Old Gamers History Vol. 9
OLD GAMERS HISTORY
The shooting-game volumes of a 16-part series (最盛期編 1987-1991); vols 1-2 are simulation, not shmup.
ABOUT
Volume 9 of Old Gamers History, Hiroaki Sudo's retro gaming series from Mediapal, published in March 2016 at 161 pages. Subtitled the Golden Age, it covers 1987 to 1991, the five years the book calls the brightest in video game history, and the stretch in which the shooting game reached its commercial and creative peak.
The headline games are the big arcade titles of the period, Darius, Gradius II and R-Type among them, but the book pairs the famous works with oddities even enthusiasts have missed. Presented in 160 full-colour pages with screenshots and rare contemporary documents, it also follows the industry story around the games: the shockwaves that major announcements sent through the business, and the way new sub-genres were being established. With volumes 8 and 10 it forms a continuous three-part history of the genre from 1971 to 2005.
CONTENTS
- Shooting games of the golden age, 1987-1991
- Darius, Gradius II, R-Type and the era's major titles
- Oddities and obscurities alongside the classics
- Full-colour screenshots and rare contemporary documents
- Industry context: major announcements and new sub-genres
DESCRIPTION
The five years in which video games shone brightest, gathered in one volume. Darius, Gradius II and R-TYPE stand alongside the other big shooting-game titles. The changing history of video games is condensed into a single book: famous works everyone knows and oddities even enthusiasts have not heard of, recreating the genre's golden age. 160 full-colour pages with many screenshots and rare contemporary documents. This ninth volume centres on the peak years of the shooting game and the classics that defined them, showing how the industry reacted to major announcements and how new sub-genres were established.
テレビゲームが最も輝いていた5年間をここに集結 『ダライアス』『グラディウスII』『R-TYPE』などシューティングゲームを代表するビッグタイトルが揃い踏み! 時代と共に移り変わるテレビゲームの歴史をこの1冊に集約 誰もが知っている大作やマニアにも知られていない奇作などシューティングゲームの全盛期をここに再現! マニアも納得! 160ページフルカラーで画面写真や当時の貴重な資料を多数掲載 シリーズ9巻目の本書はシューティングゲームの全盛期を中心に時代を彩った名作達を紹介していきます。 業界を驚かせた大作発表時の余波や新たなジャンルを確立させていった傑作など当時のゲーム業界の動きが手に取るように分かります。
Translated by this site from the publisher's Japanese blurb.
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WHERE TO GET IT
Searched 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.
