Beyond Donkey Kong: A History of Nintendo Arcade Games

by Ken Horowitz

Before the enormously successful NES console changed the video game landscape in the 1980s, Nintendo became famous for producing legendary arcade machines like Donkey Kong and Mario Bros.

Drawing on original interviews, news reports and other documents, this book traces Nintendo's rise from a small business that made playing cards to the top name in the arcade industry. Twenty-eight game titles are examined in-depth, along with the people and events that defined the company for more than four decades.

Genres: Nonfiction

502 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 31, 2020

Reviews

[Brandon Merriman]

Good overview of Nintendo arcade history, which I previously knew nothing about. The author is more transparent about spotty history than narrative-focused accounts of the console war. It ends up being a little drier in its presentation, but still full of great trivia.