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  • A Review of Baldur’s Gate 2 by Matt Bell from Boss Fight Books

    A Review of Baldur’s Gate 2 by Matt Bell from Boss Fight Books

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    I’m a fan of Matt Bell’s work, so when I found out that one of the Boss Fight Books I’d be reading and reviewing was written by Matt Bell, I had to investigate to confirm that the Matt Bells in question were the same. Matt Bell’s fiction style is what I would call clinically emotional. He’s precise with his words, hyperfocusing on specific details without giving way to unnecessary exposition. He’ll offer a few terse lines that bloom into a story more affecting than what other writers could do with 100 times as many words.

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  • This Company of Atheists Made Bible Video Games | A Review of Bible Adventures by Gabe Durham

    This Company of Atheists Made Bible Video Games | A Review of Bible Adventures by Gabe Durham

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    A development team comprised mainly of atheists and agnostics making a Bible themed video game aimed at the then-untapped Christian market. It seems blasphemous. And it may be. But more relevantly, as Gabe Durham reminds us in his book Bible Adventures, it’s business. So how did this game based on Christian stories and icons make its way onto a Nintendo console? And should you read or should you avoid this book?

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  • The Secrets of Super Mario Bros. 2. A review of Jon Irwin’s Boss Fight Books release.

    The Secrets of Super Mario Bros. 2. A review of Jon Irwin’s Boss Fight Books release.

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    Welcome to Burning Books. I’m Caleb, and today I’m continuing my mission to review every book in the Boss Fight Books catalog. I believe that by learning more about the video games we love, we will discover ways to love those games even more. Join me on this journey, won’t you. Subscribe by clicking that red button. (more…)

  • Things I Learned about Galaga While Reading Galaga by Michael Kimball

    Things I Learned about Galaga While Reading Galaga by Michael Kimball

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    Welcome to Burning Books. I’m Caleb, and I want to help you love video games even more. Today I’m continuing to review all of the Boss Fight Books releases. Subscribe and click the bell icon so you don’t miss future reviews. As for past reviews, check the description below for a link to my playlist of all the Boss Fight Books reviews so far.

    Today’s book: Galaga by Michael Kimball. Did you know there’s a way to cheat in Galaga by allowing enemy shots to stack, occupying the game’s allotted enemy fire memory, ultimately rendering the enemies unable to shoot at all. But as Michael Kimball tells us, real Galaga players are ethically opposed to using the cheat. (more…)

  • Video games can help struggling transgender teens. A review of ZZT by Anna Anthropy

    Video games can help struggling transgender teens. A review of ZZT by Anna Anthropy

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    I’ve never played ZZT. I’m not transgender. And for a book that aims to enlighten the reader on both fronts, it’s got some problems. (more…)

  • Can you love a video game you’ve never played? A review of Chrono Trigger from Boss Fight Books.

    Can you love a video game you’ve never played? A review of Chrono Trigger from Boss Fight Books.

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    Welcome to Burning Books. I’m Caleb and I want to help you love video games even more than you already do. It’s a tall order, I understand, but for someone as short as I am, I welcome any challenge that makes me feel tall. Today I’m continuing my mission to review all of the Boss Fight Books releases. There’s a link to BossFightBooks.com below in case you are not familiar with this publisher. The short version: they publish books about video games, with each book being an in-depth exploration of a single game. Such a proposition scratches all of my nerdy itches.

    Today’s book: Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams. I’ve never played Chrono Trigger. But I loved this book. What? How is that possible? (more…)

  • The Story of Earthbound but also not the Story of Earthbound. A Review of Earthbound from Boss Fight Books

    The Story of Earthbound but also not the Story of Earthbound. A Review of Earthbound from Boss Fight Books

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    Welcome to Burning Books. I’m Caleb, and I want to help you love video games even more. Today I’m doing that by telling you the tale of the actor who almost died of crohn’s disease. See, already you love video games even more. Video games would never inflame your bowels enough to tear a hole in your small intestine. Unless you just don’t know how video games should be used.

    Ken Baumann, the aforementioned almost dead actor wrote the first book in the Boss Fight Books collection, this one titled and about Earthbound. I’m reviewing all of the Boss Fights Books releases, so go ahead and subscribe and click the bell icon to make sure you don’t miss any of the reviews.

    Have you read this book? What do you think? Let me know in the comments at the YouTube video page. (more…)