# Game Engine Black Book by Fabien Sanglard

2 Hacker News commenters recommended Game Engine Black Book by Fabien Sanglard and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a deep dive into 1990s game engine technology, with the author praised for careful historical preservation of how classic games worked.

## Why people recommend it

- Deep dives into game engine history (1 comments): "I really love these deep dives and historical preservation of 1990's game tech." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48327668))
- Preserves 1990s game technology history (1 comments): "I really love these deep dives and historical preservation of 1990's game tech." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48327668))
- Author's future work is anticipated (1 comments): "I continue to be tremendously excited that Fabien is clearly working on the next Game Engine Black Book" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46655268))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1727646703?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781727646702) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Game Engine Black Book by Fabien Sanglard", https://hackerapproved.com/p/game-engine-black-book/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).