The Nintendo Entertainment System: A Comprehensive Look at the History, Technology, and Success of the NES

by Timothy L. Hearn

The Nintendo Entertainment System (also abbreviated as NES) is an 8-bit home video game console that was developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was initially released in Japan as the Family Computer on July 15, 1983, and was later released in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986, and Australia in 1987. Take a detailed look at the history, technology, and critical reception of what was the first resoundingly popular home console in the United States.

120 pages, Paperback

Published October 12, 2015

Reviews

[Mike · Rating 1 out of 5]

To be clear, this book is EDITED by Timothy Hearn. Each chapter is a copy and paste from the Wikipedia entries (circa 2018) for the various topics. The first lines of the chapter mentioning disambiguation are a dead giveaway. The articles are presented in a 2-column, research paper format verbatim, including the article references at the end of the entry.

I was lucky that I picked it up at a second-hand store for $1. I would have been livid to pay the $20+ list price I see on Amazon.