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|developer = [[Genius Sonority]] |
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|publisher = [[Nintendo]] |
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| developer = [[Genius Sonority]] |
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|director = Masayuki Kawamoto |
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|producer = Manabu Yamana |
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| director = Masayuki Kawamoto |
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|designer = {{ubl|Koji Noguchi|Mizuho Ishiyama|Shuhei Matsubara}} |
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| producer = Manabu Yamana |
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|artist = {{ubl|Ryo Koizumi|Harumi Mochizuki|Yasuo Inoue}} |
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| designer = {{ubl|Koji Noguchi|Mizuho Ishiyama|Shuhei Matsubara}} |
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| artist = {{ubl|Ryo Koizumi|Harumi Mochizuki|Yasuo Inoue}} |
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|released = {{vgrelease|JP|October 7, 2007}}{{vgrelease|EU|December 26, 2008<ref name="charts1">{{cite web| author=Jenkins, David | date=January 6, 2009 |title=UK Charts: Wii Play Is 2009's First Chart Topper | url=http://gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21743 | work=Gamasutra.co | accessdate=2009-08-08}}</ref>|AUS|January 22, 2009<ref name="aurelease">{{cite web | author=Kozanecki, James | date=January 19, 2009 | title=AU Shippin' Out January 19–23: Skate 2 | url=http://uk.gamespot.com/ds/puzzle/100classicbookcollection/news.html?sid=6203344&om_act=convert&om_clk=newsfeatures&tag=newsfeatures;title | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123232728/http://uk.gamespot.com/ds/puzzle/100classicbookcollection/news.html?sid=6203344&om_act=convert&om_clk=newsfeatures&tag=newsfeatures;title | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 23, 2013 | work=GameSpot.com | accessdate=2009-08-09 }}</ref>}}{{vgrelease|NA|June 15, 2010<ref name="narelease">{{cite web| author=Cabral, Matt | date=February 24, 2010 | title=DSi XL Hits North America Next Month For $190 | url=http://kotaku.com/5479225/dsi-xl-hits-north-america-next-month-for-190 | work=Kotaku.com | accessdate=2010-02-24}}</ref>}} |
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| composer = {{ubl|Mitsuhiro Kaneda|Kimihiro Abe|Noriyuki Kamikura}} |
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|genre = [[Educational game|Educational]] |
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| released = {{vgrelease|JP|October 18, 2007}}{{vgrelease|EU|December 26, 2008<ref name="charts1">{{Cite web| author=Jenkins, David | date=January 6, 2009 |title=UK Charts: Wii Play Is 2009's First Chart Topper | url=http://gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21743 | work=Gamasutra.co | accessdate=2009-08-08}}</ref>|AUS|January 22, 2009<ref name="aurelease">{{Cite web | author=Kozanecki, James | date=January 19, 2009 | title=AU Shippin' Out January 19–23: Skate 2 | url=http://uk.gamespot.com/ds/puzzle/100classicbookcollection/news.html?sid=6203344&om_act=convert&om_clk=newsfeatures&tag=newsfeatures;title | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123232728/http://uk.gamespot.com/ds/puzzle/100classicbookcollection/news.html?sid=6203344&om_act=convert&om_clk=newsfeatures&tag=newsfeatures;title | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 23, 2013 | work=GameSpot.com | accessdate=2009-08-09 }}</ref>}}{{vgrelease|NA|June 15, 2010<ref name="narelease">{{Cite web| author=Cabral, Matt | date=February 24, 2010 | title=DSi XL Hits North America Next Month For $190 | url=http://kotaku.com/5479225/dsi-xl-hits-north-america-next-month-for-190 | work=Kotaku.com | accessdate=2010-02-24}}</ref>}} |
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| genre = [[Educational game|Educational]] |
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|platforms = [[Nintendo DS]] |
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| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]] |
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| platforms = [[Nintendo DS]] |
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'''''100 Classic Book Collection''''', known in North America as '''''100 Classic Books''''', is an [[e-book]] collection developed by [[Genius Sonority]] and published by [[Nintendo]], which was released for the [[Nintendo DS]] [[handheld video game console]]. First released in Europe in December 2008, it was later released in Australia in January 2009, and in North America in June 2010. The game includes one hundred [[public domain]] works of [[literature]]. |
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'''''100 Classic Book Collection''''', known in North America as '''''100 Classic Books''''', is an [[ebook|e-book]] collection developed by [[Genius Sonority]] and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Nintendo DS]]. First released in Europe in December 2008, it was later released in Australia in January 2009, and in North America in June 2010. The game includes one hundred [[public domain]] works of [[literature]]. |
