I’m only about a quarter of the way through Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation, but it’s gripping reading. Sufficiently gripping that you should probably pick it up. The funny part? I was growing up during all of this, and I still somehow missed it… oh, right, my parents didn’t let us have video game consoles in the house. Which was probably wise. On the other hand, my eldest is starting to make some SWEET stuff in Minecraft.
And so, adieu to Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary. Which is still sitting on the desk at home, tanjit. Oops…
You may also enjoy the book “Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered the World”. It covers Nintendo’s 80’s domination up through most of the SNES era.
It was written in the mid 90’s so don’t expect it to be up to date.