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  Vintage Games: An Insider Look at the History of "Grand Theft Auto", "Super Mario", and the Most Influential Games of All Time (Focal Press) (Paperback) By (author) Bill Loguidice, By (author) Matt Barton

  

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  Short Description for Vintage GamesExploring many influential videogames that includes: Super Mario Bros, Grand Theft Auto III, Doom, and The Sims, this book discusses each game's development, predecessors, critical reception, and influence on the industry. It also features full-color screenshots and images, including rare photos of game boxes.
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  • Publisher: Focal Press
  • Published: 01 March 2009
  • Format: Paperback 408 pages
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  • Categories: Games Strategy Guides
  • ISBN 13: 9780240811468 ISBN 10: 0240811461
  • Sales rank: 70,659

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• "Vintage Games" explores the most influential videogames of all time, including Super Mario Bros., Grand Theft Auto III, Doom, The Sims and many more. Drawing on interviews as well as the authors' own lifelong experience with videogames, this book discusses each game's development, predecessors, critical reception, and influence on the industry. It also features hundreds of full-color screenshots and images, including rare photos of game boxes and other materials. "Vintage Games" is the ideal book for game enthusiasts and professionals who desire a broader understanding of the history of videogames and their evolution from a niche to a global market. This book: explores the gameplay, history, development, and influence of the most important videogames of all time; includes material from interviews, contemporary reviews, manuals, and other primary and secondary sources; identifies and analyzes key concepts behind each videogame; and, features hundreds of exclusive, full-color images.