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1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die Hardcover – October 26, 2010

by Tony Mott (Editor), Peter Molyneux (Preface)

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For devoted gamers as well as those interested in groundbreaking graphic design, this is the first, most comprehensive, and only critical guide ever published to video games. The video game has arrived as entertainment and as an art form. This is the first serious critical evaluation ever published of the best video games and is a testament to the medium’s innovativeness and increasing emphasis on aesthetics. Organized chronologically and for all platforms (PC, Xbox, PlayStation, etc.) and covering all genres from the bold (Grand Theft Auto and Halo) and dark (Resident Evil and Silent Hill) to the spiritual (Final Fantasy) and whimsical (Legend of Zelda), the book traces the video game from the rough early days of Pong to the latest visual fantasia.

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"[This book] contains contributions by a handful of my favorite writers, so even though I haven't yet got a galley-glimpse of the finished product, I can just about guarantee it's going to be a good one. The book's already up for pre-order at Amazon, and, should you make your way chronologically through its list, probably will indeed just about last you all of your remaining years." ~BoingBoing.net

"Compiled by an international team of critics, 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die is a collection of chronologically-ordered games from the 70s to 2010." ~Kotaku.com

About the Author

Tony Mott is the longtime editor-in-chief of Edge, the leading magazine review of the video game industry. With more than thirty years of experience, he draws on a wealth of expert and in-depth knowledge.

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Series: 1001
Hardcover: 960 pages
Publisher: Universe (October 26, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0789320908
ISBN-13: 978-0789320902
Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 2.6 x 8.5 inches
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Great overview of the games we should have played yesterday and today!

ByL. Figueroaon February 16, 2014

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I have no complaints about a book that gives me a reason to play games I missed out on when I was growing up. It takes a bit of work and set up to find emulators online but I can see why some of the games enchanted a generation. I don't think I will ever get to play 10 percent of the games detailed in the book but I do enjoy a lazy weekend afternoon reading about a game and then checking out additional information online and of course playing. This is a great resource for anyone who considers themselves a video game historian. You will find the expected classics - Space Invaders, Defender, Arkanoid, etc All detailed from the 1970's on into the 2010s. I am less acquainted and knowledgeable of the later games (e.g. We Love Katamari) and look forward to trying some out. The binding is a bit questionable and I suspect the size (close to 1000 pages). I wonder if there are 1001 games actually worth playing...I can see picking out the ones in the 70's, 80's and 90's that will probably still be in anyone's list of 1000 games fifty years from now but will "Fat Princess" be on the list?

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Great gift for any video game fan

ByJeannieon January 16, 2014

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I bought this gift as a present for my fiancee. To be clear, we are HUGE video game aficionados in our home-- he manages a video game store and we both have been playing video games for over 25 years. Even for us, there was tons of information in this book we didn't know and introductions to lots of games we weren't familiar with. The author has done a really good job of including old and new games in this book. We will definitely be purchasing other books in this series.

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Great History, Erratic Timeline & Writing Style

ByChristopher Youngon January 1, 2013

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This is a great nerdy coffee table book. The print quality is extremely high, and the screenshots give it a much needed visual appeal over simple walls of text. It's worth noting that the book is edited together from a huge variety of different authors, so there's no real consistency of writing style - this is kind of cool, but makes it feel like articles in a magazine rather than entries in a book.

Also, this has been mentioned in other reviews, but the games absolutely cluster toward more recent games, which is really starting to show now that the book is a few years old. Earlier decades only get a handful of entries each, that seem to run the gamut of expected entries, ticking off the names people all know, rather than noting any real hidden gems. Meanwhile, the late 2000's/early 2010's section makes up almost a third of the book and is filled with some unnecessary, well, filler.

Long story short - great book for the coffee table or as a substitute for an Uncle John reader; otherwise, not overwhelmingly substantial.

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Funny to browse through and compare to your own memories ...

BySimon Reuschon February 10, 2016

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Funny to browse through and compare to your own memories of this myriad of games. As you browse through the book, the approach (of cause) becomes rather repetitious and the book increasingly dull. Well, that's just the nature of any "1001" book, I think.

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Perfect gift for a gamer

ByK. Flowerson February 26, 2013

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The book has 1001 video games listed, pictured, and described starting in the "golden age" of video gaming. Excellent gift for a gamer or someone who works in the industry. The beginnings of video games are explained. I gave the book to my daughter for a special event and she couldn't put it down. It was a great trip down memory lane for both of us.

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1001 articles on great games

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A great read for fans of gaming!

ByChris S.on April 26, 2014

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This book is a great way to find new games that you may not have heard of before, as well as a way to be nostalgic over the ones you already know about. It's list is pretty extensive, although I feel like some of the authors couldn't decide how much games with multiple sequels should be represented. For example, there are only about two Mega Man games mentioned, but almost every Zelda title is in the book.

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Gamer for Life!

ByGreatBazunkaon August 20, 2015

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Read this book and start making your list of games to play. After reading the first section of this book, i went to an arcade and found just about everything that i needed to play that was listed in this book. Great for enthusiats!

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