Classic Video Games
Author | : Brian R. Eddy |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 57 |
Release | : 2012-07-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780747811084 |
ISBN-13 | : 0747811083 |
Rating | : 4/5 (083 Downloads) |
Download or read book Classic Video Games written by Brian R. Eddy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-20 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1970s, video arcade games sprung to life in the form of Pong, Space Invaders, Asteroids, and Pac-Man, and if you were lucky enough to have an Atari system you could play Frogger or Galaga at home. By the 1980s, arcade and video games were entrenched as a pop culture phenomenon and were ubiquitous. But as quickly as the form took flight it began to change with the advent of hand-held games and more sophisticated home-gaming. Brian Eddy here traces the evolution of arcade video games, giving readers an inside look at the stratospheric rise-and transformation-of the industry.