SNES/Super Famicom: a visual compendium FREE SHIPPING*

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It would be a massive understatement to say that the Super Nintendo (SNES) had a huge task to accomplish when it was launched in the early 1990s. Nintendo's previous console, the NES (or Famicom as it was known in its home country of Japan ), enjoyed almost unrivalled dominance for seven years after its launch in Japan in 1983. By 1990, it had almost single-handedly rehabilitated the home video game market and made Nintendo a household name worldwide.

Focusing on the Super Famicom in Japan and the SNES in North America and Europe , SNES/Super Famicom: a visual compendium offers a visual snapshot of the best games, developers, packaging designs, and product designs from those countries. As the name suggests, Bitmap Books focuses on the stunning graphics of the SNES/Famicom games, alongside text snapshots and anecdotes. The result is a visual companion designed to inspire excitement and nostalgia for this fantastic device and its legacy of classic games.

The SNES/Super Famicom: a visual compendium measures 170mm × 230mm and its over 500 pages are lithographically printed to the highest standards. This ensures that the book's colors are truly vibrant and the pages have a high-quality, luxurious feel. Also included are four full-color Super Famicom bookmark ribbons and a 3mm thick protective cardboard slipcase with animated lenticular images.

product features

English , 536 pages. 170 mm × 230 mm. 3 mm thick slipcase with "animated" lenticular film. High quality lithographic printing from edge to edge. Hardcover. Thread-stitched cover for lasting quality and the ability to lay the book flat for ideal viewing of the double-sided images. Spot-lacquered cover and dust jacket highlighting the most important elements against a matte background. Four colored ribbon bookmarks. Shrink-wrapped.

With contributions from

Masanori Adachi, Martin Alessi, Ryouji Amano, Colin Anderson, Kazuhiko Aoki, Sophia Aubrey Drake, Gregg Barnett, Kev Bayliss, Matt Bielby, Gary Bracey, Ritchie Brannan, Thomas Brockhage, Michael Brook, Jason Brookes, Nick Bruty, Simon Butler, Samuel Claiborn, Nigel Cook, Don Coyner, Dylan Cuthbert, Jonathan Davies, Samwise Didier, Julian Eggebrecht, Brian Fehdrau, Greg Ford, John Gillin, David Giltinan, Giles Goddard, Steve Harris, Andrew Hayward, Kevin Henderson, Yuji Horii, Keiji Inafune, Taichi Ishizuka, Shigesato Itoi, Steve Jarratt, Eugene Jarvis, Robert Jerauld, Sam Kennedy, Hiroki Kikuta, Yoshiro Kimura, Mike Koelsch, Hideki Konno, Hifumi Kono, Ned Langman, James Leach, Tim Lindquist, Frank Matzke, Gregg Mayles, Steve Mayles, Damien McFerran, Mick McGinty, 'Trickman' Terry Minnich, Masatoshi Mitori, Shigeru Miyamoto, Tomoyoshi Miyazaki, Jun Nagashima, Toshihiko Nakago, Satoshi Nakai, Akira Nishitani, Soyo Oka, Jeff Peters, Howard Philips, Ste Pickford, Julian Rignall, Andy Roberts, Stephen Robertson, Perry Rodgers, Kelly Rogers, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Yoshio Sakamoto, Jez San, Greg Sewart, Hidenori Shibao, Yoko Shimomura, Mark Stevenson, Michael Stragey, Chris Sutherland, Masayuki Suzuki, Phil Theobald, Gail Tilden, John Tobias, Takashi Tokita, Masahiro Ueno, Yasuhiro Wada, David Warhol , Krister Wombell, Ted Woolsey, Robert Workman, Will Wright, Kinuyo Yamashita, Kouji Yokota and Mario Zavala.

