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YOUR ONE STOP RESOURCE ON BOOKS ABOUT GAMES

THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAMES

Paul Glancey (Writer), David Kelsall (Designer), Paul Davies (Editor)



 



A decade-and-a-half of computer and video games. To some of you 1981 is recent history, and it seems like only yesterday. For others 15 years goes beyond the time you were born. Whatever your age, it's almost guaranteed that you have played a computer or video game in your lifetime. Perhaps too many! If that's the case, you and this book were made for each other.


Computer and Video Games, the magazine, has been around since the very beginning of home computers. So this Complete History of Computer and Video Games celebrates not only the development of an incredible scene, but pays tribute to a magazine which has been there all the way, ensuring players get the most fun from their most favourite pass-time. From Clive Sinclair, to Silicon Graphics; Space Invaders to Sega Rally and beyond. All the important names and the games they created are in here. And more...

 

PUBLICATION DETAILS

LANGUAGE

BINDING

EDITION

ISBN

YEAR

PAGES

English

Paperback


N/A

1996

98

 

TAGS


Publishers: #FuturePLC (Future PLC)

Languages: #English

Format: #Paperback

Accessibility: N/A

Year: #Year1996


Companies:

#Acorn (Acorn)

#Atari (Atari)

#BBC (BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation)

#Coleco (Coleco)

#Commodore (Commodore)

#Nintendo (Nintendo)

#Sega (Sega)

#Sinclair (Sinclair)

#Sony (Sony)


Public Figures:

#CliveSinclair (Clive Sinclair)

#DavidCrane (David Crane)

#JeffMinter (Jeff Minter)

#MartinGalway (Martin Galway)

#NolanBushnell (Nolan Bushnell)

#RobHubbard (Rob Hubbard)


Games: N/A


Misc:

#Magazines (Gaming Magazines)

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