ABC to the VCS: A Directory of Software for the Atari 2600

by Leonard Herman

ABC To The VCS is the ultimate summary guide to the Atari 2600. Originally written in 1983 during the height of the 2600's popularity, the first edition of this book was finally released in 1996 thanks to an overwhelming demand from collectors. Now, nearly a decade later, the 2600 is still popular among collectors and programmers alike. Unreleased games from the eighties are constantly being discovered and released and new 'homebrew' games are still being written for this system that ceased production in 1991. In all there are 163 more titles in the 2nd edition than were in the 1st edition.

346 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Herman, "The Game Scholar", fell in love with videogames the first time he played Pong at a local bowling alley in 1972. He began collecting videogames in 1979 after he purchased his first Atari VCS and then began writing his first book on videogames: ABC To The VCS, which wouldn't be published until 1996. A programmer and technical writer by trade, Mr. Herman founded Rolenta Press in 1994 to publish his book, Phoenix: The Fall & Rise of Videogames, the first serious book on videogame history. In 2008, Game Informer named Phoenix the #2 book on videogames in all time. The title has been referred as the "Bible of the videogame industry".

Mr. Herman has written videogame-related articles for Electronic Gaming Monthly, Videogaming Illustrated, Official US Playstation, Games, Edge, Pocket Games, Classic Gamer Magazine, Manci Games, Video Game Collector, and Gamespot, as well as editing Video Game Trader magazine.