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Mega Book Collection Digital Book Is Now FREE

February 21, 2023 By ausretrogamer

Yep, you read that right! The ‘Mega Book Collection – A Visual Guide to the Sega Mega Drive’ digital book – the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis visual opus is now totally gratis!

The author, Darren Doyle (Greyfox Books) explains the reason this book has now been released for free:

We attempted to bring this book physically to everyone back in 2021 via crowdfunding but alas we were unable to do so. So going forward, we decided rather than this amazing project to be left sitting on a hard drive gathering dust forever, we made the decision to offer it for free for everyone to enjoy and because we are very nice and generous people here at Greyfox Books and love to support the Sega retro gaming scene.

In case you were wondering, the great big SEGA put the kibosh on this book being published physically. So before they kill the digital one, grab it now! And while you are at it, please consider leaving a donation via the publisher’s PayPal account.

image source: Greyfox Books




Filed Under: Announcements, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: A Visual Guide to the Sega Mega Drive book, Darren Doyle, digital book, Free book, gamer, Geek, Greyfox Books, Mega Drive, retrogamers, sega, Sega Enterprises, Sega Genesis, Sega Mega Drive

Free eBook: The History of Psygnosis

July 20, 2014 By ausretrogamer

RA_Episode_92_Psygnosis__Do you like free stuff? What a silly question to ask. Of course you do!

The Retro Asylum crew, together with Paul Driscoll, have created an excellent eBook on one of video gaming’s iconic developer, Psygnosis. Who could forget their awesome box-art (and brilliant games too)!

Do yourself a favour and grab the eBook here (it is free!). While you are at it, you may want to listen to the companion ‘The History of Psygnosis’ podcast too.

 

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: eBook, free, Free book, History of Psygnosis, Psygnosis

The Making Of R-Type: A Free Book By Bob Pape

January 30, 2014 By ausretrogamer

Book - Front Cover

There is something altruistic when a bedroom coder documents one of their gaming creations in a tell-all book and then releases it for free!

That is exactly what Bob Pape has done. Mr. Pape, take a bow Sir. We thank you for writing It’s Behind You: The Making Of A Computer Game and sharing your experiences in coding one of the greatest shoot’em ups of all time – R-Type for the ZX Spectrum. On behalf of all gamers, modern and retro, thank you!

Get your free copy of It’s Behind You: The Making Of A Computer Game book here.

 

Filed Under: Announcements Tagged With: Bob Pape, Free book, It's Behind You, R-Type, zx spectrum

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