Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface: The Birth of Videogames
Generation One (1971–1984)
1.1 Arcade (1971)
1.2 Apple II (1977)
1.3 Atari 2600 VCS (1977)
1.4 Atari 8-bit (1979)
1.5 Mattel Intellivision (1979)
1.6 PC DOS Computers (1981)
1.7 Commodore 64 (1982)
1.8 Coleco ColecoVision (1982)
Generation Two (1985–1994)
2.1 Nintendo Entertainment System (1985)
2.2 Commodore Amiga (1985)
2.3 Sega Genesis (1989)
2.4 Nintendo Game Boy (1989)
2.5 Nintendo Super NES (1991)
Generation Three (1995–2001)
3.1 PC Windows Computers (1995)
3.2 Sony PlayStation (1995)
3.3 Nintendo 64 (1996)
3.4 Sega Dreamcast (1999)
3.5 Sony PlayStation 2 (2000)
3.6 Microsoft Xbox (2001)
3.7 Nintendo GameCube (2001)
Index