The Illustrated History of 151 Videogames: A Detailed Guide to the Most Important Games

Most history of gaming books I find tend to be more pictures and often little more than a brief commonly known paragraph about the game. This however is the perfect mix of beautiful images and interesting text. I'm going to pretend it's on my coffee table when actually it's the perfect accompaniment for a read in the bathroom!

Delivery; Item arrived fast in the typical cardboard wrap\envelope.Item; This is a great book, theres plenty of info and screenshots for each game, and a wide range of games & systems covered, the paper its printed on feels like it is good quality, i would recommend this to any gamer who likes book related content.Would recommend? Yes

Not in 100% perfect condition. No shrink wrap and the outer protective cover a bit creased and not pristine at the top. Almost as if its a return sold as new.However, inside is perfect, it looks and smells new and it is a very nice book which I will treasure.

It's a beautifully illustrated guide to Simon Parkin's favourite video games. Most games either get a two page or one page spread with lots of photos and a witty incisive text. It doesn't include the present generation of consoles (PS4 XBOX 1)and needs an update but if you love video games it's a worthwhile purchase.

Any book about computer gaming, such as this well-written and informative one, that calls the ZX Spectrum by its proper name, spells in proper English and mentions Elite for the BBC, is a great book in my eyes.I'm about a fifth of the way through so far, but the excellent writing and well-researched information are consistently of a high standard, whether reviewing the games themselves or the hardware running them, and I consider the money expended on this book well spent.

this book is great , excellent pics and great detail many thanks

I bought this book for my Grandson as a Christmas gift.... Once he had opened it, well that was it!I didn’t hear a peep from him! His nose well and truly in the book!

Bought this for a family member who is computer mad, it lists everything you need to know about all arcade and consoles from the early 70's up to the present, very detailed and well written, hats off to the author who really did his homework, hours of fun reading.

It's really interesting to read this book. It goes practically year by year and it really lays out the most groundbreaking games of that time.I would recommend this to every gamer (young and especially the old :))

I bought this book for my daughter that loves video games, she loves it. The book is paperback and has a lot of pictures and screenshots.

Llega sin mayor complicación; embalaje perfecto. Es un libro no muy pesado pero si de dimensiones medias. Consta del análisis por cada hoja de diversos videojuegos que definieron el desarrollo histórico de los mismos (cuenta historia, características, particularidades, etc.) Juegos fundamentales (Según ellos...imagino) llegan a ocupar dos hojas (es decir la izquiera y la derecha al abrir el libro)Cabe mencionar que este libro contiene el análisis de ciertos videojuegos realizados desde 1971 (Computer Space) hasta 2012 (FEZ) por lo que se mencionan juegos de PS3, XBOX360 y WII, no incluyendo ya el análisis de juegos perteneciente específicamente a consolas de octava generación.

Very difficult to comprehend the content. Probably due to the writer’s writing style. I am avid reader including encyclopaedia, novels etc, but i found the writing style incoherent.

Si te gustan los libros con ilustraciones y los juegos, ésta es tu publicación. Disfrutable, hasta si no conoces el idioma inglés.