N64: a visual compendium tells the fascinating story of a console that changed the gaming world. Inside its pages you’ll find a rich written history of a machine that marked the moment Nintendo moved to fully embrace 3D, resulting in some of the best games ever made – and a turbulent period for one of the globe’s most celebrated entertainment companies.

Continuing Bitmap Books’ visual compendium series, this unofficial chronicle of Nintendo’s remarkable console doesn’t only share a riveting, in-depth account of the gaming giant’s move to keep pace with the rise of 3D. It is also packed with meticulously realised screenshots and game art, which accompany profiles of over 150 titles that defined the N64, from Super Mario 64 and GoldenEye 007 to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Banjo-Kazooie. You’ll also find spotlights of lesser-known titles such as Beetle Adventure Racing, Mischief Makers, World Driver Championship, and Body Harvest. And every one of those profiles is written by a developer involved in the game, or a game journalist with a deep connection with the N64.

As well as a foreword penned by GoldenEye 64 and Perfect Dark’s David Doak, N64: a visual compendium is filled with exclusive interviews with game industry luminaries such as Jim Wornell (Nintendo), Michael Mendheim (BattleTanx), Kevin Bayliss (Diddy Kong Racing), Remington Scott (Turok) and Julian Eggebrecht (Star Wars). As such, the book brings a bounty of unique insight, unearthing parts of the console’s story not told elsewhere. It also includes a number of rigorously researched features, zeroing in on everything from the iconic N64 controller to the sought-after 64DD disk drive peripheral.

Being a Bitmap Book, you can expect the highest standards of design and production throughout its 436 pages. You’ll find numerous professionally shot photographs of Nintendo hardware and peripherals. We’ve used the very best lithographic printing techniques, with every page brought to life through vibrant Pantone inks, meaning everything looks and feels fantastic. Your copy of N64: a visual compendium will also come packaged in a sturdy 3mm protective board slipcase sporting an animated-effect lenticular cover. And with four bookmark ribbons inspired by the N64 logo, you can find favourite pages lighting fast.

The 1990s was a wildly innovative time for video games, with new players, new technologies, and new audiences presenting Nintendo with tremendous opportunity and challenge, as it readjusted to a new era. N64: a visual compendium offers an unmissable profile of that period. If you adore Nintendo, or retro gaming history, it’s an essential addition to your bookshelves.

BOOK SPECIFICATIONS
436 pages. 170mm × 230mm. 3mm protective board slipcase with “animated” lenticular fascia. Edge-to-edge high quality lithographic print. Special Pantone inks. Sewn binding for enduring quality and the ability to lay flat for ideal double-page image viewing. Spot varnished cover and dust jacket. Four bookmark ribbons. Shrink-wrapped. Volumetric weight: 2.5kg.

Includes contributions from:
Eiji Aonuma
Marc Aubanel
Hal Barwood
Kevin Bayliss
Gary Brandy
Andrew Brown
Dallan Christensen
Samuel Claiborn
Nick Clarke
David Doak
Yasuo Daikai
Jonathan Davies
Paul Davies
David Dienstbier
Julian Eggebrecht
Brian Fehdrau
Will Freeman
Hiroki Fujimoto
James Gale
Dave Gatchel
Neill Glancy
Mark Green
Jaime R. Grieves
Andrew Hayward
Martin Hollis
Kazutoshi Iida
Pauline Jacquey
Steve Jarratt
Kurt Kalata
Kouji Kenjo
Sam Kennedy
Grant Kirkhope
Jon Knoles
Amir Latif
Gonçalo Lopes
Graeme Mason
Yasuhiro Maekawa
Steve Malpass
Chris Marlow
Steve Mayles
Michael Mendheim
Guy Miller
Shigeru Miyamoto
Paul Mountain
Ian Osborne
Sean Patten
Matthew Paul
Ste Pickford
Julian Rignall
Brad Robnett
Takashi Saito
Masahiro Sakurai
Hiroyasu Sasano
Remington Scott
Stew Shearer
Henry Sterchi
Mark Stevenson
Ben Stragnell
Saul Trewern
Mark Turmell
Obbe Vermeij
Martin Wakeley
Jim Wornell and Chris Zimmerman.

GAMES FEATURED
1080° Snowboarding
Aero Fighters Assault
Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage
All-Star Baseball 2000
Army Men: Air Combat
Army Men: Sarge’s Heroes
Bakuretsu Muteki Bangai-O
Banjo-Kazooie
Banjo-Tooie
BattleTanx
BattleTanx: Global Assault
Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs
Beetle Adventure Racing
Blast Corps
Body Harvest
Bomberman 64
Bomberman Hero
Buck Bumble
Castlevania
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
Chopper Attack
Command & Conquer
Conker’s Bad Fur Day
Cruis’n USA
Cruis’n World
Custom Robo
Densha de Go!
Dezaemon 3D
Diddy Kong Racing
Donkey Kong 64
DOOM 64
Doshin the Giant
Doubutso no Mori
Dr. Mario 64
Duke Nukem 64
Duke Nukem: Zero Hour
Excitebike 64
Extreme-G
F-1 World Grand Prix
F-Zero X
F-Zero X Expansion Kit
FIFA Soccer 64
Fighter Destiny 2
Fighters Destiny
Fighting Force 64
Flying Dragon
Forsaken 64
Gauntlet Legends
Gex: Enter the Gecko
Glover
Goemon’s Great Adventure
GoldenEye 007
Hey You, Pikachu!
Hybrid Heaven
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
International Superstar Soccer 64
Japan Pro Golf Tour
Jet Force Gemini
Killer Instinct Gold
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, The
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The
Mace: The Dark Age
Madden NFL 99
Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr.
Mario Artist (series)
Mario Golf
Mario Kart 64
Mario Party
Mario Party 2
Mario Party 3
Mario Tennis
Mega Man 64
Mickey’s Speedway USA
Micro Machines 64 Turbo
Mischief Makers
Mission: Impossible
Mortal Kombat 4
Mortal Kombat Trilogy
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
NBA