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Warren Davis, the creator of the groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eQ*bert\u003c\/i\u003e, worked as a member of the creative teams who developed some of the most popular video games of all time, including \u003ci\u003eJoust 2\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMortal Kombat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNBA Jam\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRevolution X\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn a witty and entertaining narrative, Davis shares insightful stories that offer a behind-the-scenes look at what it was like to work as a designer and programmer at the most influential and dominant video arcade game manufacturers of the era, including Gottlieb, Williams\/Bally\/Midway, and Premiere.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eLikewise, the talented artists, designers, creators, and programmers Davis has collaborated with over the years reads like a who’s who of video gaming history: Eugene Jarvis, Tim Skelly, Ed Boon, Jeff Lee, Dave Thiel, John Newcomer, George Petro, Jack Haeger, and Dennis Nordman, among many others.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe impact Davis has had on the video arcade game industry is deep and varied. 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For \u003ci\u003eRevolution X\u003c\/i\u003e, he created a display system that simulated a pseudo-3D environment on 2D hardware, as well as a tool for artists that facilitated the building of virtual worlds and the seamless integration of the artist’s work into game code.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhether you’re looking for insights into the Golden Age of Arcades, would like to learn how Davis first discovered his design and programming skills as a teenager working with a 1960's computer called a Monrobot XI, or want to get the inside scoop on what it was like to film the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Aerosmith for \u003ci\u003eRevolution X\u003c\/i\u003e, Davis’ memoir provides a backstage tour of the arcade and video game industry during its most definitive and influential period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Davis, an International Video Game Hall of Fame inductee, reflects in this entertaining debut on his years as an influential creator at the forefront of the “video game revolution.” He recounts his “earliest exposure” to computers, in high school in Brooklyn in the 1970s, when he learned programming on a device “the size of a desk.” As a freshman at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he discovered \u003cem\u003ePong\u003c\/em\u003e, and later created his first game, a simulated gin rummy that was done via punch cards. After graduating, Davis landed his first programming job in 1982 at the arcade game company Gottlieb, where he helped create \u003cem\u003eQ*bert\u003c\/em\u003e—one of the most popular video arcade games of the ’80s—an accomplishment that led him to later achieve breakthroughs in automating the digitizing of graphics used in such games as \u003cem\u003eMortal Kombat\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNBA Jam\u003c\/em\u003e. Even in his more granular descriptions, Davis’s enthusiasm brings to the page the palpable excitement of the “golden age” he’d been a part of. From deciding on Q*bert’s moves (“Should I just keep him stuck at the edge [of the pyramid], or allow him to fall into nothingness?”) to procuring the flying footage needed for the alien invasion game \u003cem\u003eUs vs. Them\u003c\/em\u003e, every detail is parsed to convey the rigorous thought underpinning some of history’s most successful video games. Gamers will be fascinated.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Warren was part of a small team building Williams’ next generation of video arcade hardware and software. By the time I joined the video game department, they had built a development foundation upon which future classic arcade games like \u003ci\u003eNARC\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmash TV\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTerminator 2\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNBA Jam\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMortal Kombat\u003c\/i\u003e would be created. . . . 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He conjured magical code that introduced me to the world of digitization and video game programming. Not only a wise and entertaining designer\/programmer, he impressed us all with his extra-curricular acting gigs. This book gave me a true appreciation for the man that was always positive, kind, and helpful to a young 'know it all' from Indiana.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—George Petro, founder of Play Mechanix, makers of \u003ci\u003eBig Buck Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The impact Warren Davis has had on video game culture cannot be understated. It was great to learn so much more about one of the Godfathers of the industry.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Joshua Tsui, director of \u003ci\u003eInsert Coin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Davis] takes us on an insightful journey through the ’80s and ’90s covering the birth and nearly two decades of arcade game development from a unique insider perspective. . . . For someone who has been an active gamer since 1980, I found this a highly enjoyable and surprisingly detailed journal of those times. . . . I went into this review hoping to learn a bit of the backstory on how Q*bert was created and came away with a much greater knowledge of the entire arcade industry from testing, building, and even marketing. . . . I highly recommend \u003ci\u003eCreating Q*bert and Other Classic Video Arcade Games \u003c\/i\u003eto anyone who enjoys (or has ever enjoyed) arcade video games regardless of your age.  The games you play today on PC and console all got their roots during these two decades of innovation and chances are Warren Davis played some part in what we are all playing today.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Mark Smith, \u003ci\u003eGame Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Warren delivers a ringside peek into the Golden Age of arcade gaming. Art, science, and commerce merged to produce games which continue to delight and challenge aficionados, and Warren was smack dab in the middle of it. He tells his story in a clear, concise voice, all the while retaining a touch of awe reflecting the alchemy of the era.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jeff Lee, Co-creator of \u003ci\u003eQ*bert \u003c\/i\u003eand curious earthling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Warren was in the right place with the right stuff. 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