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An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario, and the Most Influential Games of All Time
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By
Bill Loguidice, A long-time business, technology, staffing and creative professional. Bill is the co-founder and Managing Director for the online publication,
Armchair Arcade, one of PC Magazine's Top 100 Websites for 2005. Bill is also the co-founder of Myth Core, a creative development company.
Matt Barton, Assistant professor of English at St. Cloud State. Matt is also an editor and frequent contributor to Armchair Arcade. He is a noted videogamer
and is the author of "Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-playing Games."
Description
Vintage Games explores the most influential videogames of all time, including Super Mario Bros., Grand Theft Auto III, Doom, The Sims
and many more. Drawing on interviews as well as the authors' own lifelong experience with videogames, the book discusses each game's
development, predecessors, critical reception, and influence on the industry. It also features hundreds of full-color screenshots and
images, including rare photos of game boxes and other materials. Vintage Games is the ideal book for game enthusiasts and professionals
who desire a broader understanding of the history of videogames and their evolution from a niche to a global market.
Audience
Game industry professionals; Aspiring game industry professionals (students in Game programs); Academics in Game Studies.
Level: Beginning through Intermediate
Contents
Alone in the Dark (1992): The Polygons of Fear; Castle Wolfenstein (1981): Achtung! Stealth Gaming Comes out of Hiding; Dance Dance Revolution (1998): The Player Becomes the Star; Diablo (1996): The Rogue Goes to Hell; Doom (1993):
The First Person Shooter Takes Control; Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty (1992): Strategy in Real Time; Final Fantasy
VII (1997): It's Never Final in the World of Fantasy; Flight Simulator (1980): Digital Reality; Grand Theft Auto III
(2001): The Consolejacking Life; John Madden Football (1988): Modern Sports Videogames Kickoff; King's Quest: Quest for
the Crown (1984): Perilous Puzzles, Thorny Thrones; Myst (1993): Launching Multimedia Worlds; Pac-Man (1980):
Japanese Gumption, American Consumption; Pole Position (1982): Where the Raster Meets the Road; SimCity (1989): Building
Blocks for Fun and Profit; Space Invaders (1978): The Japanese Take Over; Street Fighter II (1991): Would you like
the Combo?; Super Mario 64/Tomb Raider (1996): The Third Dimension; Super Mario Bros. (1985): How High Can Jumpman
Get?; Tetris (1985): Casual Gaming Falls into Place; The Legend of Zelda (1986): Rescuing Zeldas and Uniting Triforces; The Sims (2000): Who Let the Sims Out?; Ultima (1980): The Immaculate Conception of the Computer Role-Playing Game; Ultima Online (1997): Putting the Role-Play back in Computer Role-Playing Games; Zork (1980): Text Imps versus Graphics
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Paperback, 408 pages, publication date: FEB-2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-81146-8
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS
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