In late 2018, Marty’s fifth book, Retro Games was published internationally by Dog N’ Bone books and in America by Simon & Schuster. It’s a sweet little gift book that describes some of gamings earliest delights. It came hot on the heels of Marty shifting a lot of his professional writing to covering video games and pop culture, primarily for the web site Goomba Stomp.
Packed with creativity and charm, classic video games provide endless fun – one press of the power button and you’re instantly in pixelated paradise. But what are the ultimate games from this hallowed chapter in gaming history? Were you a Nintendo die-hard and Mario loyalist or seduced by Sonic and Sega? Maybe you obsessed over GoldenEye or perhaps Tekken 3 on the Playstation was more your scene? Retro Games celebrates some of the most influential shoot-em-ups, platforms, role-players and more that ripped up the rule book for what we believed video games were capable of. It’s a must read for anyone who has fallen in love with this golden age of gaming. How many have you completed?
