Collecting Classic Video Games (Schiffer Book for Collectors) [Paperback]

Billy Galaxy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2007 | Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors

Here is a grand review of the home video games that entertained the nation, and much of the world, during the 1970s and 1980s. In over 1000 color photographs, many of the video games for the extremely popular Atari, Colecovision, and Intellivision systems are displayed, ranging from Asteroids and Donkey Kong to Pac-Man and Zaxxon. Games from less familiar systems, such as Bally's Astrocade, GCE's Vectrex, Magnavox's Odyssey, and RCA's Studio II, are featured as well. Also included are examples of each system for which games are displayed, a wide variety of hand-held, table-top, and stand-alone games, video game memorabilia, an engaging text, and current market values both in the captions and listings in the back of the book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing (July 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764314564
• ISBN-13: 978-0764314568
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,300,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Any 5 year old monkey could have written this book..., February 5, 2003

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This review is from: Collecting Classic Video Games (Schiffer Book for Collectors) (Paperback)

This is a picture book and price guide on everyone's favorite video games/game systems. The pictures are nice, but the set up is very amateur-ish. What little wording there is throughout could have been written by any 2nd grader. The author seemed to do very little research on the systems. No years, or why games were rare, or any history whatsoever. Just a collection of pictures that the author found. Definitely not worth $.... I'd give someone $...at a garage sale though.