"A picture book biography of Jewish refugee, Ralph Baer, the pioneering inventor of home video gaming"--

Presents the history of video games, from Pong, the very first arcade game, to modern console hits, and includes historical trivia and innovations that make each game special.

Minecraft is more than just a video game. It is a phenomenon that has taken the world by storm. In this book, readers will discover how Minecraft began as the hobby project of a single independent game designer and grew to become a worldwide phenomenon. Content is presented in a clear and concise way, perfect for the younger hands-on techie. Includes table of contents, glossary, and index--as well as sources for further reading. The Unofficial Guides...

Take a look at how video games have evolved over the years, and learn about the kinds of games we might be playing in the future.

"A mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes business thriller that chronicles how Sega, a small, scrappy gaming company led by an unlikely visionary and a team of rebels, took on the juggernaut Nintendo and revolutionized the videogame industry--in development as a feature film from Sony PicturesIn 1990, Nintendo had a virtual monopoly on the videogame industry. Sega, on the other hand, was just a faltering arcade company with big aspirations and even bigger...

A comprehensive overview of the evolution of video games covering topics such as, "Atari revolution; " "rise of cartridge-based consoles; " American video game industry; international video game industry; "Apple Mac; " "Nintendo Entertainment System; " Sega video games; PlayStation video games; and "girl gaming."

In the 1970s Atari became the leader in home video gaming with the Atari 2600. But were they the first? And how did it evolve into the revolutionary games and systems of today? The answers to these questions and more are just a few pages away.

Did you know that Nintendo started in the mid-19th century as a playing card company and that the Japanese giant also sold rice and operated taxi cabs? And did you know that the very first video game was called Tennis for Two and was created by a US government scientist named William Higinbotham? Today, video games play a gigantic role in our culture and none of this would have been possible without people like Shigeru Miyamoto, the creative mastermind...

"The NES is one of the most iconic video game systems of all time, and is often credited with saving the American video games industry in the early 80s when it looked likely to collapse. The NES Encyclopedia is a complete reference guide to every game released on the Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo's first industry-defining video game system. As well as covering all 714 officially licensed NES games, the book also includes more than 160 unlicensed...

In telling the story of his youth through seven computer games, critically acclaimed author Michael W. Clune (White Out) captures the part of childhood we live alone. You have been awakened. Floppy disk inserted, computer turned on, a whirring, and then this sentence, followed by a blinking cursor. So begins Suspended, the first computer game to obsess seven-year-old Michael, to worm into his head and change his sense of reality. Thirty years...