{"product_id":"the-definitive-book-of-snes-rpgs-vol-1","title":"The Definitive Book of SNES RPGs Vol. 1","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Super Nintendo hosted an impressive spread of best-in-class role-playing games, making it a favourite machine of many genre aficionados. Those games also left a profound legacy of influence that went far beyond the RPG genre alone. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Definitive Book of SNES RPGs Vol. 1\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e serves as an essential, highly visual guide to an era of game history that every gaming fan should know.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten by game critic and researcher Moses Norton, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Definitive Book of SNES RPGs Vol. 1\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebrings you over 550 pages packed with detailed writing, developer quotes, and genre history – and is filled to the brim with restored art and lost knowledge, printed to the highest standards. As the first volume in the series, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Definitive Book of SNES RPGs Vol. 1\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis alphabetically focused, concentrating on games titled A-to-K, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 7th Saga\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEye of the Beholder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBreath of Fire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003eChrono Trigger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003eEarthBound\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEVO\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003eFinal Fantasy II\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJ.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eKnights of the Round\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and many more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book is not a trivial ranking of favourites, a bartering of factoids, or a stroll down memory lane. It is an uncompromising and exhaustive study of the artistry, ideology, and legacy of SNES RPGs using a methodology and scope that has never been attempted before in any published work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorton set out on a mission to understand not just what the games contain – but also what they mean. Built around a collection of essays, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Definitive Book of SNES RPGs Vol. 1\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003easks why these RPGs continue to endure, why they still top ‘best of’ lists 30 years later, why fans still clamor for their remakes and remasters, and what philosophies animated their pixels and prose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFramed by a foreword from writer and editor Alex Donaldson, founder and director of the Mist Network and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rpgsite.net\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRPG Site\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and anchored by a comprehensive release timeline spanning the Super Nintendo's place in tech history, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Definitive Book of SNES RPGs Vol. 1\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e guides adventurers through the halcyon days of 16-bit storytelling with rigor and reverence, simplicity, idealism, and humour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor collectors, historians, scholars, and lifelong genre fans this is the definitive resource, a hardcore hardcover for those who believe that video games – especially role-playing games – are an art form all their own. Echoing this admiration of the arts, the cover boasts a gilded design by professional artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/stumpyfongo\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStephen Sitton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, aka Stumpyfongo, featuring iconic RPG villains Kefka Palazzo, the Goddess Tyr, and Lavos.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe most devoted can even pick up the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bitmapbooks.com\/products\/the-definitive-book-of-snes-rpgs-vol-1-collectors-edition\"\u003eCollector’s Edition\u003c\/a\u003e (limited to 1,000 units), which comes in a heavy duty foil-blocked soft-touch slipcase. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes quotes, insights, and anecdotes from:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlec \"DMCPCRT\", Alan Lee, Alex Donaldson, Alex Inigo, Alexander “SNESdrunk” Scott, Akira Toriyama, Antony Cummins, AshSaidHi, Atsushi Hashimoto, Bethany \"Mama Terra\", Bill Tucker, Brian Milne, Carlos Rocha, Chehade Boulos, Chris Kramer, ChronoKatie, Clyde Mandelin, CriterionX, CS Lewis, Daniel Greenberg, Dany Boolauck, David Giltinan, Davidvinc, Dean Guadagno, Dev Madan, Doug Bell, Dustin and Nolan of New Game Plus Podcast, Erek Ladd, Eyesonbee, Francis DiPersio, Francois Marcela Froideval, Gary Gygax, Glenn Murawski, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Hiromichi Tanaka, Hirokazu Ando, Hiroyuki Ito, Jakob Rosenberg, James Deighan, Janet L. Whitmore, Jared Knabenbauer, Jay Malone, Joe Bourrie, John Riggs, J.R.R. Tolkien, Joshua Hallaran, Julian Titus, Julie Bell, Jun Ishikawa, Justin Berenbaum, Kazuko Shibuya, Kaori Tanaka, Kinu Nishimura, Kouji Yokota, Kurt Kalata, Livnat, Makoto Ikehara, Mariko Ohara, Masato Kato, Matt Conti, Matthias Linda, Megan Hertz, Mike Legg, Nadia Oxford, Neisuke Nakashima, Nintendork, Nobuo Uematsu, Patrick Brickhouse, Robert Jerauld, Ryan Buckley, Ryuji Sasai, S.M.G Szczepaniak, Satoru Iwata, Shigesato Itoi, Shinji Imada, Steven A. Schwartz, Steven Lynn, Summer Rose, SuperDerek, Syncoplay, T. Wade Langer Jr., Takashi Tokita, Takashi Yoneda, Ted Woolsey, Tetsuya Takahashi, Thierry Boulanger, Thomas Mallory, Tokuro Fujiwara, Tomoya Asano, Tomoyoshi Miyazaki, Toshirio Kondo, Treeky, Wayne Holder, William Stiernberg, Yasuhiko Kamata, Yasunori Mitsuda, Yoshie Minami, Yoshinori Kitase, Yoshio Kiya, Yuji Horii, Yuzo Koshiro, Zach Maston, and more!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bitmap Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback Book","offer_id":55864108089721,"sku":"SRPGHB","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/3604\/files\/SNESRPG_Bitmap_066_BitmapStudio_LR.jpg?v=1759226135","url":"https:\/\/us.bitmapbooks.com\/products\/the-definitive-book-of-snes-rpgs-vol-1","provider":"Bitmap Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}