From Atari to Sega, from Apple to Nintendo DS, this full colour book takes not a regional, or European, but a global view on 33 years of onscreen fun and interaction and presents hardware from Japan, USA, UK, France, Germany and Korea, along with classic software in its authentic, pixellated glory. Including over 600 pictures, exclusively shot for Game.Machines, the book contains extensive indices, as well as 20 pages of technical data and explanations. This greatly enhanced and revised edition provides a time journey across the video game era: from the 4-bit beginnings to the broadband future. More than 400 dream machines and million sellers, bizarre slip-ups and exotic variants are profiled in full colour chapters with extensive appendixes.

Features models, diagrams, and charts that illustrate the workings of the keyboard, memory, disk drive, and printer

The 4th edition of this bestseller provides a guide to PC computing for the computer-shy, with succinct, easy-to-understand information on all aspects of computing, from hardware to software to shopping for and then maintaining a personal computer. All topics are presented using layman's language and real-life examples.

Lists the most significant writings on computer games, including works that cover recent advances in gaming and the substantial academic research that goes into devising and improving computer games.

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