{"product_id":"game-boy-the-box-art-collection","title":"Game Boy: The Box Art Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003eWhether\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003eyou're\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003ean\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003eold-school\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003eGame\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003eBoy\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003efan\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003eor\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003ediscovering\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003ewonders\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003eNintendo's\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003emillion-selling\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003eportable\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003esystem\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003efor\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003every\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003efirst\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003etime,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm; font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGame\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm; font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003eBoy:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm; font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm; font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003eBox\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm; font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003eArt\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm; font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003eC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm; font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003eollect\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm; font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003eion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003eis\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003ebook\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003efor\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003eyou\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003eit's\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003ea\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003evibrant\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003ecelebration\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003esome\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003efinest\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003ecover\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003eartwork\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003efor\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003eth\u003c\/span\u003eis\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003emonochrome\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003emarvel\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003ewhich\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003ekick-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003estarted\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003ehandheld\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003egames\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\"\u003eindustry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the fact that we live in a world where the average smartphone makes the Game Boy look like an abacus\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e in purely technical terms, Nintendo's trailblazing handheld still manages to capture the attention of gamers all over the world – and flicking through these pages, it's easy to see why. It's home to some of the most famous names in the videogame business, such as Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Mega Man, Castlevania, Gradius and Final Fantasy, and many of its best titles hold up surprisingly well by modern standards – with technology this basic, developers of the period needed to make sure the gameplay was compelling and addictive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've worked closely with some of the world's most renowned Game Boy collectors to pull together a varied selection of titles \u003cspan\u003ethat\u003c\/span\u003e spans both \u003cspan\u003eW\u003c\/span\u003eestern and \u003cspan\u003eE\u003c\/span\u003eastern tastes. We've tried to strike the right balance between the two, and we hope you'll enjoy seeing some familiar pieces of art rubbing shoulders with covers for games you perhaps know from the dim and distant past\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e but have never \u003cspan\u003ebefore\u003c\/span\u003e seen presented in \u003cspan\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e packaging \u003cspan\u003eshown\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eere\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe other notable addition is the inclusion of screenshots on each page, giving you the opportunity to see what the games in question actually look like. As if that wasn't enough, we've gone to the extra effort of professionally translating the titles of Japanese games into Romaji – something \u003cspan\u003ethat\u003c\/span\u003e, to our knowledge, has never been properly attempted before in any English-language book. \u003cem\u003eGame Boy: The Box Art Collection\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cspan\u003ealso\u003c\/span\u003e includes a foreword by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gameboycameraman\/\"\u003eGameboycameraman\u003c\/a\u003e, a collector's interview and an extensive feature on the history of the Game Boy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 372 pages long, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGame\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003eBoy:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003eBox\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003eArt\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003eCollection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e also boasts a metallic silver textured cover with \u003cspan\u003ea\u003c\/span\u003e metallic blue foil logo. 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