Kent interviewed everyone who mattered while they were still answering their phones. The book is long, digressive, occasionally unreliable, and utterly essential — the closest thing the medium has to a foundational chronicle. Use it as a source, not a verdict.
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The Reading Room
The Ultimate History of Video Games
From Pong to Pokémon
A sprawling oral history of the arcade and console eras — messy, gossipy, irreplaceable as a primary source.
- Author
- Steven L. Kent
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Three Rivers Press
- Pages
- 624
- Shelved
- Recommended