Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Michael Brook
Preface
Introduction
Aaron Cammarata, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3: Simply the Best, Better Than All the Rest
John Salwitz, Rob Rowe and Don Traeger, 720: Build It and They Will Come
Don Goddard, Transworld Surf: Third Time’s a Charm
Pascal Sahuc and Nick Doran, Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer: Making Waves
Martin Edmondson, Destruction Derby: Have Your Cake and Break Stuff, Too
Jon Spencer, SSX: Big Delays, Big Thrills
Mark McArthur, Links 2004: Xbox’s Hole in One
Stephen Chaplin, Virtual Pool: Calling All the Shots
Alan O’Brien, Ten Pin Alley: A Turkey for Its Time
Benjamin Johnson, Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis: The Little Experimental Project That Could
Sanders Keel, Pride FC: Fighting Championships: A Sleeper Tap-Out
Loren Lemcke, Super Blood Hockey: An Indie Hip-Check
Craig Broadbooks, NHL FaceOff ’98: You’re Beautiful, It’s True
Michael Mendheim and Sam Nelson, Mutant League Hockey: When Glenda Shaved the Ice
Clint Forward, NHL 2K: Sega’s Black Box Special
Mark Flitman, WWF Royal Rumble: The Original Six-Pack Wrestling Challenge
Mark Flitman, WWE RAW: From Royal to Mega
Justin W. Withers, Showdown: Legends of Wrestling: A Semi-Charmed Kind of Life
Sanders Keel, WCW/nWo Revenge: Just Too Sweet, 4-Life
Michael Rubinelli, Toughman Contest: Butterbean’s Brawling Bonanza
Dan Kitchen, Boxing Fever: A Forgotten First-Person Knockout
Chris Razmovski, Boxing Champs: An Uppercut from Mobile Phones to Mobile Consoles
Kevin Sheller, NBA Inside Drive 2000: Codename Rock
Jules Burt and Perry Rodgers, NBA ShootOut: A “Total” NBA Experience
Michael Brook, NBA Action ’95: Air Brook-Ziomkowski Ready for Takeoff
Don Traeger and Carl Mey, Lakers Versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs: Exchangeable Heads and the Birth of EA Sports
Mark Flitman, MLB Slugfest 20-03: No Arcade? No Problem
Eddie Dombrower, Earl Weaver Baseball: EA’s First Triple Play
Peter Lipson, RBI Baseball: The Silicon Valley Survivors
Jules Burt, FIFA International Soccer: From the Beach to the Pitch
John Salwitz, Cyberball: The Lost Summer and Atari’s Explosive Gridiron Experience
Mark Flitman, NFL Blitz 20-02: It’s Too Late Baby, But Still Damn Good
Michael Brook, NFL ’95: Jay’s Fridge Strikes Back
Cam Weber, NCAA Football 2014: Goodnight EA’s Football Prince
Michael Brook and Don Traeger, John Madden Football: How EA Got in the Game
Conclusion
Afterword by Sanders Keel
Index
