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by Matt Barton, Bill Loguidice
Vintage Games
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CONTENTS
Bonus On Line Chapters
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Alone in the Dark (1992): The Polygons of Fear
Chapter 2 Castle Wolfenstein (1981): Achtung! Stealth Gaming Steps out of the Shadows
Chapter 3 Dance Dance Revolution (1998): The Player Becomes the Star
Chapter 4 Diablo (1996): The Rogue Goes to Hell
Chapter 5 Doom (1993): The First-Person Shooter Takes Control
Chapter 6 Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty (1992): Spicing up Strategy in Real Time
Chapter 7 Final Fantasy VII (1997): It’s Never Final in the World of Fantasy
Chapter 8 Flight Simulator (1980): Digital Reality
Chapter 9 Grand Theft Auto III (2001 ): The Consolejacking Life
Chapter 10 John Madden Football (1988): Modern Sports Videogames Kickoff
Chapter 11 King’s Quest: Quest for the Crown (1984): Perilous Puzzles, Thorny Thrones
Chapter 12 Myst (1993): Launching Multimedia Worlds
Chapter 13 Pac-Man (1980): Japanese Gumption, American Consumption
Chapter 14 Pole Position (1982): Where the Raster Meets the Road
Chapter 15 SimCity (1989): Building Blocks for Fun and Profit
Chapter 16 Space Invaders (1978): The Japanese Descend
Chapter 17 Street Fighter II (1991): Would You Like the Combo?
Chapter 18 Super Mario 64/Tomb Raider (1996): The Third Dimension
Chapter 19 Super Mario Bros. (1985): How High Can Jumpman Get?
Chapter 20 Tetris (1985): Casual Gaming Falls into Place
Chapter 21 The Legend of Zelda (1986): Rescuing Zeldas and Uniting Triforces
Chapter 22 The Sims (2000): Who Let the Sims Out?
Chapter 23 Ultima (1980): The Immaculate Conception of the Computer Role-Playing Game
Chapter 24 Ultima Online (1997): Putting the Role-Play Back in Computer Role-Playing Games
Chapter 25 Zork (1980): Text Imps versus Graphics Grues
Index
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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
BILL LOGUIDICE
MATT BARTON
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