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Game on!

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An edition of Game on! (2016)

Game on!

video game history from Pong and Pac-man to Mario, Minecraft, and more

First edition.
  • 5 Want to read

Veteran video game designer Dustin Hansen takes readers on a fun and fascinating trip through the brief but intensely innovative history of video games in Game On!

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Feiwel & Friends
Language
English
Pages
352

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Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More
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Game on!: video game history from Pong and Pac-man to Mario, Minecraft, and more
2016, Feiwel & Friends
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2016, Feiwel & Friends
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Table of Contents

A living history: to those that came before
Pong 1972: game, set, match
Space Invaders 1978: a first invasion
Pac-Man 1980: thank you, pizza
Zork 1980: you are likely to be eaten by a grue
Donky Kong 1981: It's on like Donkey Kong!
E.T. the extra-terrestrial 1982: don't phone home
Super Mario Bros. 1985: the plan, the people, and the plumber
The Legend of Zelda 1986: it's dangerous to go alone! take this
John Madden Football 1988: it's in the game
Tetris 1989: line 'em all up
Song the Hedgehog 1991: so fast, you'll need a barf bag
Street Fighter II 1991: Hadouken!
Mortal Kombat 1992: fatality!: violence and the ESRB
Super Mario Kart 1992: an all-star cast
Myst 1993: a planet full of guns
Tomb Raider 1996: a new face, a new system, a new era
Gran Turismo 1997: gentlemen, start your engines
Final Fantasy IV 1997: not as final as you thought
Half-Life 1998: welcome to Black Mesa
Dance Dance Revolution 1999: step in a new direction
Pokemon Yellow 1999: gotta catch 'em all
The Sims 2000: plenty of room to expand
Grand Theft Auto III 2001: hijacked!
World of Warcraft 2004: wowzers!
Halo 2 2004: one down, fifty billion to go
Guitar Hero 2005: bring on the plastic!
Wii Sports 2006: tighten your shoelaces and your wrist strap
Portal 2007: the cake is a lie
Little Big Planet 2008: I'll play yours, you play mine
FarmVille 2009: e-i-e-i-ooo
Angry Birds 2009: who you callin' angry?
Minecraft 2009: kick it up another notch!
Uncharted 2 2009: armor? I don't need no stinkin' armor!
League of Legends 2009: ten million and counting
Skylanders 2011: greetings, portal master!
The Walking Dead 2011: tell me a story?
Overwatch 2016: on the shoulders of heroes
The future: tomorrow and beyond.

Edition Notes

45678 Childrens Plus, Inc.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
794.8
Library of Congress
GV1469.3.H357 2016

The Physical Object

Pagination
ix, 352 p.
Number of pages
352

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27224795M
Internet Archive
gameonvideogameh0000hans
ISBN 10
1250080959
ISBN 13
9781250080950
OCLC/WorldCat
961923729

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