource.
-Rob
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4915540650/250-7768612-4926644
Guys,
I must tell you, though it wwas expensive, I would have paid double for these books.
The first contain interviews with the original developers of the Famicom including Shigeru Miyamoto, Yuji Horii and many others. GREAT interviews where they talk about the early years and the current state of things. It also contains a list of every Famicom game ever released (As far as I can tell), and a short description (some a few lines, some a paragraph, some a page), of all of them. There is a picture of every game box (includes all FDS games). They are listed by release date and the book is in English AND Japanese!!! You simply can't be without this book! It was released by the Tokyo Metropolitan Fine Arts Museum of Photography, if I remember correctly. The pictures are awesome, the interviews are just a killer additional bonus. Being able to read it in English is priceless. It is just SUCH a good book. A bit on the Engrish side in a few parts, but it's osme of the most legible Engrish ever (the book is heavy on typos, some of which I even caught in Japanese, but no big deal).
The second book is very similar, and may even be from the same publisher, as the fonts and many other things are very similar, but it is quite different just the same. It is an encyclopedia of every Famicom game released. There are 4 games per page and the encyclopedia is 2 books (they come in a cool cardboard glossy sleeve). The book is all Japanese and is in alphabetical (syllabetical?) order by title according to the standard Japanese order (a, ka, sa, ta, na, ha, ma, ya, ra, wa, n, I think, I don't remember!). It lists A paragraph on each game, it's release date, a screenshot of the title screen, a pic of the game, the box, and a shot of the gameplay. The FDS games are in alphabetical order in it's own section. This encylopedia has a few other things in it I haven't fully translated yet, but there is definitely a large cheat code section for Famicom games.
These two books even include listings forthe Barcode games!
I am so happy with these books, I could shit myself, they are just so thorough.
DP, if there's ever a list in the guide for Famicom games, these are THE resource.
-Rob