Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life

I am a historian. Yes, I know, a lot of it involves poring through old texts, perusing whatever might be of value to research, but some of it can be quite fun, such as Chris Kohler's book Power Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life. If you want a good idea about how the Japanese developers and publishers early on innovated the struggling video game industry and kept it from collapse in 1983, check out this book. It may even give you some insight on how to innovate your own games.