From pinballs to pixels: an arcade history of Williams-Bally-Midway
"From early classics like Contact to marvels like High Speed , gaming publisher Williams dazzled arcade goers with its diverse range of quality pinball games. The age of video games catapulted the company into legend with blockbusters like Defender and Joust , and by the end of the 1980s it was...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "From early classics like Contact to marvels like High Speed , gaming publisher Williams dazzled arcade goers with its diverse range of quality pinball games. The age of video games catapulted the company into legend with blockbusters like Defender and Joust , and by the end of the 1980s it was the largest coin-op publisher in North America. Its acquisition of Bally/Midway began a period of hits that included Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam , as well as the best-selling pinball machine of all time, The Addams Family "-- |
| Beschreibung: | Literaturverzeichnis Seite 411-427. - Index |
| Beschreibung: | x, 436Seiten Illustrationen 26 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781476689371 1476689377 |
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