{"product_id":"the-minds-behind-shooter-games-9781476682730","title":"The Minds Behind Shooter Games","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Featuring interviews with the creators of 39 popular video games--including \u003ci\u003eHalo 3\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCall of Duty: Modern Warfare\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMedal of Honor\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMetroid Prime\u003c\/i\u003e--this book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the origins of some of the most iconic shooter games. Interviewees recount endless hours of painstaking development, the challenges of working with mega-publishers, the growth of the genre and the creative processes that produced some of the industry''s biggest hits, cult classics and indie successes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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 \u003ci\u003eThe Walter Day Superstars, Volume 1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e“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, \u003ci\u003eTop Kvlt\u003c\/i\u003e (Horror Podcast)\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e“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, \u003ci\u003eThe Duel Screens\u003c\/i\u003e podcast\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\tix\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Jeff Paquette\t1\u003cbr\u003ePreface\t3\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\t5\u003cbr\u003eNeil Biggin, Michael Hirst, Paul Hiley and Greg Staples, Loaded: A Bloody Good Time\t7\u003cbr\u003eJake Simpson, Revolution X: An \"Angel\" in Arcades, but \"Jaded\" on Console\t17\u003cbr\u003eVic Tolomei, Chiller: Medieval Mayhem\t26\u003cbr\u003eRob Fulop, Missile Command: An Arcade Perfect Port\t34\u003cbr\u003eSteve Woita, Quadrun: Definitely Not Ms. Pac-Man\t39\u003cbr\u003eSteve Cartwright, Megamania: Cheeseburger in Slide and Shoot Paradise\t47\u003cbr\u003eJohn Mracek and Mike Feinstein, Phoenix: The Birth of the Big Bad Boss\t52\u003cbr\u003eNoah Falstein, Sinistar: More Than Words\t57\u003cbr\u003ePaul Marrable, Horizon Shift '81: Back to the Future\t62\u003cbr\u003eSte Wilson, Super Mega Space Blaster Special: A Personal Challenge\t67\u003cbr\u003eDan Kitchen, River Raid II: Refueling the 2600\t72\u003cbr\u003eDan Kitchen, Turn \u0026amp; Burn: No Fly Zone: The Long Atari Highway to the SNES Danger Zone\t76\u003cbr\u003eBenjamin Johnson, War­Jetz: Ben's Big Break\t81\u003cbr\u003eDylan Cuthbert, Star Fox: Super FX Chips and McVities\t85\u003cbr\u003eCam Weber, Scarface: The World Is Yours: Say Hello to Not Your Typical Movie Tie-In\t89\u003cbr\u003ePerry Rodgers, Jumping Flash: Taking the FPS to New Heights\t93\u003cbr\u003eRonald Pieket, Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction: Destroy It All, One Card at a Time\t98\u003cbr\u003eRichard Rouse III, The Suffering: Ties That Bind: A Monster in My Closet\t102\u003cbr\u003eJools Watsham, Xeodrifter: Pint-Sized Metroid-Mania\t111\u003cbr\u003eRonald Pieket, One: Man on the Run\t115\u003cbr\u003eJools Watsham, Dementium II: No Konami? No Problem\t119\u003cbr\u003eBrian McNeely, Powerslave: Walk, Shoot and Jump Like an Egyptian\t124\u003cbr\u003eJens Andersson, The Darkness: Jackie Boy's Day Out\t131\u003cbr\u003eDavid Szymanski and Dave Oshry, Dusk: The Rediscovered Roots of the FPS\t136\u003cbr\u003eJoe Mirabello, Tower of Guns: .38 Special\t142\u003cbr\u003eNeill Glancy, South Park: From Guns to Yellow Snowballs\t154\u003cbr\u003eJim Stiefelmaier, Area 51: The Truth Is Cardboard Thin\t159\u003cbr\u003eSimon Hason and Philipp Döschl, Lonewolf: Click, Click Boom\t166\u003cbr\u003eDavid Dienstbier and Stephen Broumley, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter: An E3 Cinderella Story\t171\u003cbr\u003eJon Knoles, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire: Rendar's Day Out\t180\u003cbr\u003eTony Giovannini, Metroid Prime: Through Samus' Eyes\t186\u003cbr\u003eJens Andersson, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay: Better Than the Movie, a Lot Better\t191\u003cbr\u003eTaylor Kurosaki, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Redefining a Classic with a New Story\t198\u003cbr\u003eTony Barnes, Medal of Honor (2010): Let Them Know You're \"There\"\t203\u003cbr\u003eRebecca Ann Heineman, Wolfenstein 3D: Symphony of Destruction\t209\u003cbr\u003eFrank O'Connor, Halo 3: The Biggest and Baddest on the 360\t216\u003cbr\u003eLee Perry, Gears of War: Cover Me\t223\u003cbr\u003eDominic Craig, Red Dead Revolver: Rockstar Did What Capcom Couldn't, for a Dollar\t230\u003cbr\u003eJake Simpson, Soldier of Fortune: GHOULs and Guns\t246\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\t259\u003cbr\u003eAfterword by Benjamin Johnson\t261\u003cbr\u003eIndex\t263","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040482787671,"sku":"9781476682730","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476682730.jpg?v=1750946893","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-minds-behind-shooter-games-9781476682730","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}