Dripfree Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I just picked this up from Barnes and Nobel. It's pretty cool, but I did find it was missing some systems that I wanted it to have. I just searched It and found out there is a second volume that had some of the systems the first was missing. Thought it was kinda cool so I posted it so anyone else who may be interested would know its out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seob Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Have to see if i can track those down in europe. Love to read books abput games and hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaskenLander Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 My wife got me this book for Valentine's Day: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0754823903/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&tag=atariage&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0754823903&linkCode=as2 Just came out last month, too. Sure, its missing a few systems/notable games, but otherwise is a pretty good read/write up of most of all the hit games and classic systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Hi guys, Looks nice. Gotta look into it! Anthony... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLic0ne t0aD Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 That's really cool looking, reminds me of a Chilton auto repair manual. I'll have to look into that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) 1977 - 1999 and they didn't include the Atari 8-bit range (nor Apple 2), big fail Edited February 27, 2014 by high voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychedelicShaman Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 1977 - 1999 and they didn't include the Atari 8-bit range (nor Apple 2), big fail True, but it's a UK book. The Spectrum ZX is on the front cover of Volume 1. It most likely would not have even a mention is a US book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychedelicShaman Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Does anyone have more information on these? I mainly collect hardware, and I'm pretty interested. Does this list systems and accessories? Is there any reason to buy Volume 1 if you have Volume 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 (edited) True, but it's a UK book. The Spectrum ZX is on the front cover of Volume 1. It most likely would not have even a mention is a US book. I can understand that from the Apple 2, which was a US-only success, but the Atari 8-bit computer was very popular in UK, had its own shops (Silica Shop, The Atari Centre), its own magazine (Atari User, Page 6, Monitor), British developed software and Atari 8-bit software was everywhere to be found. Atari Inc and Atari Corp had offices and warehouses (Slough) in UK. As I read somewhere before, the Atari 8-bit was the second best selling import computer in the UK, After the C64. Edited February 28, 2014 by high voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDragonWarrior Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 (edited) So they have obscure consoles like the Famicom Twin but not the first console the Magnavox Odyssey?Seems lie an interesting read. Edited February 28, 2014 by xDragonWarrior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister-VCS Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I bought the first edition (1977-1999) a few weeks ago- there is the Intellivision but no Colecovision? I see, I have to buy the second edition (forgot that the CV is a pre-1999 machine) - sorry, but this makes no sense to me -or is this the british sense of humor? Some nice pictures and informations - but the "Ten perfect 2600 games"? Ice Hockey (Activision)??? And in Germany we have to pay € 23,50 for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychedelicShaman Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I can understand that from the Apple 2, which was a US-only success, but the Atari 8-bit computer was very popular in UK, had its own shops (Silica Shop, The Atari Centre), its own magazine (Atari User, Page 6, Monitor), British developed software and Atari 8-bit software was everywhere to be found. Atari Inc and Atari Corp had offices and warehouses (Slough) in UK. As I read somewhere before, the Atari 8-bit was the second best selling import computer in the UK, After the C64. Thanks for explaining, I had no idea the Atari 8-bit was a success over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 True, but it's a UK book. The Spectrum ZX is on the front cover of Volume 1. It most likely would not have even a mention is a US book. Bah, a UK book? They should do one for us Americans. They had totally different systems in Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dripfree Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 I was a little sad to see it was missing some systems. I haven't gotten volume 2 yet but I think it fills in a lot of holes. I also enjoyed reading about the system that weren't as big in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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