The Comic Book Story of Video Games : : the Incredible History of the Electronic Gaming Revolution
Graphic Novel - 2017 Adult Graphic Novel / Hennessey, Jonathan, Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Nonfiction / General / Hennessey, Jonathan None on shelf 11 requests on 2 copies
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One. Totally tubular: the tech evolution that made gaming possible -- Two. They're here...!: the earliest early video games -- Three. Transistors: this means Spacewar! -- Four. Cold on the Cold War: gaming heats up! -- Five. The heyday of Atari: video games' first dynasty -- Six. The golden age of arcade games: video games give no quarter -- Seven. Crash 'n' don't score: the disaster that almost spelled "games over" -- Eight. Back to computers: and this time it's personal -- Nine. Nintendo: the name of the game is the games -- Ten. Times that try consoles: from Genesis to "Revelations".
A complete, illustrated history of video games--highlighting the machines, games, and people who have made gaming a worldwide, billion dollar industry/artform--told in a graphic novel format.
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PUBLISHED
Berkeley, CA : Ten Speed Press, [2017]
Year Published: 2017
Description: 185 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language: English
Format: Graphic Novel
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780399578908
0399578900
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
McGowan, Jack,
Orzechowski, Tom,
SUBJECTS
Video games -- History.
Graphic novels.
Comics (Graphic works)