ISBN:

• 9781250080950
• 1250080959

Edition: First edition.

Description: ix, 352 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Target Audience Note: Age 9 to 12.

Other Title: Video game history

Contents:

• A living history: to those that came before
• Pong 1972: game, set, match
• Space Invaders 1978: a first invasion
• Pac-Man 1980: thank you, pizza
• Zork 1980: you are likely to be eaten by a grue
• Donky Kong 1981: It's on like Donkey Kong!
• E.T. the extra-terrestrial 1982: don't phone home
• Super Mario Bros. 1985: the plan, the people, and the plumber
• The Legend of Zelda 1986: it's dangerous to go alone! take this
• John Madden Football 1988: it's in the game
• Tetris 1989: line 'em all up
• Song the Hedgehog 1991: so fast, you'll need a barf bag
• Street Fighter II 1991: Hadouken!
• Mortal Kombat 1992: fatality!: violence and the ESRB
• Super Mario Kart 1992: an all-star cast
• Myst 1993: a planet full of guns
• Tomb Raider 1996: a new face, a new system, a new era
• Gran Turismo 1997: gentlemen, start your engines
• Final Fantasy IV 1997: not as final as you thought
• Half-Life 1998: welcome to Black Mesa
• Dance Dance Revolution 1999: step in a new direction
• Pokémon Yellow 1999: gotta catch 'em all
• The Sims 2000: plenty of room to expand
• Grand Theft Auto III 2001: hijacked!
• World of Warcraft 2004: wowzers!
• Halo 2 2004: one down, fifty billion to go
• Guitar Hero 2005: bring on the plastic!
• Wii Sports 2006: tighten your shoelaces and your wrist strap
• Portal 2007: the cake is a lie
• Little Big Planet 2008: I'll play yours, you play mine
• FarmVille 2009: e-i-e-i-ooo
• Angry Birds 2009: who you callin' angry?
• Minecraft 2009: kick it up another notch!
• Uncharted 2 2009: armor? I don't need no stinkin' armor!
• League of Legends 2009: ten million and counting
• Skylanders 2011: greetings, portal master!
• The Walking Dead 2011: tell me a story?
• Overwatch 2016: on the shoulders of heroes
• The future: tomorrow and beyond.

LCCN: 2016027564

Control Number: 1930242

Subjects:

• Video games -- History -- Juvenile literature.
• Video games -- History.
• Video games -- Social aspects.