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The History of Video Games

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Replay

By: Tristan Donovan, Richard Garriott
Narrated by: Gary Furlong
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A riveting account of the birth and remarkable evolution of the most important development in entertainment since television, Replay is the ultimate history of video games. From its origins in the research labs of the 1940s to the groundbreaking success of the Wii, Replay sheds new light on gaming's past. Along the way it takes in the spectacular rise and fall of Atari, the crazed cottage industry spawned by the computers of Sir Clive Sinclair, Japan's rapid ascent to the top of the gaming tree, and the seismic impact of Doom. Replay tells the sensational story of how the creative vision of game designers across the globe gave rise to one of the world's most popular and dynamic art forms. Based on extensive research and more than 140 interviews, Replay includes insights from video game legends such as Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, Will Wright - the creator of The Sims , Doom designer John Romero, and Hironobu Sakaguchi of Final Fantasy fame. Replay also includes a foreword by Richard Garriott (AKA Lord British).

©2010 Tristan Donovan (P)2017 Tantor Video Game History & Culture Technology History Game Entertainment Popular Culture Art Social Sciences Star Wars Computer History
Comprehensive History • Global Perspective • Pleasant Accent • Fascinating Anecdotes • Detailed Explanations

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Loved it! was able to relive many memories just by listening to the words and the brief but detailed account of so many good (and not so good) games

Perfect!

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I was hesitant at first but grew to love this book. Absolutely chocked full of information and so many stories. The way it all ties itself together and the way they weave one developers story into anothers is just awesome. If you have any interest in the history of video games, I highly recommend this.

Wonderful Exploration Through The World Of Gaming

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I absolutely loved listening to this. I was a bit saddened when it ended because I just wanted to keep listening. The level of detail is wonderful, and the unbiased storytelling made it very accessible.

Fantastic, Captivating, and Inspiring

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I think this was overall an interesting listen. The book spent a little too much time delving into the details of the pre video game era and spent very little time talking about the more recent breakthroughs and turning points. For instance the indie game movement and the technologies that democratised game development was barely touched if at all.

Good overall. But recent history felt skimmed over.

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This book gives the most detailed and well-rounded video game history I've been able to read. And I have been reading that subject since the 80s. I truly did not want it to end.

Most comprehensive video game history.

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