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Title: ARCADE FEVER The Fan's Guide to The Golden Age of Video Games by John Sellers ISBN: 0-7624-0937-1 Publisher: Running Press Pub. Date: August, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.24 (29 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Pop down to Nostalgia Arcade!!!
Comment: This book is not particularly in depth, but then again it has no intention of being so.
There is no attempt to be 'completist' about gaming history, and basically the author says it all in the title. He's enjoying a nostalgia trip through the games he's loved, and is inviting us along. And I enjoyed the visit.
It has some wonderful photographs of the early arcade hits of the '70s/80s, and the descriptions alongside do not go into huge depth, merely loving memory joggers in which the author tries to capture the flavour of the games, and time at which it was king. Some reviewers seem to think of this as 'self indulgent.' Perhaps it is, but I enjoyed the style.
Personally, I love this book for a light read. It highlights the obvious games from the past, and I was pleasantly surprised to find 'lesser' games and sleeper hits mentioned too. If you miss the arcades of the eighties, you'll enjoy this book. Just think of it as an enjoyable memory jogger, and coffee table photo book, and you won't be disappointed. Think of it as a complete arcade guide, and you will. Recommended.
Rating: 5
Summary: Awesome
Comment: What a book! Page after page of well-written text and screenshots of all the best classic arcade games (and a few lame ones like Bubbles and Berzerk)from the 80's. Sinistar, Dig Dug, QBert, Defender, Track & Field, Karate Champ, Tempest, you name it it's in here. The author has a hilarious sense of humor that will keep you reading the text as well as looking at the pictures. You can tell the author was a huge video game fanatic back in the heyday. His first-hand knowledge of the games seems to come through in the writing. One thing: The book doesn't talk much about how to "beat" these games, i.e. no strategy or "playing tips." Personally, though, I didn't read the book to learn how to play video games. I read it because it looked really interesting -- and it was.
Rating: 3
Summary: Good for a quick trip back, but not much else...
Comment: This book is OK, but not very deep. It's a decent "period" piece for you nostalgia buffs. Indeed, I found myself thinking back to those days at Kentwood Arena, Funway Freeway, and Someplace Else; banging away on those controls while battling alien invaders and climbing skyscrapers (Crazy Climber). I didn't care much for the sidebars and sprinkling of useless personal trivia from the author, and some of his comments are a bit juvenile and unnecessary. You get the impression that the author was trying to have fun while putting this book together, but the "fun" gets irritating after a few pages. The interviews, while short, are decent, and the pictures of the games are nice.
This book is good for a quick trip back to those halcyon days of youth and Pac-Man, but don't expect any deep historical record. For that, you need to check out The Ultimate History Of Video Games by Steven Kent.
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Title: The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon--The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World by Steven L. Kent ISBN: 0761536434 Publisher: Prima Lifestyles Pub. Date: 02 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: High Score! The Illustrated History of Electronic Games by Rusel DeMaria, Johnny Lee Wilson ISBN: 0072224282 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 27 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Supercade : A Visual History of the Videogame Age 1971-1984 by Van Burnham ISBN: 0262524201 Publisher: MIT Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Medium of the Video Game by Mark J. P. Wolf ISBN: 029279150X Publisher: Univ of Texas Press Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Zap by Scott Cohen ISBN: 0738868833 Publisher: Xlibris Corporation Pub. Date: December, 1984 List Price(USD): $20.99 |
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