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Author: Patrick Hickey , Matthew Wilhelm Kapell
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.490kg
ISBN: 9781476682730
ISBN 10: 1476682739
Pages: 273
Publication Date: 29 March 2021
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand 
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Jeff Paquette Preface Introduction Neil Biggin, Michael Hirst, Paul Hiley and Greg Staples, Loaded: A Bloody Good Time Jake Simpson, Revolution X: An “Angel” in Arcades, but “Jaded” on Console Vic Tolomei, Chiller: Medieval Mayhem Rob Fulop, Missile Command: An Arcade Perfect Port Steve Woita, Quadrun: Definitely Not Ms. Pac-Man Steve Cartwright, Megamania: Cheeseburger in Slide and Shoot Paradise John Mracek and Mike Feinstein, Phoenix: The Birth of the Big Bad Boss Noah Falstein, Sinistar: More Than Words Paul Marrable, Horizon Shift ’81: Back to the Future Ste Wilson, Super Mega Space Blaster Special: A Personal Challenge Dan Kitchen, River Raid II: Refueling the 2600 Dan Kitchen, Turn & Burn: No Fly Zone: The Long Atari Highway to the SNES Danger Zone Benjamin Johnson, WarJetz: Ben’s Big Break Dylan Cuthbert, Star Fox: Super FX Chips and McVities Cam Weber, Scarface: The World Is Yours: Say Hello to Not Your Typical Movie Tie-In Perry Rodgers, Jumping Flash: Taking the FPS to New Heights Ronald Pieket, Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction: Destroy It All, One Card at a Time Richard Rouse III, The Suffering: Ties That Bind: A Monster in My Closet Jools Watsham, Xeodrifter: Pint-Sized Metroid-Mania Ronald Pieket, One: Man on the Run Jools Watsham, Dementium II: No Konami? No Problem Brian McNeely, Powerslave: Walk, Shoot and Jump Like an Egyptian Jens Andersson, The Darkness: Jackie Boy’s Day Out David Szymanski and Dave Oshry, Dusk: The Rediscovered Roots of the FPS Joe Mirabello, Tower of Guns: .38 Special Neill Glancy, South Park: From Guns to Yellow Snowballs Jim Stiefelmaier, Area 51: The Truth Is Cardboard Thin Simon Hason and Philipp Döschl, Lonewolf: Click, Click Boom David Dienstbier and Stephen Broumley, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter: An E3 Cinderella Story Jon Knoles, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire: Rendar’s Day Out Tony Giovannini, Metroid Prime: Through Samus’ Eyes Jens Andersson, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay: Better Than the Movie, a Lot Better Taylor Kurosaki, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Redefining a Classic with a New Story Tony Barnes, Medal of Honor (2010): Let Them Know You’re “There” Rebecca Ann Heineman, Wolfenstein 3D: Symphony of Destruction Frank O’Connor, Halo 3: The Biggest and Baddest on the 360 Lee Perry, Gears of War: Cover Me Dominic Craig, Red Dead Revolver: Rockstar Did What Capcom Couldn’t, for a Dollar Jake Simpson, Soldier of Fortune: GHOULs and Guns Conclusion Afterword by Benjamin Johnson Index
Reviews
Patrick's interviews with all the top names in the industry let the reader feel like they know the developer and the games when they finish reading. I consider him one of the good guys in the industry. -Todd Friedman, author of The Walter Day Superstars, Volume 1 Patrick has taken on an incredibly important task of telling these fascinating, untold stories of the greatest minds in the most underappreciated art form. Without him and these books, their stories would never be documented like they are now. Classes of video game history will owe this man everything. -Kyle Davis and Blaise Dahl, Top Kvlt (Horror Podcast) When it comes to preserving the stories behind the gaming industry's most influential titles, Patrick Hickey Jr. has proven to be an unwavering force time and time again. With an impossible attention to detail and profoundly entertaining story telling, Patrick's writing has an incredible knack to transport its readers to a very special place in gaming history. It is a journey that anyone - gamer or not - would be grateful to be a part of. -Andreas Asimakis, host, The Duel Screens podcast
Patrick's interviews with all the top names in the industry let the reader feel like they know the developer and the games when they finish reading. I consider him one of the good guys in the industry. --Todd Friedman, author of The Walter Day Superstars, Volume 1 Patrick has taken on an incredibly important task of telling these fascinating, untold stories of the greatest minds in the most underappreciated art form. Without him and these books, their stories would never be documented like they are now. Classes of video game history will owe this man everything. --Kyle Davis and Blaise Dahl, Top Kvlt (Horror Podcast).
"“Patrick's interviews with all the top names in the industry let the reader feel like they know the developer and the games when they finish reading. I consider him one of the good guys in the industry.”—Todd Friedman, author of The Walter Day Superstars, Volume 1 “Patrick has taken on an incredibly important task of telling these fascinating, untold stories of the greatest minds in the most underappreciated art form. Without him and these books, their stories would never be documented like they are now. Classes of video game history will owe this man everything.""—Kyle Davis and Blaise Dahl, Top Kvlt (Horror Podcast) “When it comes to preserving the stories behind the gaming industry's most influential titles, Patrick Hickey Jr. has proven to be an unwavering force time and time again. With an impossible attention to detail and profoundly entertaining story telling, Patrick's writing has an incredible knack to transport its readers to a very special place in gaming history. It is a journey that anyone - gamer or not - would be grateful to be a part of.”—Andreas Asimakis, host, The Duel Screens podcast"
Author Information
Patrick Hickey, Jr., is the founder and editor-in-chief of ReviewFix.com and a lecturer of English and journalism at Kingsborough Community College, in Brooklyn, New York. Over the past decade, his video game coverage has been featured in national ad campaigns by Nintendo, Disney and EA Sports. Series editor Matthew Wilhelm Kapell teaches American studies, anthropology, and writing at Pace University in New York.
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