02393cam a2200373 i 450000100090000000300060000900500170001500800410003201000170007302000310009002000270012104000320014804200080018004300120018805000270020008200370022710000350026424500910029926400800039030000430047033600260051333700280053933800270056750400510059450505810064552005480122660000330177461000240180761000260183161000260185765000490188365000410193265000460197322959657PUCPR20230912104449.0230204s2023    ncua     b    001 0 eng    a  2022062099  a9781476689371q(paperback)  z9781476647968q(ebook)  aLBSORbengerdacLBSORdDLC  apcc  an-us---00aHD9993.E454bW674 202300a338.76179480973223/eng/202303101 aHorowitz, Ken,d1973-eauthor.10aFrom pinballs to pixels :ban arcade history of Williams-Bally-Midway /cKen Horowitz. 1aJefferson, North Carolina :bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,c[2023]  ax, 436 pages :billustrations ;c26 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aMore than just marbles and pins -- The Edison of pinball -- When Harry met Sammy -- Winds of change blow through Chicago -- A solid state of affairs -- Welcome to the video age -- Heroes of the golden age -- Crashed ... but not burned -- It's always darkest -- A new dawn -- A rose by any other name ... still makes games -- License to thrill -- A new golden age -- The candle that burns twice as bright... -- The end is the beginning ... is the end -- A skill shot for the new millennium -- No credit, no continue -- One last round at the arcade -- A legacy worth preserving.  a"From early classics like Contact to marvels like High Speed , gaming publisher Williams dazzled arcade goers with its diverse range of quality pinball games. The age of video games catapulted the company into legend with blockbusters like Defender and Joust , and by the end of the 1980s it was the largest coin-op publisher in North America. Its acquisition of Bally/Midway began a period of hits that included Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam , as well as the best-selling pinball machine of all time, The Addams Family "--cProvided by publisher.10aWilliams, Harry,d1906-1983.20aWMS Industries Inc.20aWilliams Electronics.20aBally Midway Mfg. Co. 0aVideo games industryzUnited StatesxHistory 0aVideo gameszUnited StatesxHistory. 0aPinball machineszUnited StatesxHistory.