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u/kadune · 108 pointsr/AskHistorians

I'd recommend two sources that cover the reception with relation to the competition: Jeff Ryan's "How Nintendo Conquered America" and Blake Harris's more recent "Console Wars."

One of the things that Ryan focused on is Mario 64's innovation (indeed, Nintendo's promotional materials focused on this too) -- it' was one of the first games where you could control the camera in all directions. Mario 64 was one of the few games available at the console's launch, and it showcased the new console hardware and possibilities that weren't available on the Playstation or Saturn. I can't speak to the greatness it immediately received, but a lot of the early reviews certainly focused on its innovative features and newness that otherwise wasn't available on other consoles or, for that matter, Mario Games (while Mario RPG was 3d, this allowed complete control over his moves and attacks)

u/Luminescent_Ninja · 12 pointsr/nintendo

For The Legend of Zelda, there's (as others have said) "Hyrule Historia". There's also a book called "Legends of Localization" that details the localization process of the original Legend of Zelda from Japanese to English:

http://www.fangamer.com/products/legends-of-localization-zelda-book

If you're into manga, there's a whole set of Zelda mangas:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/mobile/p/the-legend-of-zelda-box-set-akira-himekawa/1104178239/2683774677098?st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Marketplace+Shopping+greatbookprices_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP24049&k_clickid=3x24049

There's also "Legend Of the Hero" by Kari Fry, which is essentially a field journal of sorts about the Legend of Zelda franchise, with some gorgeous artwork:

http://www.fangamer.com/products/legend-of-the-hero

Kari Fry has also made similar things for Pokemon and Animal Crossing, titled "The Field Guide to Kanto" and "A Guide to Village Life", respectively found here:

http://www.fangamer.com/products/kanto-field-guide

And here:

http://www.fangamer.com/products/a-guide-to-village-life

Another fun title is "Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America", which is about the history of Nintendo of a company (although you could probably find all of the information online, it's definitely a nice book to have on the shelf), and you can grab that one on Amazon here:

http://www.amazon.com/Super-Mario-Nintendo-Conquered-America/dp/1591845637

Those are all of the ones I know about, but I'm sure there are more out there!

u/schentendo · 4 pointsr/nintendo

I read the book Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America earlier this year. It's not just Mario, either - it goes through the entire history of Nintendo and it's rivals. A pretty good read.

u/kfsb2 · 3 pointsr/retrogaming

This one is only about Nintendo and I haven't read it myself but I've read similar books to this. I'd imagine the first couple chapters would be dedicated to explaining what other video game companies in Japan did at the time and how Nintendo broke the mold, with the second half being Nintendo coming to America. Not sure if it's what you're looking for but it's my wish list https://www.amazon.com/Super-Mario-Nintendo-Conquered-America/dp/1591845637

u/-staccato- · 2 pointsr/Design

Very interesting!

I will say that it's a shame you discounted the ingame sprites, because the technical limitations are actually a HUGE factor as to why Mario looks the way he does.

Super Mario by Jeff Ryan goes into great detail about this. It's an awesome read, you might like it. It has a lot of information about the internal processes in Nintendo, and how they managed to push into the American arcade market and culture.

u/Lacriphage · 2 pointsr/truegaming

In addition to the other good suggestions here, Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America is an interesting look at console development.

u/kabuki_man · 1 pointr/nintendo

Y'all should read this. It's fascinating.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1591845637

u/shizno2097 · 1 pointr/retrogaming

There is this one too:

http://www.amazon.com/Super-Mario-Nintendo-Conquered-America/dp/1591845637

but if you have read Console Wars... this book will feel very lacking

u/MTLRetro · 1 pointr/retrogaming

If you like the history, I enjoyed "How Nintendo Conquered America". Gives the business side of Nintendo up to the Wii, with predictions for the Wii U so it's a bit out of date, but I liked it.

Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1591845637/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_4W9QBb69KTPTG

u/JeddHampton · 1 pointr/nintendo

Game Over is pretty much the definitive work. The early chapters talk about all the before stuff. I don't think you get to Donkey Kong for a while. It goes into a few different ventures that Yamauchi was trying. Including a light gun shooting gallery and love hotels.

Super Mario is pretty good as well. It covers a lot of the same events.

[Play Value(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ge1UzO2AQc) did an episode on it. It's pretty light and lacks the details, but it could whet your interest.

u/jayblackcomedy · 1 pointr/ForeverAlone

Then video games and anime are your passion, simple as that. If that doesn't feel like "enough" because you're only consuming these things, rather than creating them, give creation a try. Or use them as jumping off points to see if maybe you can expand your passions.

For instance, if video games are super-interesting, maybe the history of video games would be interesting to you as well. One of my best friends from college, Jeff Ryan, used the Venn Diagram of "Liking Video Games" and "Liking to Write" to get a pretty nice payday to write a book about Super Mario (http://www.amazon.com/Super-Mario-Nintendo-Conquered-America/dp/1591845637).

The point is, if you love something, you can make that thing the center of your life in a constructive way.

NOTE: there's a difference between "love" and "addiction". A lot of people have porn addictions, which puts them in front of the computer, masturbating 4 hours a day. Paul Thomas Anderson loved porn and used it to create "Boogie Nights". I would take a long look at what I was falling into and try to decide if the thing I find myself doing is a distraction from life or a reason for being alive...