Description
Book Synopsis Before the enormously successful NES console changed the video game landscape in the 1980s, Nintendo became famous for producing legendary arcade machines like Donkey Kong and Mario Bros.
Drawing on original interviews, news reports and other documents, this book traces Nintendo''s rise from a small business that made playing cards to the top name in the arcade industry. Twenty-eight game titles are examined in-depth, along with the people and events that defined the company for more than four decades.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword by Damien McFerran
- Preface
- The Future Is (Not) in the Cards
- Video Killed the Electromechanical Star
- Small Start, Big Country
- Gaming's 800-Pound Gorilla
- The One That (Almost) Got Away
- Kong vs. Kong vs. Kong
- Getting the Barrel Rolling
- Nintendo "VS." the World
- One Last Dedicated Hurrah
- Mario Powers Up
- Land of the Setting Sun (for Coin-Ops)
- Keeping the Quarters Flowing
- Where Have You Gone, Super Mario?
- Merging Coin-Ops Consoles
- From Rivals to Licensees
- A Legacy Brimming with Star Power
- Chapter Notes
- Works Cited
- Index
