A coffee table book for geeks. This 2nd Edition of The Game Console (over 40,000 copies sold) contains highly detailed photos of over 100 video game consoles and the hardware inside them, spanning more than 40 years of products.
This is the ultimate coffee table book for geeks - when first released engineers everywhere pored over it and bought multiple copies for their friends. The expanded edition of the wildly popular (over 40,000 copies sold) The Game Console is a tour through the evolution of video game hardware, with gorgeous full-color photos of over 100 consoles and the beautiful electronics inside them.
The journey begins with legendary consoles like the Magnavox Odyssey, Atari 2600, Nintendo Entertainment System, and the Commodore 64. The visual nostalgia trip continues with systems from the 1990s and 2000s, ending with modern consoles like the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Wii U.
This expanded edition adds coverage of noteworthy consoles and gaming-heavy computers such as the Commodore VIC-20 (1981), ZX Spectrum (1982), and Mattel Aquarius as well as multiple PSPs, the iPhone, and the beloved Apple II. Evan Amos is a passionate video game fan and photographer. His work has been featured in Game Informer, Kotaku, Wired, Retro Gamer, and other popular media outlets.
