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Hansen, Dustin.
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Video games -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Video games -- Social aspects -- Juvenile literature.
Video games -- Juvenile literature.
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Hansen, Dustin.
Video games -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Video games -- Social aspects -- Juvenile literature.
Video games -- Juvenile literature.
MARC Display
Game
on! :
video
game
history
from
Pong
and
Pac-man
to
Mario
,
Minecraft
, and
more
/ Dustin Hansen.
by
Hansen, Dustin.
Feiwel & Friends, c2016.
Call #:
794.809 H249go
Subjects
Video
games --
History
-- Juvenile literature.
Video
games -- Social aspects -- Juvenile literature.
Video
games -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781250080950 (hardback)
1250080959 (hardback)
Alternate title:
Video
game
history
Edition:
1st. ed.
Description:
ix, 352 p. ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
A living
history
: to those that came before --
Pong
1972:
game
, set, match -- Space Invaders 1978: a first invasion --
Pac-Man
1980: thank you, pizza -- Zork 1980: you are likely to be eaten by a grue -- Donky Kong 1981: It's on like Donkey Kong! -- E.T. the extra-terrestrial 1982: don't phone home -- Super
Mario
Bros. 1985: the plan, the people, and the plumber -- The Legend of Zelda 1986: it's dangerous to go alone! take this -- John Madden Football 1988: it's in the
game
-- Tetris 1989: line 'em all up -- Song the Hedgehog 1991: so fast, you'll need a barf bag -- Street Fighter II 1991: Hadouken! -- Mortal Kombat 1992: fatality!: violence and the ESRB -- Super
Mario
Kart 1992: an all-star cast -- Myst 1993: a planet full of guns -- Tomb Raider 1996: a new face, a new system, a new era -- Gran Turismo 1997: gentlemen, start your engines -- Final Fantasy IV 1997: not as final as you thought -- Half-Life 1998: welcome to Black Mesa -- Dance Dance Revolution 1999: step in a new direction -- Pok©♭mon Yellow 1999: gotta catch 'em all -- The Sims 2000: plenty of room to expand -- Grand Theft Auto III 2001: hijacked! -- World of Warcraft 2004: wowzers! -- Halo 2 2004: one down, fifty billion to go -- Guitar Hero 2005: bring on the plastic! -- Wii Sports 2006: tighten your shoelaces and your wrist strap -- Portal 2007: the cake is a lie -- Little Big Planet 2008: I'll play yours, you play mine -- FarmVille 2009: e-i-e-i-ooo -- Angry Birds 2009: who you callin' angry? --
Minecraft
2009: kick it up another notch! -- Uncharted 2 2009: armor? I don't need no stinkin' armor! -- League of Legends 2009: ten million and counting -- Skylanders 2011: greetings, portal master! -- The Walking Dead 2011: tell me a story? -- Overwatch 2016: on the shoulders of heroes -- The future: tomorrow and beyond.
Summary:
A middle-grade nonfiction book about the
history
and impact on pop culture of
video
games.
Audience:
Age 9 to 12.
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Dartmouth North Public Library
Children's Nonfiction
794.809 H249go
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