Hardcover
An in-depth exploration of a neglected video game platform of the 1990s and a reflection on the way we construct the cultural history of video games.
The Media Snatcher
PC/CORE/TURBO/ENGINE/GRAFX/16/CDROM2/SUPER/DUO/ARCADE/RX
- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
8 October 2019
Summary
An in-depth exploration of a neglected video game platform of the 1990s and a reflection on the way we construct the cultural history of video games.In The Media Snatcher, Carl Therrien offers an in-depth exploration of NEC’s PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16, a little-studied video game platform released in the late 1980s. The PC Engine was designed to bring technological expandability to the world of game consoles; The Media Snatcher’s subtitle evokes some of the expansions and the numerous rebranded…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262042901 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262042908 |
| Author: | Carl Therrien |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 8 October 2019 |
| Weight: | 506g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Platform Studies |
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About The Author
Carl Therrien
Carl Therrien is Associate Professor in the Department of Art History and Film Studies at the University of Montreal.
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