Kris's votes on the list Non-Fiction Books About Video Games

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1	The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon - The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World by Steven L. Kent (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 3,054 ratings Kris rated it 4 stars See Review	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	The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 2: Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, and the Billion-Dollar Battle to Shape Modern Gaming by Steven L. Kent (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 322 ratings Kris rated it 3 stars See Review	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	Game Over, Press Start to Continue: How Nintendo Conquered the World by David Sheff (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,588 ratings Kris rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Nintendo Magic: Winning the Videogame Wars by Osamu Inoue 3.59 avg rating — 90 ratings Kris rated it 3 stars See Review	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	Arcade Mania: The Turbo-Charged World of Japan's Game Centers by Brian Ashcraft (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 178 ratings Kris rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Revolutionaries at Sony: The Making of the Sony Playstation and the Visionaries Who Conquered the World of Video Games by Reiji Asakura 3.70 avg rating — 57 ratings Kris rated it 3 stars See Review	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	Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America by Jeff Ryan (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 5,454 ratings Kris rated it 2 stars See Review	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	Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West by Aidan Moher (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 406 ratings Kris rated it 2 stars See Review	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	High Score! The Illustrated History of Electronic Games by Rusel DeMaria 3.95 avg rating — 244 ratings	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	Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life by Chris Kohler really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 452 ratings Kris rated it 3 stars See Review	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	All Your Base Are Belong to Us: How Fifty Years of Videogames Conquered Pop Culture by Harold Goldberg 3.59 avg rating — 896 ratings	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
13	Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreier (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 24,926 ratings Kris rated it 4 stars See Review	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
14	Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry by Jason Schreier (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 8,212 ratings	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
15	Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation by Blake J. Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 12,128 ratings Kris rated it 4 stars See Review	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
16	The Secret History of Mac Gaming by Richard Moss (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 104 ratings	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
17	Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture by David Kushner 4.30 avg rating — 20,331 ratings	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
18	Opening the Xbox: Inside Microsoft's Plan to Unleash an Entertainment Revolution by Dean Takahashi (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 157 ratings	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
19	The Xbox 360 Uncloaked:: The Real Story Behind Microsoft's Next-Generation Video Game Console by Dean Takahashi (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 88 ratings	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
20	Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts by Rob Smith 3.90 avg rating — 122 ratings Kris rated it 3 stars See Review	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
21	The Beep Book: Documenting the History of Game Sound by Karen Collins 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings	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
22	The History of Nintendo (1980-1991) - The Game & Watch by Florent Gorges 3.98 avg rating — 89 ratings	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
23	Replay: The History of Video Games by Tristan Donovan (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 1,513 ratings	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
24	Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter by Tom Bissell 3.52 avg rating — 3,717 ratings	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
25	Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World by Jane McGonigal 3.79 avg rating — 8,378 ratings Kris rated it 4 stars See Review	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
26	Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games by Sid Meier 4.17 avg rating — 3,719 ratings	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
27	Koji Kondo's Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack by Andrew Schartmann (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 441 ratings Kris rated it 4 stars See Review	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
28	Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World by Matt Alt (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 3,360 ratings Kris rated it 4 stars See Review	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
29	Metagaming: Playing, Competing, Spectating, Cheating, Trading, Making, and Breaking Videogames (Volume 53) (Electronic Mediations) by Stephanie Boluk 3.55 avg rating — 40 ratings Kris rated it 3 stars See Review	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
30	Monster Kids: How Pokémon Taught a Generation to Catch Them All by Daniel Dockery 4.13 avg rating — 206 ratings Kris rated it 2 stars See Review	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
31	The Making of Karateka by Jordan Mechner (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 510 ratings Kris rated it 4 stars See Review	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
32	Katamari Damacy (Boss Fight Books, #17) by L.E. Hall (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 274 ratings Kris rated it 4 stars See Review	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
33	Bible Adventures (Boss Fight Books, #7) by Gabe Durham (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 340 ratings Kris rated it 4 stars See Review	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
34	Super Mario Bros. 3 (Boss Fight Books, #13) by Alyse Knorr 3.77 avg rating — 296 ratings Kris rated it 3 stars See Review	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
35	Shadow of the Colossus (Boss Fight Books, #10) by Nick Suttner (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 323 ratings Kris rated it 4 stars See Review	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
36	Super Mario Bros. 2 (Boss Fight Books, #6) by Jon Irwin 3.52 avg rating — 392 ratings Kris rated it 4 stars See Review	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
37	Metal Gear Solid (Boss Fight Books, #9) by Ashly Burch 3.58 avg rating — 489 ratings Kris rated it 4 stars See Review	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
38	Chrono Trigger (Boss Fight Books, #2) by Michael P. Williams (Goodreads Author) 3.38 avg rating — 489 ratings Kris rated it 4 stars See Review	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
39	EarthBound (Boss Fight Books, #1) by Ken Baumann (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 588 ratings Kris rated it 2 stars See Review	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
40	Minesweeper (Boss Fight Books, #31) by Kyle Orland (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 111 ratings Kris rated it 5 stars See Review	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
41	PaRappa the Rapper (Boss Fight Books, #30) by Mike Sholars 4.21 avg rating — 67 ratings	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
42	Day of the Tentacle (Boss Fight Books, #32) by Bob Mackey 3.58 avg rating — 52 ratings	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
43	Spelunky (Boss Fight Books, #11) by Derek Yu 4.44 avg rating — 1,733 ratings	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
44	Mega Man 3 (Boss Fight Books, #14) by Salvatore Pane (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 202 ratings	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
45	Final Fantasy V (Boss Fight Books, #18) by Chris Kohler 4.19 avg rating — 349 ratings	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
46	Kingdom Hearts II (Boss Fight Books, #16) by Alexa Ray Corriea 3.54 avg rating — 234 ratings Kris rated it 2 stars See Review	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
47	ZZT (Boss Fight Books, #3) by Anna Anthropy (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 327 ratings	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
48	Silent Hill 2 (Boss Fight Books, #27) by Mike Drucker 4.02 avg rating — 292 ratings	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
49	Shovel Knight (Boss Fight Books #19) by David L. Craddock (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 181 ratings	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
50	Jagged Alliance 2 (Boss Fight Books, #5) by Darius Kazemi (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 247 ratings	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
51	World of Warcraft (Boss Fight Books, #12) by Daniel Lisi (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 199 ratings	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
52	NBA Jam (Boss Fight Books #21) by Reyan Ali 4.34 avg rating — 319 ratings	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
53	Galaga (Boss Fight Books, #4) by Michael Kimball 3.08 avg rating — 244 ratings	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
54	Baldur's Gate II (Boss Fight Books, #8) by Matt Bell (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 283 ratings	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
55	Gamish: A Graphic History of Gaming by Edward Ross 4.04 avg rating — 471 ratings	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
56	Tetris: The Games People Play by Brian "Box" Brown 3.80 avg rating — 3,557 ratings Kris rated it 3 stars See Review	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
57	The Comic Book Story of Video Games: The Incredible History of the Electronic Gaming Revolution by Jonathan Hennessey (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 588 ratings	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
58	Game Boy World: 1989: A History of Nintendo Game Boy, Vol. I (Unofficial and Unauthorized) by Jeremy Parish 4.05 avg rating — 78 ratings	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
59	Phoenix: The Fall & Rise of Video Games by Herman 3.72 avg rating — 72 ratings Kris rated it 2 stars See Review	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