Reborn: The Complete Book of Immortal Shooting Games Vol. 3
甦る不滅のシューティングゲーム大全
Volume of a four-part shmup encyclopedia; this one covers 1988-1992.
ABOUT
The third volume of Mediapal's shooting game encyclopedia, released in June 2023 and covering 1988 to 1992, the period the book itself treats as the genre's peak. The format holds steady: more than 130 games across 160 pages, every one illustrated with full-colour screenshots, spanning arcade and home hardware without distinction.
The selection mixes the sequels to the major series that had fans enthralled with lesser-known games the mainstream press passed over, and it does not shy from the era's notorious difficulty, presenting the games that reduced players to tears alongside the celebrated ones. The framing is explicitly aimed at the players who lived through the high-score culture of the late Showa and early Heisei years, the readers who staked everything on a clear or stood watching a superplayer at the local arcade.
CONTENTS
- Shooting games 1988-1992, more than 130 titles with screenshots
- Sequels to the major late-80s series
- Lesser-known and high-difficulty games of the period
- Arcade and home hardware covered together
DESCRIPTION
The third volume in this retro-gaming series, which covers games across all hardware, turns to the height of the shooting game. More than 130 titles are introduced, from sequels to the major series that had fans enthralled to lesser-known hidden gems. Every game is presented with full-colour screenshots. It covers the famous titles of the late Showa and early Heisei years alongside games difficult enough to bring a player to tears, described in detail and with the excitement of the time intact. For anyone who once staked everything on clearing a shooting game, or who was moved watching a high-scorer play.
ハードの垣根を越えたレトロゲームをフィーチャーしたシリーズ第3弾は、シューティングゲームの最盛期に迫ります。ファンを熱狂させた大作シリーズの続編から、あまり知られてこなかった隠れた名作まで130本以上を紹介。全ての作品がフルカラーの画面写真付きで掲載され、当時の記憶が甦る!昭和から平成にかけての激動の時代を彩ったあの名作や、悔し涙を流すほどの高難易度ゲームまで、当時の興奮をそのままに徹底詳解シューティングゲームの攻略に命をかけていた貴方、ハイスコアラーのプレイに感動した貴方も、本書を1度手に取ってみませんか。
Translated by this site from the publisher's Japanese blurb.
DETAILS
WHERE TO GET IT
￥2,200 on the listingSearched by ISBN, so a shop that has this exact edition will show it and one that does not will come back empty. Most of these were printed in Japan and never distributed elsewhere.
