Download or read book NBA Jam written by Reyan Ali and published by Boss Fight Books. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When NBA Jam dunked its way into arcades in 1993, players discovered just how fun basketball can be when freed from rules, refs, and gravity itself. But just a few years after the billion-dollar hit conquered the world, developer Midway, publisher Acclaim, and video arcades themselves fell off the map. How did a simple two-on-two basketball game become MVP of the arcade, and how did this champ lose its title? Journalist Reyan Ali dives deep into the saga, tracking the people and decisions that shaped the series. You'll get to know mischievous Jam architect Mark Turmell, go inside Midway's Chicago office where hungry young talent tapped into cutting-edge tech, and explore the sequels, spin-offs, and tributes that came in the game's wake. Built out of exhaustive research and original interviews with a star-studded cast —including Turmell and his original development team, iconic commentator Tim Kitzrow, businessmen and developers at Midway and Acclaim alike, secret characters George Clinton and DJ Jazzy Jeff, Doom co-creator John Romero, and 1990s NBA demigods Glen Rice and Shaq—Ali's NBA Jam returns you to an era when coin-op was king.
Download or read book The SNES Encyclopedia written by Chris Scullion and published by White Owl. This book was released on 2020-10-19 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “If you didn’t grow up with an SNES and are curious to know about games like Chrono Trigger, Super Metroid and more, then this is the book for you.” —Got Game Following on from the previously released NES Encyclopedia, The SNES Encyclopedia is the ultimate resource for fans of Nintendo’s second home video game console, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Containing detailed information on all 780 games released for the SNES in the west, this enormous book is full of screenshots, trivia and charmingly bad jokes. It also includes a bonus section covering the entire twenty-two-game library of the Virtual Boy, Nintendo’s ill-fated 3D system which was released at the end of the SNES’s life. “Without question, The SNES Encyclopedia: Every Game Released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System makes for an excellent video game library addition. It’s an economical and well-crafted book of Nintendo’s 16-bit history, and it’s sure to leave you yearning for the days of Super Mario World’s vibrant colors, Super Metroid’s intoxicating atmosphere, and Super Punch Out!!’s incredible tension. If you already own The NES Encyclopedia, you’ll know what to expect, but if you’re just starting a collection of video game-themed books, you can’t go wrong with this condense and informative offering.” —Nintendo World Report
Download or read book ActivAmerica written by Meagan Cass and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from fairy tales, ghost stories, and science-fiction, the stories in ActivAmerica explore how we confront (and exert) power and re-imagine ourselves through sports and athletic activities. A group of girls starts an illicit hockey league in a conservative suburb. A recently separated woman must run a mile a day in order to maintain her new corporate health insurance. Children impacted by environmental disaster create a “mutant soccer team.” Two sisters are visited by an Olympic gymnast who demands increasingly dangerous moves from them. Sports allow the characters to form communities on soccer fields and hidden lakes, in overgrown backyards and across Ping-Pong tables. Throughout the collection, however, athletic risk also comes with unexpected, often unsettling results.
Download or read book The N64 Encyclopedia written by Chris Scullion and published by White Owl. This book was released on 2022-12-29 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth book in Chris Scullionâs critically acclaimed series of video game encyclopedias, The N64 Encyclopedia is dedicated to the Nintendo 64, one of the most well-loved games consoles ever released. Although the Nintendo 64 didnât sell as well as some of Nintendoâs other systems, and it struggled in the shadow of the bold newcomer that was the Sony PlayStation, nearly everyone who owned an N64 was in love with it and the four-player multiplayer it provided as standard. Despite its relatively small library, the Nintendo 64 had a healthy number of groundbreaking titles that would revolutionize the way we play video games. The likes of Super Mario 64, GoldenEye 007, Mario Kart 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remain iconic in the eyes of video game fans over 25 years down the line. This book naturally contains those games, but it also contains every other game released for the system, no matter how obscure. It also covers every game released in Japan, including those for the ill-fated Nintendo 64DD add-on which never left the country. With over 400 games covered, screenshots for every title and a light-hearted writing style designed to make reading it a fun experience, The N64 Encyclopedia is the definitive guide to a revolutionary gaming system.
