The Vid Kid's Book of Home Video Games

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Author

Rawson Stovall

Publication

1984 - Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

35,250 words, Guess

Page Count

141 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

Open LibraryOL3186313M
ISBN-100385193092
OCLC Control Number10274785
Library of Congress Control Number83045561
Goodreads1487932

Classifications

DDC794.8/2
LCCGV1469.3 .S78 1984

Description

This is a video game reveiw and tips book. The 83 reviews in this book are a collection of newspaper columns titled "The Video Beat", by the "Vid Kid" {Rawson Stovall}. The book is text only, with no illustrations or screenshots. The first half of the book is reviews. The book then gives helpful hints in picking games, hosting tournaments, explaining how cartridges are made, descriptions of various accessories, and information about fan clubs, and system service centers. The guide covers titles on Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Colecovision, Intellivision, Odtssey2, and Vectrex systems. The book was originally sold for $6.95.