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Genius Sonority had previously released a similar collection of books in Japan, under the title ''DS Bungaku Zenshuu'', in October 2007.<ref>{{cite web | author=Spencer | date=October 27, 2007 | title=Siliconera " Books on your DS? Hands on DS Bungaku Zenshuu | url=http://www.siliconera.com/2007/10/24/books-on-your-ds-hands-on-ds-bungaku-zenshuu/ | work=Siliconera.com | accessdate=2009-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | script-title=ja:DS文学全集 | url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ybnj/index.html | work=Nintendo.co.jp | language=Japanese | accessdate=2009-08-09}}</ref> A smaller version of the collection consisting of 20 books, under the title ''Chotto DS Bungaku Zenshu: Sekai no Bungaku 20'', was released in Japan as a downloadable [[DSiWare]] application in February 2009.<ref>{{cite web | author=Spencer | date=February 20, 2009 | title=Here Is Your Nintendo DSiWare Line Up For February | url=http://www.siliconera.com/2009/02/20/here-is-your-nintendo-dsiware-line-up-for-february/ | work=Siliconera.com | accessdate=2009-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=ちょっとDS文学全集 世界の文学20 | url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/dsiware/kbgj/ | work=Nintendo.co.jp | language=Japanese | accessdate=2009-08-09}}</ref> French and German versions, under the titles of ''100 Livres Classiques'' and ''Bibliothek der klassischen Bücher'' respectively were released in March 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Test du jeu 100 Livres Classiques sur DS |url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00012433-100-livres-classiques-test.htm |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=Jeuxvideo.com |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bibliothek der klassischen Bücher |url=https://www.nintendo.de/Spiele/Nintendo-DS/Bibliothek-der-klassischen-Bucher-270132.html |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=Nintendo of Europe GmbH |language=de-DE}}</ref> |
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Genius Sonority had previously released a similar collection of books in Japan, under the title ''DS Bungaku Zenshuu'', in October 2007.<ref>{{Cite web | author=Spencer | date=October 27, 2007 | title=Siliconera " Books on your DS? Hands on DS Bungaku Zenshuu | url=http://www.siliconera.com/2007/10/24/books-on-your-ds-hands-on-ds-bungaku-zenshuu/ | work=Siliconera.com | accessdate=2009-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | script-title=ja:DS文学全集 | url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ybnj/index.html | work=Nintendo.co.jp | language=Japanese | accessdate=2009-08-09}}</ref> A smaller version of the collection consisting of 20 books, under the title ''Chotto DS Bungaku Zenshu: Sekai no Bungaku 20'', was released in Japan as a downloadable [[List of DSiWare games and applications|DSiWare]] application in February 2009.<ref>{{Cite web | author=Spencer | date=February 20, 2009 | title=Here Is Your Nintendo DSiWare Line Up For February | url=http://www.siliconera.com/2009/02/20/here-is-your-nintendo-dsiware-line-up-for-february/ | work=Siliconera.com | accessdate=2009-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=ちょっとDS文学全集 世界の文学20 | url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/dsiware/kbgj/ | work=Nintendo.co.jp | language=Japanese | accessdate=2009-08-09}}</ref> French and German versions, under the titles of ''100 Livres Classiques'' and ''Bibliothek der klassischen Bücher'' respectively were released in March 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Test du jeu 100 Livres Classiques sur DS |url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00012433-100-livres-classiques-test.htm |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=Jeuxvideo.com |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bibliothek der klassischen Bücher |url=https://www.nintendo.de/Spiele/Nintendo-DS/Bibliothek-der-klassischen-Bucher-270132.html |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=Nintendo of Europe GmbH |language=de-DE}}</ref> |
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==Features== |
== Features == |
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''100 Classic Book Collection'' features one hundred books stored |
''100 Classic Book Collection'' features one hundred books stored in the DS cartridge. Several of the works included are ''[[Othello]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]], ''[[Oliver Twist]]'' by [[Charles Dickens]], and ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (novel)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' by [[Gaston Leroux]]. Additional free books were available to download via [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] until the discontinuation of the service on May 20, 2014.<ref name="riley">{{Cite web | author=Riley, Adam | date=December 28, 2008 | title=100 Classic Book Collection (DS Novel) at C3 Reviews | url=http://www.cubed3.com/review/663/ | work=Cubed3.com | accessdate=2009-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Support/Nintendo-DSi-XL-/Basic-setup-and-use/Termination-of-Nintendo-Wi-Fi-Connection/Titles-with-additional-downloadable-content/Titles-with-additional-downloadable-content-864190.html|title=Titles with additional downloadable content|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|accessdate=15 May 2014}}</ref> |
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The player is required to hold the DS like a book and |
The player is required to hold the DS like a book and can adjust the text size and change background music to listen to while reading.<ref name="riley" /> A bookmark feature allows the player to mark their place in the book, as well as resume from that point on restart of the game. The game offers a search feature for books in several different ways, including genre, author, and length. Players can access introductions for the books and read about the authors.<ref name="riley" /> An in-game quiz feature asks players personality-related questions and recommends certain novels depending on the answers given. Players can send "trial versions" of the game to other DS users via the local Wi-Fi.<ref name="riley" /> |
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==Reception== |
== Reception == |
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''100 Classic Book Collection'' debuted on UK sales charts at number 17 during its week of release, and moved up to number 8 the following week.<ref name="charts1"/><ref>{{ |
