
If you want to get the low-down on some of the biggest titles in gaming and peruse some gorgeous hand-drawn art while you're at it, then Hand-Drawn Game Guides has got you covered. What's more, you can currently pick up the entire six-issue 'Hand-Drawn Gaming' digital collection for free!
This offer is only sticking around until Thanksgiving weekend (that's the end of this week, folks) so you better get in there fast if you want to make the most of the 100% discount. To pick up the collection at no additional cost, simply head over to the Gumroad store page, add the digital collection to your cart, and then enter the offer code HDG4FREE at the checkout. Simple, right?
'Hand-Drawn Gaming' was a bi-monthly newsletter from artist Philip Summers that ran between 2022 and 2023. Each eight-page issue focuses on a different classic game (Castlevania, Gimmick!, Double Dragon II, Mega Man, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Bionic Commando) and features hand-drawn maps, tips and a detailed essay to fill you in on the chosen subject.
On top of the six gaming guides, the digital collection also includes a 21-page preview of Summers' upcoming book '202X: Video Game Reflections'. If you check this one out and like what you see, you can pick up the full book release for $30 (or your regional equivalent) and use the offer code EXTRASTICKERS to get a bonus sticker sheet thrown in there too.
Nothing like a bit of free reading to while away the winter hours over the holidays, eh?
Will you be picking up this free guide collection? Let us know what you make of it in the comments.
[source handdrawngameguides.gumroad.com, via bsky.app]
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That's a great little gift to give away for free there.
The Mega Man guide is great. It covers all 11 games in the classic series.
Already had the guides digitally since I supported them on Patreon, but definitely won't say no to having them also on Gumroad for free in addition to the preview of Summers's upcoming book!
Thanks for the tip! I'll be looking into it when I get home from work
Well, if you don't mind, you can have my Muscular Pikachu that I drawn by myself (hand drawing, enhanced with Corel). 😊

Awesome! I wasn't familiar with these before, but certainly am now. Thanks for the heads up!
Same artist did a really nice guide for Metroid: https://archive.org/details/metroid-hdgg-digital-final/page/n1/mode/2up
I really his work and was a supporter till the end. It's really nice that he's doing that now, so more people will know his work
This reads like one of those full-page magazine ads that's pretending to be an article. That's actually pretty clever if intentional. Regardless, the world can never have too much cool retro art, and you can't beat free.
Downloaded, thanks for the heads up!
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