Sid Meier's memoir! : a life in computer games /
"Over his four-decade career, Sid Meier has produced some of the world?s most popular video games, including Sid Meier?s Civilization, which has sold more than 51 million units worldwide and accumulated more than one billion hours of play. Sid Meier?s Memoir! is the story of an obsessive young...
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W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.,
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Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
Publication Dates: |
2021. ©2020 |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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"Over his four-decade career, Sid Meier has produced some of the world?s most popular video games, including Sid Meier?s Civilization, which has sold more than 51 million units worldwide and accumulated more than one billion hours of play. Sid Meier?s Memoir! is the story of an obsessive young computer enthusiast who helped launch a multibillion-dollar industry. Writing with warmth and ironic humor, Meier describes the genesis of his influential studio, MicroProse, founded in 1982 after a trip to a Las Vegas arcade, and recounts the development of landmark games, from vintage classics like Pirates! and Railroad Tycoon, to Civilization and beyond"--Amazon.com. |
Item Description: |
"First published as a Norton paperback 2021"--Title page verso. Includes index. |
Carrier Form: | viii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
ISBN: |
9780393868296 039386829X |
Index Number: | GV1469 |
CLC: | K837.128.9 |
Call Number: | K837.128.9/M511 |