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By Steven L. Kent
Three Rivers Press
Released: 2001-10-02
Paperback (624 pages)
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Click Here | - ISBN13: 9780761536437
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Inside the Games You Grew Up with but Never Forgot
With all the whiz, bang, pop, and shimmer of a glowing arcade. The Ultimate History of Video Games reveals everything you ever wanted to know and more about the unforgettable games that changed the world, the visionaries who made them, and the fanatics who played them. From the arcade to television and from the PC to the handheld device, video games have entraced kids at heart for nearly 30 years. And author and gaming historian Steven L. Kent has been there to record the craze from the very beginning.
This engrossing book tells the incredible tale of how this backroom novelty transformed into a cultural phenomenon. Through meticulous research and personal interviews with hundreds of industry luminaries, you'll read firsthand accounts of how yesterday's games like Space Invaders, Centipede, and Pac-Man helped create an arcade culture that defined a generation, and how today's empires like Sony, Nintendo, and Electronic Arts have galvanized a multibillion-dollar industry and a new generation of games. Inside, you'll discover:
·The video game that saved Nintendo from bankruptcy
·The serendipitous story of Pac-Man's design
·The misstep that helped topple Atari's $2 billion-a-year empire
·The coin shortage caused by Space Invaders
·The fascinating reasons behind the rise, fall, and rebirth of Sega
·And much more!
Entertaining, addictive, and as mesmerizing as the games it chronicles, this book is a must-have for anyone who's ever touched a joystick. |
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Atari
Released: 2009-06-16
Video Game (Sci Fi Action Games; ESRB Age Rating: Everyone)
Xbox 360
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Click Here | - An all-new storyline - same blend of humor and fright that made the movies a pop culture phenomenon. A continuation of the movie series, set 2 years after the events of Ghostbusters II.
- Switch between 4 weapon sets to access 8 unique proton pack weapons ¿ different weapons are optimized for each enemy class.
- Equipped with a variety of unique weapons and gadgets
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When Manhattan is once again overrun by ghosts and other supernatural creatures, players will take on the role of a new recruit joining the famous Ghostbusters team. |
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THQ
Released: 2006-06-06
Video Game (Action Games; ESRB Age Rating: Everyone)
PlayStation2
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Click Here | - Story-based racing adventure game relives all the key moments of the movie
- Explore the open-world of Radiator Springs
- Make your friends eat your dust in multiplayer mode
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In Cars, you'll get a chance to live out the thrills and fun of the new Disney/Pixar animated film! Play as all your favurite characters from the movie, as you help Lightning McQueen capture the coveted Piston Cup Championship. Features all of the major voice talent from the movie |
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Jakks Pacific
Released: 2008-06-15
Toy (Arcade Games; ESRB Age Rating: Everyone)
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Click Here | - Use your wirless motion controller to swing, roll and throw your way through five exciting sports and video games
- Get in the game with add-on accessories and now you are really part of the action onscreen
- Great for kids and adults
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Use this set of wireless motion-controlled accessories to swing, roll, putt, serve and pass your way through five all-star sports challenges. Sports includes bowling, tennis, baseball, golf and football, and each game is accompanied by its corresponding sports accessory. TV Game includes the following motion controllers: bowling ball, tennis racket, baseball bat, golf club and football. Requires 2 "AAA" batteries and 4 "AA" batteries, not included. |
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UBI Soft
Released: 2009-11-17
Video Game (Dancing Games; ESRB Age Rating: Everyone 10+)
Nintendo Wii
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Click Here | - Burn calories, stay fit, and enjoy a fun workout all while having a blast with your favorite songs.
- Scrolling lyrics lines so players can sing along to the beat.
- Raise the roof with anyone and everyone you know via fun 4 player party modes – with simple controls, anyone can pick-up and play.
