My first book read (in just 2 days) on my #XteinkX4 was Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams
The second of the #BossFightBooks series, a memoir, critique and analysis of my favourite game of all time.
To be honest it was a bit less technical or historical than I'd like, but I enjoyed it nonetheless and the interviews with Ted Woosley and Tom Slattery were a highlight for me. A good read and kinda short too
I keep reading every book in the #BossFightBooks collection.
Everquest, by Matthew S. Smith, takes a journalistic approach (like Minesweeper or Day of the Tentacle recently). I usually prefer the ones that are personal (e.g. Galaga, WoW) but some of the last ones have not been great.
Therefore, if you want to know everything about the main inspiration for World of Warcraft, it's in that book. It is extremely well paced and well written. You recognise the work of a professional journalist. Sadly, there is no real place for reception: how did people play it? Who were these people, what did the game bring to them, how did they organise, etc. I would have enjoyed a few testimonies from common players.
Still, I totally recommend it! Good work Matthew S. Smith.
https://bossfightbooks.com/products/everquest-by-matthew-s-smith
Picked up this very cool Boss Fight Books bundle from Humble. Especially interested to read the Metal Gear Solid, GoldenEye and Spelunky books (the latter of which is written by the dev which is really cool!)
I'll say though (and not trying to be hyper critical here) the cover art on these aren't ideal. The GoldenEye one is actually the deluxe edition which has different cover art (I'll need to update it manually), but as a whole these are all very uninspiring.
I know they're probably stock/public domain images and the production budget probably isn't massive for these books, but surely a few more people might be drawn in to buy these full price with some more appealing covers!
That's a nitpick though - excited to read through them all!
#Bookstodon #HumbleBundle #BossFightBooks #MetalGearSolid #GoldenEye #Spelunky #GamingBooks #Jellyfin
(Prefacing this: No one's paid me to post thisβ I simply like their stuff.)
Heads upβ Boss Fight Books is selling a bundle of their books on HumbleBundle. They are DRM-free epub and pdf.
The books are deep dives for the games listed on their covers. Haven't read all of them, but I enjoy them a lot. I think you all might, too.
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https://bossfightbooks.com
This is a great article by Marc Normandin about the history of Katamari Damacy for its 20th anniversary (With a fun Boss Fight Books shoutout!)
https://www.pastemagazine.com/author/marc-normandin
(You can get the Katamari book here if you'd like to learn more about its history and how the game was made! https://bossfightbooks.com/collections/books/products/katamari-damacy-by-l-e-hall)
Oh hey, #bossfightbooks is doing another Kickstarter!
They're really fun deep-dives into individual #videogames. Well worth checking out.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gabedurham/boss-fight-books-season-7-video-game-pioneers
Great news to wake up to!!
#BossFightBooks has just launched their 7th season of books on Kickstarter.
It features FOUR new books including a book by @mattontech on the history & legacy of the genre-defining mmo EVERQUEST.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gabedurham/boss-fight-books-season-7-video-game-pioneers
#Gaming #MMO #VideoGame #VideoGames #Gamer #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Everquest #MMORPG #PCGaming #Retro #Nostalgia
The Boss Fight Books ebook of Animal Crossing by Kelsey Lewin is out now! I'm SO excited to read it
(P.S. For a couple more days you can also get 15% off print & ebook of NBA Jam, Postal, Bible Adventures and/or my book Katamari Damacy with the code JUNE24: bossfightbooks.com)
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Oh hey! #BossFightBooks has opened up for pitches again!
For those unfamiliar, Boss Fight Books is like the 33 1/3rd of video games-- each volume's by a different author, doing a deep dive of a different video game. Really neat stuff.
I ... don't have anything handy to pitch to them this go-round, sadly. Though I suppose I could try rambling on about Mass Effect 2 or somesuch. (It's the best one).
We are about to open back up to general book pitches! Our reading period will be from March 15 - April 30. (A longer period than usual because we didn't want to compete with tax deadlines.) Note: if you've already written a nonfiction book about video games and want to try it out on us out of pitch season, go ahead and
One of my favorites in the BOSS FIGHT BOOKS lineup is Reyan Ali's "NBA Jam" π
Built out of exhaustive research and original interviews with a star-studded cast, Ali's NBA JAM returns you to an era when coin-op was king.
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https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/boss-fight-books-21-nba-jam
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