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This part of the Shop doesn't sell stuff by Mel, but stuff about him. The music, the movies, the merchandise, the junk in the attic, and a quick word about the books. There have been a huge number of books published about video games recently, and Mel appears in a lot of them. In other words, we've had to leave most of them out. The titles featured at the bottom of this page are either ones he particularly likes, or ones that don't actually call him a tosser.
OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE
Each of these designs is available as a T-Shirt, Sweatshirt, Hoodie, Chiffon Top, Tanktop, Dress, Leggins, Scarf, Miniskirt, Baby Clothes, Smartphone Case, iPad Skin, Laptop Skin, Laptop Sleeve, Metal Print, Framed Print, Art Print, Poster, Pillow, Mug, Wallclock, Acrylic Block, Tapestry, Duvet Cover, Travel Mug, Drawstring Bag, Tote Bag, Studio Pouch, Greeting Card, Stickers, Notebook, Hardcover Journal, and more variations than you can imagine unless you click on a link below ... in fact 168 different items of essential collectables and exploitative tat you never even knew you couldn't live without.
Get MEL CROUCHER OFFICIAL MERCHANDISEBuy DEUS EX MACHINA: THE MACHINE
Buy THE PIMAN: WOW A SAXOPHONE
Buy THE PIMAN: NOT IN A TEST TUBE BUT A PINT MUG
AN INTERVIEW WITH MEL CROUCHER
2017, Oak Tree Press. "Mel dishes the dirt on his early career as an architect through his journey into becoming a radio producer, which morphed into creating not just computer games but some of the world's first multi-media products. He talks candidly about his interviews on the BBC, his work with some of the world's biggest media icons, and his political views and thoughts about a dystopian future media world. This is an unmissable, engaging and revealing interview with one of the UK games industry's leading cult figures."
Get AN INTERVIEW WITH MEL CROUCHER, the audiobookBuy or Blag from Amazon
FROM BEDROOMS TO BILLIONS
From Bedrooms to Billions (2014, Gracious Films Ltd) - the movie that tells the incredible true story of the pioneers of the British video games industry. The film reveals some of the remarkable stories, struggles and successes that saw the UK video games industry go from nothing into a major force, littered with original thinkers, innovators and eccentric characters.
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Special edition from Amazon, including extended interviews with Mel.
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AGIT DISCO
This is the story of how music has inspired and politically influenced the writers Sian Addicott, Louise Carolin, Peter Conlin, Mel Croucher, Martin Dixon, John Eden, Sarah Falloon, Simon Ford, Peter Haining, Stewart Home, Tom Jennings, DJ Krautpleaser, Roger McKinley, Micheline Mason, Tracey Moberly, Luca Paci, Room 13, Howard Slater, Johnny Spencer, Stefan Szczelkun, Andy T, Neil Transpontine and Tom Vague.
"The outstanding feature of this book is the broad range of artists, styles and eras. Through the personal choices made and the reasons given for making them, social history is told." Socialism and Democracy
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REPLAY: The History Of Video Games
"While others dabbled, Mel Croucher's agit-prop games continued to push back the boundaries, reaching their zenith with Deus Ex Machina."
"A riveting account of the strange birth and remarkable evolution of the most important development in entertainment since television, Replay is the ultimate history of video games. Based on extensive research and interviews with key movers and shakers from gaming's past, Replay tells the sensational story of how the creative vision of game designers gave rise to one of the world's most popular and dynamic art forms." Goodreads
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1001 VIDEO GAMES TOU MUST PLAY BEFORE YOU DIE
"Early computer game entrepreneur Mel Croucher came up with singular artistic endeavours, ambitious, obtuse and self-indulgent, but also weirdly hypnotic. Deus Ex Machina ... a genre-defying product."
"This action-packed book presents the best videogames from around the world - from video game expert Tony Mott - charting the highlights of the past fifty years." Goodreads
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SPECCY NATION: A Tribute To The Golden Age of British Gaming
"Join veteran games journalist and author Dan Whitehead on a journey through fifty games that helped to define the golden age of British gaming. From the timeless classics to unlikely cult favourites, and even the games so eccentric they could only have come from Britain in the 1980s." Goodreads.
Mel's Deus Ex Machina and iD both make the grade.
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF VIDEO GAMES: The Evolution Of A Global Industry
"By 1984 Mel Croucher was a veteran of the software landscape and presenting cutting-edge gameplay. It's even more of an abstract and weird experience now. The current era makes even the Spectrum's best software look horribly dated, but oddly enough his work retains a hypnotic charm even now - the huge sprites, gentle style of play and unsettling background chatter still create an original headspace."
Buy A BRIEF HISTORY OF VIDEO GAMES, by Richard Stanton
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SINCLAIR ZX SPECTRUM: A Visual Compendium
"Relive the glory days of the Spectrum with this collection of classic games. We trace the lineage of the Spectrum through iconic titles from The Hobbit to Deus Ex Machina. A glorious, character-clashing step back in time."
Buy SINCLAIR ZX SPECTRUM, by Sam Dyer
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Buy hardback and paperback editions from Bitmap Books