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    Front Cover
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    Vintage Games: An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario, and the Most Influential Games of All Time
    Copyright page
    Contents
    Bonus Online Chapters
    Preface
    Acknowledgments
    1 Alone in the Dark (1992): The Polygons of Fear
    2 Castle Wolfenstein (1981): Achtung! Stealth Gaming Steps Out of the Shadows
    3 Dance Dance Revolution (1998): The Player Becomes the Star
    4 Diablo (1996): The Rogue Goes to Hell
    5 Doom (1993): The First-Person Shooter Takes Control
    6 Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty (1992): Spicing up Strategy in Real Time
    7 Fnal Fantasy VII (1997): It's never Final in the World of Fantasy
    8 Flight Simulator (1980): Digital Reality
    9 Grand Theft Auto III (2001): The Consolejacking Life
    10 John Madden Football (1988): Modern Sports Videogames Kickoff
    11 King's Quest: Quest for the Crown (1984): Perilous Puzzles, Thorny Thrones
    12 Myst (1993): Launching Multimedia Worlds
    13 Pac-Man (1980): Japanese Gumption, American Consumption
    14 Pole Position (1982): Where the Raster Meets the Road
    15 SimCity (1989): Building Blocks for Fun and Profit
    16 Space Invaders (1978): The Japanese Descend
    17 Street Fighter II (1991): Would you Like the Combo?
    18 Super Mario 64/Tomb Raider (1996): The Third Dimension
    19 Super Mario Bros. (1985): How High Can Jumpman Get?
    20 Tetris (1985): Casual Gaming Falls into Place
    21 The Legend of Zelda (1986): Rescuing Zeldas and Uniting Triforces
    22 The Sims (2000): Who Let the Sims Out?
    23 Ultima (1980): The Immaculate Conception of the Computer Role-Playing Game
    24 Ultima Online (1997): Putting the Role-Play Back in Computer Role-Playing Games
    25 Zork (1980): Text Imps Versus Graphics Grues
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    19 Super Mario Bros. (1985): How High Can Jumpman Get? - Pg. 271

    19 SUPER MARIO BROS. (1985): HOW HIGH CAN JUMPMAN GET? Mario. This mustachioed Italian plumber from Super Mario Bros., a 1985 run-and-jump platform game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), is one of the most recognizable videogame characters of all time. Indeed, his fame is rivaled