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I must say this a perfect pair for listening to HP & switch gaming! 🧙 🎮 📕 #audiobookpair #nintendo #octobervibes 🍁

What a fun & interesting read! Thanks to #blameitonlitsy

An interesting look at the history of Nintendo in America through the lens of the company‘s super famous mascot. I‘ve had Nintendos on and off. I‘ve owned an NES, SNES, and a Wii, but I wouldn‘t say I‘m obsessed. Ryan captures what makes Nintendo special and why consumers still flock to it. What he shared makes sense as to why I‘ve preferred N over the Xbox One and PS3 I‘ve owned. Games are higher in entertainment over skill. #roll100

Huuuuuge #bookhaul today because my #kindle #paperwhite signature edition (11th generation) was delivered today so essentially I have a whole ebook library book haul!

My partner and I also purchased two boxes full of books from an estate sale for $1 a book! #usedbooks

Also, I could not resist the opportunity to show off my new #Nintendo #GameBoy watch while letting a skeleton's hand do the talking about how this nerd feels today! 🤘

While the ongoing drive behind much of Boss Fight Books' output - to combine a history of an entry's titular game with the author's own - has produced some excellent titles, I feel Super Mario Bros. 2 came up a bit short. While still a very engaging read, Jon Irwin's account of his past and present experiences playing the game just can't hold a candle to the account of personal trauma in Galaga, or of personal discovery and reinvention in ZZT. 3/5

3D printed the master sword. (Not my design)

With Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow still fresh in my mind, I think this account of not only Nintendo‘s rise but video game culture in general makes a nice companion. Supposedly, there are some factual errors, which is a shame because I quite enjoyed it. It‘s not a deep dive, but it gives a casual gamer like myself a bit of insider information and like Zevin‘s novel, a warm fuzzy feeling of nostalgia.

First page done!

Light and fun, this history of Nintendo is an easy read. Look elsewhere if you want in depth reporting, but as a primer, you could do worse.

@iread2much Gave me this amazing Super Mario Brothers bookmark! I did a double take looking at the bookmark and was like, “is that Toad?!” This bookmark is so cool. Thank you so much!!!