Go Straight: The Ultimate Guide to Side-Scrolling Beat-’Em-Ups
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Description
Get ready for the fight of your life in Go Straight: The Ultimate Guide to Side-Scrolling Beat-’Em-Ups. Written by award-winning author Dave Cook, and opening with a foreword by legendary Double Dragon creator, Yoshihisa Kishimoto, this odyssey through bare-knuckle nostalgia features over 200 games spanning 37 years, starting with Irem’s 1984 arcade mash, Kung-Fu Master, continuing through the genre’s ‘90s heyday, and finishing with indie brawlers such as Mother Russia Bleeds and Streets of Rage 4.
At over 450 pages, Go Straight takes a deep dive into familiar beat-’em-up legends like Double Dragon, Golden Axe, Final Fight and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, as well as delving into the more obscure brawlers you just have to try, like Denjin Makai, Shadow Force and Gaia Crusaders. As well as reviewing each game, Go Straight features hints, tips and guides to levels and enemies. The book is packed full of screenshots, sprites and level maps, all lovingly curated and presented to our usual high standards.
Go Straight is printed lithographically to the highest standards. This ensures that the colours in the book are really vibrant and that the pages have a high-quality, luxurious feel to them. As standard, each book is offered in hardback with a spot-varnished fascia featuring artwork by artist Jorge M. Velez.
If you have fond memories of playing side-scrolling beat-’em-ups at home on the couch or in noisy arcades, or if you’re excited by the genre and jumping in for the first time, Go Straight is the perfect guide for you.
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- EJEVER JOEL G.Verified Buyer3 months agoRated 5 out of 5 starsAs essential as the games inside.
To be honest, I was not so surprised by the quality of the book because I already have The Visual History of NEOGEO and I knew of the good work and the very high standard that their books have. Now what I really loved is how neat, specific and curated its content was. "Go Straight" is as essential in your library as having any beat em up from Sega, SNES or NEOGEO.
- MLmark l.Verified Buyer10 months agoRated 5 out of 5 starsReading Retro Bliss
Delivery is top notch, I dont think I have ever had a book delivered in a more quality packaging, and I have some expensive Horus Heresy Books !
The outer cardboard packaging is custom printed, the inner has the book corners with foam protectors and then the book is wrapped in a Bitmap Book green paper -TOP QUALITY DELIVERY & PACKAGING.
What a great book/guide, full of info about games I used to spend in the Arcades in the 70s and 80s, along with further info on later console games.
Brought back a lot of memories of my youth and has lots of info aound Arcade games that I didn't know. I shall be playing through some of these classics listed in here.
This book is an inspiration and I shall be buying more in the series (I already have Artcade).
- CGChristopher G.Verified Buyer1 year agoRated 5 out of 5 starsSuch nostalgia
This book is amazing, beautiful designs and full of games I remember and ones that I didn't know about that Iam definitely going to check out still reading it and can't wait to check out the other books
- ADAlex D.Verified Buyer1 year agoRated 5 out of 5 starsAnother quality Bitmap book
Bitmap Books are the best in the business. Super high quality, glossy pages, great screenshots and quality writing. These are the gold standard of video game books and this is another incredible example of their work. The only trouble is, every time I visit the site I want to buy more.
- DLDiego L.Verified Buyer1 year agoRated 5 out of 5 starsAwesome book
Love the level of detail… IT takes me back to that magical time, great book. The quality of the print is superb!! Keep it coming!!
