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4.0 out of 5 stars Great reading, but don't treat it as the gospel truth....., 3 Mar 1999

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An extremely interesting book which attempts to document the whole videogaming scene - past and present. In my opinion, the first half of the book which details the early videogaming years makes by far the most interesting reading...it really should be taken with a pinch of salt....

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5.0 out of 5 stars A thorough chronicle of our favorite industry., 20 Aug 1999

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Phoenix has a very specific targed audience: Those interested in the business side of the home console industry. For us, Phoenix is a riviting book on the history of videogames, from Space War to Sony. I have not been able to put this book down for two days straight. The rest of the world will find Phoenix to be merely a well written and thorough history text book about a very specific part of americana. If you count yourself in the former group, then Phoenix is required reading. If you are a member of the latter, Phoenix is a good refresher course of your lifetime of gaming.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Recommended reading if you're interested., 21 Jun 1999

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I found the book throroughly researched and full of factual data. What it lacked, I felt, was the little anecdotes. Like the Mindlink falling apart at the Consumer Electronics Show on the CEO of Atari who was trying to show it off. The book is devoid of these kinds of stories...but, it's a good read. Chock full of goodies in terms of data.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Summary of old press releases
Basically a compendium of information that appears to be derived from press releases. A bit weak on technical details. Not much about industry personalities. Read more

Published on 12 Jul 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Good history, if biased
Phoenix succeeds in being an excellent reference book covering practically every video game console ever in existence and some that never made it that far. Read more

Published on 7 Jul 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to put down!
While I have heard some people describe this book as dry, I found it to be riveting. If you love classic video games, you must have this book. PERIOD!

Published on 25 Jun 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars A good history of the industry, if that's what you want.
There are different perspectives history can be written from. In the case of videogames, basically there's the companies who make the hardware and sofware, the journalists who... Read more

Published on 22 Jun 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Game Industry or Game?Video Game or TV Game?
Mr. Leonard Herman did very well in gathering a large amount of materials about the video game history. Read more

Published on 23 Mar 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars A little dry, but full of facts
Phoenix is a good book about the history of videogames, but I found it to be too dry and impersonal in parts. Read more

Published on 11 Mar 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book about the origin of videogames.
Leonard Herman writes a very detailed account of the complete history of videogames-at least untill 1996. Read more

Published on 20 Feb 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Many errors in the text
Although the material is very interesting, the author neglected to double-check his writing. There are quite a few distracting errors. Read more

Published on 3 Feb 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Only for the die-hard.
This is more of a history of the video game industry than a history of video games. It's worth reading to find out about the origins of Atari, and about obscure, failed systems... Read more

Published on 7 Jan 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book! The History of video games between two covers!!
Once I started reading this book, I couldn't put it down. The latest edition, published in 1997 has over 130 pictures to go along with the great text. Read more

Published on 25 Dec 1998

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