Pocketmate Maniacs – Analog Plastic

Published by

  • Sansai Books
    101-0041
    Tokyo
    東京
    2-6-5 Kandasuda-cho
    Chiyoda-ku
    Japan

ISBN

Year

2025

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Spezifications

  • Editors: Francesco Fondi & Tadahiro Oikawa
  • Language: Japanese and English
  • Format: 17.2 × 23.9 cm
  • Volume: 112 pages
  • Printing: Offset
  • Cover: Softcover with metallic ink sleeve

The «Pocketmate Maniacs – Analog Plastic» book, written and designed by Lopetz, Büro Destruct, published by Sansai Books Tokyo 2025 celebrates the TOMY Pocketmate mechanical games of the 1970s and 1980s.

This book explores the precursor mechanical games to the electronic handhelds and smartphone games and focuses on the visually and mechanically most interesting examples produced by TOMY Japan.