Description |
1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations |
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data file rda |
Note |
Description based upon print version of record. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
"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."-- Provided by publisher. |
Contents |
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 and consoles -- From rivals to licensees -- A legacy brimming with star power. |
Subject |
Donkey Kong (Game)
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Nintendo video games -- History.
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Donkey Kong (Game) (OCoLC)fst00896845
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Nintendo video games. (OCoLC)fst01037853
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Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Added Author |
McFerran, Damien, author of foreword.
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Other Form: |
Print version : Horowitz, Ken, 1973- Beyond Donkey Kong. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020] 9781476684208 (DLC) 2020029701 (OCoLC)1159562791 |
ISBN |
9781476641768 electronic book |
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