[4] In 2018, and again in 2019, he mentioned that he was working on a second volume,[6][8] which was eventually published in August 2021 and titled “The Ultimate History Of Video Games, Vol.

[9][10] Ken Gagne of Gamebits, reviewing The First Quarter: A 25-Year History of Video Games, said it suffered from frequent typos and disliked that Kent largely withheld his own opinion.

[2] Nintendo Life said that the 2001 rerelease as The Ultimate History of Video Games was Kent's "seminal work".

[11] Publishers Weekly noted Kent's "infectious enthusiasm" and called the book "a loving tribute" to the videogame industry.

[12] Tim Rotertson at MyMac.com called Kent a "gifted writer" and gave the book a 5/5 rating, but suggested that it should have been multiple volumes for more depth.