Gaming 101: A Contemporary History of PC and Video Games [Import] [Paperback]

George Jones (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Wordware Publishing Inc.,U.S. (February 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556220804
• ISBN-13: 978-1556220807
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,923,881 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars adds depth to mere game playing, September 9, 2005

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This review is from: Gaming 101: A Contemporary History of PC and Video Games (Paperback)

Jones writes a book that will be disturbing to some. Has it really been over 25 years since Space Invaders stormed Japan and the rest of the world? Yes. Thence closely followed by Ms Pac Man, Defender, Frogger etc etc. Plus, as PCs grew massively in ability, so too did the games for them.

This book recaps decades of vividly contentious struggle. The rise and fall of companies that strove to capture it all. Jones discusses the strategies. Not about playing the games themselves. But those of their makers. As each tried to grasp that elusive essence of a killer game.

For those of you who grew up on some of these games, Jones gives a new perspective. By describing the backgrounds of how the games were developed, and the context of the marketplace into which they went. Serious business.