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▶ Commentary, Criticism, and Cultural Studies ▶ History (Before 2000) ▶ History (2000 – Present) ▶ Memoirs |
Ackerman, Dan – The Tetris Effect: The Game that Hypnotized the World – 2016
Ali, Reyan – NBA Jam – Boss Fight Books #21 – 2019
Alt, Matt – Pure Invention: How Japan’s Pop Culture Conquered the World – 2020
Altice, Nathan – I Am Error: The Nintendo Family Computer / Entertainment System Platform – Platform Studies #5 – 2015
Amos, Evan – The Game Console: A Photographic History from Atari to Xbox – 2018
▶ Republished with additional material as The Game Console 2.0: A Photographic History from Atari to Xbox in 2021
Anthropy, Anna – ZZT – Boss Fight Books #3 – 2014
Arsenault, Dominic – Super Power, Spoony Bards, and Silverware: The Super Nintendo Entertainment System – Platform Studies #9 – 2017
Aycock, John – Retrogame Archeology: Exploring Old Computer Games – 2016
Barton, Matt – Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games – 2008
▶ Republished with additional material as Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games (Second Edition) in 2019
Baumann, Ken – EarthBound – Boss Fight Books #1 – 2014
Bouchard, R. Philip – You Have Died of Dysentery: The Creation of The Oregon Trail – 2016
Burnham, Van – Supercade: A Visual History of the Videogame Age 1971–1984 – 2001
Chaplin, Heather and Aaron Ruby – Smartbomb: The Quest for Art, Entertainment, and Big Bucks in the Videogame Revolution – 2005
Church, David – Mortal Kombat: Games of Death – Landmark Video Games #5 – 2022
Cohen, Scott – Zap!: The Rise and Fall of Atari – 1984
Contato, Andrea – Through the Moongate: The Story of Richard Garriott, Origin Systems Inc., and Ultima (Part 1: From Akalabeth to Ultima VI) – 2020
Contato, Andrea – Through the Moongate: The Story of Richard Garriott, Origin Systems Inc., and Ultima (Part II: From Wing Commander and Ultima VII to Portalarium) – 2021
Courcier, Nicholas and Mehdi El Kanafi – The Legend of Final Fantasy VII – 2018
Craddock, David L. – Arcade Perfect: How Pac-Man, Mortal Kombat, and Other Coin-Op Classics Invaded the Living Room – 2019
Craddock, David L. – Break Out: How the Apple II Launched the PC Gaming Revolution – 2017
Craddock, David L. – Dungeon Hacks: How NetHack, Angband, and Other Rougelikes Changed the Course of Video Games – 2021
Craddock, David L. – Long Live Mortal Kombat Round 1: The Fatalities and Fandom of the Arcade Era – 2022
Craddock, David L. – Monsters in the Dark: The Making of X-COM: UFO Defense – 2021
Craddock, David L. – Stay Awhile and Listen Book I: How Two Blizzards Unleashed Diablo and Forged a Video Game Empire – 2013
Craddock, David L. – Stay Awhile and Listen Book II: Heaven, Hell, and Secret Cow Levels – 2018
Deken, Sebastian – Final Fantasy VI – Boss Fight Books #28 – 2021
DeWinter, Jennifer – Shigeru Miyamoto: Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda – Influential Video Game Designers #1 – 2015
Did You Know Gaming – Region Locked – 2021
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Donovan, Tristan – Replay: The History of Video Games – 2010
Durham, Gabe – Bible Adventures – Boss Fight Books #7 – 2015
Gasking, Frank – The Games That Weren’t – 2020
Gazzard, Alison – Now the Chips Are Down: The BBC Micro – Platform Studies #7 – 2016
Hague, James – Halcyon Days: Interviews with Classic Computer and Video Game Programmers – 1997
Harrigan, Pat and Matthew G. Kirschenbaum – Zones of Control: Perspectives on Wargaming – Game Histories #1 – 2016
Harris, Blake J. – Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation – 2014
Herman, Leonard – Phoenix: The Fall and Rise of Home Videogames – 1994
▶ Republished with additional material as Phoenix: The Fall and Rise of Videogames (Second Edition) in 1997
▶ Republished with more additional material as Phoenix: The Fall and Rise of Videogames (Third Edition) in 2001
▶ Republished with more additional material as Phoenix IV: The History of the Videogame Industry in 2016
Horowitz, Ken – Beyond Donkey Kong: A History of Nintendo Arcade Games – 2020
Horowitz, Ken – Playing at the Next Level: A History of American Sega Games – 2016
Horowitz, Ken – The Sega Arcade Revolution: A History in 62 Games – 2018
Irwin, Jon – Super Mario Bros. 2 – Boss Fight Books #6 – 2014
Kazemi, Darius – Jagged Alliance 2 – Boss Fight Books #5 – 2014
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Kent, Steven L. – The Ultimate History of Video Games – The Ultimate History of Video Games #1 – 2001
Kenney, Mary – Gamer Girls: 25 Women Who Built the Video Game Industry – 2022
