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Good Nintentions 1985 ($35) is a deep dive into the games of arguably the most important console launch of all time, the NES. Arriving in the U.S. two years after the Atari-triggered video game crash of 1983, Nintendo faced an uphill battle with skeptical retailers -- a battle that history tells us it won.

Written by retrogaming expert Jeremy Parish, the book looks at the games that accompanied the Nintendo Entertainment System's launch, complete with pictures of the original packaging. It makes a great companion to the NES Classic... or a consolation prize, if you can't get your hands on one.