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This is a history, review, hints, tips, and strategy book for arcade and home video games. It has 6 game screen illustrations, and 7 comic type drawings. It described the history of the industry, and the potential harmful and helpful effects videogames can have. It looks at the future of Video games, such as 3-D games, and descriptions of some of the most popular game manufactures.
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Atari 2600, Atari VCS, Atari Video Computer System, Electronic games, Games, Hobbies, Passtimes, Puzzles, Strategy, Video games, Videogames, video, game, games, player, space, atari, asteroids, invaders, ship, missile, video game, video games, space invaders, missile command, space wars, smart bombs, smart bomb, play meter, mystery ship, fire buttonPeople
Nolan Bushnell, Ralph BaerPlaces
California, JapanTimes
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The Winners' Book of Video Games
1982, W. H. Allen, Ebury Publishing
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035231205X 9780352312051
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Table of Contents
Preface.
xi
Introduction.
xiii
Coin-Operated Video Games.
1
1. Coin-Operated Video Games.
3
2. How To Play Coin-Op Video Games.
4
3. Monsters.
13
As1Eroids.
13
Asteroids Deluxe.
27
Defender.
33
Pac-Man.
47
Galaxlan.
57
Space Invaders.
63
Deluxe Space Invaders.
75
4. Other Stars.
80
A Note.
80
Older Stars.
80
Pong (And Computer Space).
80
Driving Games.
83
Night Driver.
84
Monaco GP.
85
Sea Wolf.
86
Dea1H Race.
88
Space Wars.
90
Rip Off.
92
Carnival.
95
5. Stars Of 1981-82.
98
Missile Command.
98
Berzerk.
112
Scramble.
117
Super Cobra.
120
Gorf.
121
Centipede.
125
Tempest.
128
Donkey Kong.
136
Qix.
141
Eliminator.
143
Galaga.
144
Turbo.
146
Frogger.
147
6. Coin-Op Quiz.
149
Home Video Games.
153
7. Home Video Games.
155
8. The Big Three: Atari, Mattel and Odyssey.
157
9. How To Play Home Video Games.
161
10. Atari: The Video Computer System.
163
Combat.
166
Space Invaders.
166
Asteroids.
173
Missile Command.
178
Pac-Man.
184
Defender.
185
Breakout.
187
Adventure, Circus Atari, and Video Pinball.
188
Bowung.
189
Indy 500.
190
Night Driver.
191
Video Oiympics.
192
11. Mattel: Intellivision.
194
Las Vegas Poker and Blackjack.
196
NFL Football.
197
Space Battle.
199
Major League Baseball.
200
12. Odyssey, odyssey2.
203
Speedway! Spinout! Crypto-Logic!.
205
UFO!.
206
Alien Invaders-Plus!.
208
Computer Golf!.
210
13. Home Video Quiz.
212
Miscellaneous Critical Information.
215
14. Great Video Game Arcades in the United States and Canada.
217
15. Video Game Etiquette.
222
16. Video Songs.
225
17. All-Star Video Villains.
227
18. The Bushys.
228
The Future.
231
19. Video Games: The Future.
233
20. How To Handle Future Games.
235
21. The Dream Video Game.
238
Unconfirmed Reports.
241
22. Videomedicine.
243
23. Video Reform.
247
Appendixes.
249
The Coin-Op Video Game Industry: History, Status, Structure.
249
The Home Video Game Industry: History, Status, Structure.
261
How the Coin-Op Games Covered Were Selected.
264
Glossary of Video Slang.
266
About the Author.
269
About the Technical Adviser.
270
Edition Notes
A Star Book.
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