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Dance to the rhythm of your favorite beat with Just Dance, a music & rhythm video game that allows you to dance the night away with your friends and family without ever leaving the house. With simple pick-up and play controls, anyone can join the party. |
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Nintendo
Released: 2009-11-15
Video Game (Adventure Games; ESRB Age Rating: Everyone)
Nintendo Wii
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Click Here | - New items include the propeller suit, which will shoot players high into the sky with just a shake of the Wii Remote and Mario¿s new ability to transform into Penguin Mario.
- Supports 2-4 players in multiplayer mode.
- Players can use the motion abilities of the Wii Remote controller. The first player to reach a seesaw might make it tilt to help his or her character. reach a higher platform ¿ and then tilt it incorrectly just to mess with other players.
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Developers at Nintendo have dreamed of creating a simultaneous multiplayer Super Mario Bros. game for decades. The Wii console finally makes that dream come true for everyone with New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Supporting 2-4 players in side-scrolling co-op and competitive platforming action, and featuring a mix of fan favorites and new characters, new powerups and various input options via the Wii Remote, it is destined to become an instant classic in one of the most beloved game franchises of all-time. 
Co-op/competitive simultaneous multiplayer.
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Classic environments with a twist.
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Wacky new powerups
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New Super Mario Bros. Wii, like all the previous releases in the Super Mario Bros. franchise is a side-scrolling platforming game where players collect coins as they attempt to make their way through progressively more difficult game levels using their ability to time jumps over obstacles and avoid a slew of enemies. But although the game contain several well-deserved nods to previous games in the series in the form of iconic characters like Mario, Luigi and two Toads, as well as familiar enemies, sound effects and levels, it is not simply another trip down Mario Bros. memory lane. Taking advantage of the flexibility and power of the Wii and Wii Remote, New Super Mario Bros. Wii manages to preserve the retro experience that fans love about the series, while adding new game features. Notable additions among these include, expansive play levels and new powerups and characters, but by far the most important, and in fact game-defining new feature is simultaneous multiplayer. A Franchise First: Simultaneous Multiplayer
Since the very first Super Mario Bros. game took the world by storm in the late 1980s gamers anxious to get into the action have patiently and impatiently waited their turn as the infamous 'player 2.' Those days are no more. In New Super Mario Bros. Wii players can now navigate the side-scrolling worlds alone as before or invite up to three others to join them at the same time, on the same level, at any point in the game for competitive and cooperative multiplayer fun. With the multiplayer mode, the newest installment of the most popular video game franchise is designed to bring yet another type of family entertainment into living rooms and engage groups of friends in fast-paced Super Mario Bros. fun. Controller Choices Via the Wii Remote
In another nod to the series' Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) roots, the Wii Remote controller used with New Super Mario Bros. Wii is held sideways, allowing for easy, classic inputs using the D-pad to direct playable characters, the 1 button to jump and 2 button to spit out projectiles like snowballs and fireballs. In addition, players can access powerups with their choice of either the push of a button, or by shaking the Wii remote, again demonstrating the perfect merging of classic gameplay and modern game design which is New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Key Game Features - New Super Mario Bros. Wii offers a combination of cooperation and competition. Players can pick each other up to save them from danger or toss them into it.
- Supports 2-4 players in multiplayer mode.
- Mario, Luigi and two Toads are all playable characters, while many others from the Mushroom Kingdom make appearances throughout the game. Players can even ride different Yoshi characters and use their tongues to swallow enemies – or their fellow players.
- In some areas, players use the motion abilities of the Wii Remote controller. The first player to reach a seesaw might make it tilt to help his or her character reach a higher platform – and then tilt it incorrectly just to mess with other players.
- New items include the propeller suit, which will shoot players high into the sky with just a shake of the Wii Remote and Mario’s new ability to transform into Penguin Mario.
- At the end of each stage during the simultaneous multiplayer mode, players are ranked based on their score, the coins collected and the number of enemies defeated.