''100 Classic Book Collection'' debuted on UK sales charts at number 17 during its week of release, and moved up to number 8 the following week.<ref name="charts1" /><ref>{{Cite web | author=Jenkins, David | date=January 13, 2009 | title=UK Charts: Wii Fit Sprints Back To Number One | url=http://gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21828 | work=Gamasutra.com | accessdate=2009-08-09 | archive-date=2009-02-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202112710/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21828 | url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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The content was well received, but critics felt the DS was not a suitable platform. Prior to the advent of [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]], The Guardian newspaper reviewed the game as part of the "minority fad" of e-readers, declaring it bland and impersonal but good value for money.<ref>{{ |
The content was well received, but critics felt the DS was not a suitable platform. Prior to the advent of [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]], The Guardian newspaper reviewed the game as part of the "minority fad" of e-readers, declaring it bland and impersonal but good value for money.<ref>{{Cite news | author=Anderiesz, Mike | date=January 6, 2009 | title=Guardian review | url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/jan/06/classic-book-collection-nintendo-ds | location=London | work=The Guardian}}</ref> Eurogamer magazine criticised Nintendo for only using texts that were out of copyright and for not spending the extra for modern classics. They also found the text difficult to read due to the size of the screen, with unhelpful hyphenations, a low word number per page and distracting animations.<ref>{{Cite news | author=Gibson, Ellie| date=February 9, 2009 | title=Eurogamer review | newspaper=Eurogamer.net | url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/100-classic-book-collection-review }}</ref> The Telegraph newspaper agreed that the game offered good value for money but also criticised the size of the screen.<ref>{{Cite news | author=Hoggins, Tom| date=January 6, 2009 | title=Telegraph review | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/4142077/100-Classic-Book-Collection-review.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> |
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== Included books == |
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|Jane Austen |
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|William Shakespeare |
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|Jane Austen |
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|[[George Eliot]] |
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|Jane Austen |
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|Mark Twain |
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|''[[Lorna Doone]]'' |
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|[[R. D. Blackmore]] |
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|''[[The Tenant of Wildfell Hall]]'' |
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|[[Anne Brontë]] |
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|''[[Jane Eyre]]'' |
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|[[Charlotte Brontë]] |
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|''[[The Professor (novel)|The Professor]]'' |
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|Charlotte Brontë |
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|''[[Shirley (novel)|Shirley]]'' |
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|Charlotte Brontë |
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|''[[Villette (novel)|Villette]]'' |
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|Charlotte Brontë |
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|''[[Wuthering Heights]]'' |
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|[[Emily Brontë]] |
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|[[John Bunyan]] |
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|''[[Little Lord Fauntleroy]]'' |
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|[[Frances Hodgson Burnett]] |
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|''[[The Secret Garden]]'' |
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|Frances Hodgson Burnett |
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|''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' |
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|[[Lewis Carroll]] |
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|Lewis Carroll |
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|[[William Shakespeare]] |
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|''[[The Moonstone]]'' |
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|[[Wilkie Collins]] |
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|William Shakespeare |
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|''[[The Woman in White (novel)|The Woman in White]]'' |
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|Wilkie Collins |
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|[[Jules Verne]] |
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|''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio]]'' |
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|[[Carlo Collodi]] |
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|William Shakespeare |
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|''[[Lord Jim]]'' |
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|[[Joseph Conrad]] |
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|''[[ |
|''[[What Katy Did]]'' |
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|[[Sarah Chauncey Woolsey|Susan Coolidge]] |
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|Charles Dickens |
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|''[[The Last of the Mohicans]]'' |
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|[[James Fenimore Cooper]] |
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|''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' |
