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The Game Console 2.0: A Photographic History from Atari to Xbox

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Overview

This revised and expanded second edition of the bestselling The Game Console contains brand new content, with coverage of 50 more consoles, variants, and accessories in 50 added pages. The Game Console 2.0 is a gorgeous coffee table book for geeks and gamers that brings together highly detailed photos of more than 100 video game consoles and their electronic interiors spanning nearly five decades.

Revised and updated since the first edition’s celebrated 2018 release, The Game Console 2.0 is an even bigger archival collection of vividly detailed photos of more than 100 video-game consoles. This ultimate archive of gaming history spans five decades and nine distinct generations, chronologically covering everything from market leaders to outright failures, and tracing the gaming industry’s rise, fall, and monumental resurgence.

The book’s 2nd edition features more classic game consoles and computers, a section on retro gaming in the modern era, and dozens of new entries — including super-rare finds, such the Unisonic Champion 2711, and the latest ninth-generation consoles. You’ll find coverage of legendary systems like the Magnavox Odyssey, Atari 2600, NES, and the Commodore 64; systems from the ‘90s and 2000s; modern consoles like the Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5; and consoles you never knew existed.

Get a unique peek at the hardware powering the world’s most iconic video-game systems with The Game Console 2.0 — the perfect gift for geeks of all stripes and every gamer’s must-have coffee-table book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781718500600
Publisher:	No Starch Press
Publication date:	09/08/2021
Pages:	312
Sales rank:	126,836
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Evan Amos is a video game photographer and historian, whose contributions to the publicdomain comprise the ultimate visual reference for every generation of consoles. His work has appeared in hundreds of articles, YouTube videos, and popular media outlets like Kotaku. He is also the creator and curator of the Vanamo Online Game Museum, home to the most accessible, widely used digital preservation archive in the video game realm.

