by RobertoDillon (Author)
This book focuses on the history of video games, consoles, and home computers from the very beginning until the mid-nineties, which started a new era in digital entertainment. The text features the most innovative games and introduces the pioneers who developed them. It offers brief analyses of the most relevant games from each time period. An epilogue covers the events and systems that followed this golden age while the appendices include a history of handheld games and an overview of the retro-gaming scene.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 209
Edition: 1
Publisher: A K Peters/CRC Press
Published: 28 Apr 2011
ISBN 10: 1439873232
ISBN 13: 9781439873236
... a fine history of the medium and the individuals and companies who influenced its growth and evolution. Highly recommended for any collection covering video game history.
-Midwest Book Review, December 2011