Reborn: The Complete Book of Immortal Shooting Games Vol. 4
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 1993-2000.
ABOUT
The final volume of Mediapal's four-part shooting game encyclopedia, released in September 2023 and covering 1993 to 2000. More than 130 games are described across 160 pages, and the volume frames the decade as a fork in the road: in North America 3D games led by the first-person shooter took over, while in Japan the vertical and horizontal scrolling shooter remained the mainstream, and the book approaches the period's history through that contrast.
Arcade games remain the focus, but the volume takes in the hardware transition of the mid-1990s, with substantial coverage of PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Nintendo 64 releases, and even the 3DO, whose shooting library was largely imported. Well-known 1990s titles sit alongside hidden gems, closing a series that, taken together, catalogues the genre continuously from 1962 to 2000.
CONTENTS
- Shooting games 1993-2000, more than 130 titles with screenshots
- Japan's scrolling shooters contrasted with the Western FPS boom
- PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Nintendo 64 shooters
- 3DO shooting games, largely from overseas
- 1990s classics and hidden gems
DESCRIPTION
The final volume of the retro shooting series. More than 130 games released between 1993 and 2000 are described in detail, from acknowledged classics to inventive one-offs. It approaches the history of the genre by contrasting North America, where 3D games led by FPS titles were the fashion, with Japan, where vertical and horizontal scrolling shooters remained the mainstream. Well-known titles of the 1990s are covered, and so are lesser-known hidden gems. Arcade games are the focus, with many titles for what was then the newest hardware: PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Nintendo 64. Shooting games for the 3DO, most of them from overseas, are included as well.
レトロシューティングシリーズ最終巻。1993年から2000年までに発売されたシューティングゲームの名作や、アイデアに溢れた斬新な作品など130本以上を詳細解説!FPSを中心とした3Dゲームがブームとなった北米の状況と、縦横方向へのスクロールゲームが主流の日本との比較からゲームの歴史に迫る。90年代を代表する有名作はもちろんのこと、あまり知られていない隠れた名作にもスポットライトを当てています。ハイスコア争いが白熱していた、あの熱い時代が甦る!アーケードゲームを中心に、当時の最新ハードであったプレイステーションやセガサターン、NINTENDO64などの作品も多数収録。海外作品が多かった3DOのSTGも掲載しています。レトロゲーム好き必携の完全保存版!
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.
