Overview

This book focuses on the history of video games, consoles, and home computers from the very beginning until the mid-nineties, which started a new era in digital entertainment.

Content Highlights

The text features the most innovative games and introduces the pioneers who developed them. It offers brief analyses of the most relevant games from each time period.

Additional Sections

An epilogue covers the events and systems that followed this golden age while the appendices include a history of handheld games and an overview of the retro-gaming scene.