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Today I'm dusting off my 1982 copy of How to Win at Video Games.. This is one of the earliest commercially published strategy guides from the Golden Age of arcade gaming.. Released during the height of the 1982 arcade boom, it features classics like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong and Galaga, when arcades were packed and high scores meant everything man.. Do you remember this book for back in the Dayz...
I own a first edition and here is what you want to look for if you want a first edition too..
Publication Information:
Title: How to Win at Video Games
Subtitle: Complete Strategies for Top Arcade Games
Editor/Author: Editors of Consumer Guide
Original Publisher: Pocket Books
First Paperback Edition: July 1982
ISBN-10: 0671458418
96 pages
The book includes strategy guides for many of the biggest arcade hits of 1982 such as Dig Dug, Donkey Kong Jr., Galaga, Joust, Ms. Pac-Man, Q*bert, Robotron: 2084, Sinistar, Tron, Xevious, Food Fight, Front Line, Pole Position, Popeye ,Time Pilot, Zaxxon and Zoo Keeper..
What Makes It Special.. Unlike modern strategy guides, this book was written when many of these games were brand new..
It contains:
Tips for scoring higher.
Enemy movement patterns.
Basic maps.
Playing techniques.
Hidden tricks.
Explanations of game mechanics.
Even operator difficulty settings, showing how arcade owners could adjust games to be easier or harder for players. That section is an interesting historical snapshot because most players never saw those settings.
Historical Importance: This book was published years before Nintendo Power, Prima Games, and BradyGames.. At the time, the video game strategy guide industry as we know it today didn't really exist.. It represents one of the earliest mass-market arcade strategy books, documentation of arcade culture at its peak, a snapshot of what serious gamers knew in 1982..
Because it focuses on the arcade era before the 1983 video game crash, it has become a nostalgic collectible among retro gaming enthusiasts..
You can find me on Instagram (thecollectorszone5150), Facebook (MasterCollectoroftheZone) and on The Geek and I Podcast YouTube Channel. The Geek and I Podcast is also on Apple, Spottily and other services that air Podcasts. Thank you for checking out The Collectors Zone.
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Today I'm dusting off my 1982 copy of How to Win at Video Games.. This is one of the earliest commercially published strategy guides from the Golden Age of arcade gaming.. Released during the height of the 1982 arcade boom, it features classics like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong and Galaga, when arcades were packed and high scores meant everything man.. Do you remember this book for back in the Dayz...
I own a first edition and here is what you want to look for if you want a first edition too..
Publication Information:
Title: How to Win at Video Games
Subtitle: Complete Strategies for Top Arcade Games
Editor/Author: Editors of Consumer Guide
Original Publisher: Pocket Books
First Paperback Edition: July 1982
ISBN-10: 0671458418
96 pages
The book includes strategy guides for many of the biggest arcade hits of 1982 such as Dig Dug, Donkey Kong Jr., Galaga, Joust, Ms. Pac-Man, Q*bert, Robotron: 2084, Sinistar, Tron, Xevious, Food Fight, Front Line, Pole Position, Popeye ,Time Pilot, Zaxxon and Zoo Keeper..
What Makes It Special.. Unlike modern strategy guides, this book was written when many of these games were brand new..
It contains:
Tips for scoring higher.
Enemy movement patterns.
Basic maps.
Playing techniques.
Hidden tricks.
Explanations of game mechanics.
Even operator difficulty settings, showing how arcade owners could adjust games to be easier or harder for players. That section is an interesting historical snapshot because most players never saw those settings.
Historical Importance: This book was published years before Nintendo Power, Prima Games, and BradyGames.. At the time, the video game strategy guide industry as we know it today didn't really exist.. It represents one of the earliest mass-market arcade strategy books, documentation of arcade culture at its peak, a snapshot of what serious gamers knew in 1982..
Because it focuses on the arcade era before the 1983 video game crash, it has become a nostalgic collectible among retro gaming enthusiasts..
You can find me on Instagram (thecollectorszone5150), Facebook (MasterCollectoroftheZone) and on The Geek and I Podcast YouTube Channel. The Geek and I Podcast is also on Apple, Spottily and other services that air Podcasts. Thank you for checking out The Collectors Zone.
The Collectors Zone eBay Store - ebay.com/usr/the_collectors_zone
The Party Arcade '77 YouTube Channel - youtube.com/@ThePartyArcade77
The Collectors Zone YouTube Channel - youtube.com/c/thecollectorszone
The Collectors Zone Instagram Page - instagram.com/thecollectorszone5150
The Collectors Zone Facebook Page - facebook.com/MasterCollectoroftheZone
The Geek and I Podcast Facebook Page - facebook.com/thegeekandipodcastwithJohnandJeff
The Geek and I Podcast YouTube Channel - youtube.com/channel/UCuem7-ek43GqUro1ZD8K1Ig
Follow the Official Saving Marilyn Monroe YouTube Channel and the Official Saving Marilyn Monroe Facebook page for exclusive story updates and join the creative journey as Saving Marilyn Monroe comes to life..
youtube.com/@SavingMarilynMonroeMovie
facebook.com/SavingMarilynMonroeMovie
*** FYI *** MY VIDEO WAS MADE FOR PURE ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSE. THESE COPYRIGHTS BELONG TO ITS RIGHTFUL OWNER.
NO copyright infringement and NO commercial benefits intended! Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use is in favor of fair use.
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