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Title................: Vintage Games and the Most
Influential Games of All Time
Type.................: Ebook
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CONTENTS
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Synopsis:
Vintage Games explores the most influential
videogames of all time, including
Super Mario Bros., Grand Theft Auto III, Doom,
The Sims and many more.
Drawing on interviews as well as the authors' own
lifelong experience with
videogames, the book discusses each game's
development, predecessors,
critical reception, and influence on the
industry. It also features hundreds
of full-color screenshots and images, including
rare photos of game boxes
and other materials. Vintage Games is the ideal
book for game enthusiasts
and professionals who desire a broader
understanding of the history of
videogames and their evolution from a niche to a
global market.
Table Of Contents:
Chapter 1 Alone in the Dark (1992): The Polygons
of Fear
Chapter 2 Castle Wolfenstein (1981): Achtung!
Stealth Gaming Steps out of the Shadows
Chapter 3 Dance Dance Revolution (1998): The
Player Becomes the Star
Chapter 4 Diablo (1996): The Rogue Goes to
Hell
Chapter 5 Doom (1993): The First-Person Shooter
Takes Control
Chapter 6 Dune II : The Building of a Dynasty
(1992): Spicing up Strategy in Real Time
Chapter 7 Final Fantasy VII (1997): It’s
Never Final in the World of Fantasy
Chapter 8 Flight Simulator (1980): Digital
Reality
Chapter 9 Grand Theft Auto III (2001): The
Consolejacking Life
Chapter 10 John Madden Football (1988): Modern
Sports Videogames Kickoff
Chapter 11 King’s Quest : Quest for the
Crown (1984): Perilous Puzzles, Thorny Thrones
Chapter 12 Myst (1993): Launching Multimedia
Worlds
Chapter 13 Pac-Man (1980): Japanese Gumption,
American Consumption
Chapter 14 Pole Position (1982): Where the Raster
Meets the Road
Chapter 15 SimCity (1989): Building Blocks for
Fun and Profi t
Chapter 16 Space Invaders (1978): The Japanese
Descend
Chapter 17 Street Fighter II (1991): Would You
Like the Combo?
Chapter 18 Super Mario 64/Tomb Raider (1996): The
Third Dimension
Chapter 19 Super Mario Bros. (1985): How High Can
Jumpman Get?
Chapter 20 Tetris (1985): Casual Gaming Falls
into Place
Chapter 21 The Legend of Zelda (1986): Rescuing
Zeldas and Uniting Triforces
Chapter 22 The Sims (2000): Who Let the Sims
Out
Chapter 23 Ultima (1980): The Immaculate
Conception of the Computer Role-Playing Game
Chapter 24 Ultima Online (1997): Putting the
Role-Play Back in Computer Role-Playing Games
Chapter 25 Zork (1980): Text Imps versus Graphics
Grues
Index
Product Details:
* ISBN: 0240811461
* ISBN-13: 9780240811468
* Format: Paperback, 352pp
* Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Books
* Pub. Date: March 2009
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