Game on!
Subtitle: video game history from Pong and Pac-man to Mario, Minecraft, and more
By: Dustin Hansen
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781250080950
Subjects: Video games; Juvenile literature; History
Description: Veteran video game designer Dustin Hansen takes readers on a fun and fascinating trip through the brief but intensely innovative history of video games in Game On!
Notes: 45678 Childrens Plus, Inc.
Table of contents: title: A living history: to those that came before; title: Pong 1972: game, set, match; title: Space Invaders 1978: a first invasion; title: Pac-Man 1980: thank you, pizza; title: Zork 1980: you are likely to be eaten by a grue; title: Donky Kong 1981: It's on like Donkey Kong!; title: E.T. the extra-terrestrial 1982: don't phone home; title: Super Mario Bros. 1985: the plan, the people, and the plumber; title: The Legend of Zelda 1986: it's dangerous to go alone! take this; title: John Madden Football 1988: it's in the game; title: Tetris 1989: line 'em all up; title: Song the Hedgehog 1991: so fast, you'll need a barf bag; title: Street Fighter II 1991: Hadouken!; title: Mortal Kombat 1992: fatality!: violence and the ESRB; title: Super Mario Kart 1992: an all-star cast; title: Myst 1993: a planet full of guns; title: Tomb Raider 1996: a new face, a new system, a new era; title: Gran Turismo 1997: gentlemen, start your engines; title: Final Fantasy IV 1997: not as final as you thought; title: Half-Life 1998: welcome to Black Mesa; title: Dance Dance Revolution 1999: step in a new direction; title: Pokemon Yellow 1999: gotta catch 'em all; title: The Sims 2000: plenty of room to expand; title: Grand Theft Auto III 2001: hijacked!; title: World of Warcraft 2004: wowzers!; title: Halo 2 2004: one down, fifty billion to go; title: Guitar Hero 2005: bring on the plastic!; title: Wii Sports 2006: tighten your shoelaces and your wrist strap; title: Portal 2007: the cake is a lie; title: Little Big Planet 2008: I'll play yours, you play mine; title: FarmVille 2009: e-i-e-i-ooo; title: Angry Birds 2009: who you callin' angry?; title: Minecraft 2009: kick it up another notch!; title: Uncharted 2 2009: armor? I don't need no stinkin' armor!; title: League of Legends 2009: ten million and counting; title: Skylanders 2011: greetings, portal master!; title: The Walking Dead 2011: tell me a story?; title: Overwatch 2016: on the shoulders of heroes; title: The future: tomorrow and beyond.