This is a video game design, and production guide. It guides the reader through the various stages of how video games are created. There are development illustrations, as well as behind the scenes photographs and concept art, and grey scale screenshots. There is also a 8 page color insert with concept art of "Earthworm Jim". There is a interviews with Friz Freleng, Spencer Nilsen, and David Javelosa. There is a explanation of the "Videogame Rating Council" {V.R.C.}, and the later "Entertainment Software Rating Board" {ESRB} age appropriate game rating systems. The book detals such things as creating instruction booklets, and packaging, as well as explaining how computers and games operate, including sound, music, and visuals. The book's original price wads $14.95 in the USA, £13.99 in the U.K., and $20.95 in Canada.