Arcade Fever The Fan's Guide To The Golden Age Of Video Games

Arcade Fever The Fan's Guide To The Golden Age Of Video Games
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Publisher : Running Press
Total Pages : 164
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ISBN-10 : 0762409371
ISBN-13 : 9780762409372
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Book Synopsis Arcade Fever The Fan's Guide To The Golden Age Of Video Games by : John Sellers

Download or read book Arcade Fever The Fan's Guide To The Golden Age Of Video Games written by John Sellers and published by Running Press. This book was released on 2001-08-21 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arcade Fever is a full-color illustrated history of video arcade games, with tributes to more than 50 classic games like Pong, Space Invaders, Pac Man, Q-Bert, Frogger, and TRON. Learn which game caused a yen shortage in Japan -- and which games inspired breakfast cereals, Saturday-morning cartoons, episodes of Seinfeld,and #1 pop-music singles. Meet the visionary musicians, writers, animators, cabinet artists, and other unsung heroes of the video game industry. The perfect gift for anyone who spent their childhood in video arcades, Arcade Fever is a pop-culture nostalgia trip you won't want to miss! John Sellers writes for Entertainment Weekly, Premiere, TV Guide, and other national magazines. He is also the author of Pop Culture Aptitude Test: Rad, 80s Version. He was the World Champion of Donkey Kong in 1983 and appeared on the television show "That's Incredible!"


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