Interview: “In Ten Years’ Time, Half the People in the Book May No Longer Be Alive” – Paul Drury on Why ‘The Arcade 1971-1999’ Is So Important

“I’m proud that we have got some of their tales down in print for posterity”.

The Arcade 1971–1999: The Stories Behind Classic Coin-Ops, Told by Their Creators is the latest coffee-table tome from Bitmap Books and is penned by veteran video game journalist Paul Drury.

Boasting a foreword by Atari founder and industry legend Nolan Bushnell and featuring seminal games such as After Burner, Space Invaders, Asteroids, Final Fight, Metal Slug, Street Fighter II and many more, The Arcade 1971–1999 aims to tell the chart the history of coin-op gaming – and we were lucky enough to sit down with Drury to discuss the book in detail.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

“I’m proud that we have got some of their tales down in print for posterity”.

The Arcade 1971–1999: The Stories Behind Classic Coin-Ops, Told by Their Creators is the latest coffee-table tome from Bitmap Books and is penned by veteran video game journalist Paul Drury.

Boasting a foreword by Atari founder and industry legend Nolan Bushnell and featuring seminal games such as After Burner, Space Invaders, Asteroids, Final Fight, Metal Slug, Street Fighter II and many more, The Arcade 1971–1999 aims to tell the chart the history of coin-op gaming – and we were lucky enough to sit down with Drury to discuss the book in detail.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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