A Guide to Movie Based Video Games 1982-2000 - Hardcover

Carton, Christopher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1399085956 ISBN 13: 9781399085953

Verlag: White Owl, 2023

Inhaltsangabe

Explore two decades of licensed video games based on blockbuster movies!You’ve seen the movie, now PLAY the movie!Long before gaming came to the big screen, cinema arrived in the homes of millions in the form of licensed video games; playable merchandise that tied in to some of the major tentpoles of cinematic history. Many of these games followed the storylines of the movies on which they were based, as well as providing supplementary adventures to major franchises. Collected in this book are some of the biggest games to come from Hollywood adventures during the '80s and '90s.In this comprehensive book, you’ll find over 300 games across 18 chapters, with sections dedicated to major movie franchises such as Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Top Gun, Pixar, Aliens and Indiana Jones, along with nearly 200 full-color screenshots of major releases. Showcasing the highs and lows of early computer gaming through the 16-bit era and onto the advent of 3D console gaming, A Guide to Movie Based Video Games: 1982 - 2000 covers two decades of video games with trivia, analysis and recommendations.Grab your controller, step into the silver screen and get ready to play!

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Chris Carton was born into a family of movie and game lovers. He cut his teeth on Commodore 64 platformers and Amiga point-and-click adventures like the Monkey Island series and has loved video games ever since. He's also obsessed with cinema and movies of all genres. Chris was born in Galway but now lives in Cork, Ireland, with his wife and three kids, who he has bestowed his gaming passion upon!

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: White Owl
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1399085956
• ISBN 13: 9781399085953
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 199
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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