Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America (Audiobook)

from ivan.frade

Good overview of the Nintendo history and by extension the console market from the arcades to the Playstation/Xbox times. It is told in an informal tone that catches the attention and make it an easy reading. Sadly the contents are pretty much second hand. Most of the information seems to be avai...

from FlyoverNative

I didn't find this book dull, but there were some glaring editing issues that made it hard to read in spots. At one point, when discussing the CD based gaming system - the text uses "Philips" and "Panasonic" interchangeably over two pages. There were were also a few paragraphs that just sort of e...

from melissarochelle

Listened to from Jul 31-Aug 7, 2012 Audio Reivew - Super fun non-fiction is the best kind. Listening to this reminded me of Ready Player One -- it makes a great non-fiction companion to the awesomeness that is RPO. I also really want to play Super Mario Bros now. I learned quite a bit about Ninte...

from zzshupinga

ARC provided by netGalley Mario. The iconic figure that we all know and love from many classic video games (many of which people continue to hunt for and play to this day.) He was one of the first heroes that anyone could imagine themselves being in video games (even if he is a slightly pudgy plu...

from zzshupinga

ARC provided by netGalley Mario. The iconic figure that we all know and love from many classic video games (many of which people continue to hunt for and play to this day.) He was one of the first heroes that anyone could imagine themselves being in video games (even if he is a slightly pudgy plu...