Video Games: The People, Games, and Companies - Stage 1 (Ebook - English )

From Pong to Silent Hill, from the Atari 2600 to the Dreamcast, a fascinating story is waiting to be told. VIDEO-GAMES, the new book from Andrea Contato - author of Through the Moongate - showcases the birth of video gaming from its earliest origins through 1999, offering a new perspective on the people, ideas, inventiveness and evolution of the gaming industry.

VIDEO-GAMES leads the reader on an in-depth journey through the evolution of gaming technology, from arcades to consoles and personal computers. In its pages, you will relive the years when the revolution began, focusing on the developers and gamers who are the real protagonists of the history of video games.

VIDEO-GAMES is a work in five volumes. The first two books, covering the birth of electronic gaming in the late 1950s, all the way through to 1984, have already been published in Italian. Based on decades of research and dozens of unpublished interviews, VIDEO-GAMES is the most comprehensive work on the subject, perfect for enthusiasts and newcomers alike.

Book 1 of 5.

Digital Edition: PDF and Epub, DRM-free;

• 328 pages, 531,000 keystrokes, and 109 images;
• 18 chapters and appendix;
• Preface by Bonaventura Di Bello , Italian journalist, programmer, author;
• Cover by Franco Brambilla , Italian artist.

Table of content:

• The journey begins with Odyssey
• The year of Pong
• The birth of online gaming: Empire
• Atari on the edge: from Gran Trak 10 to Tank
• The adventure of Star Trek
• William Crowther's Advent: the birth of text adventures
• The smash continues: Home Pong
• The hour of driving games: from Nürburgring/1 to Night Driver
• Reinventing Pong: Breakout
• Atari's jewel: the VCS
• The onslaught of clones
• The year of the microcomputer
• Japan responds: Space Invaders
• The dawn of computer games: MUSE, Automated Simulations, and Synergistic Software
• From the Sumerian Game to Santa Paravia an Fiumaccio
• To the Moon: Lunar Lander
• From Auto Race to Microvision
• Atari counterattack: Asteroid