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Chronicaling video game industry's transformative inception.

If you’ve ever been curious about how Pong evolved into the immersive gaming we know today, "The Golden Age of Video Games" is a nostalgic pixel journey worth taking. It paints a vivid picture of an industry’s rapid ascent, filled with groundbreaking games and the brilliant minds behind them. This book feels like a portal back in time, perfect for anyone interested in the pixelated roots of today’s digital entertainment giants.

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ISBN: 9781439873236
Authors: Roberto Dillon
Publisher: Routledge
Date of Publication: 2011-04-28
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Technology, Business, History
Related Topics: Technology, History, Gaming
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This book focuses on the history of video games, consoles, and home computers from the very beginning until the mid-nineties, which started a new era in digital entertainment. The text features the most innovative games and introduces the pioneers who developed them. It offers brief analyses of the most relevant games from each time period. An epilogue covers the events and systems that followed this golden age while the appendices include a history of handheld games and an overview of the retro-gaming scene.
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