Books on Video Game History
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Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
by:
David Kushner
4.29 avg rating — 19,679 ratings 3. 
Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
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Blake J. Harris
3.97 avg rating — 11,820 ratings 4. 
Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life
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Chris Kohler
3.99 avg rating — 440 ratings 5. 
The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon - The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World
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Steven L. Kent
4.14 avg rating — 2,961 ratings 6. 
Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More (Game On, 1)
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Dustin Hansen
3.96 avg rating — 623 ratings 
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All Your Base Are Belong to Us: How Fifty Years of Videogames Conquered Pop Culture
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Harold Goldberg
3.59 avg rating — 885 ratings 9. 
Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
by:
Blake J. Harris
3.97 avg rating — 11,820 ratings 10. 
The Comic Book Story of Video Games: The Incredible History of the Electronic Gaming Revolution 3.68 avg rating — 563 ratings
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Game Over, Press Start to Continue: How Nintendo Conquered the World
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David Sheff
4.11 avg rating — 1,560 ratings 13. 
Pikachu's Global Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Pokémon
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Joseph Tobin
3.91 avg rating — 98 ratings 14. 
Arcade Mania: The Turbo-Charged World of Japan's Game Centers
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Brian Ashcraft
3.65 avg rating — 179 ratings 15. 
The Micro Kids: An 80s Adventure with ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and more (Video Games Book)
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Gary Plowman
3.96 avg rating — 71 ratings 16. 
Hardcoregaming101.net Presents: The Guide to Classic Graphic Adventures
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Kurt Kalata
4.21 avg rating — 224 ratings 17. 
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Réquiem para el Jefe Final. Antología de la música en los videojuegos
by:
Edgar S. Fuentes
3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings 19. 
The History of Nintendo (1889-1980) - From Playing Cards to Game & Watch
by:
Florent Gorges
4.15 avg rating — 127 ratings 
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Shareware Heroes: The renegades who redefined gaming at the dawn of the internet
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Richard Moss
3.81 avg rating — 169 ratings 22. 
High Score! The Illustrated History of Electronic Games
by:
Rusel DeMaria
3.94 avg rating — 241 ratings 23. 
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The Story of U.S. Gold: A very American, British software house
by:
Chris Wilkins
4.06 avg rating — 51 ratings 29. 
The Art of Video Games: From Pac-Man to Mass Effect
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Chris Melissinos
3.69 avg rating — 221 ratings 
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Vintage Games: An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario, and the Most Influential Games of All Time
by:
Bill Loguidice
3.76 avg rating — 126 ratings 33. 
Revolutionaries at Sony: The Making of the Sony Playstation and the Visionaries Who Conquered the World of Video Games
by:
Reiji Asakura
3.65 avg rating — 55 ratings 33. 
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Boss Fight Books, #20)
by:
Alex Kane
3.74 avg rating — 220 ratings 
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The History of Nintendo (1980-1991) - The Game & Watch
by:
Florent Gorges
3.94 avg rating — 83 ratings 38. 
Game Boy World: 1989: A History of Nintendo Game Boy, Vol. I (Unofficial and Unauthorized)
by:
Jeremy Parish
4.04 avg rating — 75 ratings 39. 
Vintage Games 2.0: An Insider Look at the Most Influential Games of All Time
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Matt Barton
4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings 40. 
Dungeon Hacks: How NetHack, Angband, and Other Roguelikes Changed the Course of Video Games 3.80 avg rating — 350 ratings
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Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry
by:
Jason Schreier
4.05 avg rating — 7,657 ratings 
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Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games
by:
Matt Barton
3.65 avg rating — 243 ratings 44. 
ZX Spectrum Games Code Club: Twenty fun games to code and learn
by:
Gary Plowman
4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings 46. 
A Mind Forever Voyaging: A History of Storytelling in Video Games
by:
Dylan Holmes
3.73 avg rating — 142 ratings 
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Attack of the Flickering Skeletons: More Terrible Old Games You've Probably Never Heard Of
by:
Stuart Ashen
4.23 avg rating — 196 ratings 49. 
The First Quarter: A 25-Year History of Video Games
by:
Steven L. Kent
4.23 avg rating — 104 ratings 49. 
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The Encyclopedia of Game Machines: Consoles, Handhelds & Home Computers 1972–2005
by:
Winnie Forster
4.21 avg rating — 33 ratings 
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Classic Home Video Games, 1985-1988: A Complete Reference Guide
by:
Brett Weiss
3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings 55. 
Good Nintentions: A 30th Anniversary Tribute to the Nintendo Entertainment System
by:
Jeremy Parish
4.28 avg rating — 39 ratings 56. 
Classic Home Video Games, 1989-1990: A Complete Guide to Sega Genesis, Neo Geo and TurboGrafx-16 Games
by:
Brett Weiss
3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings 57. 
The NES Encyclopedia: Every Game Released for the Nintendo Entertainment System
by:
Chris Scullion
4.32 avg rating — 114 ratings 
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Inside Video Game Creation: Development Experts Share Their Stories
by:
Todd Mitchell
4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings 
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Gamers at Work: Stories Behind the Games People Play
by:
Morgan Ramsay
3.67 avg rating — 135 ratings 67. 
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Stay Awhile and Listen: Book II - Heaven, Hell, and Secret Cow Levels 4.04 avg rating — 154 ratings
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BioWare: Stories and Secrets from 25 Years of Game Development
by:
Ben Gelinas
4.32 avg rating — 82 ratings 69. 
50 Years of Text Games: From Oregon Trail to A.I. Dungeon
by:
Aaron A. Reed
4.66 avg rating — 124 ratings 73. 
Doing Recent History: On Privacy, Copyright, Video Games, Institutional Review Boards, Activist Scholarship, and History That Talks Back really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Stay Awhile and Listen : How Two Blizzards Unleashed Diablo and Forged a Video-Game Empire 3.82 avg rating — 611 ratings
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The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality
by:
Blake J. Harris
4.05 avg rating — 1,250 ratings 
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Dungeon Hacks: How NetHack, Angband, and Other Roguelikes Changed the Course of Video Games 3.80 avg rating — 350 ratings
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Fuck Yeah, Video Games: The Life and Extra Lives of a Professional Nerd 4.49 avg rating — 670 ratings
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A Casual Revolution: Reinventing Video Games and Their Players
by:
Jesper Juul
3.50 avg rating — 177 ratings 
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97. ![Encyclopedia of Video Games: The Culture, Technology, and Art of Gaming [2 volumes]](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1367224560i/13701164._SX100_.jpg)
Encyclopedia of Video Games: The Culture, Technology, and Art of Gaming [2 volumes]
by:
Mark J.P. Wolf
4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings 
