Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I’m incredibly excited to announce that my first book in three years is now available for pre-order!
Retro Pop Culture A to Z Volume 2: From Activision to Zelda will ship in September of this year.
And as a special thank-you to everyone who pre-orders, I’ll include a FREE GIFT with your book!
U.S. residents only, at least for now.
To pre-order your signed-or-unsigned copy, please send $32 via Venmo to @Brett-Weiss-18. Or, you can message me on Facebook to get my PayPal information.
The $32 includes:
• $25 for the book
• $7 for shipping & handling
Want your book signed? Just include a note with your Venmo payment letting me know. If you’d like it personalized, tell me the name you’d like me to make it out to. Otherwise, I’ll simply sign my name.
Thank you so much for supporting my work and helping make this new book possible. I can’t wait to get Retro Pop Culture A to Z Volume 2 into your hands!
Pre-order yours today!
The sequel to Retro Pop Culture A to Z: From Atari 2600 to Zombie Films, Retro Pop Culture A to Z Volume 2: From Activision to Zelda was a pure labor of love. There are 60 chapters on a wide variety of topics, including Activision and Atari 2600, the ColecoVision, cartoons, comic books, classic monsters, classic rock, the Console Wars of the 1990s, the Nintendo 64, robots in popular culture, Super Mario Bros., and The Transformers, to name just a few. If you want the full story on the Intellivision Amico debacle, this is the only place to get my perspective.
It's a diverse list, but the overriding theme remains the same: nostalgia. Each chapter is a deep dive into the subject, with most featuring quotes from collectors, experts, and/or celebrities. One of my favorite aspects of being a writer is interviewing interesting people such as Q*bert co-creator Warren Davis, Emma Caulfield (Anya on Buffy the Vampire Slayer), John Schneider of Smallville and The Dukes of Hazzard fame, and Lydia Criss, the ex-wife of former KISS drummer Peter Criss. I even go into detail on my unpleasant interaction with William Shatner.
If you’ve ever stayed up all night watching your favorite film series in its entirety, dug through a box of cereal to find the prize, devoted an entire room of your house to your video game collection, camped out for concert tickets, spent a weekend treasure hunting at garage sales, or cosplayed as your favorite superhero or other fictional character, Retro Pop Culture A to Z Volume 2: From Activision to Zelda is for you. Most of the essays are reprinted from my years of working as a journalist, writing articles for newspapers and magazines, but there are some BRAND NEW essays as well. EVERY essay has been UPDATED FOR 2026, and EVERY essay features NEW “FONDEST MEMORY” ANECDOTES. If you want to look at some pages, click on this link: brettweisswords.com/2026/08/pre-orders-for-my-new-book-are-now-open.html
I’m incredibly excited to announce that my first book in three years is now available for pre-order!
Retro Pop Culture A to Z Volume 2: From Activision to Zelda will ship in September of this year.
And as a special thank-you to everyone who pre-orders, I’ll include a FREE GIFT with your book!
U.S. residents only, at least for now.
To pre-order your signed-or-unsigned copy, please send $32 via Venmo to @Brett-Weiss-18. Or, you can message me on Facebook to get my PayPal information.
The $32 includes:
• $25 for the book
• $7 for shipping & handling
Want your book signed? Just include a note with your Venmo payment letting me know. If you’d like it personalized, tell me the name you’d like me to make it out to. Otherwise, I’ll simply sign my name.
Thank you so much for supporting my work and helping make this new book possible. I can’t wait to get Retro Pop Culture A to Z Volume 2 into your hands!
Pre-order yours today!
The sequel to Retro Pop Culture A to Z: From Atari 2600 to Zombie Films, Retro Pop Culture A to Z Volume 2: From Activision to Zelda was a pure labor of love. There are 60 chapters on a wide variety of topics, including Activision and Atari 2600, the ColecoVision, cartoons, comic books, classic monsters, classic rock, the Console Wars of the 1990s, the Nintendo 64, robots in popular culture, Super Mario Bros., and The Transformers, to name just a few. If you want the full story on the Intellivision Amico debacle, this is the only place to get my perspective.
It's a diverse list, but the overriding theme remains the same: nostalgia. Each chapter is a deep dive into the subject, with most featuring quotes from collectors, experts, and/or celebrities. One of my favorite aspects of being a writer is interviewing interesting people such as Q*bert co-creator Warren Davis, Emma Caulfield (Anya on Buffy the Vampire Slayer), John Schneider of Smallville and The Dukes of Hazzard fame, and Lydia Criss, the ex-wife of former KISS drummer Peter Criss. I even go into detail on my unpleasant interaction with William Shatner.
If you’ve ever stayed up all night watching your favorite film series in its entirety, dug through a box of cereal to find the prize, devoted an entire room of your house to your video game collection, camped out for concert tickets, spent a weekend treasure hunting at garage sales, or cosplayed as your favorite superhero or other fictional character, Retro Pop Culture A to Z Volume 2: From Activision to Zelda is for you. Most of the essays are reprinted from my years of working as a journalist, writing articles for newspapers and magazines, but there are some BRAND NEW essays as well. EVERY essay has been UPDATED FOR 2026, and EVERY essay features NEW “FONDEST MEMORY” ANECDOTES. If you want to look at some pages, click on this link: brettweisswords.com/2026/08/pre-orders-for-my-new-book-are-now-open.html
