false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174400064m/391763.jpg 391763 1 Have You Mastered the Delicate Art of Hyperspace? Can You Say "Joystick" in Polite Conversation Without Blushing? Do You Remember the Difference Between Playing "Singles" and "Doubles"? <P>If you've answered "yes" to any of these questions, Arcade Fever is the book for you&#151;the world's first illustrated history of video games, with tributes to 50 all-time favorites like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Defender, Q*Bert, Tetris, and many, many others. You want little-known tips, tricks, and secrets? You want behind-the-scenes creation stories from the original programmers? You want to read about the first guy who actually DIED playing a video game, or the arcade classic that inspired an episode of Seinfeld? It's all right here, in a jam-packed celebration of '70s and '80s arcade culture. <P>Includes: <P>o Interviews with programmers, musicians, animators, and other legends from the golden age of video games <P>o A chronological history of video arcades&#151;from the first coin-operated arcade game (no, it wasn't Pong) to obscure classics like Elevator Action, Crazy Climber, and Food Fight <P>o Tons of rad '80s spin-off products, including home systems, pajamas, alarm clocks, Saturday morning cartoons, sugar-coated breakfast cereals, and a really bad movie starring Jeff Bridges as a programmer who gets sucked into a computer. 381369 8 2001 Arcade Fever: The Fan's Guide to The Golden Age of Video Games total:16|5:2|4:1|3:9|2:3|1:1| 16 48 22 3 2 0 false false Thu Jan 15 15:47:02 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 13:48:01 -0800 2009
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