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🔔 NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT 🔔 We’re delighted to announce Fatal Fury/Garou Densetsu: The Ultimate History, our latest collaboration with SNK, launching this May. Every game in the series is covered in depth, from the iconic NEOGEO console and arcade releases to Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition, Fatal Fury: First Contact, Garou: Mark of the Wolves and Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. Full details here: bitmapbooks.com/collections/al… #bitmapbooks #gaming #books #fatalfury #snk @SNKPofficial

Shout out to Pixel Flood for their review of our book - Leaps + Bounds: a Visual Guide to Nine Console Generations Read the full review: pixelflood.it/leaps-bounds/ Buy here: bitmapbooks.com/collections/al… #bitmapbooks #books #gaming #leapsandbounds @PixelFlood_it @OverloadComms

@TheGOcast Thank you for the shout out. Pre-orders open 20th May 🕔 17:00 BST 🕕 18:00 CEST 🕛 12:00 EDT 🕘 09:00 PDT Shipping starts 26th May 📦

Attention fans of 'Fatal Fury'! @bitmap_books announced yesterday that 'Fatal Fury/Garou Densetsu: The Ultimate History' releases 5/26. Check out our story to learn about this 468-page love letter to the games. #bitmapbooks #books #retrogaming #gaming #fatalfury #snk #neogeo

Reminiscing about a beat-em-up classic, Double Dragon I & II really became special when it was played side by side with a buddy. Image taken from Artcade by @bitmap_books: buff.ly/329Wn0o

Squash (Arcade, Gaelco, 1992)

Maze - Channel F - Featured in our book - Leaps + Bounds: a Visual Guide to Nine Console Generations Explores iconic consoles, stunning visuals, and the evolution of gaming hardware. Out now: bitmapbooks.com/collections/al… #bitmapbooks #books #gaming #leapsandbounds

Gaming legend John Romero will be back with us for PLAY Expo Glasgow 2026! And not only that... WE'RE BRINGING THE DOOM TOURNAMENT TO GLASGOW, GUYS! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 John will be in the trader zone for the full weekend where you can buy his book and merch, have a chat, get a selfie and have John sign your own Romero related items. And because it's been such a HUGE hit at PLAY Expo Blackpool, we are bringing the DOOM tournament on tour - face off against the creator himself! 💀 John Romero is an award-winning programmer, game designer and level designer whose work spans over 130 games, 108 of which have been published commercially. John is considered to be the "father of first person shooters" having led the design and contributed to the programming and audio design of the iconic and genre-defining games DOOM, Quake, Heretic and Hexen 🎮 He was also one of the earliest supporters of eSports and a professional-level DOOM and Quake player. To date, Romero has co-founded eight successful game companies including the likes of id Software, Gazillion Entertainment and Romero Games. He is considered to be among the world’s top game designers, and his products have won well over 100 awards. Come say hi and meet the coolest guy in gaming! Get tickets here 🎟 playexpoglasgow.com/tickets Event Sponsors @Bitmap_Books 📚 linktr.ee/bitmapbooks @zenmarket_en 🗾 go.zenmarket.jp/replayevents #PLAYExpo #PLAYExpoGlasgow #RetroGaming #ArcadeGaming #GamingExpo #RetroGames #IndieGames #Pinball #GamingCommunity #Glasgow

Ghostbusters II (Game Boy, HAL Laboratory, 1990)

Fatal Fury/Garou Densetsu: The Ultimate History Discover an unprecedented visual and written history, which explores the series’ emergence within SNK. Pre-orders open 20th May 🕔 17:00 BST 🕕 18:00 CEST 🕛 12:00 EDT 🕘 09:00 PDT Shipping starts 25th May 📦 Get a stock alert here: bitmapbooks.com/collections/al… #bitmapbooks #books #fatalfury #snk @SNKPofficial

We're down to our final copies of Hurt Me Plenty: The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters 2003-2010 by @bitmap_books: buff.ly/T9cLxMT Discover the stories behind Borderlands, Fallout 3, Halo 2 and more!

Fatal Fury/Garou Densetsu: The Ultimate History Discover an unprecedented visual and written history, which explores the series’ emergence within SNK. Pre-orders open 20th May 🕔 17:00 BST 🕕 18:00 CEST 🕛 12:00 EDT 🕘 09:00 PDT Shipping starts 25th May 📦 Get a stock alert here: bitmapbooks.com/collections/al… #bitmapbooks #books #fatalfury #snk

@ClearlyBrogan Thank you for your interest. Reprints are due June 17th 😊

Hey @bitmap_books! This needs to come back in stock! My nerdy pointy clicky self neeeeeeeeeds it 😱😍

@TheVGMarket Thanks guys 👍

Come meet our fab sponsors @bitmap_books and their shelves full of retro goodness this Sunday at Birmingham Gaming Market! Come say hello. Check out their new books. Bring strong arms. 📚💪 🎟 eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982781353403 📚 linktr.ee/bitmapbooks #BirminghamGamingMarket

Fatal Fury/Garou Densetsu: The Ultimate History (Collector’s Edition) Featuring an interactive slipcase and a selection of exclusive extras, this edition is strictly limited to 2,000 units. Pre-orders open 20th May 🕔 17:00 BST 🕕 18:00 CEST 🕛 12:00 EDT 🕘 09:00 PDT Shipping starts 25th May 📦 Get a stock alert here: bitmapbooks.com/collections/al… #bitmapbooks #books #fatalfury #snk @SNKPofficial

Fatal Fury/Garou Densetsu: The Ultimate History (Collector’s Edition) Featuring an interactive slipcase and a selection of exclusive extras, this edition is strictly limited to 2,000 units. Pre-orders open 20th May 🕔 17:00 BST 🕕 18:00 CEST 🕛 12:00 EDT 🕘 09:00 PDT Shipping starts 25th May 📦 Get a stock alert here: bitmapbooks.com/collections/al… #bitmapbooks #books #fatalfury #snk @SNKPofficial @FATALFURY_PR

Tengai (Arcade, Psikyo, 1996)

@GamingNewsagent Thank you so much, have a great weekend 📚🕹️🎮

We are stocked up on copies of @bitmap_books titles ready for Zzap Live! and it would be remiss of us not to mention these two gorgeous Commodore titles. Available this Saturday at show exclusive prices! #thegamingnewsagent #Commodore #gamingbooks #gamingmagazines #collectables

The Art of Point-And-click Adventure Games Contains over 50 extensive and exclusive interviews with the key developers, designers and artists such as Al Lowe, Éric Chahi, Ron Gilbert and Tim Schafer. Reprints due 17th June, get a stock alert here: bitmapbooks.com/collections/al… #bitmapbooks #books #gaming #pointandclick