Nintendo is one of the oldest console manufacturers still in activityhaving started in the 19th century with playing cards before launching into the world of video games in the 1970s. But Nintendo is also a great love affair with the arcade, a subject that fascinates Olivier Pauwels .
The author launches a new book, In the Shadow of Consoles: Nintendo & the Arcade returns to the arcade era of the Japanese manufacturerfrom 1973 with its beginnings in the world of video games until 2020. Here is the summary and summary:
In The Shadow of Consoles: Nintendo & the Arcade by Olivier Pauwels returns with passion to the hidden side of the video game giant, and constitutes to date the largest reference base for arcade games imagined, produced or published by the century-old Japanese brand.
When we imagine Nintendo, we inevitably think of its characters or its emblematic games of which Mario, Zelda, Pokémon, Metroid are the most famous icons.
A true showcase of video games on consoles, like haute couture for ready-to-wear, Nintendo arcade terminals are and will forever remain the favorite playground of genius creators at home. origin of the fame and global success of the brand and its pixelated heroes.
From 1973 to 1983 – The first steps
- Nintendo interferes in the video game world
- Dedicated & genetic terminals (all terminals operated by Nintendo)
- Pioneers in the golden age
- The first cocktail and upright tables
From 1984 to 2020 – The confrontation
- Arcade games versus console games
- A duo for four
- Make your choice and play
- Nintendo Super System Nintendo loses its marbles (a scary encounter)
- Private partners
- Birth of the Triforce
- The revolution is on
- From Coin Pusher to Party Game
- A Japanese institution
All Nintendo arcade games
In the Shadow of Consoles: Nintendo & the Arcade by Olivier Pauwels is already available in collector’s edition on the site of Geek-Linesagainst €27.90. Please note, this collector’s edition is limited to 500 copies, it includes an exclusive hardback cover and three prints alternative covers. The classic version will only be available in May 2024, at the same price, notably on Amazon And there Fnac.
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