Monday, May 9th, 2022
	The King of Fighters: The Ultimate History by Bitmap Books Now Available to Pre-order

  

Bitmap Books is an award-winning independent publisher of retro gaming books, celebrating the rich history of software, hardware, developers, and iconic series of gaming over the decades. Now available to pre-order, Bitmap's latest hardback tome features 544 beautiful pages and tons of history, references, and information all about SNK's iconic and influential King of Fighters series — including some great interviews with several KOF artists and developers. Starting today, The King of Fighters: The Ultimate History is now available for pre-order for £34.99 (approximately $43 USD). Check out the official YouTube trailer for the book (below) and continue reading for all the details.     In addition to the standard version of the book, Bitmap is offering a special ALL-STAR EDITION, strictly limited to 3,000 copies. Priced at £54.99, the collector's edition of KOF: The Ultimate History comes with a heavy-board slipcase that actually plays different in-game sound effects for each fighter, and is finished with metallic gold detailing.   BOOK SPECIFICATIONS   Standard Edition:  544 pages. 210mm × 297mm. Edge-to-edge high quality lithographic print. Special Pantone ink used throughout. Hardback. Sewn binding for enduring quality and the ability to lay flat for ideal double-page image viewing. Black foil-blocked cover and spine. Bookmark ribbon. Shrink-wrapped. Free PDF for viewing on the go. ALL-STAR Edition:  544 pages. 210mm × 297mm. Heavy-board electronic slipcase that plays in-game sound effects, embossed with metallic gold foil details. Edge-to-edge high quality lithographic print. Special Pantone ink used throughout. Hardback. Sewn binding for enduring quality and the ability to lay flat for ideal double-page image viewing. Black foil-blocked cover and spine. Bookmark ribbon. Shrink-wrapped. Free PDF for viewing on the go. Includes interviews with:  Masaaki Kukino, Masanori Kuwasashi, Toyohisa Tanabe, Shinichi Shimizu, Hideki Asanaka and Eisuke Ogura. Games featured:  Art Of Fighting, Fatal Fury, KOF ’94, KOF ’95, KOF ’96, KOF ’97, KOF ’98 The Slugfest, KOF R-1, KOF R-2, KOF ’99, KOF 2000, KOF 2001, KOF 2002, KOF 2003, KOF ’94 Re-Bout, KOF XI, KOF ’98 Ultimate Match, KOF XII, KOF 2002 Unlimited Match, KOF XIII, KOF XIV, KOF XV, Street Fighter, Street Smart.    Also included with each ALL-STAR EDITION is a set of five A4 art prints from various King of Fighters titles. These high-quality art prints are housed within a white envelope, complete with an imitation wax seal, embossed with an 'R' – something that old school fans will remember from the intro to The King of Fighters '94.     Finally, each ALL-STAR EDITION book also comes with with a postcard featuring an exclusive illustration by Eisuke Ogura, created especially for this version. Pre-orders for the book launch May 9th at 5pm BST. Shipping will begin on May 23rd. To pre-order either version of the book, head over to bitmapbooks.com. FUN FACT: TFG Webmaster Frank Joseph and The Fighters Generation website are mentioned on the very last page of KOF: The Ultimate History, generously given credit for providing high quality rips of classic KOF stages and other reference materials during the book's creation! I'm honored to have been a small part of this! ~Frank Joseph, FightersGeneration.com | @Fighters_Gen
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