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|[[Daniel Defoe]] |
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|[[Charles Dickens]] |
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|''[[Bleak House]]'' |
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|''[[David Copperfield (novel)|David Copperfield]]'' |
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|Charles Dickens |
|Charles Dickens |
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|''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' |
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|Charles Dickens |
|Charles Dickens |
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|''[[ |
|''[[David Copperfield]]'' |
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|Charles Dickens |
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|Jane Austen |
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|''[[Dombey and Son]]'' |
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|Charles Dickens |
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|[[Thomas Hardy]] |
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|''[[Great Expectations]]'' |
|''[[Great Expectations]]'' |
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|Charles Dickens |
|Charles Dickens |
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|''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' |
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|[[Jonathan Swift]] |
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|''[[Hamlet]]'' |
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|William Shakespeare |
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|''[[Hard Times (novel)|Hard Times]]'' |
|''[[Hard Times (novel)|Hard Times]]'' |
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|Charles Dickens |
|Charles Dickens |
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|''[[ |
|''[[Martin Chuzzlewit]]'' |
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|Charles Dickens |
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|William Shakespeare |
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|''[[ |
|''[[Nicholas Nickleby]]'' |
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|Charles Dickens |
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|[[Sir Walter Scott]] |
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|''[[ |
|''[[The Old Curiosity Shop]]'' |
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|Charles Dickens |
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|[[Charlotte Brontë]] |
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|''[[Oliver Twist]]'' |
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|Charles Dickens |
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|William Shakespeare |
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|''[[ |
|''[[The Pickwick Papers]]'' |
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|Charles Dickens |
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|Robert Louis Stevenson |
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|''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'' |
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|Charles Dickens |
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|William Shakespeare |
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|''[[The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]]'' |
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|[[Arthur Conan Doyle]] |
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|[[H. Rider Haggard|Henry Rider Haggard]] |
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|''[[ |
|''[[The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes]]'' |
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|Arthur Conan Doyle |
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|[[Victor Hugo]] |
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|''[[ |
|''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]'' |
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|[[Alexandre Dumas]] |
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|Frances Hodgson Burnett |
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|''[[The Three Musketeers]]'' |
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|Alexandre Dumas |
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|[[Louisa May Alcott]] |
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|''[[ |
|''[[Adam Bede]]'' |
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|[[George Eliot]] |
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|''[[Lorna Doone]]'' |
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|[[R. D. Blackmore]] |
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|''[[Love's Labours Lost]]'' |
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|William Shakespeare |
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|''[[Macbeth]]'' |
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|William Shakespeare |
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|''[[Mansfield Park]]'' |
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|Jane Austen |
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|''[[Martin Chuzzlewit]]'' |
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|Charles Dickens |
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|''[[Middlemarch]]'' |
|''[[Middlemarch]]'' |
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|George Eliot |
|George Eliot |
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|''[[The Mill on the Floss]]'' |
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|George Eliot |
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|[[Herman Melville]] |
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|''[[ |
|''[[King Solomon's Mines]]'' |
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|[[H. Rider Haggard]] |
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|William Shakespeare |
