Classic Home Video Games 1972-1984

<p> This reference work provides a comprehensive guide to popular and obscure video games of the 1970s and early 1980s covering virtually every official United States release for programmable home game consoles of the pre-Nintendo NES era. Included are the following systems: Adventure Vision APF MP1000 Arcadia 2001 Astrocade Atari 2600 Atari 5200 Atari 7800 ColecoVision Fairchild Channel F Intellivision Microvision Odyssey Odyssey2 RCA Studio II Telstar Arcade and Vectrex.</p><p> Organized alphabetically by console brand each chapter includes a history and description of the game system followed by substantive entries for every game released for that console regardless of when the game was produced. Each video game entry includes publisher/developer information and the release year along with a detailed description and frequently the author's critique. An appendix lists homebrew titles that have been created by fans and amateur programmers and are available for download or purchase. Includes glossary bibliography and index.</p>