| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
185 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
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| Contents |
Totally tubular : the tech evolution that made gaming possible -- They're here...! : the earliest early video games -- Transistors : this means spacewar! -- Cold on the Cold War : gaming heats up -- The heyday of Atari : video games' first dynasty -- The golden age of arcade games -- Crash 'n' don't score : the disaster that almost spelled "games over" -- Back to computers : this time it's personal -- Nintendo : "the name of the game is the games" -- Times that try consoles : from Genesis to "Revelations". |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Video games -- History -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Comics (Graphic works).
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| Added Author |
McGowan, Jack, illustrator.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Hennessey, Jonathan, 1971- author. Comic book story of video games First edition. California : Watson-Guptill Publications, [2017] 9780399578915 (DLC) 2017019087 |
| ISBN |
9780399578908 (hardcover) |
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0399578900 (hardcover) |
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