What's with the silence regarding this article? I was really proud of it, but it no one but Stu seems to care about it. Do you other guys just think it sucks or something?
I doubt that's it. Like I mentioned in e-mail, Elite, much like the next one, Rogue, have been done to death before, so, no matter how good they are (and even I'm proud of some of the connections to other games and other games mentioned in it that I snuck in there), they just won't net much reaction.
I'm not sure Bill's assessment explains everything.
I, of course, read the "Elite" chapter and liked it. I read it three times, as a matter of fact. It delved into certain areas that were unexpected, like the philosophical connections of "Elite" with Capitalism! That's an interesting angle, and would be fun to explore. In this sense, it was quite different from the previous bonus chapters, in some ways upping the ante. (And, of course, the chapter itself was well-written and compelling.)
I think "Elite" is NOT as underground is you're making it out to be. It's no more "done to death" than "Pong" or just about any other chapter in your book, and probably much less so. Elite has such a legendary status that I doubt it's any more obscure than "Pinball Construction Set."
It might be timing. The previous chapters were a novelty because they came out before "Vintage Games" began shipping. Here might be an interesting analogy: a movie. Before the movie is released, trailers are released to build interest (i.e. your VG "bonus chapters"). Now the movie is released, and it's a hit (VG is published). Now extra content is placed on the DVD release, be it deleted scenes, making of documentaries, or whatever (i.e. current bonus chapters from here on out).
Naturally, people aren't going to get as excited about the bonus materials after the real deal is published. And as much as I enjoyed "Matt Chat: Elite," it might be unfortunate that it was released so soon coinciding with the bonus chapter, since it covered a fair amount of the same material.
When the first "bonus chapters" were released, there was a thrill of novelty, but now, after reading essentially 30 chapters of "Vintage Games," including the book and the bonus chapters, the novelty isn't there anymore. Again, unfortunate timing, since probably many readers (including myself) haven't had time to recover from reading "Vintage Games" and "Matt Chat." It's sort of like stuffing yourself with a banquet; no matter what delicious foods are thrown at you, you're too full to really enjoy it. Perhaps next month (or further), more interest will build in the forthcoming chapters, since the readers might be "hungry" again.
What's with the silence regarding this article? I was really proud of it, but it no one but Stu seems to care about it. Do you other guys just think it sucks or something?
I doubt that's it. Like I mentioned in e-mail, Elite, much like the next one, Rogue, have been done to death before, so, no matter how good they are (and even I'm proud of some of the connections to other games and other games mentioned in it that I snuck in there), they just won't net much reaction.
I'm not sure Bill's assessment explains everything.
I, of course, read the "Elite" chapter and liked it. I read it three times, as a matter of fact. It delved into certain areas that were unexpected, like the philosophical connections of "Elite" with Capitalism! That's an interesting angle, and would be fun to explore. In this sense, it was quite different from the previous bonus chapters, in some ways upping the ante. (And, of course, the chapter itself was well-written and compelling.)
I think "Elite" is NOT as underground is you're making it out to be. It's no more "done to death" than "Pong" or just about any other chapter in your book, and probably much less so. Elite has such a legendary status that I doubt it's any more obscure than "Pinball Construction Set."
It might be timing. The previous chapters were a novelty because they came out before "Vintage Games" began shipping. Here might be an interesting analogy: a movie. Before the movie is released, trailers are released to build interest (i.e. your VG "bonus chapters"). Now the movie is released, and it's a hit (VG is published). Now extra content is placed on the DVD release, be it deleted scenes, making of documentaries, or whatever (i.e. current bonus chapters from here on out).
Naturally, people aren't going to get as excited about the bonus materials after the real deal is published. And as much as I enjoyed "Matt Chat: Elite," it might be unfortunate that it was released so soon coinciding with the bonus chapter, since it covered a fair amount of the same material.
When the first "bonus chapters" were released, there was a thrill of novelty, but now, after reading essentially 30 chapters of "Vintage Games," including the book and the bonus chapters, the novelty isn't there anymore. Again, unfortunate timing, since probably many readers (including myself) haven't had time to recover from reading "Vintage Games" and "Matt Chat." It's sort of like stuffing yourself with a banquet; no matter what delicious foods are thrown at you, you're too full to really enjoy it. Perhaps next month (or further), more interest will build in the forthcoming chapters, since the readers might be "hungry" again.
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