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|''[[ |
|''[[Far from the Madding Crowd]]'' |
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|[[Thomas Hardy]] |
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|Charles Dickens |
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|''[[ |
|''[[The Mayor of Casterbridge]]'' |
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|Thomas Hardy |
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|Charles Dickens |
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|''[[ |
|''[[Tess of the d'Urbervilles]]'' |
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|Thomas Hardy |
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|William Shakespeare |
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|''[[ |
|''[[Under the Greenwood Tree]]'' |
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|Thomas Hardy |
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|Jane Austen |
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|''[[ |
|''[[The Scarlet Letter]]'' |
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|[[ |
|[[Nathaniel Hawthorne]] |
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|''[[ |
|''[[The Hunchback of Notre-Dame]]'' |
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|[[ |
|[[Victor Hugo]] |
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|''[[ |
|''[[Les Misérables]]'' |
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|Victor Hugo |
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|William Shakespeare |
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|''[[ |
|''[[The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.]]'' |
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|[[Washington Irving]] |
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|Sir Walter Scott |
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|''[[ |
|''[[Westward Ho! (novel)|Westward Ho!]]'' |
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|[[ |
|[[Charles Kingsley]] |
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|''[[ |
|''[[Sons and Lovers]]'' |
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|[[D. H. Lawrence]] |
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|William Shakespeare |
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|''[[The Phantom of the Opera (novel)|The Phantom Of The Opera]]'' |
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|''[[Sense and Sensibility]]'' |
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|[[Gaston Leroux]] |
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|Jane Austen |
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|''[[ |
|''[[The Call of the Wild]]'' |
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|[[Jack London]] |
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|Charlotte Brontë |
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|''[[ |
|''[[White Fang]]'' |
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|Jack London |
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|[[D.H. Lawrence]] |
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|''[[Moby-Dick]]'' |
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|''[[Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]'' |
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|[[Herman Melville]] |
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|Robert Louis Stevenson |
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|''[[Tales of Mystery & Imagination]]'' |
|''[[Tales of Mystery & Imagination]]'' |
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|[[Edgar Allan Poe]] |
|[[Edgar Allan Poe]] |
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|''[[ |
|''[[Ivanhoe]]'' |
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|[[Walter Scott]] |
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|Thomas Hardy |
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|''[[ |
|''[[Rob Roy (novel)|Rob Roy]]'' |
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|Walter Scott |
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|[[Carlo Collodi]] |
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|''[[ |
|''[[Waverley (novel)|Waverley]]'' |
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|Walter Scott |
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|[[Arthur Conan Doyle]] |
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|''[[ |
|''[[Black Beauty]]'' |
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|[[ |
|[[Anna Sewell]] |
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|''[[All's Well That Ends Well]]'' |
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|[[ |
|[[William Shakespeare]] |
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|''[[ |
|''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' |
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|William Shakespeare |
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|Arthur Conan Doyle |
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|''[[As You Like It]]'' |
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|William Shakespeare |
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|''[[The Comedy of Errors]]'' |
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Developer(s) | Genius Sonority |
Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
Director(s) | Masayuki Kawamoto |
Producer(s) | Manabu Yamana |
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Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
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Genre(s) | Educational |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
100 Classic Book Collection, known in North America as 100 Classic Books, is an e-book collection developed by Genius Sonority and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. First released in Europe in December 2008, it was later released in Australia in January 2009, and in North America in June 2010. The game includes one hundred public domain works of literature.
