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NOLIFE (Link)

French TV chanel dedicated to the video games and to the Japan culture

Keywords : Television

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Japan Arcade Mania! The Turbo-Charged World of Japan's Game Centers (Book reference)

This book is dedicated to arcade video games in Japan. Each of the 9 chapters of this book is dedicated to a specific kind of arcade game: UFO Catchers (mechanical games where you have to catch objects with a grip), Puriruka (improved photo booths loved by teenagers girls), rhythm games, shoot'em ups, fighting games, games of chance (Pachinko, Mahjong...), dedicated arcade games (for those seeking adrenaline through Taikan games), retrogaming (arcade games from the 80's and 90's still played tod [...]

Keywords : arcade, japan, versus fighting, shoot'em up, ufo catcher, rythm game, purikura, players

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Smartbomb: The Quest for Art, Entertainment, and Big Bucks in the Videogame Revolution (Book reference)

This book gives a portrayal of several famous video game creators: Cliff Bleszinski (Unreal Tournament, Gears of War), Shigeru Miyamoto (Mario, Zelda...), Will Wright (Sim City, The Sims...), John Romero and John Carmack, alongside with three bonus chapters dedicated to the first video games, to military Serious Games (America's Army) and to MMORPG players (Anarchy Online, Star Wars Galaxies). Overall, the book is very pleasant to read and filled with interesting information. The portraits of c [...]

Keywords : history, cliff bleszinski, will wright, america's army, star wars galaxies, anarchy online

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Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life (Book reference)

This book presents a historical, economic and artistic analysis of Japanese video games, hoping to explain why they are so successful all around the world. The author, who is an expert of this topic, offers us a combination of detailed history (the birth of Japanese video game industry), personal analysis of games series (Mario, Final Fantasy, etc.), and interviews with legendary game designers such as Shigeru Miyamoto and Fumito Ueda. The author then explores some "japanese-specific" [...]

Keywords : japan, analyse, shigeru miyamoto, fumito ueda, jrpg, akihabara, pokémon, music games

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Game Over - Press Start To Continue (Book reference)

This book tells us the history of Nintendo, and more specifically how it conquered the US video game market in the 80's. This book details the first steps of Nintendo in the field of video games, both in Japan and in the US. It explores arcade hits like Donkey Kong, alongside with the NES and its most popular games series such as Mario and Zelda. The form of the book is brilliant: it's written like a captivating novel. But the main point is the substance: this book is literally filled with a lot [...]

Keywords : nintendo, history, hiroshi yamauchi, japan, usa, mario, minoru arakawa, shigeru miyamoto

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Game Over - Arcade Edition (Book reference)

This book tells us the history of Nintendo, and more specifically how it conquered the US video game market in the 80's. This book details the first steps of Nintendo in the field of video games, both in Japan and in the US. It explores arcade hits like Donkey Kong, alongside with the NES and its most popular games series such as Mario and Zelda. The form of the book is brilliant: it's written like a captivating novel. But the main point is the substance: this book is literally filled with [...]

Keywords : nintendo, history, hiroshi yamauchi, japan, usa, mario, minoru arakawa, shigeru miyamoto

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