The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 1: From Pong to Pokemon and Beyond . . . The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World

The definitive behind-the-scenes historical past of the daybreak of video video games and their rise right into a multibillion-dollar enterprise

“For trade insiders and recreation gamers alike, this ebook is a must have.”—Mark Turmell, designer for Halfway Video games and creator of NBA Jam, NFL Blitz, and WrestleMania

With all of the whiz, bang, pop, and shimmer of a glowing arcade, quantity 1 of The Final Historical past of Video Video games reveals the whole lot you ever wished to know and extra concerning the unforgettable video games that modified the world, the visionaries who made them, and the fanatics who performed them. Beginning in arcades then transferring to televisions and handheld units, the online game invasion has entranced youngsters and the younger at coronary heart for practically fifty years. And gaming historian Steven L. Kent has been there to document the craze from the very starting.

The Final Historical past: Quantity 1 tells the unbelievable story of how this backroom novelty remodeled right into a cultural phenomenon. By meticulous analysis and private interviews with a whole lot of trade luminaries, Kent chronicles firsthand accounts of how yesterday’s video games like Area Invaders, Centipede, and Pac-Man helped create an arcade tradition that outlined a technology, and the way right now’s empires like Sony, Nintendo, and Digital Arts have galvanized a multibillion-dollar trade and a brand new technology of video games. On this audiobook, you’ll uncover:

The online game that saved Nintendo from chapter
The serendipitous story of Pac-Man’s design
The misstep that helped topple Atari’s $2-billion-a-year empire
The coin scarcity attributable to Area Invaders
The fascinating causes behind the rise, fall, and rebirth of Sega
And far more!

Entertaining, addictive, and as mesmerizing because the video games it chronicles, this ebook is a must have for anybody who’s ever touched a joystick.