Jack-Ass Tramiel Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 Highly recommended. This novel deals with classic videogaming as its main theme, and there are even elaborate, philosophical examinations into Atari 2600 games (including Adventure), and classic gaming culture. There's even a scene set at the site where those Atari cartridges were buried in a landfill! I'm a rather tough critic, but this definitely is the most profound work of fiction based on video games that I've ever read. The freaky ending made me go "WHOA". Lucky Wander Boy, author D.B. Weiss. Came out last month, and it's only in softcover format for $13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-Ass Tramiel Posted April 27, 2003 Author Share Posted April 27, 2003 http://www.luckywanderboy.com/ Site has an excerpt from the novel, which chronicles the protagonist's efforts to cure his grandmother's cancer by playing Microsurgeon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsiddall Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Still looking for the elusive Lucky Wander Boy MAME rom... BTW, NARC was my "exit" from the Classic Video games. Although I do remember playing Bad Dudes with a college buddy occasionally...it became the "why play in the world I live in" where "Coke, Adds Life" was/is the slogan and Ronald Regan didn't speak, but "chattered" back at me. Worth putting down the joystick and reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdsl Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Halfway through this book now. So far - its great. Its not often that i find a book where i can identify with a character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasty Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Humm I've checked the sample text from the book's homepage and it somehow feels like the story is a little made up or at least exaggerated to me.. is all of the book along the same lines? Greets, Rasty.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsiddall Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 rasty wrote: Humm I've checked the sample text from the book's homepage and it somehow feels like the story is a little made up or at least exaggerated to me.. is all of the book along the same lines? It's a fictional account. Although I understand it might be "loosely" based on the author's life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasty Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 rasty wrote: Humm I've checked the sample text from the book's homepage and it somehow feels like the story is a little made up or at least exaggerated to me.. is all of the book along the same lines? It's a fictional account. Although I understand it might be "loosely" based on the author's life. Oh, ok.. I messed that bit In that case, it looks cool indeed...! Rasty.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-Ass Tramiel Posted April 29, 2003 Author Share Posted April 29, 2003 What would you see if you could reach Stage III of Lucky Wander Boy? Heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsiddall Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 What would you see if you could reach Stage III of Lucky Wander Boy? Heh. Mostly happy memories...people/things important to me :wink: Byyewwww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 I'm about halfway through the book now and I'm really into it! Great incorporation of classic video game obsessions, which I can really relate to, but I think the book could actually reach a larger audience, since it's not JUST about said obsessions. It's actually reminding me a lot of the writing style of Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami. (Clearly Weiss was influenced by Murakami... I think he even explicitly mentions him at one point in the book.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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