Tag: video game book review

  • A Brand New Video Game Magazine?

    A Brand New Video Game Magazine?

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    Welcome to Burning Books. I’m Caleb, and I want to help you love video games even more. Sometimes I do that by reviewing books about video games. Today is one of those sometimes, because I’m taking a look at the first issue of A Profound Waste of Time. (more…)

  • 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 reviewing all of the Boss Fight Books releases, so subscribe to this channel and click the bell notification icon to be sure you don’t miss future reviews.

    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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  • 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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    I’m reviewing all of the Boss Fight Books releases, so subscribe to this channel and click the bell notification icon to be sure you don’t miss future reviews.

    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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    I’m reviewing all of the Boss Fight Books releases, so subscribe to this channel and click the bell notification icon to be sure you don’t miss future reviews.

    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…)