Tag: reading about video games

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I love video game books. Books about video games are more common than you might think. In hopes of spreading the good word about video game books, I list half of my collection (part 1 can be viewed here). In this video I talk about criticism & analysis, interviews, and reference video game books that I own, including:

• 0:51 How To Do Things With Videogames by Ian Bogost
• 2:16 What Video Games Have to Teach us About Learning and Literacy by James Paul Gee
• 2:35 A Profound Waste of Time
• 3:00 Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games are Made by Jason Schreier
• 3:35 The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult and Classic Video Game Developers by Patrick Hickey Jr.
• 4:05 The Ultimate History of Video Games: the Story Behind the Craze that Touched Our Lives and Changed the World by Steven L. Kent
• 5:12 Ultimate Nintendo Guide to the NES Library edited by Pat Contri
• 5:38 How to Make a Video Game Review Show that Doesn’t Suck by Mark Bussler
• 6:17 Playing with Power Nintendo NES Classics
• 6:41 The Unofficial NES/Famicom: a Visual Compendium by Steve Jarratt and Damien McFerran
• 7:01 Fallout 4 Vault Dweller’s Survival Guide
• 7:20 A History of Video Games in 64 Objects produced by the World Video Game Hall of Fame
• 7:44 Game On: from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More by Dustin Hansen
• 8:10 How to Win at Nintendo Games #3, How to Win at Nintendo Sports Games, and How to Win at Game Boy Games by Jeff Rovin
• 8:38 NiER Automata Long Story Short by Jun Eishima and Yoko Taro

Links to discussed video game book reviews:

• A Profound Waste of Time review: A Profound Waste of Time
• Interview with Patrick Hickey, Jr. for the Cartridge Club Podcast

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I love video game books. Books about video games are more common than you might think. In hopes of spreading the good word about video game books, I list off half of my collection (part 2 can be viewed here). Here I talk about the narrative nonfiction video game books that I own, including:

• 0:54 A bunch of Boss Fight Books
• 2:01 Koji Kondo’s Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack by Andrew Schartmann
• 2:48 Shigeru Miyamoto by Jennifer Dewinter
• 2:59 Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation by Blake J. Harris
• 3:33 Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America by Jeff Ryan
• 4:18 The Tetris Effect: The Game That Hypnotized the World by Dan Ackerman
• 4:53 Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture by David Kushner
• Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter by Tom Bissell
• Gamelife: A Memoir by Michael W. Clune
• Significant Zero: Heroes, Villains, and the Fight for Art and Soul in Video Games by Walt Williams
• 6:40 Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate by Zoë Quinn

Links to video game book reviews:

• Boss Fight Books review playlist
  The Tetris Effect review
  Console Wars review