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" The ultimate history of video games : "
Steven L. Kent ; [foreword by Peter Molyneux].
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BL
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703562
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b525751
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| Main Entry
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Kent, Steve L.
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| Title & Author
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The ultimate history of video games : : from Pong to Pokémon and beyond : the story behind the craze that touched our lives and changed the world /\ Steven L. Kent ; [foreword by Peter Molyneux].
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First edition.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Three Rivers Press,, [2001]
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, ©2001
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xvi, 608 pages :: illustrations, portraits ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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0761536434 (pbk.)
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: 9780761536437 (pbk.)
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| Notes
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"Originally published by Prima Publishing, Roseville, California, in 2001. Originally published as The first quarter."-- Verso of t.p.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The world before Pong -- Forgotten fathers -- Father of the industry -- And then there was Pong -- The king and court -- The jackals -- "Could you repeat that two more times?" -- Strange bedfellows -- The return of Bushnell -- The golden age (part 1: 1979-1980) -- The golden age (part 2: 1981-1983) -- The battle for the home -- A case of two gorillas -- The fall -- The aftermath -- Album covers -- We tried to keep from laughing -- The seeds of competition -- The birth of Sega -- The new empire -- The legal game -- The year of hardware -- Run for the money -- The war -- Moral kombat -- The "next" generation (part 1) -- The "next" generation (part 2) -- the mainstream and all its perils -- And the cycle continues -- Three horses and a pony.
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| Subject
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Electronic games-- History.
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Video games-- History.
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794.809
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GV1469.3.K45 2001b
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