Classic Home Video Games, 1972-1984: A Complete Reference Guide
By: Brett Weiss.
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780786432264
Subjects: Video games -- History
Description: "This reference work provides a guide to popular video games of the 1970s and early 1980s. Each chapter includes a brief history and description of the game system, followed by a complete listing of video games released for that console. Glossary provides a helpful guide to the classic video game genres and terms referenced throughout the work"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: label: Acknowledgments
title: vii; label: Preface
title: 1; label: 1. Adventure Vision
title: 5; label: 2. APF MPF1000
title: 7; label: 3. Arcadia 2001
title: 11; label: 4. Astrocade
title: 18; label: 5. Atari 2600
title: 28; label: 6. Atari 5200
title: 133; label: 7. Atari 7800
title: 153; label: 8. ColecoVision
title: 168; label: 9. Fairchild Channel F
title: 203; label: 10. Intellivision
title: 209; label: 11. Microvision
title: 243; label: 12. Odyssey 247; label: 13. Odyssey2
title: 254; label: 14. RCA Studio II
title: 268; label: 15. Telstar Arcade
title: 272; label: 16. Vectrex
title: 274; label: Appendix: Homebrew Games
title: 283; label: Glossary
title: 285; label: Bibliography
title: 295; label: Index
title: 297