[VIDEO] Books About Video Games Are Great! Part 2 of 2: 16 More Video Game Books.
I love video game books. Books about video games are more common than you might think. In hopes of spreading the good word about video game books, I list half of my collection (part 1 can be viewed here). In this video I talk about criticism & analysis, interviews, and reference video game books that I own, including:
- 0:51 How To Do Things With Videogames by Ian Bogost
- 2:16 What Video Games Have to Teach us About Learning and Literacy by James Paul Gee
- 2:35 A Profound Waste of Time
- 3:00 Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games are Made by Jason Schreier
- 3:35 The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult and Classic Video Game Developers by Patrick Hickey Jr.
- 4:05 The Ultimate History of Video Games: the Story Behind the Craze that Touched Our Lives and Changed the World by Steven L. Kent
- 5:12 Ultimate Nintendo Guide to the NES Library edited by Pat Contri
- 5:38 How to Make a Video Game Review Show that Doesn’t Suck by Mark Bussler
- 6:17 Playing with Power Nintendo NES Classics
- 6:41 The Unofficial NES/Famicom: a Visual Compendium by Steve Jarratt and Damien McFerran
- 7:01 Fallout 4 Vault Dweller’s Survival Guide
- 7:20 A History of Video Games in 64 Objects produced by the World Video Game Hall of Fame
- 7:44 Game On: from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More by Dustin Hansen
- 8:10 How to Win at Nintendo Games #3, How to Win at Nintendo Sports Games, and How to Win at Game Boy Games by Jeff Rovin
- 8:38 NiER Automata Long Story Short by Jun Eishima and Yoko Taro
Links to discussed video game book reviews:
