History of the Adventure Video Game

Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime! Adventure video games have provided players with epic and hilarious storytelling for over fifty years. What started from the humble beginnings of text adventures led to a blast of point-and-click and graphic adventure games throughout the 80s and 90s. Trailblazers like Roberta and Ken Williams, Ron Gilbert, Tim Schaffer and Dave Grossman brought timeless characters, stories and puzzles to life, lighting the imaginations and wracking the brains of gamers around the world. This book showcases the companies, games and creators that have made the adventure video game one of the most passionately-adored genres in the medium. In these pages you'll find histories on influential companies such as Sierra On-Line, LucasArts and Telltale Games, as well as some of the most revered games in the genre. With a bright future emerging as veterans and newcomers forge ahead with new ideas and visual flourishes for adventure games, there's never been a better time to become acquainted (or reacquainted!) with a colourful and exciting part of gaming history. So point your cursor over the start button and click that mouse! AUTHOR: Chris Carton's earliest memory of video games is watching his parents and brothers playing The Secret of Monkey Island on the Amiga system. Since then, he has loved video games and always had an affinity for the adventure game genre. He enjoys playing and writing about video games, watching horror movies, drumming and spending time with his family. He was born in Galway but now lives in Cork, Ireland. He has previously written A Guide to Video Game Movies, The Ultimate Book of Movie Monsters, and A Guide to Movie Based Video Games: 1982-2000 for Pen & Sword/White Owl Books. 140 colour illustrations