Recommended Gaming Industry Books (12 books)

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1		Once Upon Atari: How I made history by killing an industry by Howard Scott Warshaw 4.10 avg rating — 448 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games by Sid Meier 4.18 avg rating — 3,825 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture by David Kushner 4.30 avg rating — 20,624 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreier (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 25,500 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry by Jason Schreier (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 8,444 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo by Reggie Fils-Aimé 3.81 avg rating — 2,677 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Stay Awhile and Listen: Book I - How Two Blizzards Unleashed Diablo and Forged a Video-Game Empire by David L. Craddock (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 637 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality by Blake J. Harris (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 1,307 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation by Blake J. Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 12,279 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Dungeon Hacks: How NetHack, Angband, and Other Roguelikes Changed the Course of Video Games by David L. Craddock (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 356 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings: The rise and fall of Sierra On-Line by Ken Williams (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 1,026 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Once Upon a Point and Click: The Tale of King's Quest, Gabriel Knight, and the Queens of Adventure Gaming by David L. Craddock (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 62 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

12 books · 1 voter · list created January 7th, 2023 by Nick Landry (votes) .

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