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A Book on Video Games with Some Design Flaws

Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More by Dustin Hansen

May 14, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

If I have one complaint about Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More, it’s to do with the page and section design, not the content. As the title suggests this book is a history of video games and game systems beginning with the arcade type things like Pong on the big Atari machine, all the way to Overwatch on many device types. The overall thesis of the book is pretty straightforward, that most hit games stand on the […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, atari, Dustin Hansen, Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario Minecraft and More, Minecraft, overwatch, pac-man, pong, sonic the hedgehog, super mario, video games, Zork

CoffeeShopReader's CBR14 Review No:40 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, atari, Dustin Hansen, Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario Minecraft and More, Minecraft, overwatch, pac-man, pong, sonic the hedgehog, super mario, video games, Zork ·
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Ugh, Minecraft

December 30, 2014 by Walking Widdershins Leave a Comment

I didn’t necessarily want to read this book, but I felt that I had to. My son is so far into Minecraft that sometimes I can’t find him. The good thing about this book is that it was written by a mom who felt herself in the same situation. She joined the game, and now plays it with her son, so she’s pretty deep into it too. There’s not much to say about the book, other than it’s incredibly helpful, and that I think I […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Minecraft

Walking Widdershins's CBR6 Review No:38 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Minecraft ·
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