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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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  • Trigger Happy: A Visual Celebration of Video Game Controllers

    51 reviews
    R$ 238,00 BRL
    R$ 238,00 BRL
    5.0
    Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
    51 Reviews

  • 50 Indie Games that Changed the World

    96 reviews
    Available: 01 May 2026
    R$ 238,00 BRL
    R$ 238,00 BRL
    5.0
    Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
    96 Reviews

  • The Games of a Lifetime

    152 reviews
    R$ 219,00 BRL
    R$ 219,00 BRL
    5.0
    Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
    152 Reviews

  • Hurt Me Plenty: The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters 2003–2010

    74 reviews
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    4.9
    Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
    74 Reviews

  • The GBA Pixel Book

    189 reviews
    Available: 01 May 2026
    R$ 238,00 BRL
    R$ 238,00 BRL
    5.0
    Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
    189 Reviews

  • A Tale of Two Halves: The History Of Football Video Games (Captain's Edition)

    47 reviews
    R$ 292,00 BRL
    R$ 329,00 BRL R$ 292,00 BRL Save R$ 37,00 BRL
    5.0
    Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
    47 Reviews

  • A Tale of Two Halves: The History Of Football Video Games

    59 reviews
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    5.0
    Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
    59 Reviews

  • Run 'n' Gun: A History of On-Foot Shooters

    143 reviews
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    5.0
    Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
    143 Reviews

  • A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games

    1501 reviews
    Available: 01 May 2026
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    5.0
    Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
    1,501 Reviews

  • The Art Of The Box

    234 reviews
    Coming Soon
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    5.0
    Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
    234 Reviews

  • The Art of Point-and-Click Adventure Games

    676 reviews
    Available: 01 May 2026
    R$ 238,00 BRL
    R$ 0,00 BRL R$ 238,00 BRL
    5.0
    Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
    676 Reviews

  • I’m Too Young To Die: The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters 1992–2002

    330 reviews
    Available: 01 May 2026
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    4.9
    Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
    330 Reviews

  • THE KING OF FIGHTERS: The Ultimate History

    567 reviews
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    5.0
    Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
    567 Reviews

  • Go Straight: The Ultimate Guide to Side-Scrolling Beat-’Em-Ups

    634 reviews
    Coming Soon
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    5.0
    Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
    634 Reviews

  • The Secret History of Mac Gaming: Expanded Edition

    168 reviews
    R$ 219,00 BRL
    R$ 219,00 BRL
    4.9
    Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
    168 Reviews

  • The Games That Weren't

    343 reviews
    Available: 01 May 2026
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    4.9
    Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
    343 Reviews

  • Metal Slug: The Ultimate History

    496 reviews
    Available: 01 May 2026
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    5.0
    Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
    496 Reviews

  • A Gremlin in the Works

    125 reviews
    R$ 219,00 BRL
    R$ 256,00 BRL R$ 219,00 BRL Save R$ 37,00 BRL
    5.0
    Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
    125 Reviews

  • From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror

    286 reviews
    Available: 01 May 2026
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    5.0
    Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
    286 Reviews

  • Generation 64 - How the Commodore 64 inspired a generation of Swedish gamers

    21 reviews
    R$ 183,00 BRL
    R$ 183,00 BRL
    5.0
    Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
    21 Reviews

  • I’m Too Young To Die: The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters 1992–2002 (Collector's Edition)

    11 reviews
    R$ 402,00 BRL
    R$ 402,00 BRL
    5.0
    Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
    11 Reviews

  • Run 'n' Gun: A History of On-Foot Shooters (Collector's Edition)

    64 reviews
    R$ 365,00 BRL
    R$ 365,00 BRL
    5.0
    Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
    64 Reviews

  • Leaps + Bounds: a Visual Guide to Nine Console Generations

    Available: 23 Feb 2026
    R$ 238,00 BRL
    R$ 238,00 BRL

  • The Definitive Book of SNES RPGs Vol. 1

    48 reviews
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    R$ 256,00 BRL
    4.9
    Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
    48 Reviews
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