This novel is very close to the story in the video game. The 7th Guest is one of the many games I didn’t play when I was a kid. I don’t even remember hearing about it. This is one of the instances where if you didn’t see a game in the store, have access toContinue reading “A Review of the 7th Guest Novel”
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The Second Myst Book: a Slow but Good Book
The second book in the Myst series is a strange one. It is a prequel to the first book and the games. This book tells the story of Anna, Aitrus, and the fall of D’ni. It is a slow-moving story that saves all of the exciting parts until the end. For most of it, nothingContinue reading “The Second Myst Book: a Slow but Good Book”
A Review of the Fantastic Animal Crossing Book
Animal Crossing is a franchise I missed out on. I wasn’t playing the GameCube when the first game was released, and I was focused on other things during the Wii, Wii U, and 3DS. This is part of why I was hesitant to dive into a book about the games. I’m glad I read thisContinue reading “A Review of the Fantastic Animal Crossing Book”
A Look Back at The Mighty Micro by Christopher Evans
It is nearly impossible for me to review this book. The Mighty Micro was first published in 1979; my version was published in 1980. As far as I can tell, nothing was added to this version of the book. In his earnest attempt, Evans was elucidating the potential of microcomputers to the average person inContinue reading “A Look Back at The Mighty Micro by Christopher Evans”
A Wonderful Book about the History of Computers | Electronic Dreams by Tom Lean
Learning about video games and computer history is one of my favorite hobbies. One of my favorite periods of video game history is the United Kingdom (UK) computer industry in the 1980s. There are so many compelling stories from this era. Europe was a fascinating market for video games. Console manufacturers largely ignored it untilContinue reading “A Wonderful Book about the History of Computers | Electronic Dreams by Tom Lean”
From Pinballs to Pixels: The Interesting Story of Williams-Bally-Midway
From Pinballs to Pixels is a comprehensive look at Williams and how they became the center of Chicago’s pinball and video game industry for a period of time. Ken Horowitz does an excellent job of documenting the history of Williams, and I like how he tells this story. However, I wish more time had beenContinue reading “From Pinballs to Pixels: The Interesting Story of Williams-Bally-Midway”
The X-COM: UFO Defense Novel is Spectacular
This novel is based on the X-COM: UFO Defense video game from 1993. It does a good job of working in the parts of the game, like terror attacks, UFO interceptions, and research. It adds more to the game by bringing up the relationship between X-COM and local governments, personal relationships, and intelligence gathering. DianeContinue reading “The X-COM: UFO Defense Novel is Spectacular”
The Origin of the RPG | An Unpolished Rough Draft
The Origin of the RPG has some good ideas, and the author has a lot of passion for the subject. They put a lot of time into writing this, but it needs more structure and an editor. While reading this, I wondered what I was supposed to take away from it. What were the twoContinue reading “The Origin of the RPG | An Unpolished Rough Draft”
Doom: Endgame is a Pointless and Confusing Mess
This was terrible. Everything is needlessly complicated, and it feels like the authors tried to shoehorn another trilogy of stories into this book. Plot lines from the first three books get abandoned in favor of creating another alien enemy and cramming in nonsense. Some of my problems from the third book are fixed. We onlyContinue reading “Doom: Endgame is a Pointless and Confusing Mess”
A Movie Making Nerd by James Rolfe | Book Review
James Rolfe’s book A Movie Making Nerd is an interesting look into his life and the journey that led him to where he is now. There are many stories in this book. A good number of them have been told in other places. I don’t think this was bad, as I’ve only been following himContinue reading “A Movie Making Nerd by James Rolfe | Book Review”