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Arcade Mania
The Turbo-charged World of Japan's Game Centers
Brian Ashcraft with Jean Snow
Paperback 192 pages
132 x 188mm
ISBN : 978-4-7700-3078-8 / 4-7700-3078-9
Publish : Jan, 2009
Price : $19.95 |
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[ About the Book ]
Japan has a unique and powerful presence in the world of video games, and is a country where the game arcade scene is still flourishing. Arcade Mania! takes you on a turbo-charged tour through a typical Japanese arcade, from the crazy crane games, sticker picture machines, and rhythm games that beckon from the entrance, then on to the fighting games, shooting games, retro games, games of chance, and card-based games you'll find inside.
Covering classic games from Space Invaders to Street Fighter, as well as the unique, quirky games found only in Japan, Arcade Mania! is crammed full of interviews with game makers and star players, and packed with facts about the history, background, and characteristics of each game, all lavishly illustrated with photographs and game graphics, making this book a must-have for gamers everywhere.
Reviews
"A delightfultour of the most innovative, unusual, and dow nright bizarre stuff you can find in a Japanese arcade."
—Chris Baker, Wired Magazine
"A fascinating, funny, and sharp-eyed look at the place where they play-test the future."
—Warren Ellis, author of Crooked Little Vein and Transmetropolitan
"Arcade Mania! is the definitive history for anyone who's ever been ensnared by a UFO catcher, lost in Rhythm Heaven, or drained of time and money spent because of a great game arcade. And for those of us who don't quite fit that description, it's a tantalizing tour of what we've been missing."
—Stephen Totilo, MTV News
"...his writing style is as fast and furious as the pixilated, fantastical landscapes he evokes."
—The Christian Science MonitorM
"It's an essential work for anyone curious about the technological and cultural evolution of arcade games in Japan."
—The Dallas Morning News
About the Authors
Osaka-based author Brian Ashcraft is well-known for his witty and insightful daily posts on Kotaku, one of the net's biggest gaming blogs, and in Arcade Mania! he brings together his extensive knowledge of the Japanese arcade scene in book form for the first time. As well as working as a Kotaku editor, he is a contributing editor for Wired magazine, and his writing has appeared in Popular Science, Metropolis magazine, and The Japan Times.
Contributor Jean Snow is based in Tokyo where he keeps his finger on the pulse of Japanese art, design, and media through his blog, jeansnow.net. He writes for Wired's blog Game|Life, and has a column on design in The Japan Times.
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