Bibliograph

The secret lives of video games, the remarkable stories behind the world's most famous video games, S.E. Abramson

Type

Label

The secret lives of video games, the remarkable stories behind the world's most famous video games, S.E. Abramson

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The secret lives of video games

Oclc number

1344331483

Responsibility statement

S.E. Abramson

Sub title

the remarkable stories behind the world's most famous video games

Summary

"Did you know that Mario was originally named Jumpman? Or that his iconic hat and moustache were created because hair and mouths were too hard to animate? Or that Fortnite was originally pitched as a zombie apocalypse survival game? Or that the creator of Pokemon was inspired by his childhood bug collection? In 'The Secret Lives of Video Games,' you'll read all this and more"--back cover

Table Of Contents

Author's note for parents and teachers -- The first computer game -- The first "video" game -- Computer space -- Pac-man -- Tetris -- Super Mario bros -- The legend of Zelda -- Metroid -- Sonic the hedgehog -- FIFA -- Pokémon -- Animal crossing -- Roblox -- Portal -- Minecraft -- Five nights at Freddy's -- Splatoon -- Rocket league -- Undertale -- Ori and the blind forest -- Hollow knight -- Fortnite -- Among us

Target audience

juvenile

Classification