| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xvi, 608 pages : ill., ports. ; 23 cm. |
| Note |
"Originally published by Prima Publishing, Roseville, California, in 2001. Originally published as The first quarter."-- Verso of t.p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Subject |
Video games -- History.
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Electronic games -- History.
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| ISBN |
0761536434 (pbk.) |
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