{"product_id":"the-minds-behind-playstation-games-9781476685076","title":"The Minds Behind PlayStation Games","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Featuring interviews with the creators of 43 popular video games--including \u003ci\u003eSpyro the Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSyphon Filter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNFL GameDay 98\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFinal Fantasy VII\u003c\/i\u003e--this book gives a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most influential (and sometimes forgotten) titles of the original PlayStation era. Interviewees recall the painstaking development, challenges of working with mega publishers and uncertainties of public reception, and discuss the creative processes that produced some of gaming''s all-time classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Jason Weesner\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eCraig Stitt, Spyro the Dragon: Born Green, Immortalized Purple and Remastered Fuchsia\u003cbr\u003eJames Dillon, Crash Bandicoot: A Marsupial Mascot Is Born\u003cbr\u003eGavin Rummery, Tomb Raider II: Lara's Bigger ­Ponytail-Swinging Adventure\u2028\u003cbr\u003eScott Rogers, ­Pac-Man World: From Ghosts to Glory\u003cbr\u003eAaron Cammarata, Pitfall 3D: From a Commodore Compilation to Neversoft\u003cbr\u003eTony Warriner, In Cold Blood: Ahead of Its Time\u2028\u003cbr\u003eDavid Grijns, Tenchu: Stealth Assassins: The Most Ninja \"Ninja\" Game, Ever\u003cbr\u003eJose Villeta, Treasures of the Deep: Childhood Dreams Become Reality\u003cbr\u003eJoe Brisbois, Aquanaut's Holiday: A Misunderstood Effort in Relaxation\u003cbr\u003eRichard Ham, Syphon Filter: Taking from the Best, Making the Best\u003cbr\u003eMichael Mendheim, Army Men: Sarge's Heroes: Green and Eventually Mean\u003cbr\u003eDavid Shea, Alien Trilogy: The Best of Times\u003cbr\u003eJason Weesner, Apocalypse: Neversoft's Ironic Invitation to the Big Time\u003cbr\u003eLaurent Benes, Future Cop: LAPD: Days of Future Past\u003cbr\u003eNoah Slater, 007: Tomorrow Never Dies: From Sandwiches to Spies\u003cbr\u003eCraig Stitt, Disruptor: Something Special After Sonic But Before Spyro\u003cbr\u003eMike Froggatt, C-12: Final Resistance: The ­Counter-Invasion Before the Jump to Microsoft\u003cbr\u003eMichael Heilemann, Medal of Honor: German Shepherds and Writing Your Name on the Wall\u003cbr\u003eScott Rogers, Soul Blade: More Than a Localization\u003cbr\u003eTony Iuppa, Knockout Kings: The Greatest \"Draw\" in Boxing History\u003cbr\u003eKellan Hatch, Jet Moto: The Last of the SingleTrac Hat Trick, A Monkey Off Your Back\u003cbr\u003eBrian Wiklem, Jet Moto 2: Two Versions of a Special Sequel\u003cbr\u003eBrian Wiklem, Cool Boarders: Rejection, Compromise and Respect\u003cbr\u003eJules Burt, Sled Storm: The First One, the Best One\u003cbr\u003eJim Buck, Rally Cross: Sexy 3D Math\u003cbr\u003eTim Huntsman, WWF War Zone: When RAW Was WAR\u003cbr\u003eJoe Brisbois, ESPN Extreme Games: Before Tony Hawk, After the Rash\u003cbr\u003eSebastiaan Reinarz and Amory Wong, NBA Live 96: A ­Full-Court Press\u003cbr\u003eErik Kiss and Jon Spencer, Triple Play 97: The Rookie's Road to MVP\u003cbr\u003eTrent Shumay, NHL 98: EA's First Hat Trick on PS1\u2028\u003cbr\u003eChris Foley, NFL GameDay 98: From the Hallway at Sony to Google\u003cbr\u003eCharles Pinady, Parasite Eve: Aya's ­Not-So-Square Tale\u003cbr\u003eAlan Flores, ­Spider-Man: Doing Whatever a Spider Can—in 3D\u003cbr\u003eEric Thommerot and David Grijns, Nightmare Creatures\/Nightmare Creatures II: PlayStation's Gothic Dream and Curse\u003cbr\u003eScott Campbell, Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012: After Twisted, Before Incognito\u003cbr\u003eKellan Hatch and Scott Campbell, Warhawk: One Half of Sony and SingleTrac's Twisted ­Team-Up\u003cbr\u003eRuss Patterson, Courier Crisis: Flippin' Off the Police on Your GT\u003cbr\u003eDave Quesnelle, Brain Dead 13: The Animated Twitch Game Swan Song\u003cbr\u003eDominic Craig, Team Buddies: Too \"Leggit\" to Quit\u003cbr\u003eMartin Edmondson, Driver: From the Figure Eight to the Open World\u2028\u003cbr\u003eNigel Conroy, Grand Theft Auto 2: Light It Up, Before the War in Chinatown\u003cbr\u003eScott Campbell, Twisted Metal: Heating Up the PlayStation\u003cbr\u003eJonathan Williams and David Bamberger, Final Fantasy VII: Changing the Way the U.S. Thought About RPGs\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040492454231,"sku":"9781476685076","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476685076.jpg?v=1750946918","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-minds-behind-playstation-games-9781476685076","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}