Books on arcade machines....

[eggedd2k]

i've got the project arcade book and arcade fever - just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for other arcade based books?

[RayB]

The Pac-Man joke book.

[arcadegamenut]

I used to have (and still think I do burried in a box somewhere) a book that I think was titled "How To Win At Video Games". It's a paperback book with a black cover and a picture of someone playing video games. I'll check tonight when I get home from work and see if I still have it so I can give you more info if you want.

[RayB]

I used to have (and still think I do burried in a box somewhere) a book that I think was titled "How To Win At Video Games".

  why I would not be caught dead reading such filth!

[jcroach]

I found a couple of ....interesting.... books on Amazon recently.

Blue Wizard Is About To Die! : Prose, Poems, and Emoto-Versatronic Expressionist Pieces About Video Games

Lucky Wander Boy

These are good ones I'd recomend:
The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon--The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World

High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, Second Edition

Supercade: A Visual History of the Videogame Age 1971-1984

The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

Official Price Guide to Classic Video Games : Console, Arcade, and Handheld Games

And some other random books about gaming:
Power-Up : How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life

What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy

Got Game: How the Gamer Generation Is Reshaping Business Forever

Trigger Happy : Videogames and the Entertainment Revolution

Dungeons and Dreamers: The Rise of Computer Game Culture from Geek to Chic

Do an Amazon search.  You'll find lots of other interesting stuff.

[Sinner]

I used to have (and still think I do burried in a box somewhere) a book that I think was titled "How To Win At Video Games". It's a paperback book with a black cover and a picture of someone playing video games. I'll check tonight when I get home from work and see if I still have it so I can give you more info if you want.

HA!  I should have that one somewhere too...I remember having it as a kid...it's probably next to my "How to Solve the Rubik's Cube" book, in a box at my parents house...I'm sure I had a couple more...

[pointdablame]

jcroach has some GREAT suggestions above... go with them.

I want to highly recommend "The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon--The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World"

It isn't as in-depth as some gaming books I've read, and it's a bit dated now as far as "current generation" stuff goes, but it is an excellent read.  You hear the story from the people involved, and its very well laid out.

[arcadegamenut]

I used to have (and still think I do burried in a box somewhere) a book that I think was titled "How To Win At Video Games". It's a paperback book with a black cover and a picture of someone playing video games. I'll check tonight when I get home from work and see if I still have it so I can give you more info if you want.

HA!

[Dire Radiant]

1. Peel off stickers
2. reattach stickers in appropriate places

[Sinner]

1. Peel off stickers
2. reattach stickers in appropriate places

Hmm, I used the screwdriver under the top middle cube, pop out pieces and reassemble method...

[missioncontrol]

1. Peel off stickers
2. reattach stickers in appropriate places

Hmm, I used the screwdriver under the top middle cube, pop out pieces and reassemble method...

I was so good at taking apart my cube I didn't need a screwdriver........ 

[Bones]

I also used the pop method.

After popping mine and re-assembling it wrongly, I gave it to a guy at school who could "solve" the cube while you waited. It would take him less than 5 minutes.

He got like 30 seconds into mine and handed it back saying it had been changed.