The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech: Computer, Consoles and Games Hardcover – November 6, 2018

Product as described.

I felt compelled to write a quick review of this book, which I proudly added to my collection of books about retro gaming. I am shocked to see some very negative reviews; this book is actually one of my favorite in this genre because it is comprehensive, concise, and has some nice photography. The book is physically a little smaller than a "full sized" coffee table book, but the binding, printing, and paper stock quality is top notch. If you want a detailed history of each of these systems, sure, there are better guides (and honestly you can find more details of these systems online more than in physical print), but if you want a nice bookshelf piece for yourself or a great gift for anyone who appreciates retro gaming and computing technology, then I highly recommend this book.

This book is great. It covers quite a bit of the retro gaming consoles and also includes early computers, which is something most books of this nature ignore. The layout is very clean, clear, and concise, and the pictures are also laid out very well.If you are looking for something that goes over a lot of systems with all of the basic information then this is the book for you and I think it does that very well. If you are looking for something with substantial depth on each system I would say look elsewhere or check out a book on that system alone. Due to the amount of systems covered in this book only a brief synopsis is provided for each one, but it is a pleasure to look at.

The media could not be loaded. Peter Leigh has done a great job at describing all of the major gaming consoles and computers from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. For each system he gives a detailed description, basic stats, pictures, and three representative games - the "must see", "must play", and "must avoid". Peter's descriptions are funny and spot on. He also brings a unique UK perspective, and describes gaming systems that were widespread not just in North America but also in Europe and Asia.As other have noted, the book did suffer from a few spelling mistakes, missing words, a duplicated paragraph (p.70), and a misplaced photo (p. 130). It feels like a second pass by an editor could have caught all of these. Perhaps a second printing could be done that corrects these boo boos. But aside from these, the book is an excellent reference that I'm sure I'll be using over and over again.

Perfect gift for my mini nerd and his dad nerd. They love it!

First impressions: great, solid, colorful little tome nails the aesthetics. Content strikes me as an excellent swath of the market for the beginner, and for anyone who has a passing interest in history, tech, or business, there is a lot to learn here. Obviously a labor of love and surprisingly heavy on content; easily could have taken up a solid 60+ pages with no images and tight literary formatting. A bargain for hardcover at this price, and well packed.One does get the feeling with the font size and layout that a large format coffee table treatment was the original intent and would be the best fit. Perhaps if it sells well, we can get that along with the usual editing fixes etc.

I've followed the Nastalgia Nerd YouTube channel so I was keen on getting his book. In general it's a light fluffy read with pretty pictures to ooo and ahh at.However there a several glaring mistakes in the book that I noticed within the first few minutes of skimming the pages. There are two misspelled page headings "TurboDrafx" and "Nintento". The ZX Spectrum section has a picture of a ZX-81.But the biggest mistake is the section on the TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo): none of the pictures are of the CoCo, they are of the various models of the original monochrome TRS-80 from an earlier section.Mistakes aside I think the book is a fun read.

I really enjoyed the format and simplicity shared with a personal touch of remembering when 😁 Well done and would love to see a deeper dive in these machines and their respective software. Especially the Micros as we didn't have a great following here in the states.