I appreciate the publisher allowing me to read this book. A really good reference on a great video game system.

Well, this book claimed to be a catalog of every SNES game made commercially and it is certainly that. Each entry contains the title, year released, developer, brief description of the plot, a screenshot, and an interesting fact related to the game. That said though, this tends to get very boring very quickly when one realizes just how many seemingly identical sports games there are as well as variations on ninjas and kidnapped girlfriends. Having read it, I can now say I'm an expert on the differences between a league license and a player's association license--and if I never again hear or read the word "isometric" I can die a happy woman. Games are presented in alphabetical order, which can get tricky when sequels end up appearing before the original, but does one really want to read the multiple Madden entries back to back to back? I would have preferred to have these games broken out into chunks by genre or character, or original license--something to make it more palatable. The focus here is obsessively cataloging each game, but not necessarily revealing much more as to the history or impact of the game or even hearing from the developers. Aside from an out of place Prologue from one of the big name development houses at the time, there are no interviews with anyone in the gaming world and only a few quotes from developers make it in scattered amongst the facts. If you simply want to know every SNES game made, with the most basic of descriptors for each, then this is your book! But to me that seems to be a very limited audience of people.

I was late to the SNES fad when I was a kid. We typically got new technology after the novelty wore off and the prices came down. Coupled with the fact that I am mediocre, at best, playing video games, I didn’t experience more than a handful of the games released for the system. However, this book brought back memories of sitting in front of our TV trying to beat the games we had.

The SNES Encyclopedia is a thorough listing of the games that you could play, both the well known and the ones that never caught on. You’ll find descriptions, game play, and fun facts about the games. This is a great reminder of what was a staple console for many children. I enjoyed reading about the games I liked best, as well as ones that I missed out on playing.

I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

This was fantastic! Informative, engaging and well-written; definitely up to the author's usual high quality on the subject.

I had no idea that there were so many games available for the SNES! My husband and I bought the system when it first came out and, almost three decades later, our teenagers are still playing the same console. When they stumble across a cartridge a garage sale or thrift store, it can be hard to know if it's worth risking a couple of bucks on -- which is where this book is going to be such a help. It has descriptions of every game, along with just enough information to make an informed decision about whether we should add that one to our collection.

As well as being a book lover I also love my games, especially retro ones, so when I saw this book I had to read it. It is fantastic - with details on every SNES game including some facts I didn't know, it brings back so many memories and nostalgia. It also gave me ideas of games I could play (yes, I do still have my original SNES linked up!). A brilliant book for any SNES fans.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of the book in return for my honest feedback.

Heute rezensiere ich die SNES Enzyklopädie. Ich habe meine Rezension in 5 Punkte aufgebaut.
1. Let's a go hätte ich mir als Titel des ersten Kapitels gewünscht, aber habe es leider nicht bekommen
2. Ich finde es gut, dass der Autor u jedem aufgelistetem Spiel einen Fakt dazuhängt
3. ich habe mir ein Nachschlagewerk erwartet und das gleiche auch gefunden
4. ich finde es gut,dass nicht nur die Spiele aaufgelistet wurden, sondern auch die Geschichte der Konsole
5. mich stört,dass auf jeder von den Ebookseiten 2 Seiten eines echten Buches passen.