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« on: November 30, 2015, 09:11:33 AM »
Oh my goodness, I so want this!  It's right up my alley.  Not sure if it is worth $60 for a physical copy, though. 

https://www.kickstarter.c...de-and-review-book-of-750
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« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2015, 09:51:13 AM »
Looking at the very short reviews of these games, I just don't see that the book is worth the $60 value, unless you just like to have the pictures and the additional reviews of the non-NSTC games.  If you like nice, concise reviews of games, check out Brett Weiss' books. His 1985-1988 edition covers the NES, SMS, and the 7800. Brett is a member here and typically runs a sale around the holidays. It may be worth contacting him through a PM, though he's not a very active member and I'm not sure how often he checks it.  I have two of his books and I have been very satisfied with them. They come in hardcover (maybe more since I think they are OOP) and softcover. (http://www.amazon.com/Cla...fRID=03YB19JVNC9AK5EC051S)
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« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2015, 10:32:25 AM »
Brett answers his PMs, though it's easier to contact him through his website.
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« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2015, 01:05:07 PM »
Quote from: singlebanana on November 30, 2015, 09:51:13 AM
Looking at the very short reviews of these games, I just don't see that the book is worth the $60 value, unless you just like to have the pictures and the additional reviews of the non-NSTC games.  If you like nice, concise reviews of games, check out Brett Weiss' books. His 1985-1988 edition covers the NES, SMS, and the 7800. Brett is a member here and typically runs a sale around the holidays. It may be worth contacting him through a PM, though he's not a very active member and I'm not sure how often he checks it.  I have two of his books and I have been very satisfied with them. They come in hardcover (maybe more since I think they are OOP) and softcover. (http://www.amazon.com/Cla...fRID=03YB19JVNC9AK5EC051S)

I agree, I thought $60 is way too much for that.  I'll check out Brett's books.
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« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2015, 01:51:40 PM »
From the Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the NES Library kickstarter page:

About the reviewers


Brett Weiss is the author of the “Classic Home Video Games” series, and of The 100 Greatest Console Video Games: 1977-1987. A gamer since 1974, Weiss has had articles published in Game Informer, Classic Gamer Magazine, Retro magazine, Video Game Collector, and Video Game Trader. Find Brett at www.brettweisswords.com.


So Brett wrote part of the book.
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