MINOR PLATFORMS IN VIDEOGAME HISTORY

In Minor Platforms in Videogame History, Benjamin Nicoll argues that 'minor' game histories are anything but insignificant. Through an analysis of transitional, decolonial, imaginary, residual, and minor videogame platforms, Nicoll seeks out moments of difference anddiscontinuity in game history. From the domestication of vector graphics in the early years of videogame consoles to the prolifer ation of videogame piracy in South Korea in the 1980s, this book explores case studies that challenge taken-for-granted approaches t o videogam...[Read more]