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 business insiders and sport gamers alike, this guide 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 needed 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 shifting to televisions and handheld units, the online game invasion has entranced children and the younger at coronary heart for almost 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 tons of of business luminaries, Kent chronicles firsthand accounts of how yesterday’s video games like House Invaders, Centipede, and Pac-Man helped create an arcade tradition that outlined a era, and the way right now’s empires like Sony, Nintendo, and Digital Arts have galvanized a multibillion-dollar business and a brand new era of video games. On this audiobook, you’ll uncover:

The online game that saved Nintendo from bankruptcyThe serendipitous story of Pac-Man’s designThe misstep that helped topple Atari’s $2-billion-a-year empireThe coin scarcity brought on by House InvadersThe fascinating causes behind the rise, fall, and rebirth of SegaAnd rather more!

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