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Nintendo
Released: 2009-07-26
Video Game (Artificial Life Simulation Games; ESRB Age Rating: Everyone)
Nintendo Wii
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Click Here | - Includes one Wii MotionPlus accessory (one required for each controller to play)
- Play with 1 to 4 players
- Easy pick-up-and-play controls
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Wii Sports Resort for Nintendo Wii...Wii Sports Resort is an immersive expansive active-play game that includes a dozen fun resort-themed activities. It maintains the wide-ranging appeal that attracted millions to the original Wii Sports. Wii Sports Resort is easy to pick up and play but comes coupled with deeper levels of play that are sure to challenge even the most experienced gamers. Wii Sports Resort whisks players away to a resort that's full of action while introducing an unprecedented experience in physical reality. Wii Sports Resort comes bundled with a Wii MotionPlus accessory to provide players the most realistic immersive experience possible -- the slightest tilt turn and twist of the Wii Remote controller is recognized. From the moment players skydive onto Wuhu Island they're presented with a huge selection of fun activities that everyone can play. WUHU ISLAND HAS SO MANY THINGS to do there's never a dull moment. A dozen activities await visitors: Archery Frisbee Basketball Cycling Canoeing Power Cruising Table Tennis Air Sports Bowling Swordplay Golf and Wakeboarding. THE ACTIVITIES USE THE PRECISION controls of the Wii MotionPlus accessory to help players come much closer to the physical reality of engaging in the actual sports. Every real-world action whether it's a perfect drive on the fairway or a slice off the course is meant to be faithfully replicated. EACH ACTIVITY HAS MULTIPLE FUN challenges designed to keep visitors coming back for more. Basketball players might compete in a three-point shootout or jump into a three-on-three pickup game. Archery enthusiasts must aim for the bull's-eye across ever-increasing distances and obstacles. DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES USE THE Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers in different ways. For example players hold the Wii Remote like a paddle in Canoeing while in Cycling they use both arms to "pedal" with the two controllers. The Wii MotionPlus accessory picks up every nuance of motion and translates it on |
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Zoo Games
Released: 2010-02-23
Video Game (Hunting And Fishing Games; ESRB Age Rating: Teen)
No Operating System
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Click Here | - Featuring Remington shotguns that look, feel and shoot like the "real deal" including the 870 Shurshot Turkey, the awesome 887 Nitro Mag, and the Premier Upland for Grouse, Pheasant and Quail
- More than 50 trophies, awards and power-up items to win
- 20¿ Wii Blaster + Game. ZOO¿S 20¿ WII BLASTER IS A UNIQUE PERIPHERAL. IT IS THE ONLY 3RD PARTY BLASTER OFFICIALLY LICENSED BY NINTENDO.
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Remington Great American Bird Hunt is the ultimate North American bird hunting game. Fun and fast paced, you and your four legged hunting partner and buddy Rockford use a collection of Remington shotguns that look, feel and shoot like the real deals. Hunt through sixty levels of geese, ducks, turkeys, pheasant, grouse and other birds. Different birds mean you’ll need to use different guns and different strategies but enjoy the same hunting thrill. Collect more than 50 trophies, awards and power-up items. Perfect to play by yourself, with the family or with your shooting buddies, Remington Great American Bird Hunt is for 1-4 players and includes a special party modes as well cooperative and competitive play and a leader board to show off your skill. |
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Warner Bros
Video Game (Action/ adventure Games; ESRB Age Rating: Everyone 10+)
Nintendo Wii
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Take 2
Released: 2007-08-27
Video Game (Arcade Games; ESRB Age Rating: Everyone)
Nintendo Wii
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Click Here | - Over 20 different carnival games, all played with the Wii Remote
- All-time favorites are here, like the always-popular Dunk Tank
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Step right up! All the fun and excitement of your favorite Carnival Games is coming to Wii this summer. It’s the perfect multi-player game for moms, dads and kids of all ages. Are you ready to rack up the points in a game of classic Alley Ball? Got the muscle to ring the bell in Test of Strength? Been practicing your accuracy for the famed Milk Bottle Throw? Ready to get wet in the Dunk Tank? If yes, then join the action as your Wii remote transforms from a sledgehammer to a frog flinger. Master all the classic carnival games and the ultimate prize could be yours – the virtual goldfish in a bag! |
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