From pinballs to pixels : an arcade history of Williams-Bally-Midway / Ken Horowitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horowitz, Ken, 1973- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Video games industry--United States--History.

Video games industry.

Video games--United States--History.

Video games.

Pinball machines--United States--History.

Pinball machines.

WMS Industries Inc.

Williams Electronics.

Bally Midway Mfg. Co.

Williams, Harry, 1906-1983.

Williams, Harry.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 436 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2023]

Summary:

"From early classics like Contact to marvels like High Speed , gaming publisher Williams dazzled arcade goers with its diverse range of quality pinball games. The age of video games catapulted the company into legend with blockbusters like Defender and Joust , and by the end of the 1980s it was the largest coin-op publisher in North America. Its acquisition of Bally/Midway began a period of hits that included Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam , as well as the best-selling pinball machine of all time, The Addams Family "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

More than just marbles and pins

The Edison of pinball

When Harry met Sammy

Winds of change blow through Chicago

A solid state of affairs

Welcome to the video age

Heroes of the golden age

Crashed ... but not burned

It's always darkest

A new dawn

A rose by any other name ... still makes games

License to thrill

A new golden age

The candle that burns twice as bright...

The end is the beginning ... is the end

A skill shot for the new millennium

No credit, no continue

One last round at the arcade

A legacy worth preserving.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476689371

1476689377

OCLC:

1346215153

Publisher Number:

90102850085