Classic Home Video Games, 1989-1990: A Complete Guide to Sega Genesis, Neo Geo and Turbografx-16 Games

Essential work for collectors of classic videogames. The era 1989-90 was a very exciting time for videogamers, as the great classic Japanese 16-bit+ systems were hitting the market here in North America. My favorite, the TurboGrafx-16, is well-covered in here (along with the Neo Geo and Sega Genesis). The book is well-researched and beautifully written. The entire series is truly a must for all videogame collectors - I started with this one because it covers my face system and I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED. I was thrilled.Even if you are a casual collector, or even just interested in videogame history - Weiss' series is a fascinating set to discover. Well worth the price and the hardbound cover is a nice touch.Truly a must-have for anyone interested in the videogame systems of this era. Five stars +!

This book just doesn't deliver near enough for the price.Besides offering a list of video games released for the U.S. market for the 3 listed consoles (Sega Genesis, Neo-Geo, TG-16) this book delivers very little else.The brief descriptions for each title can hardly be considered reviews. There are no review scores or detailed comparisons made between Genesis and SNES titles of the same game. That would have actually been helpful when deciding which version to search for. (Example, Zombies Ate My Neighbors is noted that it was also released on SNES but there's no mention which version is considered better).Sequels and follow up games are mentioned at the end of the descriptions for some games while others are not. Strange inconsistency. (Example: Afterburner 2 for Genesis says the game was followed by Afterburner 3 (Sega CD), Afterburner Climax (Arcade), and Afterburner Black Falcon (PSP) but fails to mention that Afterburner was released on 32X several years after the Genesis game.I easily noticed the author uses the word `titular' in many reviews. I do not think it means what he thinks it does.One of the greatest offences is the complete lack of pictures. There should absolutely be a color in-game screenshot for each and every game listed but unbelievably there isn't a single screenshot for any game. Not one! There are just over 100 box art pictures in glorious black and white. Was this just a lack of effort or is the author unaware that a picture is worth a thousand words?This book isn't quite a travesty but it really is nothing more than a list of video games released for the U.S. market. I did not learn a single factual thing from the entire book that I didn't already know and I don't think the average gamer will either. There's just no content here that isn`t available (for free) from several video game related websites.The 3 consoles that highlight this book deserve better representation than the author delivered.

This is a wonderful resource. The author spent an ungodly amount of time in research. The authors seem like he had a good time writing this and it seems to be. It is a great reference guide to individual games and is as close a complete guide in print form that I have seen. I like to read through this and revisit games I played as a kid. If you are a collector, or just an oddball that likes to read about video games this is one of the 3 books you should own.

Very useful tool for tracking names of a huge chunk of home video game titles that came out in those years. I appreciate the individual paragraphs giving a brief description of each of the games.

Well worth the asking price and a great reference guide for the systems covered recommend you get the whole set.