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More than 350 pages, 388 game reviews, interviews, complete history, Collector's Guide... Everything you need to know about Nintendo 64!

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INTRODUCTION

September 29^th, 2016, marks the Nintendo 64’s twentieth anniversary. To celebrate the birth of this incredibly avant-gardist machine, Matt Manent has written the most comprehensive and remarkable book about this legendary console. Over 400 pages long, this book inventories and chronicles the entire game library (388 games sold in Japan, the US, Europe, and Australia), sifts through the canceled games, accessories, collector’s editions, and, of course, every Nintendo 64 version and bundle. By interviewing the people involved at the time – Martin Hollis (Rare – GoldenEye), Eric Caen (Titus – Superman; acknowledged as one of the machine’s worst games) – Matt Manent has worked to make this book an encyclopedia honoring the Nintendo 64 we’ve all come to love.

COMPLETE SOFTWARE LIBRARY

A total of 388 official titles were released on the Nintendo 64, and a specific amount of page space is dedicated to each one based on its quality and reputation. For example, GoldenEye has earned itself a full page, whereas titles of lesser renown will be covered on a half-page. While most players have played or at least heard of the best titles (GoldenEye, Mario 64, Banjo-Kazooie, Lylat Wars / Star Fox 64, Perfect Dark, The Legend Of Zelda, etc.), many other less well-known games deserve our attention too. This book presents all 388 published games with detailed information including their release date, developer, publisher, genre, rarity index, and a rating out of five.

HARDWARE

In this technical section, we uncover the secrets behind Nintendo 64’s hardware: its technical characteristics, connectors, its heart beating to the rhythm of silicon. Here we establish a precise overview of the Nintendo 64, through its accessories, controllers, and cartridges. This section also includes all the versions sold, collector’s editions, and the various bundles distributed around the world.

COLLECTOR’S GUIDE

These pages, specially designed for collectors, inventory all the games released on the Nintendo 64, in each territory (Japan, North America, Europe, and Australia). There are checkboxes by each game, so that you can keep a precise inventory of your collection and quickly see which games you own and those you don't… Yet!

COLLECTOR’S EDITION

Nintendo 64 Anthology Collector’s Edition features a limited edition cover. The book will be numbered and housed in its own, handmade slipcase. In addition to the handmade slipcase, exclusive cover, and limited, numbered print-run, the Nintendo 64 Anthology Collector’s Edition includes 24 additional pages with the best international N64 advertisements, guaranteed to transport you around the world.

BOOK SECTIONS

History

·         Origins

o   The Advent of the CD

§  Technology Ahead of Its Time

o   A New Adventure

§  Initial Signs of an Astonishing Partnership

§  Project Reality, Here We Go!

o   Announcements and Promises

§  Silicon Valley Slip-ups

§  Perception of Reality

§  16-bit Graphics Knock-Out

§  The Nintendo Ultra 64 Materializes

o   1995: Radio Silence

§  Timid Announcements...

§  The First E3

§  Advertising Bluff

§  The Storm after the Calm

o   1995: Status Report Before the News Broke

§  Final Report Before Launch

·         Nintendo 64 (1996-2002)

o   Finally Available

§  On the Way to the USA

§  Where Are the Games?

§  Arrival in Europe

§  Major Bungle for the French Launch

§  “You’ll never believe it”

§  Space World ’97: A Vision of the Future

§  Second Place

§  1998, An Exceptional E3

§  64DD Disappointments

§  Link, Nintendo 64’s Savior

§  Dolphins and Pokémon

§  The Software Library is Fleshed-Out Too Late

§  Transition

§  The Beginnings of a Slow Death

§  The End of an Era

§  The Sixty-fourth Dimension

Nintendo 64: A New Lease on Life

Interviews

·         Martin Hollis – GoldenEye / Rare

·         Eric Caen - Titus

·         Ed Boon - Doom

In the Developers’ Words

Hardware

·         Console

·         Controller

·         Game Pak

·         Accessories

Games

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·         Machine

·         Games

- CANCELED GAMES

- RARE VERSIONS AND COLLECTOR’S EDITIONS

- NINTENDO 64 AROUND THE WORLD

- COLLECTOR’S GUIDE

Exclusive Cover
Inside: 384 pages, 4-colors printing on 135 gsm gloss coated paper
Exclusive Slipcase: Full paper glued on 2mm board, paper printed with 4-colors on 135 gsm glossy coated, mat lamination, silver stamping and Shrink Wrapped
Weight: 1600g
EAN: 9791093752006

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