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🚨 Pre-orders are now open 🚨 🎮🕹️Leaps + Bounds: a Visual Guide to Nine Console Generations 🎲The CRPG Book: A Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games (Expanded Edition) 🎮N64: a visual compendium Please view our website for more details: bitmapbooks.com/collections #bitmapbooks #books #leapsandbounds #gaming

Neo Turf Masters (Neo Geo, Nazca, 1996)

To finish up the week, we're adding a very early prototype of what is believed to be a horizontal scrolling shooter, and a possible sequel to Sci-Fi. We're sharing the source code which seems to have been abandoned early on. gamesthatwerent.com/2026/03/solar-…

NoSoloBits is now Timeproof Games! Same content, same creator! Just a name that fits this project better 👾

The Elder Scrolls: Arena - Featured in our book - The CRPG Book: A Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games (Expanded Edition) Offers a unique insight into genre that has dominated computer gaming. Available with global shipping and a free PDF: bitmapbooks.com/collections/al… #bitmapbooks #retrogaming #books #crpg #elderscrolls

Red Dead Revolver (PlayStation 2, Rockstar, 2004)

March 19, 1999 — Metal Slug X arrives. An enhanced version of Metal Slug 2, featuring adjusted enemy placements, improved pacing, and new weapons. From the Iron Lizard missile to the Drop Shot and Enemy Chaser, the game introduced several unique tools to the battlefield. #NEOGEO #SNK

FIGHT! has entered production @bitmap_books📚! If you haven't heard of the book📖 until now, here are some details: 🕹️Deep dive into the fighting game genre and #FGC 🎮Based on interviews with #gamedev + pro players 📅More info coming soon!

@davidlcraddock Thank you for sharing, we are very excited 👊

Tinkle Pit (Arcade, Namco, 1993)

Leaps + Bounds: a Visual Guide to Nine Console Generations From retro classics to modern systems, Leaps + Bounds: A Visual Guide to Nine Console Generations showcases gaming’s hardware evolution. Available with global shipping and a free PDF: bitmapbooks.com/collections/al… #bitmapbooks #books #gaming #leapsandbounds

Got games to sell? Come sell at Bournemouth Gaming Market 🕹️ No shop? No problem. First time? Even better. If you’ve got games, you’re in. Come get involved 👉 bournemouthgamingmarket.com/exhibit/ Sponsors @Bitmap_Books 📚 linktr.ee/bitmapbooks @zenmarket_en 🗾 go.zenmarket.jp/replayevents 🎟 eventbrite.co.uk/e/1975808667913 #BournemouthGamingMarket

Cat Trax - Arcadia 2001 - Featured in our book - Leaps + Bounds: a Visual Guide to Nine Console Generations Celebrates legendary consoles with beautiful illustrations and expert historical insight. Available with global shipping and a free PDF: bitmapbooks.com/collections/al… #bitmapbooks #books #gaming #leapsandbounds #cattrax

We’ve got a massive sale on at the moment… with some really awesome gaming goodies. This marvellous book by @bitmap_books Trigger Happy: A Visual Celebration of video game controllers is on sale until midnight tomorrow (20th March): pixelcrib.com.au/products/trigg… #gamingculture

RedCard (PlayStation 2, Midway, 2002)

Check out our latest blog - CODIE’S CODER: RICHARD SMITH AND THE LMA MANAGER STORY Read here: bitmapbooks.com/blogs/news/cod… Thank you to Will Freeman for the words ✍️ Grab a copy of our book dedicated to football games - A Tale of Two Halves: The History Of Football Video Games: bitmapbooks.com/collections/al… #bitmapbooks #books #gaming #lmamanager #football @spadgy_OTA

Trigger Happy: A Visual Celebration of Video Game Controllers by @bitmap_books: buff.ly/10IJuZR #gamecontrollers #retrogaming

We take a look at the lost Tiger Game-com title: Small Soldiers - based on the DreamWorks film. A beat-em-up, choosing alliance with the Commando Elite or the Gorgonites with a range of fighting/weapon moves. Thanks to @nostalgicaubrey for the heads up. gamesthatwerent.com/2026/03/small-…

The face of Konami games for more than a decade, Tom DuBois’ iconic work features on Blades of Steel, Contra III, Legend of Mystical Ninja, plus the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Castlevania series among many others. Find out more in The Art Of The Box, reprints coming soon: bitmapbooks.com/collections/al… #bitmapbooks #books #gaming #art

@stewie55uk Thank you so much 🎂

@bitmap_books Happy birthday guys! Keep up the amazing work 😃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎁🍻🎉🍷

This would not have been possible without the support of our incredible community. Readers, collectors, contributors and partners around the world have helped us grow from a single crowdfunded project into a global publisher united by a shared passion for games and the stories behind them. #bitmapbooks

@SWT_Channel Reprints are coming soon. Sign up here for a stock alert: bitmapbooks.com/collections/al…

@bitmap_books It looks out of stock. Are you guys replenishing the orders any time soon?

The Art Of The Box The story of video game box art is presented in meticulous detail, with 80,000 words of interviews, anecdotes and gaming history, complete with never-before-seen reproductions of the original artworks, uncluttered by logos and labels.  Coming soon: bitmapbooks.com/collections/al… #bitmapbooks #books #art #gaming