Arcade Fever: The Fan's Guide to the Golden Age of Video Games - Tapa dura

Sellers, John

 
9780762409372: Arcade Fever: The Fan's Guide to the Golden Age of Video Games
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ISBN 10: 0762409371 ISBN 13: 9780762409372
Editorial: Running Press,U.S., 2001

Sinopsis

Arcade Fever is a full-color illustrated history of video arcade games, with tributes to more than 50 classic games like Pong, Space Invaders, Pac Man, Q-Bert, Frogger, and TRON. Learn which game caused a yen shortage in Japan -- and which games inspired breakfast cereals, Saturday-morning cartoons, episodes of Seinfeld,and #1 pop-music singles. Meet the visionary musicians, writers, animators, cabinet artists, and other unsung heroes of the video game industry. The perfect gift for anyone who spent their childhood in video arcades, Arcade Fever is a pop-culture nostalgia trip you won't want to miss! John Sellers writes for Entertainment Weekly, Premiere, TV Guide, and other national magazines. He is also the author of Pop Culture Aptitude Test: Rad, 80s Version. He was the World Champion of Donkey Kong in 1983 and appeared on the television show "That's Incredible!"

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Reseña del editor

Arcade Fever is a full-color illustrated history of video arcade games, with tributes to more than 50 classic games like Pong, Space Invaders, Pac Man, Q-Bert, Frogger, and TRON. Learn which game caused a yen shortage in Japan -- and which games inspired breakfast cereals, Saturday-morning cartoons, episodes of Seinfeld,and #1 pop-music singles. Meet the visionary musicians, writers, animators, cabinet artists, and other unsung heroes of the video game industry. The perfect gift for anyone who spent their childhood in video arcades, Arcade Fever is a pop-culture nostalgia trip you won't want to miss! John Sellers writes for Entertainment Weekly, Premiere, TV Guide, and other national magazines. He is also the author of Pop Culture Aptitude Test: Rad, 80s Version. He was the World Champion of Donkey Kong in 1983 and appeared on the television show "That's Incredible!"

Biografía del autor

John Sellers writes for Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide, Details, Spin, GQ and other national magazines. His most recent full-time job was a staff writer for Who Wants to be a Millionaire? He is the author of one book (The Pop Culture Aptitude Test from Little Brown). In 1983, he was the World Champion of Donkey Kong and appeared on the television show That's Incredible!

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Editorial
Running Press,U.S.
Año de publicación
2001
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0762409371
ISBN 13 
9780762409372
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Número de páginas
160
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