A brief history of video games
Item details
- ISBN: 9780762456154
- ISBN: 0762456159
- ISBN: 9781472118806
- ISBN: 1472118804
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368 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm. - Publisher: London : Robinson ; Philadelphia : Running Press, 2015.
Contents / Notes
General Note: | "The evolution of a global industry"--Cover. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 363) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- The prehistory of video games -- Baer's brown box -- Spacewar! -- Atari's born -- VES vs VCS -- Oregon Trail -- A tale of two adventures -- Uncle Clive and Big Jack -- Atari shock! -- The golden age of the arcades -- The rise of Nintendo -- Simpatico -- Doom 101 -- The console war -- The 'Nintendo' PlayStation -- A dream dies -- An ugly motherfucker -- Pocket monsters: the history of handhelds -- Mobile gaming -- eSports -- Metal ... gear? -- Here comes everybody -- Revolution -- Steam and valve -- Go anywhere, do anything: Grand Theft Auto -- Indie-pendence -- Continue? |
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Subject: | Video games History Video games |
Genre: | History. |
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