As an avid midlife gamer with nostalgic interest in gaming history I enjoy reading gaming books.
In this picture you can see the gaming books I own. My favorite is “Masters of Doom” followed by “The Ultimate History of Video Games” (I am aware there is a second volume).
I would like to hear more recommendations from you.
P. S: Note that PC gaming is my thing therefore it is highly unlikely that I will get a book about consoles or console games.
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“The Ultimate Guide to Castlevania 2: Simon’s Quest”
Couldn’t have beaten the game with it.
If you’re into lore expanding fiction, I really enjoy the Halo books:
- Fall of Reach
- Contact Harvest
- Ghosts of Onyx
- Forerunner trilogy (this some deep sci-fi)
- First Strike
both of Jason Schreier’s books - Blood, Sweat, and Pixels and Press Reset
Are you interested in books that are based on game series rather than being strictly about gaming? If so you should absolutely read the Halo books, they’re fantastic. Start with The Fall of Reach.
Another game series with a great set of books is Battletech/MechWarrior. The lore behind Battletech is crazy deep, I’ve watched so many YouTube videos about it and have only scratched the surface. I’ve only read one of the books but I want to get more of them.
I haven’t read either, but the following two are on my list:
- John Romero actually has a book coming out in like 3 days called DOOM Guy: Life in First Person
- Mark Brown from Game Maker’s Toolkit recommends Spelunky by Derek Yu (by the dev of, well, Spelunky).