Super Famicom: The Box Art Collection
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.89 (601 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0993012965 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 276 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-04-18 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Visual design is a huge part of his life, so creating a book is nothing new to him but designing a book of his own collection to share with others is an incredibly exciting prospect. . He'd been playing the games since my teens and before he got any older he wanted to create something special for other retro gamers like himself! As well as playing and collecting SFC games, Stuart is also a professional graphic designer with over a decade's experience in the industry. About the Author After accumula
As well as the benefits of faster, smoother, full-screen gameplay, Japanese Super Famicom cartridges came in beautiful portrait-shaped boxes, rather than the landscape packaging sold in Europe and North America. It wasn't easy being a Nintendo fan in the early 90s: the wonderful Super Famicom was released in Europe as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, but it was hobbled by a bordered, 50Hz image and delayed release schedule. The book features around 250 titles, including many rare examples and some that have never before been documented in print. The stylish, intricate Japanese designs were almost always superior to that afforded the western releases. Includes a foreword by long-time games journalist Steve Jarratt, launch editor of Edge and Nintendo magazine Total!.Super Famicom: The Box Art Collection is an unmissable treat for anyone who had a passion for Nintendo's 16-bit games console, and who came to embrace the distinctive Japanese artwork adorning these iconic games.. Sourced from the archives of renowned collector, Stuart Brett (aka Super Famicom Guy), each box is beautifully presented life-size, with a critique of the artwo
A pretty neat book A pretty neat book, for what it is and how simple it is what you see in the preview photos is what you get, don't expect anything more It could make for a neat art book to go on a coffee table, else you may question how useful this book is But it beats collecting all those Super Famicom game boxes individually Japan had the superior box art for the Super Nintendo and it is neat to have the best of it all in one book If you admire game box art, then this could be for you.. This book lets me enjoy them without dropping thousands of dollars on imports Tau Ceti The book is very high quality. I prefer the Japanese artwork of games and get dangerously close to actually buying those versions to collect. This book lets me enjoy them without dropping thousands of dollars on imports. Thank you book, my tiny apartment is thankful.. Amazon Customer said Five Stars. This book is amazing, very well curated and great design. The delivery was fast and efficient.
Visual design is a huge part of his life, so creating a book is nothing new to him but designing a book of his own collection to share with others is an incredibly exciting prospect. After accumulating a personal collection of hundreds of complete, boxed Super Famicom games over the years, Stuart wanted to share his collection with others. He'd been playing t