Included games

46 Okunen Monogatari: Harukanaru Eden E / ActRaiser / ActRaiser 2: Crusade to Silence / The Addams Family / The Addams Family: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt / Aero Fighters / Aero the Acro-Bat 2 / Akumajō Dracula / Akumajō Dracula XX / Alien3 / The Amazing Spider-Man: Lethal Foes / Arcana / Area 88 / Assault Suits Valken / Axelay / Batman Returns / Battletech / Battletoads in Battlemaniacs / Biker Mice from Mars / BioMetal / Blackthorne / BlaZeon: The Bio-Cyborg Challenge / Bokujō Monogatari / Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure / Brain Lord / Brandish / Brawl Brothers / Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind / Captain America and the Avengers / Card Master: Rimsalia no Fuuin / Castlevania: Dracula X / Chrono Trigger / Chō Jikū Yōsai Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie / Chōmakaimura / Clay Fighter 2: Judgment Clay / Clock Tower / Congo's Caper / Contra III: The Alien Wars (Contra Spirits) / Cybernator / Darius Twin / David Crane's Amazing Tennis / The Death and Return of Superman / Demon's Crest (Demon's Blazon) / The Langrisser / Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf / DinoCity / Dinowars Kyōryū Ōkoku e no Daibōken / Disney's Aladdin / Donkey Kong Country / Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest / Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! / DOOM / DoReMi Fantasy: Milon's DokiDoki Adventure / Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi / Dungeon Master / EVO: Search for Eden / EarthBound / Earthworm Jim / Equinox / Exhaust Heat / F-Zero / F1 ROC: Race of Champions / Fatal Fury Special / Final Fantasy II / Final Fantasy III / Final Fantasy Mystic Quest / Final Fight / Final Fight 3 / Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 / Firepower 2000 / Gaia Gensōki / Ganbare Goemon: Yukihime Emaki / Garō Densetsu Special / Gradius III / Hagane: The Final Conflict / HAL's Hole in One Golf / Harvest Moon / Hook / Hoshi no Kirby 3 / Hoshi no Kirby Super Deluxe / HyperZone / Ikari no Yōsai / Illusion of Gaia / Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures / International Superstar Soccer Deluxe / JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I / Jaki Crush / Jikkyou World Soccer 2: Fighting Eleven / Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja / The Firemen / John Madden Football '93 / Jumbo Ozaki no Hole in One / Jurassic Park / Karuraou / Kiki Kaikai: Tsukiyo Soushi / Killer Instinct / Killer Instinct 2 / King Arthur's World / Kirby Super Star / Kirby's Dream Land 3 / Knights of the Round / Krusty's Super Fun House / The Legend of the Mystical Ninja / The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, / Lennus II: Fuuin no Shito / Lennus: Kodai Kikai no Kioku / Live A Live / Majyūō / The Lost Vikings / The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse / Mario Paint / MechWarrior / Mega Man X / Mega Man X2 / Mega Man X3 / Metal Warriors / Mick & Mack Global Gladiators / Mickey Mania / Mickey's Magical Adventure / Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Duel / Mortal Kombat / Mortal Kombat 3 / Mortal Kombat II / Mother 2 / Muscle Bomber: The Body Explosion / NBA Jam: Tournament Edition / NHL '94 / The Ninja Warriors / Nosferatu / Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen / Operation Logic Bomb / Paladin's Quest / Parodius / Parodius There! Shinwa kara Owarai e / Pilotwings / The Pirates of Dark Water / Plok / Pocky & Rocky 2 / Popful Mail / Pop'n TwinBee / Prince of Persia / Pro Football '93 / Project Dream / R-Type III: The Third Lightning / Rayman / Rendering Ranger R² / Return of Double Dragon / Rival Turf! / Robotrek / Rock n' Roll Racing / Rockman & Forte / Rockman X / Rockman X2 / Rockman Mana / Seiken Densetsu 2 / Seiken Densetsu 3 / Septentrion / Shadowrun / SimCity / Skyblazer / Slapstick / Socks the Cat Rocks the Hill / Solstice II / Sonic Wings / SOS / Soul Blazer / Space Megaforce / Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage / Star Fox / Star Fox 2 / Street Fighter Alpha 2 / Street Fighter II: The World Warrior / Street Fighter II Turbo / Street Fighter Zero 2 / Stunt Race FX / Sunset Riders / Super Adventure Island / Super Aleste / Super Back to the Future Part II / Super Buster Bros. / Super Castlevania IV / Super Double Dragon / Super Formation Soccer / Super Formation Soccer II / Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts / Super James Pond II / Super Mario All-Stars / Super Mario Kart / Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars / Super Mario World / Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Super Metroid / Super Pang / Super Punch -Out!! / Super Shadow of the Beast / Super Smash TV / Super Soccer / Super Star Wars / Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back / Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers / Super SWIV / Super Tennis / Super Turrican / Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together / Takahashi Meijin no Daibōken Jima / Tatakae Genshijin 2: Rookie no Bōken / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time / Tenchi Souzou / Terranigma / Tetris Battle Gaiden / Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose! / Top Gear (Top Racer) / True Lies / UN Squadron / Umihara Kawase / Uniracers / Vortex / Whirlo / Wild Guns / Wild Trax / Xandra no Daibōken: Valkyrie to no Deai / Yamaneko Bubsy no Daibōken / Yoshi Safari / Yoshi's Road Hunting / Ys III: Wanderers from Ys / Ys V: Ushinawareta Suna no Miyako Kefin / Zelda no Densetsu - Kamigami no Triforce / Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel / Zoku: The Legend of Bishin / Zombies Ate My Neighbors