How do you novelize Doom? A game where the developers famously didn’t care about the story. Well, you take the bare bones of a story from the game, add some more characters, and give the main character more motivation and backstory. It did take some time to get going, but this is a fun book!Continue reading “Doom: Knee Deep in the Dead is a wonderful novel | Book Review”
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Wizards & Warriors Worlds of Power #5 by F.X. Nine | Book Review
The Wizards and Warriors book is an exciting story. I don’t think I like this book as much as the other books, even though it does follow the game very closely. I feel like it follows the game to a fault. They find the different items from the game, our heroes run around collecting gemsContinue reading “Wizards & Warriors Worlds of Power #5 by F.X. Nine | Book Review”
Corridors of Time by Jeremy Dunn | Book Review
This is primarily a retelling of the plot of Chrono Trigger. There are a few things that Jeremy adds to it; however, I think he didn’t do enough to move passed a novelization of the game. Some commentary is added when things don’t make much sense. Jeremy brings in a few fan theories about theContinue reading “Corridors of Time by Jeremy Dunn | Book Review”
Review of The Walkthrough by Doug Walsh
This is a book that I didn’t know I needed! I was never a big fan of strategy guides when I was growing up. I wanted to figure out the game for myself, or I would play with my friends, and we would work through things together. The only strategy guides I can remember wereContinue reading “Review of The Walkthrough by Doug Walsh”
Commodore Books by Brian Bagnall
This was a series of books that taught me a lot about Commodore. I had never heard of the company or its computers until ten years ago. Reading about Commodore was great, and I think it gave me quite a bit of insight into the computer industry in the 80s. That being said, I don’tContinue reading “Commodore Books by Brian Bagnall”
Review of A Casual Revolution by Jesper Juul
I found this book to be interesting from a video game history standpoint. Casual games and casual gameplay is talked about in a way that makes the subject understandable. This was written before smartphones and tablets. This makes it a little dated, but the book has a lot of great information. The book was publishedContinue reading “Review of A Casual Revolution by Jesper Juul”
Review of Creating Q*Bert by Warren Davis
This was one of the better books from a game developer. Warren has lived a very interesting life and made some very unique games. He’s made some bizarre games as well. Even when they weren’t as successful, he learned something from his work on them. I learned quite a bit about the games Warren workedContinue reading “Review of Creating Q*Bert by Warren Davis”
Top Five Video Game Biographies
There have been several biographies from people in the video game industry written in the last few years. They range from developers to world record holders. Some of them have come from people who made my favorite games. Back in the 90s, I never thought I would be reading books written by Sid Meier orContinue reading “Top Five Video Game Biographies”