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Train2Game News Artcade The Book of Classic Arcade Game Art

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Funstockretro.co.uk, Europe’s no.1 retro destination, are proud to announce that pre-orders for Tim Nicholl’s new illustrative book (published by Bitmap Books),  Artcade – The Book of Classic Arcade Game Art, are now being accepted.

This stylish yet informative book has been painstakingly put together by Tim Nicholls and provides forty years of Arcade marquee artwork in a glorious A4 Landscape hardback book that’s presented in a protective spot varnished dust jacket. Each marquee illustrated in the book has been scanned from the original source material and digitally restored to their former glory to create the ultimate arcade visual experience.

As part of this book readers will be able to re-experience their favourite arcade marquees from iconic titles such as Pac-Man, Q-Bert, Defender and Punch-out. Alongside these digitally restored marquee’s is also a selection of interviews with artists Larry Day and the late Python Anghelo.

Artcade – The Book of Classic Arcade Game Art is a collectors dream for fans of classic arcade gaming.

Key Features:

    Published by Bitmap Books; creators of the Visual Compendiums
    Contains 40 years of Arcade Marquee artwork across 324 pages
    Features interviews with Larry Day and the late Python Anghelo
    Hardback book with a protective spot varnished dust jacket

Where to get it:

Artcade – The Book of Classic Arcade Game Art is available to pre-order at:  http://www.funstockretro.co.uk

Train2Game News ZX Spectrum A Visual Compendium

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Bitmap Book’s third highly anticipated ode to classic gaming has arrived; introducing the ZX Spectrum: A Visual Compendium.

A brand new book that explores the visual side of the ZX Spectrum and its games; and it is now available (with Worldwide shipping) exclusively at Europe’s Number One Retro Gaming Destination,  FunstockRetro.co.uk

“It really is a thing of beauty. The ZX Spectrum has some of the most iconic imagery in video gaming history and this book brings that together masterfully. From the sheer volume of images and pages (304!) to the variety, it’s a fascinating read and something anyone with even the slightest interest in either the ZX Spectrum, or retro gaming in general would be thrilled to own. I can’t recommend this enough!” – quoted Andy Pearson, General Manager at FunstockRetro.co.uk

With over 300 pages and printed lithographically to the highest possible print standards; the ZX Spectrum: Visual Compendium is the ideal companion to anyone’s Spectrum collection.

Expertly crafted by veteran graphic designer and life long fan, Sam Dyer (founder of Bitmap Books) has put this together masterfully. Previous works of Sam Dyer also include the Commodore Amiga: A Visual Commpendium and Commodore 64: A Visual Commpendium; both of which are also available through Funstock.