Game Boy: The Box Art Collection Book Pre-Orders open

Game Boy: The Box Art Collection Book Pre-Orders open

Bitmap Books has opened pre-orders for their Game Boy: The Box Art Collection book on 28 September 2020.

The 372-page book will showcase cover artwork from more than 350 games from the system – all accompanied by brief reviews and retrospectives.Three editions will be available – with the standard edition going for £29.99. Meanwhile, the Silver Edition (£49.99) and Gold Edition (£64.99) will come in special boxes with extra goodies included. 

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About Game Boy: The Box Art Collection

Whether you’re an old-school Game Boy fan, or discovering the wonders of Nintendo’s million-selling portable system for the very first time, Game Boy: The Box Art Collection is the book for you – it’s a vibrant celebration of some of the finest cover artwork for this monochrome marvel, which kick-started the handheld games industry.

Despite the fact that we live in a world where the average smartphone makes the Game Boy look like an abacus, 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.

For the collectors out there, Game Boy: The Box Art Collection also comes in two special, limited run, never-to-be-repeated versions.

The Silver version:

  • the book is housed within a sturdy metallic silver card box;
  • this box features an exclusive cover illustration designed by the one and only Wil Overton (Super Play, Rare);
  • an A2 poster of Wil’s artwork comes with it, supplied rolled within a heavy-duty tube; and…
  • this version is limited to 1,500 copies.

The Gold version:

  • the book is housed within a sturdy metallic gold card box and features a ‘holographic edition’ sticker;
  • this box features the same exclusive cover illustration by Wil Overton;
  • includes a postcard, featuring the cover illustration, signed by Wil;
  • the A2 poster of Wil’s artwork also comes with it, supplied rolled within a heavy-duty tube; and…
  • this version is limited to only 500 copies – sure to become a true collector’s item!