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020 _a9781476689371
_q(paperback)
020 _z9781476647968
_q(ebook)
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050 0 0 _aHD9993 .E454
_bW674 2023
082 0 0 _a338.76179480973
_223/eng/20230310
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
_2computer
338 _avolume
_2online resource
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.
856 _uhttps://www.proquest.com/legacydocview/EBC/30508891?accountid=40594
_yOprima aquí para acceder libro en línea.
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