Video Game Books

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Originally Posted by diffusionx

Anyone who says that other people need to turn in their gaming badge because of some inane criteria that hasn't been met needs to turn in their gaming badge immediately.

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Okay, so maybe I should have said: Anyone with an interest in the history of gaming past, should give the book a read. It's a really intesting look at how Nintendo came to power and how the industry looked at videogames. :)

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Originally Posted by gamevet

I really liked Game Over. It's a great peice of gaming history. Any gamer that does'nt enjoy the read provided with Game Over, might as well turn in your gaming badge.

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I would've rathered an encyclopedia full of cross-referenced Nintendo history. The book just wasn't well-written; the chapters were uneven, the pacing was weak... it's a piece of shit.

I'm sure if you look around TNL, you can find many examples of the written word that are chock-full of information, but are not very well-written.

*cough*

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Originally Posted by Mzo

I would've rathered an encyclopedia full of cross-referenced Nintendo history. The book just wasn't well-written; the chapters were uneven, the pacing was weak... it's a piece of shit.

I'm sure if you look around TNL, you can find many examples of the written word that are chock-full of information, but are not very well-written.

*cough*

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I can see where your coming from. The one thing I hated and loved at the same time, was how he would talk about someone in the story, then go on to a history of that person before going on with the subject. It became frustrating at times, but other times it made it all the more interesting. It all depends on how you like your stories, quick and to the point, or an overview of how it came to be that way.

I like my stories with like 3 chapters devoted to Alexei Pajitnov.

I really want to go into detail about what I did and didn't like, but that would require actual work, such as movement, which I am just not prepared for at the moment.

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Originally Posted by MonsterMash

It's a fictional book in which videogames play a large role. Mainly a dark comedy about a guy who's extremely obsessed with old arcade games (a love rekindled by MAME) and begins to shape his life more and more around that obsession. Like with you and Itagaki ;)

There's a lot of really great moments that people on TNL are likely to understand very well. Like whenever he remembers an old game - often in a sharp satire of a "philosophy in cultural studies" type format. Or on his skewed views of Japan.

This certainly isn't the best of those moments, but it's not the worst either, so it'll give you a feel of the book. Check it out, and read TNL's review too. http://www.luckywanderboy.com/excerpt.html

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wow. Okay, I'm out the door as we speak, this sounds really good. Definately picking this sucker up. Thanks so much for the description!

At 12 in the morning you must know some killer book stores :). I had to wait until, you know, business hours to get mine. And even then they had to order it for me.

You're welcome.

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Originally Posted by Mzo

Game Over was one of the worst-written books I have ever read.

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Yeah, I read the first chapter and then set it down on my shelf with the rest of my unread books. But it was $2 so I guess it could have been worth it... What the hell am I talking about? That's two bottles of soda I could have had...

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Originally Posted by MonsterMash

At 12 in the morning you must know some killer book stores :). I had to wait until, you know, business hours to get mine. And even then they had to order it for me.

You're welcome.

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actually, if I was in SF, City Lights is open. But I'm not, so you're right, I'm just going to have to wait until......well, now! hooray for 12pm!