All through its 272 pages, A Handheld Historical past takes a complete have a look at the hand-held market, that includes commentary and full-color photographs for dozens of handhelds launched over the previous four-plus a long time. The primary half of the e-book focuses on the unique and current king of handheld gaming, Nintendo. It kicks off with Recreation & Watch earlier than shifting into the biggest part of the e-book: the Recreation Boy household of methods. Nintendo DS, 3DS, and Change observe, and there is even a small part concerning the Micro vs. System and Pokemon Mini.
After Nintendo, the e-book examines the PlayStation Transportable, PS Vita, Sega Recreation Gear, and Neo Geo Pocket Coloration. A number of different fashionable methods are coated moreover Change, together with the Analogue Pocket, Evercade, Playdate, and Steam Deck.
A Handheld Historical past additionally consists of a number of the extra obscure handhelds and units from massive manufacturers that have been overshadowed and finally thwarted by Nintendo’s handhelds, together with Nokia’s N-Gage, the Tiger R-Zone, Mega Duck, Atari Lynx, Gamate, and extra.
When you’re curious about studying A Handheld Historical past for the Recreation Boy sections, we would additionally advocate two different books particularly about Recreation Boy. The History of the Game Boy by Florent Gorges provides probably the most complete have a look at the creation of the Recreation Boy and the last decade of dominance that adopted. It is primarily based on tons of of hours of interviews with key gamers with first-hand data of the Recreation Boy’s improvement. This e-book was not too long ago translated to English for the primary time, greater than a decade after its authentic launch in French and Spanish, and is an element 4 of Gorges must-read (unofficial) Historical past of Nintendo collection. The History of the Game Boy is available on Amazon for $28.
To complement The Historical past of the Recreation Boy, take a look at The Game Boy Encyclopedia by Chris Scullion. This 320-page hardcover covers each sport launched for the unique Recreation Boy and Recreation Boy Coloration.
