This highly informative book, written by veteran gaming columnist Goldberg,
is billed as the first of its kind, spanning 50 years of video game history
with its zany personalities, many trends, and marketing coups. The video
game industry boasts revenues equaling that of Hollywood and a huge consumer
base of 70% of Americans playing its games, Goldberg reveals. He details
the ebb-and-flow of video game history and stories of its creators such as
Ralph Baer, Nolan Bushnell, Hiroshi Yamauchi, William "Tripp" Hawkins, Dan
and Sam Houser, Graeme Devine, and Jason Kapulka. His coverage of the
development of games like Tennis for Two, Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Dungeons &
Dragons, Myst, Sims, and Grand Theft Auto will appeal not only to nerds and
gamers in Goldberg's easily accessible anecdotes but to those who grew up
with these games through generations.

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