Genius Sonority had previously released a similar collection of books in Japan, under the title DS Bungaku Zenshuu, in October 2007.[4][5] A smaller version of the collection consisting of 20 books, under the title Chotto DS Bungaku Zenshu: Sekai no Bungaku 20, was released in Japan as a downloadable DSiWare application in February 2009.[6][7] French and German versions, under the titles of 100 Livres Classiques and Bibliothek der klassischen Bücher respectively were released in March 2010.[8][9]
Features
[edit]100 Classic Book Collection features one hundred books stored in the DS cartridge. Several of the works included are Othello by William Shakespeare, Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, and The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux. Additional free books were available to download via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection until the discontinuation of the service on May 20, 2014.[10][11]
The player is required to hold the DS like a book and can adjust the text size and change background music to listen to while reading.[10] A bookmark feature allows the player to mark their place in the book, as well as resume from that point on restart of the game. The game offers a search feature for books in several different ways, including genre, author, and length. Players can access introductions for the books and read about the authors.[10] An in-game quiz feature asks players personality-related questions and recommends certain novels depending on the answers given. Players can send "trial versions" of the game to other DS users via the local Wi-Fi.[10]
Reception
[edit]100 Classic Book Collection debuted on UK sales charts at number 17 during its week of release, and moved up to number 8 the following week.[2][12]
The content was well received, but critics felt the DS was not a suitable platform. Prior to the advent of Kindle, The Guardian newspaper reviewed the game as part of the "minority fad" of e-readers, declaring it bland and impersonal but good value for money.[13] Eurogamer magazine criticised Nintendo for only using texts that were out of copyright and for not spending the extra for modern classics. They also found the text difficult to read due to the size of the screen, with unhelpful hyphenations, a low word number per page and distracting animations.[14] The Telegraph newspaper agreed that the game offered good value for money but also criticised the size of the screen.[15]
Included books
[edit]List of books included
[edit]Europe/Australia
[edit]North America
[edit]List of additional downloadable books
[edit]Europe/Australia
[edit]North America
[edit]France
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kozanecki, James (January 19, 2009). "AU Shippin' Out January 19–23: Skate 2". GameSpot.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
- ^ a b Jenkins, David (January 6, 2009). "UK Charts: Wii Play Is 2009's First Chart Topper". Gamasutra.co. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ^ Cabral, Matt (February 24, 2010). "DSi XL Hits North America Next Month For $190". Kotaku.com. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ Spencer (October 27, 2007). "Siliconera " Books on your DS? Hands on DS Bungaku Zenshuu". Siliconera.com. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
- ^ DS文学全集. Nintendo.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved August 9, 2009.
- ^ Spencer (February 20, 2009). "Here Is Your Nintendo DSiWare Line Up For February". Siliconera.com. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
- ^ "ちょっとDS文学全集 世界の文学20". Nintendo.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved August 9, 2009.
- ^ "Test du jeu 100 Livres Classiques sur DS". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "Bibliothek der klassischen Bücher". Nintendo of Europe GmbH (in German). Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Riley, Adam (December 28, 2008). "100 Classic Book Collection (DS Novel) at C3 Reviews". Cubed3.com. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
- ^ "Titles with additional downloadable content". Nintendo. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ Jenkins, David (January 13, 2009). "UK Charts: Wii Fit Sprints Back To Number One". Gamasutra.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
- ^ Anderiesz, Mike (January 6, 2009). "Guardian review". The Guardian. London.
- ^ Gibson, Ellie (February 9, 2009). "Eurogamer review". Eurogamer.net.
- ^ Hoggins, Tom (January 6, 2009). "Telegraph review". The Daily Telegraph. London.