While every Bitmap Book considers history to some degree, here you’ll find our titles that are particularly focused on the story of games’ incredible journey through popular culture.
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Leaps + Bounds: a Visual Guide to Nine Console Generations
53 reviews
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Trigger Happy: A Visual Celebration of Video Game Controllers
72 reviews
Regular price £32.49 GBPRegular priceSale price £32.49 GBPRated 4.9 out of 5 stars72 Reviews -
Fatal Fury/Garou Densetsu: The Ultimate History
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Fatal Fury/Garou Densetsu: The Ultimate History (Collector's Edition)
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50 Indie Games that Changed the World
105 reviews
Available: 17 Jun 2026Regular price £32.49 GBPRegular priceSale price £32.49 GBPRated 5.0 out of 5 stars105 Reviews -
The Games of a Lifetime
156 reviews
Available: 20 Jul 2026Regular price £29.99 GBPRegular priceSale price £29.99 GBPRated 5.0 out of 5 stars156 Reviews -
Hurt Me Plenty: The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters 2003–2010
78 reviews
Regular price £34.99 GBPRegular priceSale price £34.99 GBPRated 4.9 out of 5 stars78 Reviews -
The GBA Pixel Book
195 reviews
Available: 17 Jun 2026Regular price £32.49 GBPRegular priceSale price £32.49 GBPRated 5.0 out of 5 stars195 Reviews -
A Tale of Two Halves: The History Of Football Video Games (Captain's Edition)
49 reviews
Regular price £39.99 GBPRegular price£44.99 GBPSale price £39.99 GBP Save £5.00 GBPRated 5.0 out of 5 stars49 Reviews -
A Tale of Two Halves: The History Of Football Video Games
59 reviews
Regular price £34.99 GBPRegular priceSale price £34.99 GBPRated 5.0 out of 5 stars59 Reviews -
Run 'n' Gun: A History of On-Foot Shooters
150 reviews
Regular price £34.99 GBPRegular priceSale price £34.99 GBPRated 5.0 out of 5 stars150 Reviews -
A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games
1502 reviews
Regular price £34.99 GBPRegular priceSale price £34.99 GBPRated 5.0 out of 5 stars1,502 Reviews -
The Art Of The Box
235 reviews
Available: 20 Jul 2026Regular price £34.99 GBPRegular priceSale price £34.99 GBPRated 5.0 out of 5 stars235 Reviews -
The Art of Point-and-Click Adventure Games
675 reviews
Available: 17 Jun 2026Regular price £32.49 GBPRegular price£0.00 GBPSale price £32.49 GBPRated 5.0 out of 5 stars675 Reviews -
I’m Too Young To Die: The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters 1992–2002
331 reviews
Available: 17 Jun 2026Regular price £34.99 GBPRegular priceSale price £34.99 GBPRated 4.9 out of 5 stars331 Reviews -
THE KING OF FIGHTERS: The Ultimate History
570 reviews
Coming SoonRegular price £34.99 GBPRegular priceSale price £34.99 GBPRated 5.0 out of 5 stars570 Reviews -
Go Straight: The Ultimate Guide to Side-Scrolling Beat-’Em-Ups
635 reviews
Available: 20 Jul 2026Regular price £34.99 GBPRegular priceSale price £34.99 GBPRated 5.0 out of 5 stars635 Reviews -
The Secret History of Mac Gaming: Expanded Edition
168 reviews
Coming SoonRegular price £29.99 GBPRegular priceSale price £29.99 GBPRated 4.9 out of 5 stars168 Reviews -
The Games That Weren't
343 reviews
Available: 17 Jun 2026Regular price £34.99 GBPRegular priceSale price £34.99 GBPRated 4.9 out of 5 stars343 Reviews -
Metal Slug: The Ultimate History
496 reviews
Regular price £34.99 GBPRegular priceSale price £34.99 GBPRated 5.0 out of 5 stars496 Reviews -
A Gremlin in the Works
131 reviews
Regular price £29.99 GBPRegular price£34.99 GBPSale price £29.99 GBP Save £5.00 GBPRated 5.0 out of 5 stars131 Reviews -
From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror
286 reviews
Available: 17 Jun 2026Regular price £34.99 GBPRegular priceSale price £34.99 GBPRated 5.0 out of 5 stars286 Reviews -
Generation 64 - How the Commodore 64 inspired a generation of Swedish gamers
21 reviews
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I’m Too Young To Die: The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters 1992–2002 (Collector's Edition)
11 reviews
Regular price £54.99 GBPRegular priceSale price £54.99 GBPRated 5.0 out of 5 stars11 Reviews -
Run 'n' Gun: A History of On-Foot Shooters (Collector's Edition)
64 reviews
Regular price £49.99 GBPRegular priceSale price £49.99 GBPRated 5.0 out of 5 stars64 Reviews -
The Definitive Book of SNES RPGs Vol. 1
51 reviews
Regular price £34.99 GBPRegular priceSale price £34.99 GBPRated 4.9 out of 5 stars51 Reviews
