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100	1		_aHorowitz, Ken, _d1973- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aFrom pinballs to pixels : _ban arcade history of Williams-Bally-Midway / _cKen Horowitz.
264		1	_aJefferson, North Carolina : _bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, _c[2023]
300			_ax, 436 pages : _billustrations ; _c26 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	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.
520			_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.
600	1	0	_aWilliams, Harry, _d1906-1983.
610	2	0	_aWMS Industries Inc.
610	2	0	_aWilliams Electronics.
610	2	0	_aBally Midway Mfg. Co.
650		0	_aVideo games industry _zUnited States _xHistory
650		0	_aVideo games _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		0	_aPinball machines _zUnited States _xHistory.
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