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Welcome to the Coin-Op: The Arcade Guide – Shoot’em Up Collection which goes into pro gear shift into the world of Arcade Shooter titles, following the same format as our first Coin-Op: Arcade Guide book.
The annual will contain a classic set of 74 arcade shooters to read about and marvel at throughout, Each game was specially chosen to feature within this arcade annual across a page count of 136 pages of visual arcade spectacle.
Every game has been given the maximum treatment to showcase visually everything that made them engaging and a fantastic arcade gaming experience back in the day in this first annual.
There will be a solid collection of arcade shoot’em ups from the 1970s like Taito’s “Space Invaders” and Atari’s “Asteroids” into the 1980s with amazing classics such as William’s “Defender“, Namco’s “Galaga’88” and many more into the 1990s with Raizing’s “Battle Garegga“.
Straight to 1997, bullet-hell hit “Dodonpachi” leading the way into the 2000s with Cave’s “Muchi Muchi Pork“.
The Annual also gives newcomers to the shoot’em Up genre a brief history into the world of arcade Shoot’em ups to get your motivation kick-started before throwing you into these surreal frantic arcade games that lie ahead.
If you have fond memories of playing classic Shoot’em Ups at home on the couch or in a noisy arcade, The Coin-Op: The Arcade Guide – Shoot’em Up Collection is the perfect arcade annual for you.
19XX THE WAR AGAINST DESTINY – 4-D WARRIOR – AERO FIGHTERS SPECIAL
AIR BUSTERS – ANDROS DUNOS – ASTEROIDS – ATOMIC ROBO KID – BAT RIDER
BATTLE GAREGGA – BIO ATTACK – BLAZING STAR – BLACK HEART – BLAZON
BOSCONIAN – CARRIER AIRWING – CHOPLIFTER – CHUKA TAISEN – CHIMERA BEAST – COBRA COMMAND
COSMIC COP – COSMIC AVENGER – COTTON 2 MAGICAL NIGHT DREAMS
CYVERN THE DRAGON WEAPON – DEFENDER – DO DOMPACHI – DRAGON BREED – DARIUS GAIDEN – DEATH SMILES
ECO FIGHTERS – ESPGALUDA – EXZISUS – FORGOTTEN WORLDS – GALAXIAN
GALAGA’88 – GIGA WING – GORF – GRADIUS 2 GOFER – GUNBIRD 2 – HYPER DUEL – IBARA – IN THE HUNT – IMAGE FIGHT – INSECTOR X
KOUTETSU YOUSAI STRAHL – LAST RESORT – LEGENDARY WINGS – MYSTIC RIDERS
MUCHI MUCHI PORK – ORDYNE – OZMA WARS – P-47 THE PHANTOM FIGHTER – PREHISTORIC ISLE – PRO GEAR – PULSTAR
R-TYPE LEO – RAIDEN FIGHTERS 2 – RAYSTORM – SALAMANDER – SPACE INVADERS – SPACE INVADERS’95
TENGAI SENGOKU ACE EPISODE 2 – TEMPEST – THUNDER DRAGON 2 – TWIN BEE
TWIN COBRA 2 – TERRA CRESTA – UN SQUADRON – VANGUARD – VARTH – VIPER PHASE 1
XMULTIPLY – ZERO WING – ZERO GUNNER ZING ZING ZIP
Annual Specifications:
- Annual Size format
- Book format: Hardback
- Book size: 8.5” x 11.5
- Book Cover: Gloss finish
- Paper stock: 150gsm page thickness
- Page count: 136 pages
- Print quality: Satin Silk Finish (highest finish)
- Binding: Perfect bound bookbinding
- Weight: 0.942kg excluding packaging
- Disclaimer: Please Read.
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Darren Doyle (store manager) –
The Penultimate Arcade shoot’em up annual for die hard fans this a must have you your gaming book collection.
Florian (verified owner) –
As a child I didn’t have many opportunities to experience the arcade era. With this beautifully illustrated book, I can now make up for it and take a trip down memory lane. The many illustrations in this book give a great impression of the Aracade games of that time.
Wout –
A beautiful, colourful book about some of the coolest arcade shooters!