Video Invaders

This is a history and review book for videogames. It's 'Introduction' tells how the author came to play pinball games, and traces these games back to 1871 and other coin operated electronic games. In the next few chapters it looks at the growth of computer and home video games starting with the 'Spacewar!' game at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It then goes on to tell Ralph H. Baer's idea for home video games and the Odyssey home system. It then looks at 'Computer Space' by Nolan Bushnell, and the founding of Atari. From there it explores the arcade and home videogame markets, and s...