German Videogame Books
in no particular order right now, mostly paperbacks...
| Computer Spiele by Christa-Maria Sopart (c) 1984 by Knaur. This excellent German book
provides a broad overview over various home consoles and computers as
well as electronic board games and handhelds. Many b/w phtos showing
ultra-rare collectibles (Atari VCS cartridge copiers, games by
Tigervision and Dynamics, Creativsion console, Lindy tabletops etc.).
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| Video Spiele by Peer & Ulrich Blumenschein (c) 1982 by Knaur. Another excellent book from
Knaur, this one presents winning strategies for the 13 most popular
arcade games and gives a nice overview over the most popular (at that
time) home consoles (Atari VCS, Intellivision, Philips Videopac G7000,
Interton VC 4000). It has a two page color ad from Atari, a four page
color ad from Intellivision and a really cool four page color ad from
Philips Videopac.
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| Spaß auf der Mattscheibe by Helfe Andersen (c) 1983 by Bastei Lübbe. Presents popular home
consoles: Atari VCS, Colecovision, Hanimex HMG 2650, Interton VC 4000,
Intellivision, Philips Videopac G7000 and Vectrex. Contains hundreds of
b/w screen shots
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| So gewinnt man gegen Video-
and Computer-Spiele by Christine Kerler (c) 1982 by Falken Verlag. Shows winning
strategies for games for home consoles, home computers, handhelds,
tabletops and electronic board games. Has a lot of b/w photos of
rare stuff like Casio game calculators and watches, Otto Maier
electronic board games, Tomy Mini Arcades and others.
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| Das grosse Handbuch des Video-Spiele by Hartmut Huff (c) 1983 Wilhelm Heyne Verlag. Presents the
following home consoles: Atari VCS, Atari 5200, Colecovision,
Intellivision, Hanimex HMG 2650, Interton VC 4000, Palladium, Philips
Videopac G7000, Unimex Mark X.
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