THE UNOFFICIAL MEGA DRIVE PIXEL BOOK

Robert Bannert, Thomas Nickel

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Before Mario leapt onto the Super NES, Sega had already kicked off the 16-bit console war with the Mega Drive, offering players timeless classics and hardware that, in 1988, felt like pure arcade magic at home. This magic is captured across 340 richly illustrated pages in the unofficial Mega Drive Pixel Book.

Packed with articles, interviews, custom-made screenshots, maps, boss illustrations, and pixel artworks, it’s a book to read, admire, and revisit endlessly.

The volume brings together respected voices such as games journalists Robert Bannert and Thomas Nickel, alongside retro experts John Linneman and Audi Sorlie of Digital Foundry. The foreword comes from Naoki Horii, head of M2, famed for retro remakes.

Developers and creators also share their experiences: Greg Johnson (ToeJam & Earl), Andreas Escher (Factor 5), Izuho Numata (Phantasy Star 3 composer), Kazuyuki Nakashima (Musha Aleste graphics), and Luis Martins (homebrew creator of Paprium and Pier Solar). Together, they provide a behind-the-scenes look at working with Sega’s iconic 16-bit hardware.

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PUBLICATION DETAILS

LANGUAGE	BINDING	EDITION	ISBN	YEAR	PAGES
German	Hardcover		9783982106137	2024	340

OTHER NAMES

The Unofficial Mega Drive Pixel Book

Das Inoffizielle Mega Drive Pixel Buch

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