Arcade Themed Coffee Table Books

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Are there any books comprised of just flyers with a small history of each game? Kinda like a print version of a KLOV entry but actually with accurate info and decent pictures? Are there any other good arcade history books that aren't just generic copies of the same things we see over and over and over? Like "History of Atari, Arcade division", or "The History of Taito, from Space Invaders to Double Dragon", or "Bally/Midway: Games, Ghosts n Devils" or something along those lines?
 
Let's write one! By "write" I mean to compile arcade flyers from our favorite games, gain permission to reprint and find a publisher. Doesn't sound all that difficult really.
 
Let's write one! By "write" I mean to compile arcade flyers from our favorite games, gain permission to reprint and find a publisher. Doesn't sound all that difficult really.

I'm with you. Man that would be a good read. I'd love looking at the pictures too. Let's start today!! I think I still have my old copy of Quark Express somewhere. We could do this as a co-op, and then everyone that participates gets a free copy. We'd sell off the rest of the stock and I'd get to keep the money as it was essentially my idea. Sweet!!!
 
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I'm with you. Man that would be a good read. I'd love looking at the pictures too. Let's start today!! I think I still have my old copy of Quark Express somewhere. We could do this as a co-op, and then everyone that participates gets a free copy. We'd sell off the rest of the stock and I'd get to keep the money as it was essentially my idea. Sweet!!!

I'm in. I have Quark Express too! Since Namco is the only one really pursuing copyright infringements, it might not be that hard. Since it was my idea to actually "write" the book- I'll accept half of the money. So sweet!!
 
I'm in. I have Quark Express too! Since Namco is the only one really pursuing copyright infringements, it might not be that hard. Since it was my idea to actually "write" the book- I'll accept half of the money. So sweet!!

This deal is beginning to sour.
 
I have a book called Supercade it's a pretty good coffee table arcade book, it may not be exactly what you are looking for but it's got tons of cool pictures.

http://www.amazon.com/Supercade-Vis...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1291065066&sr=1-1

+1 for Supercade.

The author Van Burnham is a friend. She bought 'her most prized possession' from me - a blue Computer Space. She did a really good job on it. It's out of print now, but can be found used on Amazon or sometimes Ebay.

Tom
 
I was gonna say that there is enough knowledge, willingness, and access to arcade stuff on this forum to get one published ourselves. I'll write some and take 1/3rd of the money.

JK. I'd just want exclusive rights to the chapters I write in case someone wants to pay to republish said specific chapters elsewhere, etc...
 
I'm in. I have Quark Express too! Since Namco is the only one really pursuing copyright infringements, it might not be that hard. Since it was my idea to actually "write" the book- I'll accept half of the money. So sweet!!

i like this idea, and since it was my idea to like it I'll accept all the money :)

also fun idea
 
Are there any books comprised of just flyers with a small history of each game? Kinda like a print version of a KLOV entry but actually with accurate info and decent pictures? Are there any other good arcade history books that aren't just generic copies of the same things we see over and over and over? Like "History of Atari, Arcade division", or "The History of Taito, from Space Invaders to Double Dragon", or "Bally/Midway: Games, Ghosts n Devils" or something along those lines?

Perhaps something like the "Encyclopedia of Video Games"? I have never seen the book, but have noticed it referenced many times when viewing game detail pages on Klov. It shows above the ebay auctions.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764319256/webmagic07

Edit: Dang you Cleverlyj, you beat my post. :)
 
what about the encyclopedia of arcade video games. it's pretty big, with a lot of game/flyer pictures. it's kind of a coffee table book.

http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Arcade-Video-Schiffer-Collectors/dp/0764319256

Looks like a great book:

The picture quality is horrendous throughout, apparently just scanned from old magazines. The pics are superimposed on bland white backrounds which, as there's little text, makes for an unbelievably amateurish looking endevour.
I just have to return this one.

As reported by several others, the photos are dreadful.
There is nothing here that you cannot get in better quality from google images or from a good MAME (Multi Arcade Machine Emulator) frontend.

I chose to return the book.


Positives:
Has lots of pictures of many games.
Informative articles.
Very in-depth information covering arcade games from 1972-86

Negatives:
A lot of the pictures are grainy or of poor quality.
Seems like the author quit playing games after 1986,as not many games are covered and the info on most of them is pretty shallow.

Overall,it is still a cool book...it just could have been an incredible book had the author not "mailed it in" when covering all games after 1986.
 
wow, those are some harsh reviews. it's not quite worth the $40 list in my opinion, but i picked mine up cheap. it's not a bad book to thumb through now and then. i think the people reviewing it make it seem worse than it is.
 
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