PaRappa the Rapper by Mike Sholars has become one of my favorite books from Boss Fight Books. This is one of the more personal stories that includes the game’s history. While this is a look at the history of a video game, Mike includes how PaRappa the Rapper impacted his life. He also talks aboutContinue reading “PaRappa the Rapper by Mike Sholars | Book Review”
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Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller | This is what I think the Metaverse will look like
Having the metaverse being a vision of Hell is somewhat comical to me. I think it is very fitting that this version of something so unnecessary would only be useful as a place to psychologically torture people who hurt someone’s feelings. I hadn’t heard of this game before reading the book, and now I kindContinue reading “Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller | This is what I think the Metaverse will look like”
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”
The Amazing Story of Mortal Kombat 1-4
Long Live Mortal Kombat: Round 1 is a deep dive into the first four Mortal Kombat games, the evolution of the Mortal Kombat fandom, and many other stories. There is so much in this book that I won’t be able to describe all of it. I love David Craddock’s books! They’re always filled with aContinue reading “The Amazing Story of Mortal Kombat 1-4”
A Disappointing Entry in the Doom Series
I wanted to like this book. The second book built up a terrific cliffhanger, and this book wasted it by opening with everyone being in Hawaii. It would have been better if we followed Arlene and Flynn, trying to find a way to get out of L.A. There are also more perspectives in this bookContinue reading “A Disappointing Entry in the Doom Series”
Doom: Hell on Earth Expands the Game’s Story For Better or Worse
I liked the first book better than this one. Doom: Hell on Earth is the second book in this series. The book covers some of the events of Doom II but is its own story as it takes the loose story in a different direction. There are more characters in this book; it blends inContinue reading “Doom: Hell on Earth Expands the Game’s Story For Better or Worse”
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”
Blaster Master Worlds of Power #1 by F.X. Nine | Book Review
This is one of the early books that uses a video game for its narrative. Reading this book made me want to learn what Sunsoft’s initial narrative was. Who was the Blaster Master in the game? Well, in the Japanese version of the game, things are very different. The game’s manual explains that the vehicleContinue reading “Blaster Master Worlds of Power #1 by F.X. Nine | Book Review”