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The Making of Prince of Persia
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4.09 avg rating — 1,897 ratings
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Ocean: The History
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4.21 avg rating — 81 ratings
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The Story of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum in Pixels
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4.06 avg rating — 63 ratings
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The Story of U.S. Gold: A very American, British software house
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4.08 avg rating — 52 ratings
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Official Video Game & Pinball Book Of World Records
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Ready: A Commodore 64 Retrospective
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4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Replay: The History of Video Games
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4.04 avg rating — 1,490 ratings
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The Making of Karateka
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4.15 avg rating — 504 ratings
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The Perfect Game: Confessions of a Pac-Man Junkie
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4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games
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4.18 avg rating — 3,582 ratings
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Hardcoregaming101.net Presents: The Guide to Classic Graphic Adventures
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4.21 avg rating — 225 ratings
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Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
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4.29 avg rating — 19,975 ratings
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Commodore 64: a visual Commpendium
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4.25 avg rating — 105 ratings
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The A-Z of the Atari 2600 (Retro Gaming A-Z Book 1)
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3.84 avg rating — 45 ratings
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Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games
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3.66 avg rating — 249 ratings
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The Golden Age of Video Games
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3.89 avg rating — 36 ratings
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More basic computer games
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BASIC Computer Games: Microcomputer Edition
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4.34 avg rating — 56 ratings
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Zap!: The Rise and Fall of Atari
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3.30 avg rating — 81 ratings
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The 100 Greatest Console Video Games: 1977-1987
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3.92 avg rating — 66 ratings
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Phoenix: The Fall & Rise of Video Games
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3.72 avg rating — 71 ratings
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A Mind Forever Voyaging: A History of Storytelling in Video Games
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3.73 avg rating — 146 ratings
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The Video Games Guide
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3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings
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The Adventures of Q*bert
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4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings
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The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games
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3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Commodore Amiga: a visual Commpendium
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4.40 avg rating — 97 ratings
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ABC to the VCS: A Directory of Software for the Atari 2600
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The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon - The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World
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4.14 avg rating — 2,997 ratings
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1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die
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3.83 avg rating — 588 ratings
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Hey! Listen!: A journey through the golden era of video games
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3.66 avg rating — 338 ratings
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The Game Console: A Photographic History from Atari to Xbox
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4.36 avg rating — 387 ratings
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SUPER iam8bit: More Art Inspired by Classic Videogames of the '80s
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4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings
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i am 8-bit: Art Inspired by Classic Videogames of the '80s
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4.06 avg rating — 123 ratings
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The CRPG Book Project
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4.45 avg rating — 274 ratings
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The Internal Magic of the Atari 2600: Volume One of David Crane's Technical Wizardry Series
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Racing the Beam: The Atari Video Computer System
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4.06 avg rating — 812 ratings
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Baldur's Gate II (Boss Fight Books, #8)
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3.45 avg rating — 278 ratings
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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
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4.23 avg rating — 1,288,672 ratings
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Super Mario Bros. 2 (Boss Fight Books, #6)
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3.52 avg rating — 389 ratings
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Ready Player Two (Ready Player One, #2)
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3.44 avg rating — 183,419 ratings
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Jagged Alliance 2 (Boss Fight Books, #5)
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4.03 avg rating — 243 ratings
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Galaga (Boss Fight Books, #4)
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3.09 avg rating — 239 ratings
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ZZT (Boss Fight Books, #3)
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3.99 avg rating — 322 ratings
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Chrono Trigger (Boss Fight Books, #2)
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3.39 avg rating — 480 ratings
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The 8-Bit Book - 1981 to 199X
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4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
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The Book of Adventure Games
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4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings
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EarthBound (Boss Fight Books, #1)
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3.63 avg rating — 579 ratings
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Playing the Past: History and Nostalgia in Video Games
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3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Commodore VIC 20: A Visual History
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4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings
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The Art of Atari
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4.42 avg rating — 602 ratings
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Coleco: The Official Book
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2.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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The Player's Strategy Guide To Atari VCS Home Video Games
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2.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Space Invaders: In Search of Lost Time: The Complete Interviews
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0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Britsoft - An Oral History
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4.27 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Mega Man 3 (Boss Fight Books, #14)
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3.69 avg rating — 199 ratings
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The Micro Kids: An 80s Adventure with ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and more (Video Games Book)
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3.96 avg rating — 72 ratings
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ZX Spectrum Games Code Club: Twenty fun games to code and learn
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4.11 avg rating — 18 ratings
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The Micro Kids: An 80s Adventure with ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and more
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3.96 avg rating — 72 ratings
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The Soul Snatchers
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4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Inside Video Game Creation: Development Experts Share Their Stories
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4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Level-Up with Game Assist
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The Computer Game Murder (Galaxy Gang, #5)
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Twisty Little Passages: An Approach to Interactive Fiction
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3.76 avg rating — 341 ratings
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Super Mario Bros. 3 (Boss Fight Books, #13)
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3.77 avg rating — 296 ratings
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Retrogame Archeology: Exploring Old Computer Games
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Video Games FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Games and Gaming Culture
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4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Computer Monsters
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World of Warcraft (Boss Fight Books, #12)
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3.68 avg rating — 191 ratings
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NBA Jam (Boss Fight Books Book 21)
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4.34 avg rating — 307 ratings
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Computer Olympics
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Spelunky (Boss Fight Books, #11)
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4.44 avg rating — 1,695 ratings
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Hints & Tips for Videogame Pioneers
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4.33 avg rating — 36 ratings
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The Impossible Fortress
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A Brief History Of Video Games: From Atari to Virtual Reality
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Metal Gear Solid (Boss Fight Books, #9)
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3.59 avg rating — 486 ratings
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The Fat Man on Game Audio: Tasty Morsels of Sonic Goodness
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4.33 avg rating — 30 ratings
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Dragon's Lair: A Don Bluth Animation Flip Book
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Atari Flashback: The Essential Companion
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4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings
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The Internal Magic of Activision Dragster: Volume Two of David Crane's Technical Wizardry Series
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Atari 2600 Programming for Newbies
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Game Sound: An Introduction to the History, Theory, and Practice of Video Game Music and Sound Design
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4.06 avg rating — 99 ratings
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NBA Jam (Boss Fight Books #21)
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4.34 avg rating — 307 ratings
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Dungeons and Dreamers: The Rise of Computer Game Culture from Geek to Chic
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3.62 avg rating — 395 ratings
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The Commodore 64 Book - 1982 to 199x
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Art of Atari Poster Collection
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4.11 avg rating — 64 ratings
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The Official Book of Ultima
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3.73 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Write Your Own Adventure Programs for Your Microcomputer
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Art of Midway: Before Pixels and Polygons
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Mega Man Tribute
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The Art of Video Games: From Pac-Man to Mass Effect
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3.70 avg rating — 224 ratings
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Classic Home Video Games, 1985-1988: A Complete Reference Guide
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3.90 avg rating — 21 ratings
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The Texbook of Video Game Logic: Volume 1
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Classic Home Video Games, 1989-1990: A Complete Guide to Sega Genesis, Neo Geo and TurboGrafx-16 Games
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Electrifying, Action-Packed, Unusual History of Video Games, The
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Inventing the Adventure Game: The Design of Adventure and Rocky's Boots
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Halcyon Days: Interviews with Classic Computer and Video Game Programmers
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3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings
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100 Best Video Games
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4.30 avg rating — 66 ratings
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The Game Design Reader: A Rules of Play Anthology
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Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: The 200 Best Video Games of All Time
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A Slow Year
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