J. Douglas Arnold
Born 1966 June 14
While still in High school, J. Douglas began writing tips and reviews of games with his friend Zach Meston, and with the help of his mothers publishing company "Sandwich Islands Publishing" (SIP) he began producing a bi-monthly video games fan magazine called "Amiga Games Guide". Up until that point SIP had done newsletters and a travel guide called "The Mauian". With the success of his first book in 1991 for 'Compute! Books', "Compute's Nintendo Tricks and Tips" ISBN: 087455246X he began to develop his own series of gaming book in the same lines as Prima's "Secrets of the Games", and Bantam's "Game Mastery" series, while Bantam's series used titles such as 'Ultimate Nintendo Games', Arnold and SIP would use the opening title 'Awesome', and the series title "Gaming Mastery". His first book with SIP was "Awesome Sega Genesis Secrets" ISBN: 0962467642. While at first he wrote most of the books himself, he teamed up with others for later books, became director of the series for SIP, when he was not the actual author. The early books had illustrated covers but later ones simply had a colorized design and layout that Arnold would generally make himself.
After the initial gaming series, the gaming books went under various series titles, including "Player's Guide", "Survival Guide", and "Trainer's Guide" for Pokémon related books. Occasionally he would place 'Stereograms' within the books for readers to find, and list their locations at the end of the book.
Books by J. Douglas Arnold in order
Books by J. Douglas Arnold in the order they were published, from Awesome Sega Genesis Secrets (1991) to Official Pokemon Stadium 2: Perfect Guide (2001).
- 1Awesome Sega Genesis Secrets
Awesome Sega Genesis Secrets1991 - 2Compute's Nintendo Tips & Tricks
Compute's Nintendo Tips & Tricks1991 - 3Awesome Sega Megadrive SecretsAwesome Sega Megadrive Secrets1992
- 4Awesome Super Nintendo Secrets
Awesome Super Nintendo Secrets1992 - 5Awesome Sega Genesis Secrets 3
Awesome Sega Genesis Secrets 31993 - 6Awesome Sega Genesis Secrets II
Awesome Sega Genesis Secrets II1993 - 7Awesome Super Nintendo Secrets 3
Awesome Super Nintendo Secrets 31994 - 8Awesome Sega Genesis Secrets 5
Awesome Sega Genesis Secrets 51995 - 9Awesome Super Nintendo Secrets 4
Awesome Super Nintendo Secrets 41995 - 10Mortal Kombat 3: Player's Guide
Mortal Kombat 3: Player's Guide1995 - 11Popful Mail: Magical Fantasy Adventure, The Official Strateg
Popful Mail: Magical Fantasy Adventure, The Official Strategy Guide1995 - 12Super Mario 64: Survival Guide
Super Mario 64: Survival Guide1995 - 13PlayStation Player's Guide 2
PlayStation Player's Guide 21996 - 14Sonic 3D Blast: Survival Guide
Sonic 3D Blast: Survival Guide1996 - 15Tekken 1 & 2 Survival Guide
Tekken 1 & 2 Survival Guide1996 - 16Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Survival Guide
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Survival Guide1997 - 17Nintendo 64 Survival Guide
Nintendo 64 Survival Guide1997 - 18Furby Official Trainer's Guide
Furby Official Trainer's Guide1998 - 19Nintendo 64: Survival Guide Volume Two
Nintendo 64: Survival Guide Volume Two1998 - 20Star Fox 64: Survival Guide
Star Fox 64: Survival Guide1998 - 21Zelda 64 Survival Guide
Zelda 64 Survival Guide1999 - 22Pokémon Gold and Silver: Japanese Translation Guide
Pokémon Gold and Silver: Japanese Translation Guide2000 - 23Official Pokemon Stadium 2: Perfect Guide
Official Pokemon Stadium 2: Perfect Guide2001 - 24PlayStation Survival Guide
PlayStation Survival Guide