thevglibrary, 1 month ago to random

Goal for May:

"To get #TheVideoGameLibrary listed on more University/Academic sites as a Free resource." 🎓

Have ideas or connections to help coordinate?
Let's make this happen‼️ 📚

📕📗📘📙📕📗📘📙📕📗📘📙

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/

thevglibrary, 2 months ago to gaming

What's the story behind YOUR Gamertag❓

"Gamertag Stories" is a book that features over 130 tales from around the world, and a brief look at the history of Gamertags from one gamer's perspective.

Learn more about the book here in #TheVideoGameLibrary 👇

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/gamertag-stories-level-1

#Gaming #Gamer #Games #VideoGames #VideoGame #Xbox #Book #Books #bookstodon @bookstodon #Gamerlife #GamingCommunity

thevglibrary, 3 months ago to Nintendo

Released as the first of 2 volumes in 1993, this Kodansha manga is based off of the events of #MegaMan 5.

This volume sees Mega Man face off against Wave Man, Napalm Man, Charge Man, Gyro Man, Gravity Man and Stone Man.

Check it out here:
https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/mega-man-5-protoman-s-trap-vol-1

#Rockman #Capcom #NES #Nintendo #Famicom #Manga #Comic #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #VideoGames #VideoGame #Game #Games #Gaming #Gamer #Retro #RetroGaming #TheVideoGameLibrary

thevglibrary, 3 months ago to books

Another fantastic artbook added to THE VIDEO GAME LIBRARY❗️

Over 270 pages celebrating the incredible work of the talented artists who worked on BORDERLANDS 2.

Check it out here:
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-art-of-borderlands-2

#Borderlands #Borderlands2 #TheVideoGameLibrary #Gearbox #GearboxSoftware #Book #Books #Bookstodon #Gaming #VIdeoGame #Videogames #Gamer @bookstodon

thevglibrary, 7 months ago to LGBTQ

New book catalogued into #TheVideoGameLibrary! 📚

The official origin story of Life Is Strange fan-favourite Steph Gingrich featuring #LGBTQ+ romance, inevitable heartbreak, and the punk-rock beginnings of Drugstore Makeup. 🌈

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/life-is-strange-steph-s-story

@rosieethor

#VideoGames #VideoGame #Gaming #Gamer #Games #LiS #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon

thevglibrary, 7 months ago to gaming

Reminder that #TheVideoGameLibrary strives to showcase books in ALL languages ❤️🌍

THE WORLD OF THE WITCHER, for example, is an amazing book, and actually has 15 different languages catalogued❗️

How many can you name❓

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-world-of-the-witcher-video-game-compendium

#TheWitcher #TheWitcherIII #WildHunt #CDProjektRed #VideoGame #VideoGames #Gaming #Gamer #Games #Book #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Books

thevglibrary, 7 months ago to gamedev

Alright #GameDev friends - finally a post for you today!

Admittedly a little older, the "GAME PROGRAMMING GEMS" collection offered THOUSANDS of pages of reference for aspiring #VideoGame developers.

Now all catalogued into #TheVideoGameLibrary:

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/categories/game-development

thevglibrary, 8 months ago to linux_gaming

Volunteers Wanted 🙏

🔴 Join #TheVideoGameLibrary project today! 📚

🔴Apply here: http://discord.gg/4JqJUs2s2n

Please share with any fellow #READERS/#GAMERS

More details below 👇

thevglibrary, 8 months ago to SonicTheHedgehog

I absolutely loved "Look and Find" books as a kid!

Who remembers the #SonicTheHedgehog one?

I just realized I hadn't catalogued it into #TheVideoGameLibrary yet, so spent the morning doing that 😉

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/look-and-find-sonic-the-hedgehog

#LookAndFind #ChildrensBook #Book #Books #Bookstodon #Hedgehog #Sonic #Sega #SATAM #MegaDrive #DrRobotnik @bookstodon #VideoGame #VideoGames #Gaming #Gamer #Games

thevglibrary, 9 months ago to racing

BUCKLE UP for this fun piece of VIDEO GAME book trivia!

Known primarily for their Repair/Workshop manuals, did you know that HAYNES MANUALS actually released an ultimate guide to "Driving Games" ⁉️

Speed on over to #TheVideoGameLibrary to learn more:
👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-driving-games-manual-the-ultimate-guide-to-all-car-based-computer-and-video-games

#Racing #Car #DrivingGame #GranTurismo #Arcade #VideoGames #Gmaer #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #NeedForSpeed #Driver #GRID #GranTurismo7 #ForzaMotorsport #ForzaHorizons #PlayStation #Atari #Nintendo #Xbox #Sega

thevglibrary, 9 months ago to SegaGenesis

Reminder that Daniele Orlandi recently released "Memory Loading...: Press Start"! 🇮🇹

A personal memoir about his love of Sega while growing up, and how Video Games have helped define who so many of us are today. 📚❤️

Catalogued in #TheVideoGameLibrary:

https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/memory-loading-press-start

#SegaGenesis #Italian #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #StreetsOfRage #StreetsOfRage2 #Gaming #Gamer #VideoGames #VideoGame #Memoir

thevglibrary, 9 months ago to mortalkombat

Awesome new addition catalogued in #TheVideoGameLibrary today! 📚

Thanks again
@tabmok99 ! 🙏

FINISH HIM collects the 31 #MortalKombat Inktober 2022 paintings from the incredibly talented Ben Templesmith.

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/finish-him-mortal-kombat-paintings-from-october-twenty-twenty-two

thevglibrary, 10 months ago to random

Turns out, the incredible #HeavensVault actually spun off 2 books written by @joningold!

