1984: THE VIDEO GAME FEVER CONTINUES
- Dean Guadagno
- May 12
- 1 min read
Marcus Vinicius Garrett Chiado
1984: The Fever of Video Games Continues is the sequel to Marcus Vinicius Garrett Chiado’s first book chronicling the events that marked the official arrival of video games as a new form of entertainment in Brazil.
A direct continuation of his research into Brazil’s gaming past, this volume explores notable—and at times surprising—developments from that year. It covers the launch of new Atari 2600-style consoles like the Onyx Junior and Supergame, the never-before-seen Intellivision II from Digiplay, innovations in game cartridges, cassette-loading systems like the Supercharger and Comp-K7, and keyboards that “transformed” consoles into microcomputers, such as Dynacom’s Basic Keyboard. These were just part of a true flood of hardware releases.
With its signature focus on the industry and behind-the-scenes developments, the book presents numerous facts, figures, quotes, curiosities, and images, drawing heavily on contemporary press coverage and now-historic material from magazines such as Micro & Video, Vídeo News, Veja, Exame, and newspapers like Folha de São Paulo. Some details are also supplemented with the author’s personal memories of living through that vibrant era—28 years ago.
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1984: The Fever of Video Games Continues
1984: A Febre dos Videogames Continua
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