Download or read book Sony Playstation 2 written by Hank Schlesinger and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The future of video games has arrived-now get the most out of it! The Sony Playstation 2 is a marvel of modern technology. Aside from providing the most intense video game graphics on the market, the PS2 can play DVDs, link you up to the Internet, and allow you to play both the newer PS2 games and your favorite classics. With so many possibilities, where do you start? Hank Schlesinger's Playstation 2: The Unofficial Guide helps you navigate the vast, electrifying world of Playstation 2, from maximizing your multi-functioning console, to providing awesome tips, hints, and tricks for mastering the newest Playstation games, as well as ways to win at your favorite classics. You'll also find dozens of reviews, guides, and ratings for sports, adventure, and role-playing games, plus a whole lot more-all written in simple, player-friendly language.
Download or read book The Secret History of Mac Gaming written by Richard Moss and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Macintosh challenged games to be more than child’s play and quick reflexes. It made human–computer interaction friendly, inviting, and intuitive. Mac gaming led to much that is now taken for granted by PC gamers and spawned some of the biggest franchises in video game history. It allowed anyone to create games and playful software with ease, and gave indie developers a home for their products. It welcomed strange ideas and encouraged experimentation. It fostered passionate and creative communities who inspired and challenged developers to do better and to follow the Mac mantra ‘think different’. Drawing on archive material and interviews with key figures from the era – and featuring new material from Craig Fryar, Apple’s first Mac games evangelist and the co-creator of hit game Spectre – The Secret History of Mac Gaming is the story of those communities and the game developers who survived and thrived in an ecosystem that was serially ignored by the outside world. It’s a book about people who followed their hearts first and market trends second, showing how clever, quirky, and downright wonderful video games could be.
Download or read book From Pinballs to Pixels written by Ken Horowitz and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-04-27 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From early classics like Contact to marvels like High Speed, gaming publisher Williams dazzled arcade goers with its diverse range of quality pinball games. The age of video games catapulted the company into legend with blockbusters like Defender and Joust, and by the end of the 1980s it was the largest coin-op publisher in North America. Williams' acquisition of Bally/Midway began a period of hits that included Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam, as well as the best-selling pinball machine of all time, The Addams Family. The history of Williams spans nearly six decades and is filled with great games, huge gambles and technical innovations that impacted every aspect of pinball and arcade video games. With interviews of 40+ former designers and executives from Williams/Bally/Midway, as well as information from hundreds of contemporaneous news reports and documents, this book presents a never-before-seen chronology of how the small company became a coin-op juggernaut. Thirty pinball and 26 video game classics are examined in depth with direct input from the people who made them, along with the story of the events that shaped one of gaming's greatest publishing houses.
