Pc Engine: The Box Art Collection Av Bitmap Books

PC Engine: The Box Art Collection celebrates the diversity, vibrancy, sophistication, and personality found in the covers of the best and most interesting Japanese releases for NECs compact powerhouse of a console.The PC Engine was more than just a gaming console. It was part of a movement in the late 1980s that saw a bold new aesthetic emerge in Japan, which quickly spread across the globe, shaping art, design, and creativity wherever it went. As Japans games, movies, music, design, and fashion influenced one another, the brilliant box art of the PC Engines impressive library effectively captured the spread of artistic approaches and styles that defined the movement.At 372 pages, PC Engine: The Box Art Collection features over 300 professionally photographed pieces of box art, along with carefully reproduced screenshots all presented with Bitmap Books design-focused approach. The book includes games such as Adventure Island, Darius Plus, Bomberman 93, YS I & II, Soldier Blade, PC Denjin, Akumaj Dracula X: Chi no Rondo, Devil Crash, and Street Fighter II: Champion Edition.