First Generation

Magnavox Odyssey (1972) 14

Pong Consoles (1975) 18

Second Generation

Fairchild Channel F (1976) 24

RCA Studio II (1977) 28

Coleco Telstar Arcade (1977) 29

Atari 2600 (1977) 30

Bally Professional Arcade (1977) 34

PC-50x Series (1977) 35

Magnavox Odyssey2 (1978) 36

APF MP1000 (1978) 38

VideoBrain (1978) 40

Interton VC 4000 (1978) 41

Unisonic Champion 2711 (1978) 42

Microvision (1979) 43

Atari 800 (1979) 44

Intellivision (1980) 46

Nintendo Came & Watch (1980) 50

Epoch Cassette Vision (1981) 52

Entex Select-A-Game (1981) 53

Commodore VIC-20 (1981) 54

Emerson Arcadia 2001 (1982) 55

ZX Spectrum (1982) 56

Commodore 64 (1982) 58

Vectrex (1982) 60

CoiecoVision (1982) 62

Atari 5200 (1982) 66

VTech CreatiVision (1982) 70

Entex Adventure Vision (1982) 71

Tomy Tutor (1982) 72

Mattel Aquarius (1983) 73

Third Generation

Sega SG-1000 (1983) 78

Nintendo Famicom (1983) 80

Casio PV-1000 (1983) 84

MSX (1983) 86

Game Pocket Computer (1984) 88

Super Cassette Vision (1984) 89

Super Micro (1984) 90

RD1 Halcyon (1985) 91

Nintendo Entertainment Sys. (1985) 92

Sega Master System (1986) 96

Atari 7800 (1986) 98

Atari XE Came System (1987) 100

UN Video Art (1987) 102

Action Max (1987) 104

VTech Socrates (1988) 105

Fourth Generation

NEC PC Engine (1987) 108

Sega Mega Drive (1988) 110

Nintendo Game Boy (1989) 112

Sega Genesis (1989) 116

NECTurboGrafx-16 (1989) 120

Atari Lynx (1989) 124

Interactive Vision (1989) 126

Gamate(1990) 127

Neo Geo AES (1990) 128

Sega Game Gear (1990) 130

Hartung Came Master (1990) 132

Amstrad GX4000 (1990) 133

Super Famicom (1990) 134

Commodore CDTV (1991) 136

Super NES (1991) 138

Philips CD-i (1991) 140

Memorex VIS (1992) 142

Watara Supervision (1992) 143

Mega Duck (1993) 144

Pioneer LaserActive (1993) 145

Fifth Generation

FM Towns Marty (1993) 148

Amiga CD32 (1993) 149

3DO(1993) 150

Atari Jaguar (1993) 154

Sega Saturn (1994) 158

Sony PlayStation (1994) 162

Bandai Playdia (1994) 168

NEC PC-FX (1994) 169

Virtual Boy (1995) 170

Tiger R-Zone (1995) 172

Super A'can (1995) 174

Casio Loopy (1995) 175

Nintendo 64 (1996) 176

Apple Pippin (1996) 182

Tiger Game.com (1997) 183

Game Boy Color (1998) 184

Neo Geo Pocket (1998) 186

WonderSwan (1999) 188

Sixth Generation

Sega Dreamcast (1998) 192

PlayStation 2 (2000) 196

Nuon (2000) 200

GP32 (2001) 201

Game Boy Advance (2001) 202

Nintendo GameCube (2001) 206

Microsoft Xbox (2001) 210

Nokia N-Gage (2003) 214

Tapwave Zodiac (2003) 216

XaviXPORT (2004) 217

VTech V.Smile (2004) 218

Seventh Generation

PlayStation Portable (2004) 222

Nintendo DS (2004) 224

Gizmondo (2005) 228

Game Wave (2005) 229

Xbox 360 (2005) 230

HyperScan (2006) 236

VTech VFlash (2006) 237

PlayStation 3 (2006) 238

Nintendo Wii (2006) 244

Eighth Generation

Apple iOS (2007) 250

Google Android (2008) 252

Zeebo (2009) 254

OnLive(2010) 255

Nintendo 3DS (2011) 256

PlayStation Vita (2011) 260

Wii U (2012) 262

Ouya (2013) 266

GameStick (2013) 267

PlayStation 4 (2013) 268

Xbox One (2013) 272

Mad Catz MOJO (2013) 276

Amazon Fire TV (2014) 277

Nvidia Shield TV (2015) 278

Steam Link (2015) 279

Ninth Generation

Nintendo Switch (2017) 282

Google Stadia (2019) 286

Oculus Quest (2019) 287

Xbox Series X|S (2020) 288

PlayStation 5 (2020) 290

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Editorial Reviews

"The Game Console 2.0 is one of the rare video game books that we recommend for any fan of the medium, regardless of which systems they play now, or had as a kid. Evan Amos breaks down the hardware of 100 consoles spanning several decades, giving readers a literal inside look at the components that make the system work."
—Brandt Ranj, Rolling Stone

"The Game Console 2.0 is a must-have, even if you already have the first edition. It is a video game enthusiast’s heaven and makes for a perfect coffee table book!"
—Julia Roth, Geek Girl Authority

"A pleasure for any gaming enthusiast to flip through every now and then."
—Jeff Dunn, Engadget

"I recommend it!"
—Taylor Lyles, @TayNixster, Assoc. Tech Editor, IGN

"An extraordinary journey through the history of video game hardware."
—Daniel New, Editor, Thumbsticks

"A really fascinating trip through video game history . . . a very cool resource for anyone looking for a timeline of gaming consoles."
—Jonathan H. Liu, GeekDad

"A perfect end table book catered toward nerds and gamers that unites profoundly nitty gritty photographs of in excess of 100 computer game control centers and their electronic insides."
—RecaBlog

"[The Game Console 2.0] has been heavily revised and expanded . . . This new version adds a lot more content over the first edition!"
—Madlittlepixel, YouTuber

REVIEWS FOR THE FIRST EDITION OF THE GAME CONSOLE:

"This book gathers gorgeous images into a visual history of games, and it’s such a nostalgic treat to pore over."
—Keith Stuart, The Guardian

"Amos’ passion for gaming and photographic skills come together beautifully in The Game Console."
—Kotaku

"While services like PlayStation Now prove that streaming has the potential to increase access to older hardware-bound games, The Game Console posits that consoles themselves are important cultural objects that we shouldn’t forget."
—Motherboard

"A perfect choice for gamers looking to build up their knowledge on video game history."
—Android Central

"Photographed in intense, loving detail, the book quite literally unpacks 86 consoles and examines their innards."
—Mashable

"A vibrant, 264-page book that's packed cover to cover with full-color photos of video game consoles. Spanning consoles like the Atari 2600, Nintendo Entertainment System, to modern-day ones like the PlayStation 4, it'll take you on a nostalgic trip and make you appreciate the history of your favorite consoles."
—Brandon Carte, Yahoo Life

"This image-rich guide brings gamers on a guided tour exploring the legendary consoles of yesteryear."
—Sian Babish, The Chicago Tribune

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