Collecting Classic Video Games

Author : Billy Galaxy
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780764314568
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collecting Classic Video Games written by Billy Galaxy and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2001-08-30 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In over 1000 color photographs, video games made in the 1970s and 1980s for the Atari, Colecovision, and Intellivision systems are displayed, ranging from Asteroids to Zaxxon, including Donkey Kong and Pac-Man. Games from less familiar systems such as Bally's Astrocade and Magnavox's Odyssey are featured as well. Also included are examples of each game system, current market values, and much more.

Author : David Ellis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780375720383
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Official Price Guide to Classic Video Games written by David Ellis and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From console and arcade games to handheld video games, this comprehensive sourcebook and price guide lists prices for the video games of the 1970s and 1980s and game systems of the 1990s as well as information on how to restore games to their original condition and make repairs.

Author : Bill Kurtz
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780764319259
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games written by Bill Kurtz and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2004 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arcade video games have become one of the hottest collectibles around and this book features over 600 photos of the machines that filled arcades during the 1970s and '80s. Includes information about the manufacturers who produced these classic games, a section about video game collectibles, and information on how to start your own collection. Beginning collectors and long-time game enthusiasts alike are sure to enjoy this nostalgic and informative look at the world of arcade video games.

Author : Dan Peel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781912918294
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ultimate 80's Retro Gaming Collection written by Dan Peel and published by . This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth analysis of the best video-game franchises, characters, consoles, and computers of the 1980's. Curating the most important games, including Pac Man, Tetris, Frogger, Outrun, Zelda, Super Mario, and more, as well as the hardware: the NES, C64, Sega Mega System, the Amiga 50, and more.

Author : Brett Weiss
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476601410
Total Pages : 828 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classic Home Video Games, 1985-1988 written by Brett Weiss and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A follow up to 2007's Classic Home Video Games, 1972-1984, this reference work provides detailed descriptions and reviews of every U.S.-released game for the Nintendo NES, the Atari 7800, and the Sega Master System, all of which are considered among the most popular video game systems ever produced. Organized alphabetically by console brand, each chapter includes a description of the game system followed by substantive entries for every game released for that console. Video game entries include publisher/developer data, release year, gameplay information, and, typically, the author's critique. A glossary provides a helpful guide to the classic video game genres and terms referenced throughout the work, and a preface provides a comparison between the modern gaming industry and the industry of the late 1980s.

Author : Brian R. Eddy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178200100X
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classic Video Games written by Brian R. Eddy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-20 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1970s, video arcade games sprung to life in the form of Pong, Space Invaders, Asteroids, and Pac-Man, and if you were lucky enough to have an Atari system you could play Frogger or Galaga at home. By the 1980s, arcade and video games were entrenched as a pop culture phenomenon and were ubiquitous. But as quickly as the form took flight it began to change with the advent of hand-held games and more sophisticated home-gaming. Brian Eddy here traces the evolution of arcade video games, giving readers an inside look at the stratospheric rise-and transformation-of the industry.

Author : Brett Weiss
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786492317
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classic Home Video Games, 1989Ð1990 written by Brett Weiss and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-03-08 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third in a series about home video games, this detailed reference work features descriptions and reviews of every official U.S.–released game for the Neo Geo, Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx-16, which, in 1989, ushered in the 16-bit era of gaming. Organized alphabetically by console brand, each chapter includes a description of the game system followed by substantive entries for every game released for that console. Video game entries include historical information, gameplay details, the author’s critique, and, when appropriate, comparisons to similar games. Appendices list and offer brief descriptions of all the games for the Atari Lynx and Nintendo Game Boy, and catalogue and describe the add-ons to the consoles covered herein—Neo Geo CD, Sega CD, Sega 32X and TurboGrafx-CD.

Author : Michael Richardson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781545196113
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collecting Cartridges written by Michael Richardson and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-24 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Atari VCS (2600), 5200, 7800, Mattel Intellivision, Coleco Colecovision and Milton Bradley Microvision. Collecting Cartridges is much more than a book, for many it's a passion - likely the closest thing to a time machine to our childhoods and a period of time where video game consoles were a completely new concept. It's technology that demands a fascination, not just by those of us that lived it, but by future generations who wish to enjoy part of this very unique period of time.This guide is a work of love. It came about through the lack of any other detailed price guide that was really reflective of what classic video games, in similar conditions, were selling for. The information took years to compile, but became a personal resource being referenced regularly. There was no reason that if one person found it helpful, many others might as well.The layout of this guide is extremely simple to reference. It explains, through words and pictures, how to categorize any particular game title by its condition. The game titles are then broken down by console, publisher and name. Each title generally has multiple conditions reflective of what the same game would be bought and sold for. Most important is the fact that these prices are, in no way, arbitrary. The prices are an average of each title's actual selling price. Formulas are used to fill in the value of each game under varying conditions.Great care has also been provided to reference the author(s) of each game. These designers were the proverbial 'rock stars' of the day. Part of the enjoyment of collecting is getting to know each programmer and their library of work. This guide contains an appendix which provides a very thorough cross reference.Along with historical information on each console and adding a few fond memories, this guide should be a part of any classic gamer's library."Don't pay too much or accept too little. If you have anything to do with classic video game systems, you need this guide. This is the most accurate way of determining a game's value."

Author : Robert P. Wicker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781574325737
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classic 80s Home Video Games written by Robert P. Wicker and published by . This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The early 80s was a pioneering time for home video games. Consoles from Atari, Mattel, Coleco, and others dominated many American living rooms. This guide takes an in-depth look at the classic consoles, games, accessories, and related merchandise manufactured between the introduction of the Atari VCS in 1977 and the great video game crash of 1984. The great consoles from Atari--the 2600 VCS, 5200 SuperSystem, and 7800 ProSystem are all covered in depth, as well as the amazing Coleco Vision, Intellivision, Odyssey-2-, and Vectrex gaming systems. More than 2,000 full-color photographs complement detailed listings for loose and boxed items. Consoles, cartridges, manuals, accessories, and related merchandise are listed and priced in an easy-to-use, checklist format. Products are listed by console and manufacturer for easy reference. See Donkey Kong, Frogger, Asteroids, Centipede, Pac-Man, and many other famous stars from the 1980s systems in this must-have title on classic video games. 2008 values.

Author : Tim Nicholls
Publisher : Bitmap Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780993012976
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Artcade written by Tim Nicholls and published by Bitmap Books Limited. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gamers who cut their teeth in the arcades will love this trip down memory lane. Artcade is a unique collection of coin-op cabinet marquees, some dating back 40 years to the dawn of video gaming. Originally acquired by Tim Nicholls from a Hollywood props company, this archive of marquees - many of which had suffered damage over time - have now been scanned and digitally restored to their former glory. The full collection of classic arcade cabinet artwork is presented here for the first time in this stunning landscape hardback book, and accompanied by interviews with artists Larry Day and the late Python Anghelo. Relive your mis-spent youth with artwork from dozens of coin-ops including Asteroid, Battlezone, Street Fighter II, Out Run, Moon Patrol, Gyruss, Q*Bert, Bubble Bobble and many more. Each marquee takes up a full double-page spread in the book, and is faithfully recreated using beautiful lithographic printing on the highest quality paper. Tim has spent over a thousand hours assembling the high-resolution scans, restoring the images in Photoshop and color-correcting them back to their vibrant, as-new appearance. The results of all that hard work are now available as a lasting record of the amazing artwork that adorned the arcades during the golden era of coin-op video gaming.