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Hardcoregaming101.net Presents: The Guide to Classic Graphic Adventures

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In 1984, Roberta Williams of Sierra On-Line designed King's Quest, the world's first graphic adventure. A huge step beyond the text-oriented games that preceded it, the genre took the world by storm, and proved immensely popular with computers over the next decade. A combination of storytelling and puzzle solving, they provided the ability to explore a world and experience a narrative without the need for twitchy reflexes demanded of arcade games. This nearly comprehensive book includes reviews for over 250 games from the golden age of the graphic adventure genre, running from 1984 to roughly 2000, focusing on promiminent publishers such as: -LucasArts -Sierra On-Line -Legend -And several other popular and not-so-popular series and games -Also includes interviews with several adventure game developers, including Al Lowe , Corey Cole , Bob Bates and Josh Mandel .

Language: English

Pages: 774

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Release: May 17, 2011

ISBN: 146095579X

ISBN 13: 9781460955796

Hardcoregaming101.net Presents: The Guide to Classic Graphic Adventures

4.2/5 ( ratings)

In 1984, Roberta Williams of Sierra On-Line designed King's Quest, the world's first graphic adventure. A huge step beyond the text-oriented games that preceded it, the genre took the world by storm, and proved immensely popular with computers over the next decade. A combination of storytelling and puzzle solving, they provided the ability to explore a world and experience a narrative without the need for twitchy reflexes demanded of arcade games. This nearly comprehensive book includes reviews for over 250 games from the golden age of the graphic adventure genre, running from 1984 to roughly 2000, focusing on promiminent publishers such as: -LucasArts -Sierra On-Line -Legend -And several other popular and not-so-popular series and games -Also includes interviews with several adventure game developers, including Al Lowe , Corey Cole , Bob Bates and Josh Mandel .

Language: English

Pages: 774

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Release: May 17, 2011

ISBN: 146095579X

ISBN 13: 9781460955796

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