100 Classic Book Collection
{{Short description|2008 e-book collection}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}{{Infobox video game
| title = 100 Classic Book Collection
| image = 100 Classic Book Collection.jpg
| caption =
| developer = Genius Sonority
| publisher = Nintendo
| director = Masayuki Kawamoto
| producer = Manabu Yamana
| designer = {{ubl|Koji Noguchi|Mizuho Ishiyama|Shuhei Matsubara}}
| artist = {{ubl|Ryo Koizumi|Harumi Mochizuki|Yasuo Inoue}}
| composer = {{ubl|Mitsuhiro Kaneda|Kimihiro Abe|Noriyuki Kamikura}}
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|October 18, 2007}}{{vgrelease|EU|December 26, 2008{{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 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202112438/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21743 | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 2, 2009 | work=Gamasutra.co | accessdate=2009-08-08}}|AUS|January 22, 2009{{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 }}}}{{vgrelease|NA|June 15, 2010{{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}}}}
| genre = Educational
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = Nintendo DS
}}
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.{{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}}{{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}} 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.{{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}}{{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}} French and German versions, under the titles of 100 Livres Classiques and Bibliothek der klassischen Bücher respectively were released in March 2010.{{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}}{{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}}
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Features
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.{{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}}{{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}}
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. 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. 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.
Reception
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.{{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 }}
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.{{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}} 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.{{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 }} The Telegraph newspaper agreed that the game offered good value for money but also criticised the size of the screen.{{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}}
Included books
= List of books included =
== Europe/Australia ==
== North America ==
= List of additional downloadable books =
== Europe/Australia ==
class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Title !Author |
Northanger Abbey |
Agnes Grey |
What Katy Did At School |
Silas Marner |
Cranford |
The Aspern Papers |
The Turn of the Screw
|Henry James |
The Water Babies |
The Merry Wives of Windsor |
The Black Arrow |
== North America ==
class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Title !Author |
The Secret Agent |
Nicholas Nickleby |
The Three Musketeers |
Just So Stories |
Twelfth Night |
Tristram Shandy |
Treasure Island |
The Prince and the Pauper |
Around the World in Eighty Days |
The Happy Prince and Other Tales |
== France ==
class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Title !Author |
Eugénie Grandet |
Le Petit Chose |
Trois contes |
Claude Gueux |
Ramuntcho |
Le Horla |
La Vénus d'Ille |
La Petite Fadette |
Les Révoltés de la Bounty |
Micromégas |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Officialwebsite|http://www.100classicbooks.com/}}
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Category:Educational video games
Category:Nintendo DS-only games
Category:Video games based on novels