Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword by Damien McFerran
Preface
1. The Future Is (Not) in the Cards
2. Video Killed the Electromechanical Star
3. Small Start, Big Country
4. Gaming’s 800-Pound Gorilla
5. The One That (Almost) Got Away
6. Kong vs. Kong … vs. Kong
7. Getting the Barrel Rolling
8. Nintendo “VS.” the World
9. One Last Dedicated Hurrah
10. Mario Powers Up
11. Land of the Setting Sun (for Coin-Ops)
12. Keeping the Quarters Flowing
13. Where Have You Gone, Super Mario?
14. Merging Coin-Ops & Consoles
15. From Rivals to Licensees
16. A Legacy Brimming with Star Power
Chapter Notes
Works Cited
Index

About the Author

Ken Horowitz is a professor of English and has written about Sega and video games for over a decade for his website, Sega-16, as well as for numerous other websites and magazines. He lives in Puerto Rico.

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