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Long Live Mortal Kombat: Round 1 : The Fatalities and Fandom of the Arcade Era by David L. Craddock (2022, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBookBaby
ISBN-100988409984
ISBN-139780988409989
eBay Product ID (ePID)8057255440
Product Key Features
Book TitleLong Live Mortal Kombat: Round 1 : the Fatalities and Fandom of the Arcade Era
Number of Pages626 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2022
TopicGeneral, Video & Electronic
GenreGames & Activities, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorDavid L. Craddock
Book SeriesLong Live Mortal Kombat Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Series Volume Number1
Dewey Decimal794.85
SynopsisTo politicians and parents, Mortal Kombat was a menace to society. To gamers, it was a way of life. From dedicated hustlers who put thousands of miles on their odometers driving coast to coast to challenge the top players in arcades, to fans who devote their free time to collecting action figures, setting world records, and plumbing the depths of its lore, the Mortal Kombat franchise has topped sales charts for 30 years, and its popularity shows no signs of waning. But before Mortal Kombat offended politicians, flooded arcades with quarters, and sold over 12 million units (and counting), executives at Midway saw it as filler--a stopgap between more promising games like NBA Jam. Co-creators Ed Boon and John Tobias felt differently. They believed their creation had potential. But not even they could have imagined the phenomenon Mortal Kombat would become when it hit arcades in October 1992, or the controversy that would follow in its wake. Based on extensive interviews, Long Live Mortal Kombat: Round 1 chronicles the arcade era of the video game industry's most infamous fighting series, the creative and technical hurdles its team had to clear, and the personal stories of the fans whose passion has made Mortal Kombat a pillar of popular culture.
LC Classification NumberGV1469.35.M67
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