Video Game of the Year : : a Year-By-Year Guide to the Best, Boldest, and Most Bizarre Games From Every Year Since 1977

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Call Number: Adult Book / Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / Games / Minor, Jordan, 794.809 Mi
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1977, Pong – 1978, Space Invaders -- 1979, Speed Freak -- 1980, Pac-Man -- 1981, Donkey Kong -- 1982, Pitfall! -- 1983, Dragon's Lair -- 1984, Tetris -- 1985, Super Mario Bros. -- 1986, Dragon Quest -- 1987, The Legend of Zelda -- 1988, Mega Man 2 -- 1989, SimCity -- 1990, The Secret of Monkey Island -- 1991, Sonic the Hedgehog -- 1992, Wolfenstein -- 1993, NBA Jam -- 1994, Super Street Fighter II Turbo -- 1995, Donkey Kong Country 2 -- 1996, Super Mario 64 -- 1997, Final Fantasy VII -- 1998, Metal Gear Solid -- 1999, System Shock 2 -- 2000, Half-life Counter-strike -- 2001, Halo: Combat Evolved -- 2002, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City -- 2003, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker -- 2004, World of Warcraft -- 2005, Resident Evil 4 -- 2006, Wii Sports -- 2007, Rock Band -- 2008, Spore -- 2009, Uncharted 2: Among the Thieves -- 2010, Super MEat Boy -- 2011, Minecraft -- 2012, The Walking Dead -- 2013, Depression Quest -- 2014, Destiny -- 2015, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt -- 2016, Pokemon Go -- 2017, Fortnite -- 2018, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate -- 2019, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice -- 2020, Animal Crossing: New Horizon -- 2021 Co-op: Bonus Round -- 2022, The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe.
"For each of the 40 years of video game history, there is a defining game, a game that captured the zeitgeist and left a legacy for all games that followed. Through a series of entertaining, informative, and opinionated critical essays, author and tech journalist Jordan Minor investigates, in chronological order, the innovative, genre-bending, and earth-shattering games from 1977 through 2022. Minor explores development stories, critical reception, and legacy, and also looks at how gaming intersects with and eventually influences society at large while reveling in how uniquely and delightfully bizarre even the most famous games tend to be"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents: Pong: the first game of the year. -- Space Invaders: the aliens of the year. -- Speed Freak: the hot rod of the year. -- Pac-Man: the mascot of the year. -- Donkey Kong: the irreplacable game of the year. -- Pitfall!: the third-party game of the year. -- Dragon's Lair: the cartoon of the year. -- Tetris: the communist game of the year. -- Super Mario Bros.: the Citizen Kane of the year. -- Dragon Quest: the Japanese role-playing game of the year.

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