Contents

Acknowledgments

Author

Introduction

Prologue: Genesis

1
Searching for Bobby Fischer

2
Shall We Play a (War) Game?

3
The Priesthood at Play

4
One, Two, Three, Four I Declare a Space War

5
The Stars Are Right

6
Pinball Wizards

7
Rising Sun

8
A Nutty Idea

9
1TL200: A Video Game Odyssey

10
Ping-Pong Diplomacy

11
The Day of the Jackal

12
These Violent Delights

13
Homeward Bound

14
Back to BASICs

15
These Are the Voyages

16
Micro Machines

17
Solid State of Mind

18
Breaking Out in Japan

19
Chasing the Silver Ball

20
Putting the F in Fun

21
Hey Stella

22
Meet Me at the Faire

23
Micronauts

24
Critical Role

25
Adventure Time

26
Power in the Palm of Your Hand

27
The King is Dead, Long Live the King!

28
Japanese Invaders

29
Deep Impact

30
Home Invasion

31
Intelligent Television

32
Active Television

33
Guardians of the Galaxy

34
Pac-Man Fever

35
Blue Skies

Epilogue: A Date Which Will Live in Infamy

List of Interviewees

References and Bibliography

Index