Tristan Ibarra is a video game historian, published author, graphic designer, and longtime collector with more than 30 years in the hobby. He is the author of:
- The Video Game Console Collector’s Field Guide, a 460-page book filled with some of the most obscure game consoles you’ve never heard of
- The Video Game Collector’s Field Guide, a massive four-volume, 2,408-page visual video game encyclopedia
- and Tristan Ibarra’s Videogame Dictionary for the Total N00B
- Plus, several more exciting and unannounced video game books that are deep in the works
A retired United States Air Force veteran, Tristan served 20 years on Active Duty before retiring in 2020 as a Master Sergeant. After retiring, he worked in defense contracting before returning to school full-time to pursue a degree in graphic design.
Tristan is the Senior Layout Designer for Old School Gamer Magazine and has over a decade of experience creating game manuals and packaging for indie homebrew releases on retro consoles, as well as officially licensed Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4/5 titles. He also works as a freelance graphic designer, advertising content creator, and video editor.
Tristan’s work focuses on physical media, game and console collecting, and the documentation of every aspect of video gaming history. For more, visit www.vgcollectorguide.com, follow @vgconsoleguide on Facebook, or @vgcollectrguide on X.