Adventure: The Atari 2600 at the Dawn of Console Gaming Kindle Edition

Good book, but the cover was creased, it was not in "new" condition.

I'm sure I'm not the only one with a large stack of unread books on the nightstand. So when I get word of new books like this on a topic of great interest, it goes on the wish list for some future time. But then I saw some troll post a negative review here based entirely on the title and not the content, which incensed me into pulling the trigger and getting it read. And I'm glad I did.Most Atari fans have memorized the history of the 2600. What Lendino uniquely does here is to relate those details in the context of the era in which they occurred, with a perspective informed by knowing now how it all turned out. It's part personal memoir, but not so much as to become a vanity project - just enough to evoke memories for those of us who were around in the 1977-1984 time frame and lived this stuff. I'd forgotten quite a bit.In addition to the history, the book includes short but comprehensive reviews of the most significant games released for each year the 2600 was sold. Significant means best and worst, and Lendino chose well, including important third-party releases from Activision, Imagic, and Parker Brothers. Each game features a screenshot (would have loved having those in color, but you can't always get everything you want in publishing), a gameplay synopsis, and just enough technical information without getting bogged down in arcane details best left to other books.It's good stuff, whether you lived it the first time like I did, or if you came in later on and want to appreciate the Atari phenomenon in its original context.

I am a retrogamer through and through, and when I saw this book I knew I had to check it out. Excellent overview of the games released for the 2600. I even discovered a few that I had never heard of.

A wealth of information to satisfy the nostalgic and “lapsed” gamer like myself. I really like the author breaking down so many cartridges; the simple games that defined the childhood of so many. Love having this book in my retro game library,

Interesting read on the history, detail of, and folloup of the Atari 2600 platform and its games. Having owned 2600, 5200 and an actual Asteroids Deluxe machine I can appreciate his history, nostalgia and detail of an exciting time that shaped many. Wheather you are a retro game or old computer hobbiest you will enjoy this book.

I enjoyed this because I'm very into old consoles for some reason.

A breezy, well researched tome about the world first "important" video game system. Lendino mixes technical details, company history, game reviews, and personal memoir into a unique perspective sure to please discerning Atari fans looking for interesting non-fiction read about their favorite company.

This is a well told and well annotated work. If you Atari, you will like having this in your library.

I picked this up after seeing a review of the book online to relive some 2600 nostalgia. It certainly helped do that and it's both very well written and very informative. However, it is very slanted towards America and the lack of images/screenshots/colour makes the book feel a bit boring at times.

Gleich vorweg: Der "Blick ins Buch" auch für die gedruckte Version zeigt etliche bunte Bilder, die aufgrund ihrer Häufigkeit den Eindruck des Buches deutlich bestimmen. Das tatsächliche Buch ist aber nur ein eher billig wirkender schwarz-weiß Druck. Ein Versehen? Oder Täuschung? Normalerweise wäre das aber Grund genug, das Buch zurückzuschicken...... aber dummerweise ist es so spannend und toll geschrieben, dass es auch in dem Zustand den Kaufpreis mehr als wert ist. Ich habe es regelrecht verschlungen. Darum gebe ich dem Buch trotzdem 5 Sterne und kann es nur empfehlen.

As an Atari infatuated fan I may sound biased saying this - One of the best books on Atari history I have ever read! Every Atari fan and retrogamer must have this one in their collection.

Brought as a gift for my son that loves Retro gaming. He loved this book, he has re-read a few times !!

The text was very well written, with the author adding their own views and opinions on each of the titles covered. It was also nice how it was presented in a time line of releases.