Sid Meier's memoir!: a life in computer games
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Noonan, Jennifer Lee, author.
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Published:
New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2021.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
viii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
9780393868296, 039386829X, 9780393868296, 039386829X
Notes
General Note
"First published as a Norton paperback 2021"--Title page verso.
General Note
Includes index.
Description
"Over his four-decade career, Sid Meier has produced some of the world?s most popular video games, including Sid Meier's Civilization, which has sold more than 51 million units worldwide and accumulated more than one billion hours of play. Sid Meier's Memoir! is the story of an obsessive young computer enthusiast who helped launch a multibillion-dollar industry. Writing with warmth and ironic humor, Meier describes the genesis of his influential studio, MicroProse, founded in 1982 after a trip to a Las Vegas arcade, and recounts the development of landmark games, from vintage classics like Pirates! and Railroad Tycoon, to Civilization and beyond"--Amazon.com.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Meier, S., & Noonan, J. L. (2021). Sid Meier's memoir!: a life in computer games. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Meier, Sid and Jennifer Lee, Noonan. 2021. Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Meier, Sid and Jennifer Lee, Noonan, Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Meier, Sid and Jennifer Lee Noonan. Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc, 2021.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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