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Format:

Book

Author:

Hennessey, Jonathan, 1971- author.

Title:

The comic book story of video games : the incredible history of the electronic gaming revolution / Jonathan Hennessey ; art by Jack McGowan ; coloring by William Smith IV and Jason Wordie, with additional colors by Dan Blaushild ; lettering by Tom Orzechowski.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher, Date:

California : Ten Speed Press, [2017]

Description:

185 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm

Summary:

A complete, illustrated history of video games--highlighting the machines, games, and people who have made gaming a worldwide, billion dollar industry/artform--told in a graphic novel format.

Subjects:

Video games -- History -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Genre:

Non-fiction comics.

Comics (Graphic works)

Other Author:

McGowan, Jack, artist.

Smith, William, artist.

Wordie, Jason, artist.

Blaushild, Dan, artist.

Orzechowski, Tom, letterer.

Other Title:

Video games

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Totally tubular: the tech evolution that made gaming possible -- They're here...! The earliest early video games -- Transistors: this means spacewar! -- Cold on the Cold War: gaming heats up! -- The heyday of Atari: video games' first dynasty -- The golden age of arcade games: video games give no quarter -- Crash 'n' don't score: the disaster that almost spelled "games over" -- Back to computers: and this time it's personal -- Nintendo: the name of the game is the games -- Times that try consoles: from Genesis to "Revelations".

LCCN:

2016050499

ISBN:

9780399578908

0399578900

Other Number:

966795040

System Availability:

2

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

2

Control Number:

780786

# Local items in:

2

# System items in:

2

Call Number:

794.8 Hennesse