A Handheld History: A comprehensive celebration of handheld consoles and their iconic games from indie journal publisher Lost In Cult
A Handheld History is a unique celebration of portable platforms and their iconic games.
Forty years ago, businessmen fiddling with calculators inspired Gunpei Yokoi to create the Game & Watch. Ever since then, handheld gaming has been hugely influential, spawning communities who trade Pokémon in the playground and share Miis on the subway. This introspective adventure will delve into decades of gaming memories and reconnect you to that long car journey full of discarded AA batteries before speeding ahead to the contemporary days of blockbusters in your backpack.
Handheld gaming is celebrated loudly, proudly, and across hundreds of beautifully assembled pages of art and essays. Featuring words from many incredible voices, this is an unmissable ode to the gaming device that you keep close to your heart – right in your jacket pocket.
Words and art by:
Alex Olney
Ashens
Bob Wulff
Brandon Saltalamacchia
Brian Crecente
Hannah Kwan Cosselmon
Janet Garcia
Jason Bradbury
Jeff Grubb
Jonathan Traynor
Kevin Kenson
Larry Bundy Jr.
Mike Diver
Raul Higuera
Stephen Maurice Graham
Plus many more!
Made in collaboration with Retro Dodo. This edition published in partnership with Expanse, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Editora : Expanse; 1ª edição (17 outubro 2023)
Idioma : Inglês
Capa dura : 272 páginas
ISBN-10 : 0008598177
ISBN-13 : 978-0008598174
Dimensões : 19.5 x 3.33 x 25.25 cm
The Console Chronicles: A comprehensive celebration of home consoles and their iconic games from indie journal publisher Lost In Cult – the ultimate visual history of gaming.
The Console Chronicles will take you on a unique journey through the history of gaming platforms.
Fifty years ago, the home console was an anomaly that predated when everyone around the world knew the name Nintendo. With each passing generation, consoles evolved, their pixels exchanged for polygons. Over time, these machines gained popularity and brought the beginnings of a new artistic frontier. Consoles enabled split-screen chaos, late-night LAN parties, and interlinked online play – connecting friendships worldwide.
The Console Chronicles is the ultimate tribute to not only five decades of home console gaming, but to the incredible people, and their remarkable stories, which make our shared history special. Telling tales of sibling rivalries and disruptive ideas, personal resonance and technical triumph, this is a celebration of every system that you hold dear.
Words and art by:
Christian Donlan
Ashley Esqueda
Julian Rignall
Damien McFerran
Sara Heritage
Alex Olney
Alana Hagues
Mer Grazzini
Dan Adelman
Alicia Haddick
Stephen Maurice Graham
Adam Koralik
Raul Higuera
Brendan Hesse
Suhaila Karim
Plus many more!
Made in collaboration with Hookshot Media. This edition published in partnership with Expanse, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Editora : Expanse; 1ª edição (1 outubro 2024)
Idioma : Inglês
Capa dura : 384 páginas
ISBN-10 : 0008616582
ISBN-13 : 978-0008616588
Dimensões : 19.5 x 4.2 x 25.2 cm