Jumping for Joy: The History of Platform Video Games

Including Every Mario and Sonic Platformer. Complete history of Mario and Sonic platformers, two of the best-selling video game franchises of all time Detailed articles on 50 other iconic platform games, designed to be a guide to the most memorable titles in the history of the genre Spans over 40 years of gaming, covering games released on over 50 systems Also includes smaller recommendations for other platformers, bringing the total number of games in the book to 331 Written by a Scottish / British games journalist with an entertaining writing style whos already delivered a number of successful books for White Owl / Pen Sword