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Explore the origins of digital entertainment with The Golden Age of Video Games by CRC Press. This book tracks the evolution of video games, consoles, and home computers from their earliest beginnings through the mid-nineties. Readers can learn about the most innovative games and the pioneers who developed them through brief analyses of relevant titles from every era. The text provides a comprehensive look at the rise of a multibillion dollar industry. An epilogue examines the systems and events that followed this era, while specialized appendices offer a history of handheld games and an overview of the modern retro-gaming scene. It is an essential resource for understanding how the foundation of the gaming industry was built.

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This CRC Press book covers the history of video games, consoles, and home computers from the beginning until the mid-nineties.

Learn about the pioneers of the industry and the most innovative games that helped build a multibillion dollar market.

The text includes brief analyses of the most relevant games from each specific time period discussed.

An included epilogue covers the systems and events that followed the golden age of gaming.

Appendices provide extra information regarding the history of handheld games and the current retro-gaming scene.

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hardcover
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Release Date
27 July 2017
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26 July 2017

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