I finally got around to reading this bonus chapter. I'm surprised no one has commented yet, but I found it a typically good chapter in the spirit of the book, and (like your other bonus chapters) it's a shame it didn't make the print version.
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Oh well, I enjoyed this bonus chapter, but have been looking forward to your "Robotron" chapter for months! I'm just curious as to what y'all's take on "Robotron" will be!
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In retrospect, I think I should have fought harder for at least the Pong chapter's inclusion, as that contains some good history. I would have dropped the Legend of Zelda chapter, as I was never convinced of its influence, just that it's a legendary series, and argued heavily against it multiple times, but Matt was insistent (I believe his concern was the Nintendo mob reaction). I would have also liked to have retained the Pinball Construction Set (PCS) chapter. While I have a personal interest in the Defender and Robotron chapters, I would certainly consider those historically expendable. So of the bonus chapters, I think Pong and PCS were keepers since their content was unique in the book (for instance, I know Matt has a strong bond with Rogue, but in that case it was covered to a degree in the Diablo chapter, so we would have had to retain either Rogue or Diablo, and Diablo won out).
It would be nice to have a deluxe edition some day where we have ALL of the chapters and can do them chronologically rather than alphabetically. But then I suppose we'd have the issue of the flying pigs.
I finally got around to reading this bonus chapter. I'm surprised no one has commented yet, but I found it a typically good chapter in the spirit of the book, and (like your other bonus chapters) it's a shame it didn't make the print version.
*snip*
Oh well, I enjoyed this bonus chapter, but have been looking forward to your "Robotron" chapter for months! I'm just curious as to what y'all's take on "Robotron" will be!
qoj hpmoj o+ 6uo73q 3Jv 3svq jnoh 77V
In retrospect, I think I should have fought harder for at least the Pong chapter's inclusion, as that contains some good history. I would have dropped the Legend of Zelda chapter, as I was never convinced of its influence, just that it's a legendary series, and argued heavily against it multiple times, but Matt was insistent (I believe his concern was the Nintendo mob reaction). I would have also liked to have retained the Pinball Construction Set (PCS) chapter. While I have a personal interest in the Defender and Robotron chapters, I would certainly consider those historically expendable. So of the bonus chapters, I think Pong and PCS were keepers since their content was unique in the book (for instance, I know Matt has a strong bond with Rogue, but in that case it was covered to a degree in the Diablo chapter, so we would have had to retain either Rogue or Diablo, and Diablo won out).
It would be nice to have a deluxe edition some day where we have ALL of the chapters and can do them chronologically rather than alphabetically. But then I suppose we'd have the issue of the flying pigs.
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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director | Armchair Arcade, Inc.
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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.