Sixty years ago, the first duet between a musician and a computer. Read my latest research on a forgotten chapter in the history of computers and video games. andreacontato.com/duet

Live! Support & Share :) Preorder today your copy of Rebels, Pirates and Tentacles: The Story of LucasArts and Video Games Stage 3. Italian and English available kickstarter.com/projects/110…

Rebels, Pirates and Tentacles: The Story of LucasArts is coming soon. And in the meantime, you can read a full chapter for free :) andreacontato.com/rebels--pi…

Starting now, for five days, it will be possible to download for free the first volume of Through the Moongate: The Story of Richard Garriott, Origin Systems Inc. and Ultima as well as Video Games from Amazon Store. And in just a few hours, you’ll also be able to purchase—for about ten days—all the other ebooks at a discount. amazon.com/stores/Andrea-Con… (a sidenote: The ebook is free in every store, but the discount on the ebook is available only in USA and UK. Don't ask me why, Amazon doesn't allow the promotion in other stores. You can still get it directly from me with the same discount available on Amazon if you like) If you’d prefer printed editions, you can visit my website andracontato.com or contact me directly. Another option is to sign up for my next crowdfunding campaign, through which I’ll be publishing the third volume of the Video Games series along with my new work: Rebels, Pirates and Tentacles: The Story of LucasArts, a book about one of the most beloved computer game companies in history (and certainly one of my personal favorites, along with Origin). During the campaign, it will be possible to purchase all the books I’ve published—including Through the Moongate—as well as pre-order the ones I’m currently working on. kickstarter.com/projects/110…

"Video Games Stage 3 From 1985 to 1990" and "Rebels, Pirates and Tentacles: The Story of LucasArts" #Kickstarter campaing will be in late october/beginning of November. Subscribe now :) kickstarter.com/projects/110…

Lots of GREAT books — and four of mine too 😉

The first part of the printed book shipment has arrived. Here are some photos of The Sumerian Game: A Digital Resurrection and Video Games Stage 2: From 1980 to 1984. Missed the KS? You can still get your book here andreacontato.com/negozio/

A better looking version of The Sumerian Game family tree. 11 years of game design and programming in just one infographic :) The complete story in The Sumerian Game: a Digital Resurrection. a.co/d/3idhpFl You can also play the games on Steam for free. store.steampowered.com/app/2…

Now you can also play The Sierra Leone Game on Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/2… It was developed in mid '60 along with The Sumerian Game and it was the very first computer game featuring, an introduction, a tutorial, tooltips, and even a quiz to test the player and promote them. What are you waiting for? Try it now :) And if you like to know more about its story, check my book The Sumerian Game: A Digital Resurrection.

Welcome to Setats Detinu! The Pollution Game is the middle ground between King of Sumeria by Dyment and Hamurabi by Ahl. Its creator, Storer, integrated into the gameplay of the Sumerian Game some mechanics he had developed for Lunar Lander, which would later become a standard in the computer games. Coming soon in the next update of The Sumerian Game — free on Steam! :) store.steampowered.com/app/2… #retrogames #RetroGame #History #books #Steam

Soon... I'm working on version 2.0 of The Sumerian Game for Steam. What's new? It has more game modes, more history, more informations, more achievements. Are you ready to dive into the history of computer and simulation games? store.steampowered.com/app/2…