New characters, new locations, new lore and new twists (as well as Ancient inscription for translation fans)!

Now officially catalogued in #TheVideoGameLibrary 📚

👉https://thevideogamelibrary.org

The cover of Heaven's Vault II: The Vault

thevglibrary, 10 months ago to Nintendo

Saturday morning pull from #TheVideoGameLibrary 📚 ☕️

Even though the Amiibo craze has died down, still enjoy flipping through the pages of Paul Murphy’s “Amiibook”.

Did you guys get into Amiibo collecting?

#Amiibo #Nintendo #Mario #Kirby #TLOZ #Zelda #PacMan #Peach #Pikmin #Metroid #StarFox #AnimalCrossing #Bayonetta #FFVII #Xenoblade #XenobladeChronicles #FireEmblem #Yoshi #SuperSmashBros #Gaming #VideoGames #VideoGame #Book #Books #bookstodon @bookstodon #Toy #Fun #Bowser #Mii

thevglibrary, 10 months ago to Mario

It’s MARIO MAYHEM!!!!

🔴🔵🔴🔵🔴🔵🔴🔵🔴

Just got another fun donation to #TheVideoGameLibrary ♥️ 📚

“The Big Book of Super Mario” is a colourful celebration of the plumber’s 40+ year history. 🪠

What’s your favourite #Mario game?

thevglibrary, 10 months ago to Minecraft

Got kids in Grades K-4 who love #Minecraft❓

Well you're in luck‼️ Here's just a few of the Activity Books that have been published over the years to help your child learn!

You can find all these, and thousands more, over in #TheVideoGameLibrary 📚

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtags/Minecraft

thevglibrary, 10 months ago to random

Do you like Video Games❓

Do you like Reading❓

If so, #TheVideoGameLibrary has thousands of Books for you to discover ❤️ 📚

Spread the word:
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/

thevglibrary, 10 months ago to books

Looking to uncover the mysteries of the #Seaman?

#TheVideoGameLibrary has a few books to help 📚

From Mushroomer to Gillman to Podfish to Frogman, learn everything you need to know about the evolution and impact of the world's most mysterious creature.

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtags/Seaman

#Dreamcast #Sega #SegaDreamcast #Famitsu #SegaDC #CautionSeaman #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Game #Gaming #VideoGame #VideoGames #Weird #Retro #Nostalgia

thevglibrary, 10 months ago to VideoGames

Thanks once again to
@tabmok99 for another contribution to #TheVideoGameLibrary! 🙏

"Push > Start" outlines the graphical evolution of #VideoGames from its beginnings, through the golden age of arcades, to the latest generation of game consoles.

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/push-start-the-art-of-video-games

#Gaming #Mario #PacMan #SpaceInvaders #Arcade #Game #VideoGame #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Artbook #Tetris #GameStudies #GameHistory

thevglibrary, 10 months ago to SegaGenesis

📫 MAIL DAY 📫

And just in time for another #SEGASUNDAY!

Thanks to Brian Riggsbee for this awesome new contribution to #TheVideoGameLibrary 📚

Maps of over 100 #SEGA games and gorgeous cover art by Mau Mora!

#SegaMegaDrive #MegaDrive #SegaGenesis #Sonic #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Gaming #VideoGame #VideoGames

thevglibrary, 10 months ago to n64

A few rare #GanbareGoemon books contributed to #TheVideoGameLibrary thanks to James Crosby!

Any #Goemon fans out there?

Check them out here:
👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org

#Konami #MysticalNinja #MysticalNinjaGoemon #N64 #NES #Famicom #SNES #SuperFamicom #Nintendo #Game #VideoGame #VideoGames #Gaming #Gamer #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon

thevglibrary, 10 months ago to gaming

Dracula doesn't know what he's talking about...

#TheVideoGameLibrary is more than a pile of books!

It represents over 10,000 authors who dedicated their talents to sharing their passion and perspective with all of us.

But enough talk...head on over!

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org

#Gaming #Castlevania #SymphonyOfTheNight #SotN #Gamer #VideoGame #VideoGames #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #RichterBelmont #Dracula #Vampire #Playstation #PS1 #Playstation1 #CastlevaniaSotN #Library #Reading

thevglibrary, 10 months ago to gaming

No matter what language you speak, you'll find something to enjoy in #TheVideoGameLibrary!

🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 🇫🇮 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇳🇱 🇹🇷

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/guinness-world-records-2018-gamer-s-edition

#Gaming #VideoGame #VideoGames #Gamer #Guinness #GuinnessWorldRecords #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Xbox #PlayStation #Nintendo #Retro #PCGaming

thevglibrary, 10 months ago to VideoGames

So thankful to have #TheVideoGameLibrary interviewed on the latest episode of Tokyo Game Life 🇯🇵

Please consider giving it a listen ❤️

👉 https://tokyogamelife.com/episode/video-game-books-with-the-video-game-library-super-ufo-fighter-monkey-barrels

#VideoGames #VideoGame #Game #Gaming #GameBook #VideoGameBook #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Tokyo #Nintendo #Xbox #Playstation #AAA #Indie #GameDev #GameStudies

thevglibrary, 11 months ago to books

Have you ever actually beaten #Contra?

If so (or even if not 🤷‍♂️), #TheVideoGameLibrary recently catalogued this rare #ChooseYourOwnAdventure novel.

It was published by Konami back in 1988, and follows an original story with characters Bill and Lance.

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/konami-game-book-series-contra

#SuperC #NES #Famicom #Konami #GameBook #book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Nintendo #Retro #RetroGaming #Fun #RunNGun #Japanese