The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech: Computer, Consoles & Games book

Duke · 27 Oct 2018 at 12:04

Just saw this book advertised via Nostalgia Nerd's latest video, only £12.49 so snapped it up - comes out on 1st Nov

Remember what a wild frontier the early days of home gaming were? Manufacturers releasing new consoles at a breakneck pace; developers creating games that kept us up all night, then going bankrupt the next day; and what self-respecting kid didn't beg their parents for an Atari or a Nintendo? This explosion of computers, consoles, and games was genuinely unlike anything the tech world has seen before or since.

This thoroughly researched and geeky trip down memory lane pulls together the most entertaining stories from this dynamic era, and brings you the classic tech that should never be forgotten.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nostalgia-Nerds-Retro-Tech-Computer/dp/1781575703/

Pretty sure I'm allowed to link to that, if not the ISBN is below:

Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Ilex Press (1 Nov. 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1781575703
ISBN-13: 978-1781575703

LewisRaz · 27 Oct 2018 at 13:15

I just saw the vid too. I love this guy and had wondered why he had been a bit quiet lately.

I think I am going to wait until its in the shops and go and support my local bookstore like he suggested

Flibster · 27 Oct 2018 at 23:12

LewisRaz said:
I just saw the vid too. I love this guy and had wondered why he had been a bit quiet lately.

I think I am going to wait until its in the shops and go and support my local bookstore like he suggested

Could take a look at Hive. Order online, pickup at local bookshop, and they get a bit of cash too. Used them a few times. Not as fast as Amazon, but seems to work ok.

Duke · 7 Nov 2018 at 12:49

Book arrived the other day and looks great and is a high quality print

aardvark · 7 Nov 2018 at 12:55

thanks - ordered for my friends birthday (that i had forgotten about) this weekend - he has about 30 game systems so should like this.

Flibster · 7 Nov 2018 at 13:04

Picked mine up yesterday. Haven't had a chance to have a look through it yet.

LewisRaz · 7 Nov 2018 at 17:18

Duke said:
Book arrived the other day and looks great and is a high quality print/quality

Have you had a chance to read it yet? Ive dropped a few subtle hints to the mrs that this would be a nice xmas gift.

Duke · 7 Nov 2018 at 20:10

I've only had a quick skim through so far but to get an idea you get four pages per system, here is a sneak peak at two pages on the Amstrad

https://imgur.com/a/ivPDCZg

Housey · 7 Nov 2018 at 21:51

Bought, arrives Friday

LewisRaz · 8 Nov 2018 at 09:07

Ive caved in and ordered it. Thanks for the pics Duke. That amstrad was my first actual computer too!

Duke · 8 Nov 2018 at 11:20

Haha it was meant to be

It was my friends first computer when growing up so got to dabble with it a bit as I had a C64 at the time (if my timeline memory is accurate).

Housey · 9 Nov 2018 at 10:52

It is amongst us

Duke · 9 Nov 2018 at 12:26

Glad its hard back, its so much nicer

martos123 · 11 Nov 2018 at 11:57

Just ordered a copy, looks really good. Will make me cry at the systems I got rid of as a kid too

aardvark · 12 Nov 2018 at 13:12

gave it to my friend for his birthday and he seemed happy.
Its a good book but i would have liked it to have more systems in it - also the 'must play' games of each system are weird choices.