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The A-Z of Classic Computer Games

Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton
edited February 2006 in Sinclair Miscellaneous
I was looking around a local bookshop today and I came across this brilliant little book. The author, Jack Railton, appears to be a big fan of the Speccy as most of the book talks about our favourite games of old, e.g. Manic Miner, Chuckie Egg, Daley Thompson's Decathlon etc.

I flicked through it and it does seem to be worth buying. I didn't have the money to buy it today so I put it aside and will get it on Wednesday.

Here's a link.

Necros.
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  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited February 2006
    is this the same book?
    http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=BOOK&title=660226&p=91&g=148&pa=sr

    its just im a member of play.com
    never tried amazon
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton
    edited February 2006
    Yeah I think so. The cover is different though.
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited February 2006
    same author so it must be

    funny thing is...i bought a glastonbury book off play cos the missuses mum had it and it was brilliant........the one i got was slightly different lol...and had less pictures :(
    a picture of an old friend wasnt in the one i got :(

    by the way search on play for computer games, check out one for ?105 LOL
    bit steep

    bloody dutch :p
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton
    edited February 2006
    It looks like an university textbook. They're usually expensive. :)

    Necros.
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited February 2006
    Thanks for the post about the book Necros

    I had a look on Amazon and liked the sound of it, the book arrived this morning and its great. Some of the other retro game books on amazon seem a bit too 'american' and feature a lot of games which werent too popular over here but this one mentions a ton of well known games including many Speccy ones.

    Not tons of pictures but a very good book though
  • Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton
    edited February 2006
    I just ran to the shop and bought the book. In the acknowledgements section, our very own Nick Humphries (NickH) and Richard Hewison (Rainbird Rich) are mentioned for helping out with some of the pictures.

    Necros.
  • itsallgooditsallgood
    edited February 2006
    I have ordered this from my local bookshop :) It should be there by Friday!
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited February 2006
    I think its an excellent book, reading a bit here and there. Lots of nostalgic moments in it as well as a good dose of classic games and arcade games. Plus with the Speccy coffee table book coming along as well it should be very good
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