The GBA Pixel Book
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Description
When the Game Boy Advance debuted in 2001, the game industry was supposed to have moved on. In the years before, systems like Sony’s PlayStation had asserted that the future of games had three dimensions. The new millennium, many agreed, would be a place of polygons, not pixels.
And then – as told in The GBA Pixel Book – the Game Boy Advance landed on shelves, dazzling fans as it put 2D worlds front and centre of its offering. Nintendo’s compact pixel art powerhouse quickly established a stunning software library that remains influential almost quarter of a century on, with games like Fire Emblem, The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap, Advance Wars, Final Fantasy Tactics, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Metroid Fusion, Metal Slug Advance, Gunstar Future Heroes, and Mother 3.
All those releases and many, many more are included in The GBA Pixel Book, which Bitmap Books is proud to bring to English-language readers in partnership with German publisher Elektrospieler. The book, which has been meticulously translated from the German original, features a bounty of articles that delve deep into the GBA’s magnificent game portfolio, spotlighting over 240 titles. It also brings together almost 4,000 screenshots from the games included, each of which has been especially composed and captured for this book. They are presented across 300-pages along with pixel art cut-outs, sprite work, vast montages, and immense level maps.
In grouping its contents by genre, The GBA Pixel Book also presents a fascinating look at the Game Boy Advance’s key role in evolving so many popular gaming forms, while charting the design trends that kept pixel art alive until it was embraced by today’s indie development movement. The GBA Pixel Book also continues the series established by Bitmap Books Elektrospieler with The SNES Pixel Book.
With the two publishers working together once more, you can also expect ambitious, eye-catching design, high quality printing on heavy gloss paper, and a sturdy, beautiful slipcase to protect the book.
Book Specifications
Games featured
Shipping
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- MKMatthias K.Verified Buyer3 weeks agoRated 5 out of 5 starsA real treasure
As someone who grew up with the NES, SNES, GB and GBA it is just such an incredible trip down memory lane... I am an oldscool gamer and now starting on my indie gamdev project so I was looking for inspiration on got to bitmap books.
When the package arrived I knew this is someting special just from the nice design on the shipping box and the sturdy protection you get the impression that they love what they make.
When I opened The GBA Pixel Book and took it out of the sleeve i immedeately fell in love with it.
Nice Harcover with thick paper, high quality prints...
and more important the content: Really awesome Screenshots and Pixelart combined with nice introduction text for all games and realy good image descriptions.
Just taking the book and getting lost for some time reading stories or looking at the detail of the awesome pixel art of this time.
This was my first order from bitmapbooks and it definetly not was the last. Hope we see "The GB & GBC Pixel Book" soon :-)
2 more things to add:
1. I live in Germany and the shipping was excellent and fast
2. I made a error in my shipping adress and Sam Dyer from bitmapbooks really helped me to solve my problem quickly and was really a nice conversation.
Thanks!
- KLKen L.Verified Reviewer3 months agoRated 5 out of 5 starsA Beautiful Book for a Beautiful Handheld
The Game Boy Advance has always been my all-time favorite handheld, and my love for it has only grown since childhood. I still cherish my collection to this day, so when I came across a random Instagram post about this book, I knew I had to own it.
This stunning book is packed with breathtaking screenshots from all my favorite games, accompanied by well-written insights on each title. As a fan of RPGs and strategy games, I was thrilled by the wealth of information and representation of both genres.
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this book to anyone. The hard case slipcover not only keeps it well-protected but also looks fantastic displayed alongside my collection. I couldn’t be happier with my purchase—this book is a true work of art and a treasure trove of gaming history, celebrating everything I love about pixel art.
- DZDanyil Z.Verified Buyer4 months agoRated 5 out of 5 starsWonderful
Book is beautiful masterpiece, every page of it gives me so cozy vibes, it’s perfect to runaway from stressful world.
- YJYu J.Verified Buyer5 months agoRated 5 out of 5 starsStrong packing
The book is shipped from UK to China. It has a strong packing to protect my book! Thank you!
- MMayoVerified Buyer5 months agoRated 5 out of 5 starsWonderful!
We were super excited for this book and it showed up quickly and looks wonderful cover to cover! Phenomenal customer service, waiting to get our next from Bitmap!
