IT STARTED WITH "PONG": THE ORIGIN OF THE ARCADE VIDEO GAME

Masumi Akagi (赤木真澄)

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With over 30 years in the arcade industry, author Masumi Akagi compiles a comprehensive history of the arcade industry across this 500+ page book. Across its 31 chapters, this book sets out to speak to the technical and cultural development that led from the birth of the industry into what it is today. It also focuses heavily on a series of legal proceedings that shaped the rise and fall of several prominent industry icons.

Released alongside this publication was a 172-page supplementary book which offers a detailed list of arcade games released complete with their release date and publishers.

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PUBLICATION DETAILS

LANGUAGE	BINDING	EDITION	ISBN	YEAR	PAGES
Japanese	Paperback		9784990251208	2005	530

OTHER NAMES

• それは「ポン」から始まった-アーケードTVゲームの成り立ち

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