• Consoles, handheld & home computers 1972-2012
• First edition: 248 pages in full colour
• From Atari to Sega, from Apple to Nintendo 3DS: The illustrated history of 450 machines with 600 pictures, history & technical data
• Language: English

40 years of onscreen fun and interaction: This book presents almost every game computer and console ever created, from Japan, USA and Europe, along with classic software in its authentic, pixellated glory, and background information as well as key technical facts.

More than 400 dream machines and million sellers, bizarre slip-ups and exotic variants are celebrated in full colour chapters with extensive appendixes. From Atari to Xbox360, from the C64 to Nintendo 3DS: Game.Machines is the reference point for members of the PlayStation generation; whether they’re gamers or collectors.

Originally published in Germany, Game.Machines has been recognized as a `suitable reference´ and `recommended reading´ (by Germany's premier micro monthly C’t), as `very entertaining´ (Gamestar) and `compulsory reading´ (PlayZone) or simply as `Ace´ (ComputerBILD). Two years in the making, this greatly enhanced and revised edition invites you to a time journey across the video game era: From the 4-bit beginnings to the broadband future.

Release Date	Jan 31, 2012
Genre	Misc. Book
Version	US
PAX-Code	PAX0003534402
Catalog No.	ISBN9780987830500
Item Code	9780987830500