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Electronic Plastic [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by J. Gielens (Author), Robert Klanten (Author), Robert Klanten (Editor) (Author)
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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag; illustrated edition edition (Sep 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 3931126447
  • ISBN-13: 978-3931126445
  • Product Dimensions: 27.8 x 24 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 192,824 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Golden Gaming Era in Garish Technicolour!, 25 Mar 2001
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I drooled over this book when it was first released late in 2000. Initially I was struck by its sheer size (30cm x 20cm) and the 176 pages packed full of bold and colourful photos of electronic games from the late 70's / early 80's era of my youth. But I passed-off this initial encounter as a moment of nostalgic weakness and put it down when I saw its high price tag.

But over the following weeks I found myself irresistibly drawn back to this book. And the deeper that I delved into each of the sections, the more I discovered the sheer wealth of factual data within. Each of the major manufacturers of the era, Atari, Casio, Entex, Grandstand and Tomy receives its own section, and many/most games are shown accompanied by scans of original packaging and listed with data such as year, size and even battery requirements. However the extremely small font size set against garish pages make these details easy to overlook.

The culprit behind the visual madness is Büro Destruct. They have used enlarged game characters, icons and original colours to create a graphical grammar that transforms the book itself into an item of vintage allure.

The eight-page prologue is also hidden amongst the bold, and like myself, you may find yourself leaving this until last. But don't. It provides a summary of the development of games that helps to put all of the book's weird and wonderful spectacles into some kind of context.

David Gowing - UK Retro Calculators, Electronic Games, Robots, Mobile Phones, Watches & Jewellery

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superior quality!!, 26 Aug 2001
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I was lucky enough to purchase this rare-find in a small English bookstore in Amsterdam! An excellent reference to rekindle old skool hand-held memories along w/providing a good reference in your future Ebay efforts. For anyone who is a fan of electronic hand held video game prior to Nintendo's Game Boy, this is a *MUST BUY*.
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5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful - an unmissable look at vintage electronic games, 13 Mar 2001
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This book is a must-have-item for two reasons: content and design. If you're at all interested in vintage computer games, you will find this book a treasure trove of info, images and nostalgia. It's the images that makes it such an instant hit. The wizards at buro destruct who designed the layout have made sure that every game is lovingly shown in dazzling color and with original packaging and artwork. Sheer fun and beautifully presented. Only downside is, you may be overcome by an urge to start collecting old Game & Watch games.
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