What is particularly significant about Beep: A Documentary History of Game Sound can be found at the end of its title – Sound. Beep is a documentary not on just game music, though that certainly would merit a documentary on its own – but on sound in games as a whole, from the rudimentary tones of Pong to modern game sound effects, along with music and voice acting.
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It’s time to take a look at Bitmap Books companion volume to the CRPG Book – the JRPG Book.
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A while back I reviewed The CRPG Book, a book from Bitmap Books covering the history of Computer RPGs through various eras of titles in the medium, with write-ups from various authors. The book has since received a follow-up, The JRPG Book, written by Kurt Kalata with contributions by other authors. I’ve finished reading that, so it’s time to give my thoughts on the book.
Read moreThis week I’m doing a sort of conceptual crossover between the Nintendo Power Retrospectives and Breaking It All Down, as I take a look at the book Console Wars, by Blake J. Harris
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