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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: eggedd2k on June 22, 2005, 08:01:23 am
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i've got the project arcade book and arcade fever - just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for other arcade based books?
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The Pac-Man joke book.
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I used to have (and still think I do burried in a box somewhere) a book that I think was titled "How To Win At Video Games". It's a paperback book with a black cover and a picture of someone playing video games. I'll check tonight when I get home from work and see if I still have it so I can give you more info if you want.
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I used to have (and still think I do burried in a box somewhere) a book that I think was titled "How To Win At Video Games".
:o why I would not be caught dead reading such filth!
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I found a couple of ....interesting.... books on Amazon recently.
Blue Wizard Is About To Die! : Prose, Poems, and Emoto-Versatronic Expressionist Pieces About Video Games (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0974100005/ref=wl_it_dp/102-4693846-5651357?%5Fencoding=UTF8&coliid=I1M316IXT74S63&v=glance&colid=F0EZX6QIQJQ8)
Lucky Wander Boy (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0452283949/ref=pd_bxgy_text_1/102-4693846-5651357?v=glance&s=books&st=*)
These are good ones I'd recomend:
The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon--The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0761536434/ref=pd_sim_b_5/102-4693846-5651357?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance)
High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, Second Edition
(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0072231726/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/102-4693846-5651357?v=glance&s=books)
Supercade: A Visual History of the Videogame Age 1971-1984 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0262524201/ref=pd_sim_b_3/102-4693846-5651357?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance)
The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games (Schiffer Book for Collectors) (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764319256/qid=1119447602/sr=2-3/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_3/102-4693846-5651357)
Official Price Guide to Classic Video Games : Console, Arcade, and Handheld Games (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0375720383/ref=pd_bxgy_text_1/102-4693846-5651357?v=glance&s=books&st=*)
And some other random books about gaming:
Power-Up : How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0744004241/ref=pd_sim_b_4/102-4693846-5651357?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance)
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1403965382/ref=pd_sim_b_4/102-4693846-5651357?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance)
Got Game: How the Gamer Generation Is Reshaping Business Forever (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1578519497/ref=pd_sim_b_5/102-4693846-5651357?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance)
Trigger Happy : Videogames and the Entertainment Revolution (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1559705396/ref=pd_sim_b_6/102-4693846-5651357?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance)
Dungeons and Dreamers: The Rise of Computer Game Culture from Geek to Chic (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0072228881/ref=pd_sim_b_6/102-4693846-5651357?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance)
Do an Amazon search. You'll find lots of other interesting stuff.
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I used to have (and still think I do burried in a box somewhere) a book that I think was titled "How To Win At Video Games". It's a paperback book with a black cover and a picture of someone playing video games. I'll check tonight when I get home from work and see if I still have it so I can give you more info if you want.
HA! I should have that one somewhere too...I remember having it as a kid...it's probably next to my "How to Solve the Rubik's Cube" book, in a box at my parents house...I'm sure I had a couple more...
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jcroach has some GREAT suggestions above... go with them.
I want to highly recommend "The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon--The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World"
It isn't as in-depth as some gaming books I've read, and it's a bit dated now as far as "current generation" stuff goes, but it is an excellent read. You hear the story from the people involved, and its very well laid out.
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I used to have (and still think I do burried in a box somewhere) a book that I think was titled "How To Win At Video Games". It's a paperback book with a black cover and a picture of someone playing video games. I'll check tonight when I get home from work and see if I still have it so I can give you more info if you want.
HA!
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1. Peel off stickers
2. reattach stickers in appropriate places
;D
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1. Peel off stickers
2. reattach stickers in appropriate places
;D
Hmm, I used the screwdriver under the top middle cube, pop out pieces and reassemble method...
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1. Peel off stickers
2. reattach stickers in appropriate places
;D
Hmm, I used the screwdriver under the top middle cube, pop out pieces and reassemble method...
I was so good at taking apart my cube I didn't need a screwdriver........ ;D
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I also used the pop method.
After popping mine and re-assembling it wrongly, I gave it to a guy at school who could "solve" the cube while you waited. It would take him less than 5 minutes.
He got like 30 seconds into mine and handed it back saying it had been changed.