Happy birthday What Remains of Edith Finch! One year ago today, April 25th 2017, you came screaming from the exhausted loins of Giant Sparrow, all covered in graphics mucus and game mechanics residue. It was beautiful. (more…)
Videos
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I’m a Male Who Plays Video Games as a Female Character. Weird?
Hey future Caleb. Wow, it has been a long time since we’ve talked. I got distracted with a series of Boss Fight Books reviews I’m doing. I will be doing more soon. So, sorry future Caleb. You just aren’t cool enough to keep my attention, I guess. But, I’ll still use you when I can. Like now. And buckle your seat belt–or whatever you buckle to keep you safe inside that jar your future head floats around in–because we’re going to talk about how much I love playing as a girl. (more…)
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Playing CATlateral Damage with my Dumb Cat
My cat (Burrito) loves sitting next to me when I play video games. But I’m beginning to think she’s only pretending to care about my hobbies.
Today I play Catlateral Damage on the PS4.
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The Secrets of Super Mario Bros. 2. A review of Jon Irwin’s Boss Fight Books release.
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…)
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My Jerk Cat Doesn’t Laugh at My Jokes When I Play Okami HD
My cat loves sitting next to me when I play video games. It seems cute. But I’m starting to think she does it just to be an arrogant jerk of a cat. She’s not the funny cat she thinks she is.
Today I played Okami HD on the PS4. She refused to join in on the fun.
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Want to be a video game developer? This book may help. A review of Jagged Alliance 2.
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. I do that with editorials about video games, funny skits about video games, and reviews that tend to highlight items that help support what makes games so great. For example, this video, part of my ongoing series where I review all of the books from the Boss Fight Books catalog. Today’s review is of Jagged Alliance 2 by Darius Kazemi, a game I’ve never played by an author I’ve never heard of. But as you’ll find out, this book scratches a very particular itch and may scratch that same itch if you have it. Stay tuned. (more…)
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Things I Learned about Galaga While Reading Galaga by Michael Kimball
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…)