{"product_id":"the-gba-pixel-book","title":"The GBA Pixel Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd then – as told in \u003cem\u003eThe GBA Pixel Book\u003c\/em\u003e – 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 \u003cem\u003eFire\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eEmblem\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAdvance Wars\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFinal Fantasy Tactics\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePokémon Ruby\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSapphire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCastlevania: Aria of Sorrow\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMetroid Fusion\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMetal Slug Advance\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGunstar Future Heroes\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMother 3\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll those releases and many, many more are included in \u003cem\u003eThe GBA Pixel Book\u003c\/em\u003e, which Bitmap Books is proud to bring to English-language readers in partnership with German publisher \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.elektrospieler.de\/\"\u003eElektrospieler\u003c\/a\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. \u003cem\u003eThe GBA Pixel Book\u003c\/em\u003e also continues the series established by Bitmap Books \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.elektrospieler.de\/\"\u003eElektrospieler\u003c\/a\u003e with \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bitmapbooks.com\/collections\/all-books\/products\/the-snes-pixel-book\"\u003eThe SNES Pixel Book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Bitmap Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback Book","offer_id":48489978462401,"sku":"GBAHB","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/3604\/files\/Bitmap_GBA_DSCF2559-Edit_a4fbb26b-4c98-4f45-9222-be74940297e0.jpg?v=1732872827","url":"https:\/\/us.bitmapbooks.com\/products\/the-gba-pixel-book","provider":"Bitmap Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}