"A photographic history of video game consoles and the hardware inside them"--

This revised and expanded second edition of the bestselling The Game Console contains brand new content, with coverage of 50 more consoles, variants, and accessories in 50 added pages. The Game Console 2.0 is a gorgeous coffee table book for geeks and gamers that brings together highly detailed photos of more than 100 video game consoles and their electronic interiors spanning nearly five decades. Revised and updated since the first edition’s celebrated 2018 release, The Game Console 2.0 is an even bigger archival collection of vividly detailed photos of more than 100 video-game consoles. This ultimate archive of gaming history spans five decades and nine distinct generations, chronologically covering everything from market leaders to outright failures, and tracing the gaming industry’s rise, fall, and monumental resurgence. The book’s 2nd edition features more classic game consoles and computers, a section on retro gaming in the modern era, and dozens of new entries — including super-rare finds, such the Unisonic Champion 2711, and the latest ninth-generation consoles. You’ll find coverage of legendary systems like the Magnavox Odyssey, Atari 2600, NES, and the Commodore 64; systems from the ‘90s and 2000s; modern consoles like the Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5; and consoles you never knew existed. Get a unique peek at the hardware powering the world’s most iconic video-game systems with The Game Console 2.0 — the perfect gift for geeks of all stripes and every gamer’s must-have coffee-table book.

The worldwide video game console market surpassed $10 billion in 2003. Current sales of new consoles is consolidated around 3 major companies and their proprietary platforms: Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft. In addition, there is an enormous installed "retro gaming" base of Ataria and Sega console enthusiasts. This book, written by a team led by Joe Grand, author of "Hardware Hacking: Have Fun While Voiding Your Warranty", provides hard-core gamers with they keys to the kingdom: specific instructions on how to crack into their console and make it do things it was never designed to do. By definition, video console game players like to have fun. Most of them are addicted to the adrenaline rush associated with "winning", and even more so when the "winning" involves beating the system by discovering the multitude of "cheats" built into most video games. Now, they can have the ultimate adrenaline rush---actually messing around with the soul of the machine and configuring it to behave exactly as the command. This book builds on the motto of "Have Fun While Voiding Your Warranty" and will appeal to the community of hardware geeks who associate unscrewing the back of their video console with para-jumping into the perfect storm. Providing a reliable, field-tested guide to hacking all of the most popular video gaming consoles Written by some of the most knowledgeable and recognizable names in the hardware hacking community Game Console Hacking is the first book on the market to show game enthusiasts (self described hardware geeks) how to disassemble, reconfigure, customize and re-purpose their Atari, Sega, Nintendo, Playstation and Xbox systems

Ultra Massive Volume 3 continues the never-ending saga of celebrating the failed, successful, forgotten, and fascinating video game consoles from the past, present, and future. More than 20 new and retro game consoles are collected, photographed, reviewed, and celebrated in the third installment of the groundbreaking Ultra Massive Video Game Console Guide series.Includes:-ATARI COMPUTER-ATARI LYNX-BALLY ASTROCADE-BANDAI WONDERSWAN-BENTLEY COMPU-VISION-COLECO TELSTAR-COMMODORE 64-FAIRCHILD CHANNEL F-NINTENDO 3DS-NINTENDO DS-NINTENDO SWITCH-NINTENDO VIRTUAL BOY-NINTENDO Wii-NINTENDO Wii U-PANASONIC 3DO-PHILIPS CD-i-SEGA SATURN-SONY PLAYSTATION 3-SONY PLAYSTATION 4-XAVIX-XBOX 360-XBOX ONE-ZX SPECTRUMWritten and photographed by Mark Bussler, producer of Classic Game Room, the longest running Internet video game review show. His new series, Classic Game Room 2085, is one of the most successful video game review programs on Amazon Prime. Mark has collected more than 100 game systems and thousands of games since he started playing Atari 2600 in 1980.Contained within these pages is a fun, stylish look at game systems ranging from Atari Lynx to ZX Spectrum. Mark reviews the hardware, aesthetics, controllers and recommends collecting tips for those looking to dive into the world of modern and retro gaming goodness. Enjoy comparisons between the new and the old like Nintendo's Virtual Boy and how it differs from the Sony's PlayStation VR headset for PlayStation 4.If you love video games, Pong, and spaceships, you'll love the Ultra Massive series and may find yourself inspired to begin collecting for something new! Find yourself immersed in the world of underrated game consoles like Sega Saturn, Bandai Wonderswan, Atari Lynx and Bally Astrocade!The special Signature Edition is signed by the author.

