The Ultimate History of Video Games
40 Ratings
"The Ultimate History of Video Games" answers all of your questions on the iconic games that altered the course of history, the visionaries who created them, and the ardent players. For almost fifty years, children and adults alike have been enthralled with the video gaming industry, which began in arcades and spread to televisions and portable electronics. Steven L. Kent, a gaming historian, has also been documenting the mania since its inception. Kent documents firsthand accounts of how games from the past helped shape the arcade culture that shaped a generation and how companies from the present, like Sony, Nintendo, and Electronic Arts, have sparked a multibillion dollar industry and a new wave of gaming through painstaking research and in-person interviews with hundreds of industry luminaries.
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"The Ultimate History of Video Games" answers all of your questions on the iconic games that altered the course of history, the visionaries who created them, and the ardent players. For almost fifty years, children and adults alike have been enthralled with the video gaming industry, which began in arcades and spread to televisions and portable electronics. Steven L. Kent, a gaming historian, has also been documenting the mania since its inception. Kent documents firsthand accounts of how games from the past helped shape the arcade culture that shaped a generation and how companies from the present, like Sony, Nintendo, and Electronic Arts, have sparked a multibillion dollar industry and a new wave of gaming through painstaking research and in-person interviews with hundreds of industry luminaries.