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The ultimate history of video games / Steven L. Kent.
Van Pelt Library GV1469.3 .K45 2001 v.1-2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kent, Steve L., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Video games--History.
- Video games.
- Video games industry--History.
- Video games industry.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- 2 v. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- Crown trade pbk. ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Crown, 2021, ©2001.
- Summary:
- "In volume 1 ... [the author] chronicles the industry's first thirty years. In volume 2, he narrates gaming's entrance into the twenty-first century, as Nintendo, Sega, Sony, and Microsoft battle to capture the global market."--v. 2., cover p. [4]
- Traces the history and development of video games, providing information on the first games, influential developers, how the games have changed over the years, and the most popular games.
- Contents:
- v. 1. From Pong to Pokémon and beyond : the story behind the craze that touched our lives and changed the world
- v. 2. Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, and the billion-dollar battle to shape modern gaming .
- Notes:
- Vol. 1 originally published : Roseville, Calif. : Prima Pub., 2001.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Kent, Steve L. Ultimate history of video games.
- ISBN:
- 9780761536437
- 0761536434
- 9781984825438
- 1984825437
- OCLC:
- 1393319673
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