Oh right, blimey. Please, can someone famous mention my book? Ta. - ThreadSky

lewispackwood.bsky.social • 71 days ago

Oh right, blimey.

Please, can someone famous mention my book? Ta.

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auty.bsky.social•65 days ago

@alexanichols.bsky.social one for you!

spanogroats.bsky.social•64 days ago

May I also mention it can be purchased via Bookshop, to support your local book shops. https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/curious-video-game-machines-a-compendium-of-rare-and-unusual-consoles-computers-and-coin-ops-lewis-packwood/7556451?ean=9781399073776

sidfisk.bsky.social•59 days ago

Not famous, but famously enjoying it!

theartisanrogue.bsky.social•65 days ago

Omg man! I’m so glad I stumbled across this because @themountaingoats.bsky.social posted it! I’ll be getting a copy asap!!! I hope you’ll sell many more!

nocatsnomasters.bsky.social•65 days ago

My 700(?!) followers are yours.

lewispackwood.bsky.social•65 days ago

I should probably mention where to buy it, shouldn't I?

It's on Amazon in the UK and US, and in all good book stores :)

Plus you can buy it direct from Pen and Sword in the UK, or from Casemate in the US.

https://amzn.eu/d/6Nv6zZk

mrjoes.bsky.social•60 days ago

As a follow-up, the book has arrived and it’s great. I started with a soviet ZX Spectrum 48k clone, but friends had various NES and Atari 2600 clones, random PCs (clones mostly, like the 8088-like Poisk).

mrjoes.bsky.social•60 days ago

Also remember being blown away by Amigas in a local computer store and saving some lunch money to occasionally play an arcade on the way home from a school. The book brought all these memories back. Thank you!

lewispackwood.bsky.social•60 days ago

I’m glad you’re enjoying it! I did want to do a chapter on Russian ZX Spectrum clones, but didn’t have enough material. Hopefully I can do it for a sequel!

itatton.bsky.social•65 days ago

Aah! A Loopy on the cover pretty much signals an instant buy. Gotta wait till later in the week to order though. I have to make sure no one gifted me a copy first.

I think this is the casemate link (for folks in the US).

https://www.casemateipm.com/9781399073776/curious-video-game-machines/

harryhol.com•65 days ago

Ordered one!

cpi.bsky.social•65 days ago

oh fuck yeah I needs that, I live and breathe oddball coin-op

psychopsonic.bsky.social•65 days ago

Looks like you've got a goer here! Congratulations!

Was not aware, and certainly relevant to my interests. Wishlisted!

Thanks for your efforts, and for tooting your own horn a bit. I'd sure be tempted to in your shoes, LOL!

midnightx.bsky.social•65 days ago

ordered 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽🎁💜👾

jonnyrev.bsky.social•65 days ago

As someone whose first console was an Intellivision, this is right in my wheelhouse

boozysmurf.antipathy.ca•65 days ago

Right with you on first console being Intellivision. But the first console i played was my buddy's "Vectrex".

jonnyrev.bsky.social•65 days ago

Blimey, that one's beyond even me

mrjoes.bsky.social•65 days ago

I never knew I need this book before!

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