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An edition of GameSpite: Year One, Vol. 1 (2008)

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This is a retrospective, and essays book, about video games for for various systems. The guide is written, by various authors, in miniature articles, by the "GameSpite" website crew, about various games. It was released in two formats, a paperback version, and a hardback version. There are grey scale screenshots, for nearly each game. It also deatles the "Developer, Publisher, and type of game. The book was pblished by Blurb Inc.

Books in this series:
* GameSpite: Year One, Vol. 1 {2008}
* GameSpite: Year One, Vol. 2 {2010}
* GameSpite: Year Two {2012}

GameSpite: Quarterly/Journal series {Volumes 1-7 are called G1, through G7}
* GameSpite: Quarterly 1, Spring 2009: (Game Boy) x (20 Years) = Retrospective {2009}
GameSpite: Quarterly 2, Summer 2009: The Greatest Games of All Time {2009}
* GameSpite: Quarterly 3, Fall 2009: The Encyclopedia of 8-Bit Heroes {2009}
* GameSpite: Quarterly 4, Spring 2010: The Mechanics of Gaming {2010}
* GameSpite: Quarterly 5, Fall 2010: The NES Turns 25 {2010}
GameSpite: Quarterly 6, Winter 2010/2011: The Most Underappreciated Games of All Time {2010}
* GameSpite: Quarterly 7, Encyclopedia of 8-Bit Villains {2011}
* GameSpite: Quarterly 8, PlayStation, 15 Years Later {2011}
* GameSpite: Journal 9, Fall 1911: Games and Mortality {2011}
* GameSpite: Journal 10: Super NES Turns 20 {2011}
* GameSpite: Journal 11 {2012}
* GameSpite: Journal 12: Sega Vol. 1, Arcade through 32X {2012}

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Publisher
Blurb Inc.
Language
English
Pages
352

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Table of Contents

{Writers in order of appearance; Jeremy Parish, David Goldberg, Kat Bailey, Rene DeCoste, Bob Mackey, Andrew Bentley, Nicola Nomali, Brandon Parker, Michael Ayles, Michael Nicolai, Tomm Hulett, Cole Jones, Ben Elgin, Anthony Rogers, Johhny Driggs, Alex Baker.}
Introduction, by Jeremy Parish. 3
3 in Three, by David Goldberg. 4
Assassins Creed, by Jeremy Parish. 10
Battletoads, by Kat Bailey. 16
BioShock, Rene DeCoste. 22
Blazing Lazers, Rene DeCoste. 28
Brave Fencer Musashi, by Bob Mackey. 34
The Breath of Fire, by Andrew Bentley. 39
The Breath of Fire II, by Andrew Bentley. 45
The Breath of Fire III, by Andrew Bentley. 50
The Breath of Fire IV, by Andrew Bentley. 55
The Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter, by Andrew Bentley. 61
Contra Hard Corps, Nicola Nomali. 67
The Cryptosafari Series, by Brandon Parker. 74
Cryptosafari: The Tsuchinko. 75
Cryptosafari: The Skyfish. 80
Cryptosafari: The Loch Ness Monster. 85
Cybernator, by Michael Ayles. 89
Déja Vù, by David Goldberg. 95
Devil’s Crush, by Rene DeCoste. 100
Donkey Kong Jr. Math, by Michael Nicolai. 104
Earthbound: Coming of Age, by Tomm Hulett. 106
The Final Fantasy, by Andrew Bentley. 113
Final Fantasy Portmania. 118
Final Fantasy III. 123
Final Fantasy IV. 129
Final Fantasy IV Advance. 135
Final Fantasy V. 139
Final Fantasy VI. 146
Final Fantasy VII. 153
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. 162
Final Fantasy VIII. 168
Final Fantasy IX. 176
Final Fantasy XII. 183
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. 194
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. 199
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest. 206
Golden Axe Warrior, by Cole Jones. 210
The Granstream Saga, by Ben Elgin. 216
Guitar Hero, by Anthony Rogers. 221
Ice Hockey. 229
Ico, by Johhny Driggs. 234
Kid Icarus, by David Goldberg. 240
The Laputa Effect, Part 1, by Alex Baker. 247
The Legend of Kage, Andy Keener. 256
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, by Bob Mackey. 260
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, by Johhny Driggs. 267
Little Samson, by Cole Jones. 279
ToastyFrog Zine 6, by Jeremy Parish. 285
Footnotes. 320
The Real Dungeons & Dragons?. 328
The Wumpus. 330
The Dragon Quest Experience. 331
Final Frickin' Fantasy. 334
Nihon Falcom. 338
Suikoden. 340
The Roguelike. 342
The Rest of the Crap. 345
Mega Man Battle Network. 349
Etc. 351

Edition Notes

Published in
San Francisco, California
Series
GameSpite: Year/Quarterly/Journal

Contributors

Editor
Jeremy Parish
Writer
Jeremy Parish
Writer
David Goldberg
Writer
Kat Bailey
Writer
Rene DeCoste
Writer
Bob Mackey
Writer
Andrew Bentley
Writer
Nicola Nomali
Writer
Brandon Parker
Writer
Michael Ayles
Writer
Michael Nicolai
Writer
Tomm Hulett
Writer
Cole Jones
Writer
Ben Elgin
Writer
Anthony Rogers
Writer
Johhny Driggs
Writer
Alex Baker

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
352
Dimensions
20.5 x 13 x 2.3 centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27011302M

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