Vintage Games

Table of contents

1. Front Cover
2. Title Page
3. Copyright
4. CONTENTS
5. Bonus On Line Chapters
6. Preface
7. Acknowledgements
8. Chapter 1 Alone in the Dark (1992): The Polygons of Fear
9. Chapter 2 Castle Wolfenstein (1981): Achtung! Stealth Gaming Steps out of the Shadows
10. Chapter 3 Dance Dance Revolution (1998): The Player Becomes the Star
11. Chapter 4 Diablo (1996): The Rogue Goes to Hell
12. Chapter 5 Doom (1993): The First-Person Shooter Takes Control
13. Chapter 6 Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty (1992): Spicing up Strategy in Real Time
14. Chapter 7 Final Fantasy VII (1997): It’s Never Final in the World of Fantasy
15. Chapter 8 Flight Simulator (1980): Digital Reality
16. Chapter 9 Grand Theft Auto III (2001 ): The Consolejacking Life
17. Chapter 10 John Madden Football (1988): Modern Sports Videogames Kickoff
18. Chapter 11 King’s Quest: Quest for the Crown (1984): Perilous Puzzles, Thorny Thrones
19. Chapter 12 Myst (1993): Launching Multimedia Worlds
20. Chapter 13 Pac-Man (1980): Japanese Gumption, American Consumption
21. Chapter 14 Pole Position (1982): Where the Raster Meets the Road
22. Chapter 15 SimCity (1989): Building Blocks for Fun and Profit
23. Chapter 16 Space Invaders (1978): The Japanese Descend
24. Chapter 17 Street Fighter II (1991): Would You Like the Combo?
25. Chapter 18 Super Mario 64/Tomb Raider (1996): The Third Dimension
26. Chapter 19 Super Mario Bros. (1985): How High Can Jumpman Get?
27. Chapter 20 Tetris (1985): Casual Gaming Falls into Place
28. Chapter 21 The Legend of Zelda (1986): Rescuing Zeldas and Uniting Triforces
29. Chapter 22 The Sims (2000): Who Let the Sims Out?
30. Chapter 23 Ultima (1980): The Immaculate Conception of the Computer Role-Playing Game
31. Chapter 24 Ultima Online (1997): Putting the Role-Play Back in Computer Role-Playing Games
32. Chapter 25 Zork (1980): Text Imps versus Graphics Grues
33. Index