Artcade: The Book of Classic Arcade Game Artwork
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (840 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0993012973 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 324 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Tim has spent over a thousand hours assembling the high-resolution scans, restoring the images in Photoshop and color-correcting them back to their vibrant, as–new appearance. Each marquee takes up a full double-page spread in the book, and is faithfully recreated using beautiful lithographic printing on the highest quality paper. Relive your mis-spent youth with artwork from dozens of coin-ops including Asteroid, Battlezone, Street Fighter II, Out Run, Moon Patrol, Gyruss, Q*Bert, Bubble Bobble and many more. The full collection of classic arcade cabinet artwork is presented here for the first time in this stunning landscape hardback book, and accompanied by interviews with artists Larry Day and the late Python Anghelo. Originally acquired by Tim Nicholls from a Hollywood props company, this archive of marquees – many of which had suffered damage over time – have now been scanned and digitally restored to their former glory. Artcade is a unique collection of coin-op cabinet marquees, some dating back 40 years to the dawn of video gaming. The results of all that hard work are now available as a lasting record of the amazing artwork that adorned the arcades during the golden era of coin-op video gaming.. Gamers who cut their teeth in the arcades will love this trip down memory lane
A few rare pics and commentary, but. I thought it would have more cabinet side art. There is only a handful of these types of pics. The majority is cabinet marquees only (130~150 different cabinet marquees), which is fine in itself but not what I thought I was getting. Shipped from the UK.. ivydaddy said Great coffee table book for 80s arcade rats. There are a few glaring omissions, but classics like Shinobi, Altered Beast, and late 80s Capcom hits are included. Excellent paper and print quality.. "Great book for nostalgia or history" according to Chris. Great book for nostalgia or history. I find some of the art in this book to be more outstanding than most of what I've seen in museum art exhibits.
Sam Dyer is the founder of Bitmap Books and designer of the books. . About the Author Tim Nicholls has spent over a thousand hours assembling the high-resolution scans, restoring the images in Photoshop and colour-correcting them back to their vibrant, as–new appearance. His 15 years experience as a professional graphic designer and life-long love of video games are the driving force behind the business. The results of all that hard work are now available as a lasting record of the amazing artwork that adorned the arcades during the golden era of coi
Tim Nicholls has spent over a thousand hours assembling the high-resolution scans, restoring the images in Photoshop and colour-correcting them back to their vibrant, as–new appearance. The results of all that hard work are now available as a lasting record of the amazing artwork that adorned the arcades during the golden era of coin-op video gaming.Steve has over 30 years experience as a writer and