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Arcade Feveris a full-color illustrated history of video arcade games, with tributes to more than 50 classic games like Pong, Space Invaders, Pac Man, Q-Bert, Frogger, and TRON. Learn which game caused a yen shortage in Japan -- and which games inspired breakfast cereals, Saturday-morning cartoons, episodes ofSeinfeld,and #1 pop-music singles. Meet the visionary musicians, writers, animators, cabinet artists, and other unsung heroes of the video game industry. The perfect gift for anyone who spent their childhood in video arcades,Arcade Feveris a pop-culture nostalgia trip you won't want to miss! John Sellers writes forEntertainment Weekly, Premiere, TV Guide,and other national magazines. He is also the author ofPop Culture Aptitude Test: Rad, 80s Version.He was the World Champion of Donkey Kong in 1983 and appeared on the television show"That's Incredible!"Sellers, John is the author of 'Arcade Fever The Fan's Guide to the Golden Age Video Games' with ISBN 9780762409372 and ISBN 0762409371.
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