Kent, Steven L. – The Ultimate History of Video Games Volume 2: Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, and the Billion-Dollar Battle to Shape Modern Gaming – 2021
Kimball, Michael – Galaga – Boss Fight Books #4 – 2014
Knorr, Alyse – GoldenEye 007 – Boss Fight Books #29 – 2022
Knorr, Alyse – Super Mario Bros. 3 – Boss Fight Books #13 – 2016
Kobek, Jarett – Soft & Cuddly – Boss Fight Books #15 – 2017
Kocurek, Carly A. – Brenda Laurel: Pioneering Games for Girls – Influential Video Game Designers #2 – 2017
Kohler, Chris – Final Fantasy V – Boss Fight Books #18 – 2017
Kohler, Chris – Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life – 2004
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Kushner, David – Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture – 2003
Kushner, David and Koren Shadmi – Easy to Learn, Difficult to Master: Pong, Atari, and the Dawn of the Video Game – 2022
Lapetino, Tim and Arjan Terpstra – Pac-Man: Birth of an Icon – 2021
Leone, Matt – 500 Years Later: An Oral History of Final Fantasy VII – 2018
Levy, Steven – Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution – 1984
▶ Republished with additional material as Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (Ten Years After) in 1994
▶ Republished with more additional material as Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (25th Anniversary Edition) in 2010
Lopez, Remi – The Legend of Final Fantasy VIII – 2018
Lowood, Henry and Raiford Guins – Debugging Game History: A Critical Lexicon – Game Histories #2 – 2016
Mechner, Jordan – The Making of Karateka: Journals 1982-1985 – 2012
Mechner, Jordan – The Making of Prince of Persia: Journals 1985-1993 – 2020
Moher, Aidan – Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West – 2022
Montfort, Nick and Ian Bogost – Racing the Beam: The Atari Video Computer System – Platform Studies #1 – 2009
Moss, Richard – The Secret History of Mac Gaming – 2018
▶ Republished with additional material as The Secret History of Mac Gaming (Expanded Edition) in 2021
Moss, Richard – Shareware Heroes: Independent Games at the Dawn of the Internet – 2022
Newman, Michael Z. – Atari Age: The Emergence of Video Games in America – 2017
Pane, Salvatore – Mega Man 3 – Boss Fight Books #14 – 2016
Perron, Bernard – Silent Hill: The Terror Engine – Landmark Video Games #2 – 2012
Peterson, Jon – The Elusive Shift: How Role-Playing Games Forged Their Identity – Game Histories #4 – 2020
Peterson, Jon – Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons – Game Histories #6 – 2021
Peterson, Jon – Playing at the World: A History of Simulating Wars, People, and Fantastic Adventure from Chess to Role-Playing Games – 2012
Pinchbeck, Dan – Doom: SCARYDARKFAST – Landmark Video Games #3 – 2013
Reed, Philip J. – Resident Evil – Boss Fight Books #25 – 2020
Ruggill, Judd Ethan and Ken S. McAllister – Tempest: Geometries of Play – Landmark Video Games #4 – 2015
Russell, Jamie – Generation Xbox: How Videogames Invaded Hollywood – 2012
Ryan, Jeff – Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America – 2011
Salter, Anastasia – Jane Jensen: Gabriel Knight, Adventure Games, Hidden Objects – Influential Video Game Designers #3 – 2017
Schartmann, Andrew – Koji Kondo’s Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack – 2015
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Sheff, David – Game Over: How Nintendo Zapped an American Industry, Captured Your Dollars, and Enslaved Your Children – 1993▶ Republished with additional material as Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered the World in 1994
▶ Republished with more additional material as Game Over: Press Start to Continue in 1999
Sierra, Wendi – Todd Howard: Worldbuilding in Tamriel and Beyond – Influential Video Game Designers #4 – 2020
Smith, Alexander – They Create Worlds: The Story of the People and Companies That Shaped the Video Game Industry (Volume I: 1971-1982) – 2019
Svelch, Jaroslav – Gaming the Iron Curtain: How Teenagers and Amateurs in Communist Czechoslovakia Claimed the Medium of Computer Games – Game Histories #3 – 2018
Swalwell, Melanie – Homebrew Gaming and the Beginnings of Vernacular Digitality – Game Histories #5 – 2021
Therrien, Carl – The Media Snatcher: PC / CORE / TURBO / ENGINE / GRAFX / 16 / CDROM2 / SUPER / DUO / ARCADE / RX – Platform Studies #10 – 2019
Vendel, Curt and Marty Goldberg – Atari Inc.: Business is Fun – 2012
Williams, Michael P. – Chrono Trigger – Boss Fight Books #2 – 2014
Wolf, Mark J.P. – Myst and Riven: The World of the D’ni – Landmark Video Games #1 – 2011
World Video Game Hall of Fame – A History of Video Games In 64 Objects – 2018