Featuring interviews with the creators of 39 popular video games, this book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the origins of some of the most iconic shooter games. Interviewees recount endless hours of painstaking development, the challenges of working with mega-publishers, the growth of the genre, and the creative process.
Featuring interviews with the creators of 39 popular video games, this book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the origins of some of the most iconic shooter games. Interviewees recount endless hours of painstaking development, the challenges of working with mega-publishers, the growth of the genre, and the creative process.
Patrick Hickey, Jr., is the founder and editor-in-chief of ReviewFix.com and a lecturer of English and journalism at Kingsborough Community College, in Brooklyn, New York. Over the past decade, his video game coverage has been featured in national ad campaigns by Nintendo, Disney and EA Sports.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Jeff Paquette Preface Introduction Neil Biggin, Michael Hirst, Paul Hiley and Greg Staples, Loaded: A Bloody Good Time Jake Simpson, Revolution X: An "Angel" in Arcades, but "Jaded" on Console Vic Tolomei, Chiller: Medieval Mayhem Rob Fulop, Missile Command: An Arcade Perfect Port Steve Woita, Quadrun: Definitely Not Ms. Pac-Man Steve Cartwright, Megamania: Cheeseburger in Slide and Shoot Paradise John Mracek and Mike Feinstein, Phoenix: The Birth of the Big Bad Boss Noah Falstein, Sinistar: More Than Words Paul Marrable, Horizon Shift '81: Back to the Future Ste Wilson, Super Mega Space Blaster Special: A Personal Challenge Dan Kitchen, River Raid II: Refueling the 2600 Dan Kitchen, Turn & Burn: No Fly Zone: The Long Atari Highway to the SNES Danger Zone Benjamin Johnson, WarJetz: Ben's Big Break Dylan Cuthbert, Star Fox: Super FX Chips and McVities Cam Weber, Scarface: The World Is Yours: Say Hello to Not Your Typical Movie Tie-In Perry Rodgers, Jumping Flash: Taking the FPS to New Heights Ronald Pieket, Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction: Destroy It All, One Card at a Time Richard Rouse III, The Suffering: Ties That Bind: A Monster in My Closet Jools Watsham, Xeodrifter: Pint-Sized Metroid-Mania Ronald Pieket, One: Man on the Run Jools Watsham, Dementium II: No Konami? No Problem Brian McNeely, Powerslave: Walk, Shoot and Jump Like an Egyptian Jens Andersson, The Darkness: Jackie Boy's Day Out David Szymanski and Dave Oshry, Dusk: The Rediscovered Roots of the FPS Joe Mirabello, Tower of Guns: .38 Special Neill Glancy, South Park: From Guns to Yellow Snowballs Jim Stiefelmaier, Area 51: The Truth Is Cardboard Thin Simon Hason and Philipp Döschl, Lonewolf: Click, Click Boom David Dienstbier and Stephen Broumley, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter: An E3 Cinderella Story Jon Knoles, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire: Rendar's Day Out Tony Giovannini, Metroid Prime: Through Samus' Eyes Jens Andersson, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay: Better Than the Movie, a Lot Better Taylor Kurosaki, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Redefining a Classic with a New Story Tony Barnes, Medal of Honor (2010): Let Them Know You're "There" Rebecca Ann Heineman, Wolfenstein 3D: Symphony of Destruction Frank O'Connor, Halo 3: The Biggest and Baddest on the 360 Lee Perry, Gears of War: Cover Me Dominic Craig, Red Dead Revolver: Rockstar Did What Capcom Couldn't, for a Dollar Jake Simpson, Soldier of Fortune: GHOULs and Guns Conclusion Afterword by Benjamin Johnson Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Jeff Paquette Preface Introduction Neil Biggin, Michael Hirst, Paul Hiley and Greg Staples, Loaded: A Bloody Good Time Jake Simpson, Revolution X: An "Angel" in Arcades, but "Jaded" on Console Vic Tolomei, Chiller: Medieval Mayhem Rob Fulop, Missile Command: An Arcade Perfect Port Steve Woita, Quadrun: Definitely Not Ms. Pac-Man Steve Cartwright, Megamania: Cheeseburger in Slide and Shoot Paradise John Mracek and Mike Feinstein, Phoenix: The Birth of the Big Bad Boss Noah Falstein, Sinistar: More Than Words Paul Marrable, Horizon Shift '81: Back to the Future Ste Wilson, Super Mega Space Blaster Special: A Personal Challenge Dan Kitchen, River Raid II: Refueling the 2600 Dan Kitchen, Turn & Burn: No Fly Zone: The Long Atari Highway to the SNES Danger Zone Benjamin Johnson, WarJetz: Ben's Big Break Dylan Cuthbert, Star Fox: Super FX Chips and McVities Cam Weber, Scarface: The World Is Yours: Say Hello to Not Your Typical Movie Tie-In Perry Rodgers, Jumping Flash: Taking the FPS to New Heights Ronald Pieket, Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction: Destroy It All, One Card at a Time Richard Rouse III, The Suffering: Ties That Bind: A Monster in My Closet Jools Watsham, Xeodrifter: Pint-Sized Metroid-Mania Ronald Pieket, One: Man on the Run Jools Watsham, Dementium II: No Konami? No Problem Brian McNeely, Powerslave: Walk, Shoot and Jump Like an Egyptian Jens Andersson, The Darkness: Jackie Boy's Day Out David Szymanski and Dave Oshry, Dusk: The Rediscovered Roots of the FPS Joe Mirabello, Tower of Guns: .38 Special Neill Glancy, South Park: From Guns to Yellow Snowballs Jim Stiefelmaier, Area 51: The Truth Is Cardboard Thin Simon Hason and Philipp Döschl, Lonewolf: Click, Click Boom David Dienstbier and Stephen Broumley, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter: An E3 Cinderella Story Jon Knoles, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire: Rendar's Day Out Tony Giovannini, Metroid Prime: Through Samus' Eyes Jens Andersson, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay: Better Than the Movie, a Lot Better Taylor Kurosaki, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Redefining a Classic with a New Story Tony Barnes, Medal of Honor (2010): Let Them Know You're "There" Rebecca Ann Heineman, Wolfenstein 3D: Symphony of Destruction Frank O'Connor, Halo 3: The Biggest and Baddest on the 360 Lee Perry, Gears of War: Cover Me Dominic Craig, Red Dead Revolver: Rockstar Did What Capcom Couldn't, for a Dollar Jake Simpson, Soldier of Fortune: GHOULs and Guns Conclusion Afterword by Benjamin Johnson Index
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