Hello NintendoAge! Check out my little project entitled Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the SNES Library - now on Kickstarter at http://ultimateSNES.com...!
 

Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the SNES Library 1991-1998 is an expansive and thorough look at games for the memorable Super Nintendo Entertainment System. This 450-page book will cover all games released during the system's lifespan in both North America and Europe and features information and reviews on hundreds of classic 16-bit games.
As with the NES guide, all those who pre-order will have their name appear in the supporter section in the book as a special thank you!

Book Sections
- 800 North American and European SNES game reviews and reflections
       - Cart picture, info, and screenshots for each game!
- Promo, test, and special game carts
- Popular SNES controllers and accessories
- Unreleased SNES games
- Supplemental SNES Articles (TBA)
- Foreword (TBA)
- More to be announced!

Very excited for this -- love the NES volume. I'd wish you good luck but it appears that the Kickstarter was funded long ago  

Good luck!

Congrats. Looks great Pat.

Be sure to sell some more to local retro stores, that's how I picked up your NES book.

Great stuff, looking forward to it!

I don't get it. Kickstarter is for prototypes that can't afford to get made so they get the community to fund them. This seems like it's already done or nearly done, why is it on Kickstarter?

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1) Books still have to be printed - and it's not cheap. Doing a Kickstarter lets you gauge interest for the amount to order - otherwise, it's a crapshoot.
2) Many prefer to support via Kickstarter versus other traditional means.
3) Kickstarter is a good marketing opportunity - hence why many use it. Many discover products on there they never would have known about before.
 

Thanks, Joseph! That certainly is the plan! I think the book has been in about 20-25 stores throughout the US, and a couple in Japan. I also donated some copies to the National Videogame Museum in Frisco, TX. 
 

This is not the first book project that I've been fortunate enough to work on, but it's certainly been the biggest chunk of time short of my thesis that I've put into one text. I spent the last 18+ months researching, playing, and writing a little under 100 games for the book. Knowing the team behind it, I'm very confident that it's going to rock, and I hope you'll consider backing it!

Will there be an app? I enjoyed the Ultimate NES app until it completely stopped working. Still doesn't. Have talked to the devs and they can't get it working either. All that said, I enjoyed it while I had it working.

You've been great to work with, sir.  

 

The app is going through a huge overhaul with a new developer since the previous one abandoned the project. There will be an update once it is finished (hoping within the next month). As for an SNES version - stay tuned!
 

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Any mod out there that wants to clean up the trash that has entered this thread?

Kickstarter is also an easier way to take preorders etc. rather than just getting something funded.  
 

Looks like somebody beat me to it; stuff was gone by the time I replied.
 

Thank you, sir!   Hopefully, there's some sort of penalty in place for openly promoting piracy.
 

Hey Pat see you at the gaming expo this weekend 😘

Btw we are sharing pdf files in order to preserve your work, you know like dumping roms to preserve them. 

Jkjk no no one is sharing pdf files, I purchased the physical book. 
 

No, Ryley Rolls is actively sharing my PDF. Someone sent me the link he has been passing around.
 

Thanks for making this book Pat. Clearly, a lot of work went into it. I'm looking forward to reading it.

I randomly came across it on scribd a while back. Multiple people had uploaded it. It's out there, for sure.
 

I just want to add that I'm 100% not condoning piracy. It's a shame that it was leaked out. I just wanted to point out that while there may have been one source, it's been uploaded to multiple locations (as I'm sure you realized)