Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword by Jeff Paquette
Preface
Introduction
Neil Biggin, Michael Hirst, Paul Hiley and Greg Staples, Loaded: A Bloody Good Time
Jake Simpson, Revolution X: An “Angel” in Arcades, but “Jaded” on Console
Vic Tolomei, Chiller: Medieval Mayhem
Rob Fulop, Missile Command: An Arcade Perfect Port
Steve Woita, Quadrun: Definitely Not Ms. Pac-Man
Steve Cartwright, Megamania: Cheeseburger in Slide and Shoot Paradise
John Mracek and Mike Feinstein, Phoenix: The Birth of the Big Bad Boss
Noah Falstein, Sinistar: More Than Words
Paul Marrable, Horizon Shift ’81: Back to the Future
Ste Wilson, Super Mega Space Blaster Special: A Personal Challenge
Dan Kitchen, River Raid II: Refueling the 2600
Dan Kitchen, Turn & Burn: No Fly Zone: The Long Atari Highway to the SNES Danger Zone
Benjamin Johnson, War­Jetz: Ben’s Big Break
Dylan Cuthbert, Star Fox: Super FX Chips and McVities
Cam Weber, Scarface: The World Is Yours: Say Hello to Not Your Typical Movie Tie-In
Perry Rodgers, Jumping Flash: Taking the FPS to New Heights
Ronald Pieket, Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction: Destroy It All, One Card at a Time
Richard Rouse III, The Suffering: Ties That Bind: A Monster in My Closet
Jools Watsham, Xeodrifter: Pint-Sized Metroid-Mania
Ronald Pieket, One: Man on the Run
Jools Watsham, Dementium II: No Konami? No Problem
Brian McNeely, Powerslave: Walk, Shoot and Jump Like an Egyptian
Jens Andersson, The Darkness: Jackie Boy’s Day Out
David Szymanski and Dave Oshry, Dusk: The Rediscovered Roots of the FPS
Joe Mirabello, Tower of Guns: .38 Special
Neill Glancy, South Park: From Guns to Yellow Snowballs
Jim Stiefelmaier, Area 51: The Truth Is Cardboard Thin
Simon Hason and Philipp Döschl, Lonewolf: Click, Click Boom
David Dienstbier and Stephen Broumley, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter: An E3 Cinderella Story
Jon Knoles, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire: Rendar’s Day Out
Tony Giovannini, Metroid Prime: Through Samus’ Eyes
Jens Andersson, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay: Better Than the Movie, a Lot Better
Taylor Kurosaki, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Redefining a Classic with a New Story
Tony Barnes, Medal of Honor (2010): Let Them Know You’re “There”
Rebecca Ann Heineman, Wolfenstein 3D: Symphony of Destruction
Frank O’Connor, Halo 3: The Biggest and Baddest on the 360
Lee Perry, Gears of War: Cover Me
Dominic Craig, Red Dead Revolver: Rockstar Did What Capcom Couldn’t, for a Dollar
Jake Simpson, Soldier of Fortune: GHOULs and Guns
Conclusion
Afterword by Benjamin Johnson
Index

About the Author

Patrick Hickey, Jr., is the founder and editor-in-chief of ReviewFix.com and a lecturer of English and journalism at Kingsborough Community College, in Brooklyn, New York. Over the past decade, his video game coverage has been featured in national ad campaigns by Nintendo, Disney and EA Sports. Series editor Matthew Wilhelm Kapell teaches American studies, anthropology, and writing at Pace University in New York.

Reviews

“Patrick's interviews with all the top names in the industry let the reader feel like they know the developer and the games when they finish reading. I consider him one of the good guys in the industry.”—Todd Friedman, author of The Walter Day Superstars, Volume 1

“Patrick has taken on an incredibly important task of telling these fascinating, untold stories of the greatest minds in the most underappreciated art form. Without him and these books, their stories would never be documented like they are now. Classes of video game history will owe this man everything."—Kyle Davis and Blaise Dahl, Top Kvlt (Horror Podcast)

“When it comes to preserving the stories behind the gaming industry's most influential titles, Patrick Hickey Jr. has proven to be an unwavering force time and time again. With an impossible attention to detail and profoundly entertaining story telling, Patrick's writing has an incredible knack to transport its readers to a very special place in gaming history. It is a journey that anyone - gamer or not - would be grateful to be a part of.”—Andreas Asimakis, host, The Duel Screens podcast