Fusion Retro books have put a number of books and magazine PDFs up on the site for FREE for a period of time on their website. I bought Let’s Go Dizzy: The Story of the Oliver Twins a while ago and thought it was great.
Lot’s of great retro video gaming books are available for free from the Fusion Retro website.
In my original review of Let’s Go Dizzy: The Story of the Oliver Twins, I wrote:
Over 232 pages, Chris Wilkins, discusses their childhood, early interest in coding and rise to video game super stardom. The book is heavy in interviews and quotes from the twins themselves and so isn't just anecdotal but actually from the mouth of the twins. There are a large amount of photos from the time which help to provide context and the screenshots help to break up the large amount of text. Of all the sections, I found their evolution from the micro computers to the 8 and 16 bit era especially interesting as they discuss the Nintendo vs Code Masters Game Genie lawsuit and why certain Dizzy games weren't released on the platforms. The book is honest and covers the highs and the lows of their careers and for anyone interested in the life and works of the pioneering Oliver Twins, this is a must read.
LINK- 1HMPS Oliver Twins Podcast
LINK- Cambridge Museum for Computing History
LINK- An English Geek in Saudi
LINK- Streets of Rage 2 on Vinyl Review
LINK- Manga Exhibition at the British Museum
LINK: Japan: My Journey to the East