Covering the early, experimental years of the first-person shooter,
celebrates more than 180 games that track the genre's explosive entrance onto the '90s gaming scene! Containing in-depth research and hundreds of screenshots,
covers it all: the classics that defined the genre, including
and
,
,
,
and
; multiplayer-only games such as
:
,
and
, along with mods like
and
; experimental games that pushed the genre in new directions, including
,
,
and
; forgotten games like
and
; and hidden gems like
,
h and
. Along with a foreword by first-person shooter legend, John Romero,
e includes in-depth interviews with industry legends such as Ian and Chris Andrew (the
games), Scott Miller (Apogee and 3D Realms), David Doak (
and
), Randy Pitchford (Gearbox Software), Karl Deckard (
and Valve's
), plus many more.
In Shops: Apr 02, 2025
