zeppelin03 | 314 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 (edited) In addition to my game backlog I have a backlog of books I want to read. Many of which are video game related or similarly themed. There has been plenty of great stuff written like console wars, legend of localization, as well as tons of fiction based on different series (Ready Player One, etc). I've been meaning to get to it all but need a little motivation. This got me thinking others might be in the same boat. Is anyone interested in a Video Game Sage Book Club of sorts? Perhaps we pick a title once a month to read through and discuss in its own thread after a couple weeks. Details could be sorted out along the way. If this interests you or you have any ideas let me know. If we have enough interest maybe we can get a thread going for November. Edited October 23, 2019 by zeppelin03 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegHead | 127 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I would be interested in this. Let me know what book you pick, and I'll go get it off Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalliArtEvo | 44 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Could be fun. I'd certainly be interested in doing a book club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,510 Editorials Team · Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 If a selection happened to already be in my backlog. It's big enough as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppelin03 | 314 Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 I picked some accessible books below, but I wouldn't be surprised if they have been read. Also some fiction would be cool if there are any series that interest people. So far a short list is below. Feel free to add some suggestions and maybe we can get a poll going. Console Wars Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalliArtEvo | 44 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Super Mario could be interesting. I've read the other two, but I'm not opposed to reading again. Maybe we wait to see if we can get some more people involved with suggestions? I'll take a look on Amazon to see if I can find some more ideas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppelin03 | 314 Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 14 minutes ago, RalliArtEvo said: Super Mario could be interesting. I've read the other two, but I'm not opposed to reading again. Maybe we wait to see if we can get some more people involved with suggestions? I'll take a look on Amazon to see if I can find some more ideas. I'm absolutely for seeing what other suggestions we can get before committing. Thanks for taking a look at Amazon. I'm going to dig into it a bit more this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
behemos | 757 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 How close to video games do you want to keep it? There are a ton of good sci-fi books that deal with video game-like themes (universes like Ready Player One) but aren't strictly about a particular game or games. Wasn't sure how much you wanted to keep it specifically to video games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppelin03 | 314 Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, behemos said: How close to video games do you want to keep it? There are a ton of good sci-fi books that deal with video game-like themes (universes like Ready Player One) but aren't strictly about a particular game or games. Wasn't sure how much you wanted to keep it specifically to video games. Keeping it more open would be great. Like you said there is tons of great stuff like Ready Player One. My concern is if it is purely video games we would all get burnt out reading history books or something. Adding some fiction whether direct from a game series or following the same themes seems like it would offer some nice variety. If I have time tonight I may see about forming a Club for this. Edited October 23, 2019 by zeppelin03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jicsan | 587 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 5 hours ago, zeppelin03 said: Console Wars I got this on Audible a while back. The guy that narrated it, I'd say almost dramatized it, was awesome. In fact when I was done listening I looked through some YouTube videos of Tom Kalinske and was a little disappointed that he didn't sound like the narrator. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalliArtEvo | 44 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 (edited) Any thoughts on a book choice for November? I think Super Mario is a good choice for a starter book, but open to anything. Still need to look on Amazon for more books. Been a busy week, but I'll try to look tomorrow. Edited October 31, 2019 by RalliArtEvo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppelin03 | 314 Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 5 hours ago, RalliArtEvo said: Any thoughts on a book choice for November? I think Super Mario is a good choice for a starter book, but open to anything. Still need to look on Amazon for more books. Been a busy week, but I'll try to look tomorrow. Same. Life's been crazy. Let's go with Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America. I understand it is likely short notice for people but we hope you can participate. I can check into clubs this evening. Might be a good place to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,510 Editorials Team · Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 I'll order it now. Hate to add to the backlog but these things are usually fast reads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,510 Editorials Team · Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Console Wars and Masters of Doom are both awesome btw, and Blood Sweat and Pixels is pretty good. I also have the first Witcher in my backlog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,488 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Zap! The rise and fall of Atari is also pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppelin03 | 314 Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 VGS Book Club is added to clubs. Thanks for adding those other suggestions. I'll try to get a running list going for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
behemos | 757 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Just grabbed the book for November Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperJimtendo | 1,116 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 I was thinking about this the other day scrolling the "What are you reading thread" i like the idea. I don't think I could commit wholly but would be interested to see what the book of the month is etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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