Links to interesting gaming websites and to people from social networks that are interesting to read. I have provided some small description of each of one to quickly guess if they could be interesting for you.
Make sure to check the bottom part of the webpage where you'll find a list of video game book publishers.
Hardcoregaming101: In Hardcoregaming101 you'll find articles based on games both old and new. It is one of the few websites that somehow makes you reminisce about the feelings of reading a videogame magazine when you were a kid.
Games from the Black Hole by Ashley Day: "A blog about old games! That’s it. Don’t read too much into the title. I just think it sounds cool"
Kimimi The Game-Eating She-Monster by Kimimi: Videogame related articles by Kimimi
Simon Carless website: "Simon Carless has been working in and around the video game industry for over two decades. He’s passionate about games, art, people, and bringing amazing creative endeavors to light via discoverability and curation." A really long video game-related CV
Secret of Mana Redux: Secret of Mana fansite. The link takes you to the Wayback Machine as it is no longer online
Mana Redux: The new Secret of Mana Redux website
RetroCollect Video Game Database: "Our release lists and rarity guides feature some of the most extensive information online, such as all known variants of each game and high resolution scans"
Legends of Localization: "The Legends of Localization series takes a detailed look at video game translation and how games change during the translation process" by Clyde Mandelin
Blame the Control Pad: Another videogame website that sadly disappeared. The link takes you to the Wayback Machine. "A collection of articles about the less known, often overlooked console and arcade videogames of the past that deserve a second look. Add some history and a whole bunch of trivia and you'll have a good idea of what this site is about."
Unseen64: "Unseen64 is an archive for cancelled games & their lost media"
Video Game History Foundation: "The Video Game History Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and teaching the history of video games"
The Video Game Library: "Your one stop resource on books about games". A really impressive effort. You could browse the site for ages.
CRPG Addict: "This blog is about my personal journey (roughly chronologically) through 40 years of computer role-playing games (CRPGs). I play each game and discuss its strengths and weaknesses, its place in the history of RPGs, its influences, and just what it's like to play the game today"
Flying Omelette: A lovely webpage reviewing all kinds of games and shrines to some classic games (Drakkhen, Azure Dreams, Equinox, The Magic of Scheherezade, etc.). I specially like its Secret of Mana oddities page ( https://www.flyingomelette.com/oddities/oddities25.html )
Rokuso: "Éste tratará principalmente del análisis de videojuegos que vaya jugando y me apetezca comentar, para bien o para mal." by Rokuso
Vulcano 8: 8-bit retro video games from Vulcano 8 (Mastodon)
Jeremy Parish: "Retronauts Co-Host, Press Run/Limited Run Media Curator, NES Works Producer, and Occasional Human"
Simon Carless: "Founder, @GameDiscoverCo. Board @GameHistoryOrg (Formerly: IGF, GDC, dev.) Newsletter: http://newsletter.gamediscover.co"
Chris Kohler: "Editorial Director, "The Making of Karateka" & more @DigitalEclipse"
Chris Schilling: "Deputy editor, Edge. Game & film critic, Total Film"
Nick Thorpe: "Features Editor for @RetroGamer_Mag"
Frank Cifaldi: "Founder, director and noisemaker @GameHistoryOrg"
Dominic Tarason: "Veteran freelance games crit & PR. Hyped for indie games & mods. Bylines on RPS, PC Gamer, PCGamesN"
Felipe Pepe: "Brazilian living in Tokyo. Editor of the CRPG Book, a free book on the history of Computer Role-Playing Games"
John Ricciardi: "Tokyo-based game lover/gatherer and 8-4 & SDX co-founder"
Benj Edwards: "AI and ML Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech Historian. Fast Company / The Atlantic / Retronauts / Creator http://Vintagecomputing.com, The Culture of Tech"
Video Game History Foundation: "Nonprofit dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and teaching the history of video games"
The Video Game Library: "THOUSANDS of Video Game Books catalogued! New books added daily"
Bitmap Books: "When Bitmap Books was established in 2014, our founder Sam Dyer had a vision that was as ambitious as it was straightforward. He wanted to create and publish the highest quality, most visually splendid gaming books ever produced. Since then, Bitmap’s team of global collaborators have produced numerous award-winning titles that celebrate the software, hardware, developers, and code shops that laid down the foundations for the billion-dollar game industry we all know and love today.". The CRPG Book: A Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games, The art of Point-and-Click Adventure Games, The Games That Weren't, PC Engine: The Box Art Collection, A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games, Sinclair ZX Spectrum: a visual compendium, SNES/Super Famicom: a visual compendium, Game Boy: The Box Art Collection, Super Famicom: The Box Art Collection, Commodore Amiga: a visual compendium, NES/F micom: a visual compendium, NEOGEO: A Visual History, Atari 2600/7800: a visual compendium, SEGA® Master System: a visual compendium
Read-only Memory: "Read-Only Memory publishes beautiful books on videogames and their surrounding subcultures". Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works, Sega Dreamcast: Collected Works, Arcade Game Typography, Japansoft: An Oral History, Like a Hurricane: An Unofficial Oral History of Street Fighter II, The Making of Dune II, The Making of Micro Machines, Sega Arcade: Pop-Up History, The Bitmap Brothers: Universe, Videogame Atlas: Mapping Interactive Worlds, Britsoft: An Oral History
Limited Run Books: Among others, they publish the * Works books by Jeremy Parish. Super NES Works, NES Works, Virtual Boy Works, The History of Sunsoft, Atari Archive, NES Endings Compentium, SG-1000 Works
Daniel Primed books: Game Design Companion: A Critical Analysis of Wario Land 4, Adventures in Games Analysis: Volume I, Speed Boost: The Hidden Secrets Behind Arcade Racing Game Design
Microzeit: "ndependent publisher focusing on the digital scene, culture and computer history. Entertaining essays about the pioneering days of the games industry. From 8 to 16-bit. Atari, Amstrad, Sinclair, Commodore, Nintendo, Sega. Games, demos and software piracy.". Breakin' The Borders, STAMIGA: The flame Wars, CRACKERS
Heroes de Papel: Spanish. Not focused only on games
GamePress: Spanish. Among others, they publish Hardcoregaming101's books translations to Spanish. La Leyenda de Dragon Quest, Yo Contra el Barrio – La guía de los Beat ‘Em Ups, La Historia de Dinamic, Super Nintendo Legends, Mega Drive Legends
Star-T Magazine Books: Spanish. Cohetes rosas sobre cielos Nintendo, Play Historia
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