An Illustrated History of 151 Video Games

by Simon Parkin and Simon Parkin

Book Overview

Whether you are playing as a supersonic hedgehog, an athletic archeologist, or a moustachioed Italian plumber, video games allow their players to inhabit spaces where the usual parameters of

existence do not apply. The medium's history is chronicled through the individual stories of 151 of the most iconic video games. Beginning in the early 1970s, the book charts five decades of the pixel revolution. The story of each game is accompanied...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754823903
• ISBN13: 9780754823902
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Lorenz Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.6" x 11.2"