The Minds Behind Adventure Games

Author : Patrick Hickey, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476638470
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Minds Behind Adventure Games written by Patrick Hickey, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-01-03 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring interviews with the creators of 31 popular video games--including Grand Theft Auto, Strider, Maximum Carnage and Pitfall--this book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the origins of some of the most enjoyable and iconic adventure games of all time. Interviewees recount the endless hours of painstaking development, the challenges of working with mega-publishers, the growth of the adventure genre, and reveal the creative processes that produced some of the industry's biggest hits, cult classics and indie successes.

Author : Patrick Hickey, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 147668359X
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games written by Patrick Hickey, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-06-30 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prior to the arrival of the Sega Genesis, video games were still largely considered "kid stuff," but with a far more mature and eclectic range of titles, and an understanding of what gamers wanted, Sega and its Genesis/Mega Drive console began to shift the expectations for what gaming could be. Never scared to innovate, Sega's impact on the industry continues to this day through the games they originally developed and the technology their consoles pushed into the mainstream. Featuring interviews with the creators of over 40 games on the Sega Genesis console including Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Altered Beast, Aladdin, Earthworm Jim and NHL 95, this book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of some of the influential, iconic, and sometimes forgotten games on Sega's most important contribution to the game industry. The interviewees reveal the challenges of working with mega publishers, the uncertainties of public reception, and the creative processes that produced some of the 16-bit era's classic titles.

Author : Patrick Hickey, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476679339
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Minds Behind Sports Games written by Patrick Hickey, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-08-27 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring interviews with the creators of 35 popular video games--including John Madden Football, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3, WCW/nWo Revenge, and RBI Baseball--this book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of some of the most influential and iconic (and sometimes forgotten) sports video games of all time. Recounting endless hours of painstaking development, the challenges of working with mega-publishers and the uncertainties of public reception, the interviewees reveal the creative processes that produced some of gaming's classic titles.

Author : Tim Hartnell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780345318831
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Creating Adventure Games on Your Computer written by Tim Hartnell and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Patrick Hickey, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476671109
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Minds Behind the Games written by Patrick Hickey, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-04-09 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring interviews with the creators of 36 popular video games--including Deus Ex, Night Trap, Mortal Kombat, Wasteland and NBA Jam--this book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of some of the most influential and iconic (and sometimes forgotten) games of all time. Recounting endless hours of painstaking development, the challenges of working with mega publishers and the uncertainties of public reception, the interviewees reveal the creative processes that produced some of gaming's classic titles.

Author : Kim Schuette
Publisher : Book Company
ISBN 13 : 9780912003085
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Adventure Games written by Kim Schuette and published by Book Company. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : BITMAP BOOKS.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781838019112
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book ART OF POINT-AND-CLICK ADVENTURE GAMES. written by BITMAP BOOKS. and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gaines S. Hubbell
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 147666837X
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Is a Game? written by Gaines S. Hubbell and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a videogame? What makes a videogame "good"? If a game is supposed to be fun, can it be fun without a good story? If another is supposed to be an accurate simulation, does it still need to be entertaining? With the ever-expanding explosion of new videogames and new developments in the gaming world, questions about videogame criticism are becoming more complex. The differing definitions that players and critics use to decide what a game is and what makes a game successful, often lead to different ideas of how games succeed or fail. This collection of new essays puts on display the variety and ambiguity of videogames. Each essay is a work of game criticism that takes a different approach to defining the game and analyzing it. Through analysis and critical methods, these essays discuss whether a game is defined by its rules, its narrative, its technology, or by the activity of playing it, and the tensions between these definitions. With essays on Overwatch, Dark Souls 3, Far Cry 4, Farmville and more, this collection attempts to show the complex changes, challenges and advances to game criticism in the era of videogames.

Author : Patrick Hickey, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476645833
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Minds Behind PlayStation Games written by Patrick Hickey, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-09-29 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring interviews with the creators of 43 popular video games--including Spyro the Dragon, Syphon Filter, NFL GameDay 98 and Final Fantasy VII--this book gives a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most influential (and sometimes forgotten) titles of the original PlayStation era. Interviewees recall the painstaking development, challenges of working with mega publishers and uncertainties of public reception, and discuss the creative processes that produced some of gaming's all-time classics.

Author : Kurt Kalata
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781460955796
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Guide to Classic Graphic Adventures written by Kurt Kalata and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews of over 300 graphic adventure games, focusing on games from prominent publishers such as LucasArts, Sierra On-Line, and Legend Entertainment but covering games from independent developers as well. Reviews primarily cover games published 1984-2000. Interviews with game creators/developers Al Lowe, Corey Cole, Bob Bates, and Josh Mandel are included.