The ultimate guide to retro game consoles, an ideal reference for collectors and enthusiasts.. Write ups, specs and pictures of over 85 collectible consoles and variant models from 1972 to 2000. From the Magnavox Odyssey right through to the Sega Dreamcast. Including the history of the evolution of electronic gaming and advice on how to collect classic consoles. A comprehensive database of collectible consoles. Written by fellow collectors and enthusiasts.

From Atari Lynx and Sega Saturn to Xavix, Xbox One and ZX Spectrum, it's here!" Ultra Massive Volume 3 continues the never-ending saga of celebrating the failed, successful, forgotten, and fascinating video game consoles from the past, present, and future. More than 20 new and retro game consoles are collected, photographed, reviewed, and celebrated in the third installment of the groundbreaking Ultra Massive Video Game Console Guide series. Includes: -ATARI COMPUTER -ATARI LYNX -BALLY ASTROCADE -BANDAI WONDERSWAN -BENTLEY COMPU-VISION -COLECO TELSTAR -COMMODORE 64 -FAIRCHILD CHANNEL F -NINTENDO 3DS -NINTENDO DS -NINTENDO SWITCH -NINTENDO VIRTUAL BOY -NINTENDO Wii -NINTENDO Wii U -PANASONIC 3DO -PHILIPS CD-i -SEGA SATURN -SONY PLAYSTATION 3 -SONY PLAYSTATION 4 -XAVIX -XBOX 360 -XBOX ONE -ZX SPECTRUM Written and photographed by Mark Bussler, producer of Classic Game Room, the longest running Internet video game review show. His new series, Classic Game Room 2085, is one of the most successful video game review programs on Amazon Prime. Mark has collected more than 100 game systems and thousands of games since he started playing Atari 2600 in 1980. Contained within these pages is a fun, stylish look at game systems ranging from Atari Lynx to ZX Spectrum. Mark reviews the hardware, aesthetics, controllers and recommends collecting tips for those looking to dive into the world of modern and retro gaming goodness. Enjoy comparisons between the new and the old like Nintendo's Virtual Boy and how it differs from the Sony's PlayStation VR headset for PlayStation 4. If you love video games, Pong, and spaceships, you'll love the Ultra Massive series and may find yourself inspired to begin collecting for something new! Find yourself immersed in the world of underrated game consoles like Sega Saturn, Bandai Wonderswan, Atari Lynx and Bally Astrocade!

Did you know the Nintendo Wii had a medical condition named after it? Or that the Sega Saturn almost had the Nintendo 64's graphics chip? Did you realize the Atari Jaguar contained five different processors? Are you aware that a fake website about beekeeping was used to promote an Xbox game? Learn about all of this and more in this unique trivia book about the history of video game consoles that gives you the complete stories in detail! These facts cover a wide range of subjects, such as which console introduced certain technology and features, esoteric hardware oddities, marketing fails and successes, stories behind key games, how certain indispensable people shaped the whole industry, development history, court cases, peculiar events, weird relationships between companies and technical explanations. Plenty of these would be obscure facts that you may not know, but even if you are familiar with them, do you know the full story? 31 video game consoles stretching from 1972 to 2017 are covered, containing more than 235 in-depth facts, numerous other pieces of trivia and over 350 images to create a single package unlike any other that gamers of all ages will find interesting! If you want to fill your head with plenty of knowledge about your favorite video game consoles to amaze your friends with, then this book is for you!

