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An edition of The Complete Book of Video Games (1977)

The Complete Book of Video Games

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This is a early book about video games. It features a history of video games, as well as the features for various games that were available at the time. The Magnavox Odyssey, Atari Pong, Fairchild Channel F, and other clone ping pong systems, are reviewed in detail. There are reviews of other television related equipment like LaserDisc players, and Projection televisions. It also explains how computers and circuit boards work, and about things such as binary code.

==Books in the "Editors of Consumer Guide"/Publications International Ltd. video game series, those with * * represent reprinted versions of the boks listed above, usually with a different title, but with the same contents.
* The Complete Book of Video Games, {1977} ISBN: 0446844493
* How to Win at Video Games, ISBN: 0517381192 {1982, Magazine size}, ISBN: 0671458418 {1982, book size}
* How to Win at Pac-Man, ISBN: 0671453610, {1982} {Revised and Updated} ISBN: 0671460722, {Penguin Books version} ISBN: 0140065423
* How To at Win Donkey Kong, ISBN: 067145840X {1982}
* How to Win at ET, The Video Game, ISBN: 0517408414 {1982, Magazine size}, ISBN: 0440137675 {1983, Book size}
* Pac-Mania: Top Strategies For Home & Arcade Pac-Man, ISBN: 0517389150 {1982}
* How to Win at Video Games: Complete Strategies for Top Arcade Games, ISBN: 0517424703 {1983}
* How to Win at Home Video Games, ISBN: 0727018205 {1983}

==Nintendo
* Nintendo Strategies {1989} ISBN: 0517687348 {Red cover spiral bound, no "Editors of Consumer Guide" on cover.}
* * Nintendo Strategies {1989} ISBN: 0881766984 {Red cover, glue spine, with "Editors of Consumer Guide" on cover.}
* * Nintendo Strategies {White cover, standard paperback version, glued spine, no ISBN listed, and no "Editors of Consumer Guide" on cover. Cover price $4.95}
* * Strategies for Nintendo Games {Yellow cover, ISBN 0881767212 listed on title page, says "Editors of Consumer Guide" on cover, and price $12.95.}
* More Strategies for Nintendo Games {1989} {Blue cover, spiral bound, ISBN: 0517695774}
* * More Strategies for Nintendo Games {Blue cover, glued spine, no barcode}
* * 0881767743 {???}
* Winning Tips For Nintendo: Newest Game Strategies, {1990} ISBN: 1561730076.
* Winner's Guide to Nintendo, {1991} ISBN: 1561735205
* Winning at Nintendo: Hot Tips for the Coolest Games, ISBN: 0881769959
* * Hot Tips for the Coolest Nintendo Games, {1989} ISBN: 1561730068
* More Hot Tips For Nintendo, {1991} ISBN: 1561731463
* Nintendo Fun: The Book for Beginners, {1990} ISBN: 1561730971
* More Nintendo Fun: The Book for Beginners, {1991} ISBN: 1561733261
* Super Strategies For Nintendo, {1991} ISBN: 0517073307 {Hero being held at door opening cover}, ISBN: 1561733512 {Fox with gun, near field cover}, and the last with ISBN number, instead there is a barcode 07098937935002 {Two kids and cat on flying ship being shot at by missle launcher, marked on cover as "Super Strategies For Nintendo No. 2", but contains the same contents}.

==Super Nintendo
* Super Nintendo: PlayAction Strategies, ISBN: 1561738530

==Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
* Hot Tips for Sega Genesis, ISBN: 0451822811 {Signet Special}
* * Winning Tips for the Sega Genesis, ISBN: 0785304983 {Publications International, no "Editors of Consumer Guide" on cover.}

== Other 'Video Game' themed books by Publications International, without the "Editors of Consumer Guide" on cover.
* Winning Game Tips for Sonic the Hedgehog, ISBN: 0785307834
* Sonic The Hedgehog Look and Find, ISBN: 0785308490 {Hardback}
* * Sonic The Hedgehog Look and Find, ISBN: 0785311394 {Paperback}

Publish Date
Publisher
Warner Books
Pages
224

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The Complete Book of Video Games
March, 1977, Warner Books
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Table of Contents

It All Started with the Odyssey. 7
TV Electronic Games Today. 15
The Technical Side of Video Games. 35
Game Strategy and Tactics. 103
Can Video Games Harm Your TV. 182
Other Electronic TV Attachments and Assessories. 186
Game Installation, Care, Care, and Maintenance. 201
Appendix: The Federal Regulations on Video Games. 208

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New York, N.Y.

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
224
Dimensions
18 x 10.5 x 1.2 centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25796375M
ISBN 10
0446844493

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