Nintendo was founded 130 years ago today, and there’s a lot of fascinating stories to be found in their long history. But Engadget’s Kris Naudus looked beyond David Sheff’s Game Over and found five more books that pull back the curtain just a bit on the secretive company:

Today is Nintendo’s 130th birthday. No, that’s not a typo. The company’s been around since before video games or even televisions. It started way back in 1883 making hanafuda — that’s a type of playing card with flowers on it. In fact, the company still makes them and you can even buy a set with Mario’s face on the cards.

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From the Color TV-Game 6 to last week’s Switch Lite, it has a pretty storied history in gaming, and you can learn about all that and more though the less interactive but still entertaining realm of books.

There’s a lot to like in these choices, so pick up Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America by Jeff Ryan, Console Wars by Blake Harris, The Game Console by Evan Amos, 33 1/3: Koji Kondo’s Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack by Andrew Schartmann, and Tetris by Box Brown if you haven’t already.