The ultimate collection of game systems in the universe! From Atari to Nintendo and PlayStation, it's here. Reviews, photographs, and collecting advice for more than 20 retro and modern game systems. Celebrate the art and character of video game console design with this ultra massive collection of reviews, photographs and recommended games for game consoles past and present. The Ultra Massive Video Game Console Guide Volume 1 includes the following: - SEGA GENESIS - SEGA MEGA DRIVE - SEGA GENESIS NOMAD - ATARI 2600 - NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM - VECTREX - SUPER NINTENDO - SUPER FAMICOM - NEO-GEO CD - PLAYSTATION 2 - NINTENDO GAME BOY - MAGNAVOX ODYSSEY 2 - NINTENDO FAMICOM - FAMICOM DISK SYSTEM - FAMICLONES - MATTEL INTELLIVISION - ARCADIA 2001 - NEO-GEO POCKET COLOR - TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TI-99/4A - SEGA 32X - SEGA CD Written and photographed by Mark Bussler, producer of Classic Game Room, the longest running Internet video game review show. Mark has collected more than 100 game systems and thousands of games since he started playing Atari 2600 in 1980. Contained within these pages is a fun, stylish look at game systems that aren't normally covered like the Famicom Disk System, Magnavox Odyssey 2 and Neo-Geo CD. Mark suggests recommended games to collect for each game console that deliver the best bang for the buck. For example, when collecting for Sega Genesis start out with The Revenge of Shinobi, Altered Beast, Super Monaco GP and Sonic the Hedgehog. For Atari 2600 you should always begin your library with Yars' Revenge, Berzerk, Super Breakout and Combat. Filmed in the studio and outside, Mark photographed videogame consoles in environments where we don't normally see them so that we may appreciate their styling and industrial design. "Most people don't travel to the beach with a Sega 32X, but I do". If you love video games and wood grain, you'll love the Ultra Massive series and may find yourself inspired to begin collecting for something new! In addition to playing Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One you may find yourself immersed in the world of Intellivision and Vectrex.

Ultra Massive Volume 2 continues the never-ending saga of celebrating the failed, forgotten and groundbreaking video game consoles from the past, present, and future.This book includes collecting advice, photographs, and reviews of more than 20 game systems from across the ages including:- ATARI 5200- ATARI 7800 PROSYSTEM- COLECOVISION- MAGNAVOX ODYSSEY- MATTEL HYPERSCAN- MICROSOFT XBOX- MSX COMPUTER- NEC PC-ENGINE- NINTENDO 64- NINTENDO GAME BOY ADVANCE- NINTENDO GAMECUBE- SEGA DREAMCAST- SEGA GAME GEAR- SEGA MASTER SYSTEM- SEGA SG-1000- SEGA MARK III- SNK HYPER NEO-GEO 64- SONY PLAYSTATION- SONY PSP- TIGER GAME.COM- TIGER R-ZONEWritten and photographed by Mark Bussler, producer of Classic Game Room, the longest running Internet video game review show. Mark has collected more than 100 game systems and thousands of games since he started playing Atari 2600 in 1980.Contained within these pages is a fun, stylish look at game systems that were killed off too soon like the Sega Dreamcast and Atari 7800. Enjoy a look at failed technology like the Tiger R-Zone and Mattel Hyperscan. Underrated gems like the Sega Master System, Hyper Neo-Geo 64, and Nintendo GameCube are covered with stunning imagery and recommended games. The mega-popular Sony PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance and Microsoft Xbox are showcased here.Mark suggests recommended games to collect for each game console that delivers the best bang for the buck. For example, when collecting for Sega Dreamcast start out with Chu Chu Rocket, Crazy Taxi and Hydro Thunder; games that are insanely fun and extremely easy to collect.If you love video games, Pong, and spaceships, you'll love the Ultra Massive series and may find yourself inspired to begin collecting for something new! In addition to playing Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One you may find yourself immersed in the world of Sega Mark III and Magnavox Odyssey!The special Signature Edition is signed by the author.

Video games have come a long way since Atari launched Pong back in 1971. The Innovation Library helps expose students to the important concept of innovation. With the pace of change in the video game industry, even the youngest student has seen the impact of innovation on games that they enjoy.