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Post by tigermaskxxxvii on Apr 27, 2017 22:56:13 GMT -5
I'm sure I have seen this book mentioned in other threads. Basically it's about the emergence of Sega and it's attempts to usurp Nintendo before their fall. I played my fair share of video games as a kid (I'm 33, so I was definitely playing during a fair portion of the Nintendo-Sega rivalry) but am not a gamer now, would I still enjoy this book?
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Post by legendkiller1985 on Apr 27, 2017 23:30:35 GMT -5
Yes. It's a good read and is very insightful on how Sega came to prominence. I feel it looks at both companies evenly.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2017 10:00:44 GMT -5
Yes, I remember reading it last year. Very informative.
My brother wanted to borrow it. I told him "Go to the library."
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Post by BorneAgain on Apr 28, 2017 11:23:24 GMT -5
Its a very interesting book, and gets to the heart of Sega and Nintendo's contrasts, and why the latter's general behavior in the late 80s/early 90s helped bring about the former's big rise.
It is written in a literary style that seems to suggests at knowing the motivations and thoughts of those involved that realistically Blake harris probably wouldn't know. Its something that made me question some of the accuracy involved, but other than that, its very solid.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Apr 28, 2017 13:16:20 GMT -5
The author didn't seem to be happy with my review of the book. I gave it a 2.66 outta 5.00
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Post by BorneAgain on Apr 28, 2017 15:15:53 GMT -5
The author didn't seem to be happy with my review of the book. I gave it a 2.66 outta 5.00 If you had accounted for the Blast Processing in the book, it would have bumped your score up to at least a 4. |
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Post by wildojinx on Apr 28, 2017 21:10:31 GMT -5
Speaking of which, another good book on the video game industry is Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered the World by David Sheff, which basically details the rise of Nintendo. It stops in 1993, but it's still an excellent read.
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Post by tigermaskxxxvii on Apr 30, 2017 21:44:38 GMT -5
I had my local Barnes and Noble order me a copy that will arrive soon (I could have ordered it on my Nook, but the sample copy seemed to have a problem where When I turn a page but keeps repeating the page I'm on when I still have plenty of pages left in the sample). I just hope it doesn't focus too much on technical minutiae. Which might sound odd considering I am talking about a book on video games, and Sega's big selling points were "look how better our graphics are on the Genesis versus the SNES! Our hand held device, the Game Gear is in color. Game Boy is in black and white." But I hope it tends to focus more on the humans behind the games and the marketing battle. Because to me, the most interesting thing about any conflict is trying to win over the hearts and minds.
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