Horowitz, Ken,  1973- <br/><br/>
From pinballs to pixels :  an arcade history of Williams-Bally-Midway / 
Ken Horowitz. 
 - x, 436 pages :  illustrations ;  26 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>More 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. 
<br/><br/> "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 "-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781476689371 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2022062099 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Williams, Harry, 1906-1983. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>WMS Industries Inc.<br/>Williams Electronics.<br/>Bally Midway Mfg. Co.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Video games industry--History--United States<br/>Video games--History.--United States<br/>Pinball machines--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD9993 .E454  / W674 2023 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.76179480973