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Anybody else get a kick out of reading about the history of the video game industry? I've read multiple books on the subject and even though they all basically cover the same ground I still find I read them from cover to cover.
Recently I read 'the Ultimate History of Video Games' - http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Hist...6434/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329224583&sr=8-1
It was good. I've also read 'Game Over' about the rise of Nintendo. - http://www.amazon.com/Game-Over-Pre...=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1329224742&sr=1-2
'Arcade Mania', a look at the Japanese arcades - http://www.amazon.com/Arcade-Mania-...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1329224750&sr=1-1
I also have a great old book from 1983 called 'Screen Play - the Story of Video Games' This one is no longer in print and apparently goes for over $100 used - http://www.amazon.com/Screen-Play-Story-Video-Games/dp/0723262543
RIght now I'm reading 'Replay -the History of Video Games' - http://www.amazon.com/Replay-Histor...=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1329224938&sr=1-3
'Replay' is interesting in that it traces the roots of the technology of video games back to the cold war.
I find it interesting to read along the time line of these oft traveled histories, touching on the same milestones like Roberta Williams, Dan/Dani Bunten, Bill Budge, the 'artistic' angle of the creation of Electronic Arts, Ralph Baer, the hippy days of Atari, the 100 yen coin shortage in Japan due to the popularity of Space Invaders, how Ms Pac Man was one of the first highly successful "hacks", early and long gone video game companies like Cinematronic and Exidy and Stern, the crash of the 80's and the rise and fall of the arcades.
Is anyone else as interested in the history of this electronic medium as I am? Do you know your Nolan Bushnells from your Trip Hawkins? Do you miss the arcades of the early 80's like I do? The excitement of each new game arrival? (There's a new game, and it's IN COLOR! It's called Galaxian!)
I suppose I enjoy it because I lived through each step and have enjoyed the ride.
Recently I read 'the Ultimate History of Video Games' - http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Hist...6434/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329224583&sr=8-1
It was good. I've also read 'Game Over' about the rise of Nintendo. - http://www.amazon.com/Game-Over-Pre...=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1329224742&sr=1-2
'Arcade Mania', a look at the Japanese arcades - http://www.amazon.com/Arcade-Mania-...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1329224750&sr=1-1
I also have a great old book from 1983 called 'Screen Play - the Story of Video Games' This one is no longer in print and apparently goes for over $100 used - http://www.amazon.com/Screen-Play-Story-Video-Games/dp/0723262543
RIght now I'm reading 'Replay -the History of Video Games' - http://www.amazon.com/Replay-Histor...=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1329224938&sr=1-3
'Replay' is interesting in that it traces the roots of the technology of video games back to the cold war.
I find it interesting to read along the time line of these oft traveled histories, touching on the same milestones like Roberta Williams, Dan/Dani Bunten, Bill Budge, the 'artistic' angle of the creation of Electronic Arts, Ralph Baer, the hippy days of Atari, the 100 yen coin shortage in Japan due to the popularity of Space Invaders, how Ms Pac Man was one of the first highly successful "hacks", early and long gone video game companies like Cinematronic and Exidy and Stern, the crash of the 80's and the rise and fall of the arcades.
Is anyone else as interested in the history of this electronic medium as I am? Do you know your Nolan Bushnells from your Trip Hawkins? Do you miss the arcades of the early 80's like I do? The excitement of each new game arrival? (There's a new game, and it's IN COLOR! It's called Galaxian!)
I suppose I enjoy it because I lived through each step and have enjoyed the ride.