Download or read book The Big Playstation Book written by Prima Publishing and published by Prima Games. This book was released on 1998 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Codes and Strategies for over 150 games including: Batman & Robin Dead or Alive Deathtrap Dungeon Gran Turismo Mortal Kombat 4 Tekken 3 Tomb Raider II Tomba! Vigilante 8 X-Men Vs Street Fighter
Download or read book Video Game Bible 1985 2002 written by Andy Slaven and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With nearly three years of research utilized to compile game lists and thousands of hours used to play and review the games listed within, Video Game Bible is the most comprehensive source of information on video games released in the U.S. since 1985 ever created. Prices are based on realistic figures compiled by interviewing hundreds of large collectors and game store owners, and offer a realistic guideline to be followed by both collectors and video gamers looking to complete their collections. While numerous guides have been compiled on the subject of classic video games, this book offers coverage of video game consoles releases after 1985, known as the "neo-classics". With 39 systems in total, Video Game Bible offers the largest guide to date. With the recent proliferation of video game collecting into the mainstream, it is necessary to have a standard by which games are valued. This is the first installment in a series of guides intended to offer full coverage of every video game ever made worldwide. Video game consoles are grouped together by the company that made them for easy reference. In addition to the table of contents, which lists each section separately, there are corner tabs to make browsing the guide even more convenient. Thousands of new facts are offered within the pages of this book, as are thousands of reviews and overviews. Written in a lighthearted manner, chapters of this guide that may not pertain to a particular collector will still be enjoyable for intelligent readers. An easy to use reference guide suitable for any age, this guide is sure to be an invaluable resource for anyone interested in video game collecting, video game history, and even for the casual video game fan interested in learning more about the hobby. Editor-In Chief: Andy Slaven Staff Writers: Micheal Collins, Lucus Barnes, Vincent Yang Contributing Writers: Charlie Reneke, Joe Kudrna
Download or read book Simply Italian written by Gina Puliciano and published by Longmeadow Press. This book was released on 1993-09 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Game Shark written by Nick Roberts and published by Prima Games. This book was released on 1997 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use your GameShark to unlock the secrets of your games! You'll find cheats and codes for hundreds of your favorite games, including: Hot PlayStation titles: • Alien Trilogy • Arena 51 • Battle Arena Toshinden 3 • Crash Bandicoot • Dark Forces • Die Hard Trilogy • Final Doom • Madden NFL 97 • MLB 98 • Mortal Kombat Trilogy • NBA Shootout 97 • Twisted Metal 1 & 2 Exciting Saturn Titles: • Albert Odyssey • Arcade's Greatest Hits • Daytona USA • Gex • Mega Man 8 • Sonic 3D Blast • Tomb Raider • Virtua Fighter 1 & 2 And hundreds more! About the Author Prima Creative Services is a team of gaming experts that has produced over 60 strategy guides for Prima Publishing, and collectively has two decades of experience in the gaming magazine field.
Download or read book The Ultimate Code Book written by Michael Knight and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evoke the cheater within! For GameCube: • Gauntlet Dark Legacy • Resident Evil • WrestleMania X8 For PS2: • Grand Theft Auto 3 • Medal of Honor Frontline • Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 For Xbox: • Blood Wake • Dead or Alive 3 • Max Payne For Game Boy Advance: • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone • Sonic Adventure • Star Wars Attack of the Clones For Game Boy: • Cubix • Megaman Xtreme • Shrek For PC: • Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project • Return to Castle Wolfenstein • The Sum of All Fears For PSX: • Army Men: World War–Team Assault • Digimon 3 • Lilo & Stitch For N64: • Banjo-Tooie • Conker's Bad Fur Day AND OVER 15,000 MORE!
Download or read book A History of Sports Video Games written by Lu Zhouxiang and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-12-09 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the history of sports and sports-themed video games, providing a comprehensive and holistic view of this complex and diverse genre. The author highlights the influence of technological advancement, industry competition and popular culture on game design, marketing strategies and user experience. Offering valuable insights into the historical process of interaction and integration between real-world sport and video games, this volume will enrich existing scholarship on video games. This volume is a valuable contribution to the fields of both game studies and sports studies, and will be perfect for those interested in the history of science and technology as well as social and cultural history.
Download or read book The Multimedia and CD ROM Directory written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 1614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prima s Authorized GameShark Pocket Power Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 8th installment of the hugely successful GameShark Pocket Power Guide series contains a brand new set of codes for use with the GameShark video game enhancer. The codes contained within this guide provide access to even more hidden characters, weapons, and vehicles for the hottest Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Dreamcast, and Game Boy releases! Inside you'll find thousands of codes for hundreds of games, including: Nintendo 64 "Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2" "Mario Tennis" "Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2" "Madden NFL 2001" "Perfect Dark" Game Boy "102 Dalmatians" "Grand Theft Auto" "The Grinch" "Donkey Kong Country" "Pokemon Gold" & "Silver" Dreamcast "Shenmue" "Sydney 2000" "World Series Baseball 2K1" "Star Wars Demolition" "Tomb Raider Chronicles" PlayStation "007 Racing" "Dino Crisis 2" "Madden NFL 2001" "Cool Boarders 2001" "Driver 2"
