Get Your Summer Reads On
Get Your Summer Reads On
The weather is hot, but these discounts are hotter.
Everything is getting more expensive these days. Gasoline! A pound of ground beef! Being alive, basically! Well, almost everything. Summer break is here, and Limited Run’s Press Run crew thought it would be nice if that meant that everyone could take a break from high prices, too. We can’t do anything about $7 coffees, but we can at least offer a month-long price break across the entire Press Run line. Now through July 31, just about every single Press Run book is available at a budget-friendly discount—anywhere from $5 to $15 off their cover price! Take them to the beach, have a read under the summer sun. Just try not to get wet sand in the pages, it’s rough on the ink.
Shantae: Official Strategy Guide
$19.99 ($5 off)
Created in collaboration with Matt and Erin Bozon, this is the one and only official strategy guide for the original Shantae and encompasses all releases of the game from the original Game Boy Color classic through ports to modern systems.
$59.99 each ($10-15 off each)
This trio of massive, coffee table-sized photo books (12x12” hardcover!) comprises the most comprehensive visual record ever created of the early days of Japanese consoles in the U.S. and Japan, including every release for every system with large-format photography, text, and screenshots. Vol. 1 covers every console game released in Japan from 1979 through the end of 1985. Vol. 2 begins with the NES launch in America and covers competing consoles like Master System, Atari 7800, and Intellivision. And Vol. 3 takes the U.S. console biz up through the Game Boy’s debut and the arrival of 16-bit systems.
$19.99 ($5 off)
This autobiographical piece by long-time game producer Mark Flitman explores life behind the scenes at some of the most impactful game publishers of the ’80s and ’90s, including Konami, Acclaim, and Hasbro, touching on the creation of hit releases like Maximum Carnage.
SG-1000 Works: Segaiden Vol. I
$34.99 ($10 off)
The ultimate retrospective on Sega’s very first console, the SG-1000. Goes in-depth into every hardware model and every game release for the platform, leading up to its rebirth as the Mark III and Master System!
$24.99 ($10 off)
An elaborate visual tribute to the endings of NES games, detailing every ending for the first few years of the systems life. Everything from elaborate storyboard narratives to simple black screens that couldn’t even spell “congratulations” correctly.
$19.99 ($5 off)
Author Brian Clark presents a comprehensive deep-dive into a truly fascinating lost trend: the world of video games based on Japanese recording artists. From 8-bit adventures featuring theatrical death metal acts to experimental multimedia experiences in the CD-ROM era, Gameplay Harmonies covers it all.
$14.99 ($10 off)
Author and humorist Stuart Gipp recounts a lifetime of experiences with video games from forgotten vintage computers to modern consoles and comes to a shocking conclusion: all games are good. Even the bad ones! Maybe even especially the bad ones.
$24.99 ($10 off)
Based on the YouTube series by the same name, Atari Archive Vol. I looks back to the origins of console gaming with this detailed (and meticulously researched) historical document. In addition to exploring the Atari 2600 and its early library, this volume also looks at the era’s competing systems and the business and political realities that shaped them.
$29.99 ($10 off)
A comprehensive chronology of the first year of the NES’s life, detailing every game with in-depth articles, photography, and screenshots.
$34.99 ($10 off)
Picking up where NES Works 1985-86 left off, this book covers every game released for NES in 1987, from forgotten gems like Trojan to beloved classics like Zelda, Metroid, and JAWS.
$9.99 ($10 off)
The official (?!) novelization of the classic (?!?) video game.
Limited Run: The Complete Run Vol. I
$19.99 ($10 off) (paperback)
A comprehensive history of Limited Run’s first year of releases—an absolute must for collectors.