Classic Home Video Games, 1972-1984

A Complete Reference Guide

Brett Weiss (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

316 Seiten

2012
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-6938-3 (ISBN)

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This reference work provides a comprehensive guide to popular and obscure video games of the 1970s and early 1980s, covering virtually every official United States release for programmable home game consoles of the pre-Nintendo NES era. Included are the following systems: Adventure Vision, APF MP1000, Arcadia 2001, Astrocade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, ColecoVision, Fairchild Channel F, Intellivision, Microvision, Odyssey, Odyssey2, RCA Studio II, Telstar Arcade, and Vectrex.

Organized alphabetically by console brand, each chapter includes a history and description of the game system, followed by substantive entries for every game released for that console, regardless of when the game was produced. Each video game entry includes publisher/developer information and the release year, along with a detailed description and, frequently, the author's critique. An appendix lists "homebrew" titles that have been created by fans and amateur programmers and are available for download or purchase. Includes glossary, bibliography and index.

Fulltime freelancer and pop culture expert Brett Weiss lives in Fort Worth, Texas. In addition to his reference books about classic home video games, he has written for numerous magazines and newspapers.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

1. Adventure Vision

2. APF MP1000

3. Arcadia 2001

4. Astrocade

5. Atari 2600

6. Atari 5200

7. Atari 7800

8. ColecoVision

9. Fairchild Channel F

10. Intellivision

11. Microvision

12. Odyssey

13. Odyssey2

14. RCA Studio II

15. Telstar Arcade

16. Vectrex

Appendix: Homebrew Games

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Zusatzinfo	41 photos, glossary, appendix, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	544 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► Computerspiele
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-7864-6938-2 / 0786469382
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-6938-3 / 9780786469383
Zustand	Neuware