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webbb's review against another edition
medium-paced
3.0
Good story, repetitive writing that drew me out
thomcat's review against another edition
2.0
More of a book about the rights of Tetris than the creation of the game, this book did have a lot of interesting bits. Unfortunately, they were sandwiched between bad writing and pure supposition about the dialogue and thoughts of the principals in this short book.
Put into an even smaller nutshell, this is an urban legend version of the Tetris story. A few chapters about the Tetris Effect (see Wired magazine article) and some studies on PTSD recovery using Tetris were some of the most interesting parts. This book also described the whole battle between Nintendo and Tengen and the rights to the handheld version of the game, shipped with every GameBoy.
The author is a frequent contributor of technology reviews and essays to CNET, and what I've read there is fine. By difference, they have more facts and reporting and less folklore and ruminations.
Put into an even smaller nutshell, this is an urban legend version of the Tetris story. A few chapters about the Tetris Effect (see Wired magazine article) and some studies on PTSD recovery using Tetris were some of the most interesting parts. This book also described the whole battle between Nintendo and Tengen and the rights to the handheld version of the game, shipped with every GameBoy.
The author is a frequent contributor of technology reviews and essays to CNET, and what I've read there is fine. By difference, they have more facts and reporting and less folklore and ruminations.
b_jud's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this book, but I was teetering between 3 and 4 stars. I was flying through it, but I think that was equal parts it being engaging and it being more along the lines of a long magazine article.
All that said, I’d totally recommend it. It was a quick read but a good one.
All that said, I’d totally recommend it. It was a quick read but a good one.
changwinnie's review against another edition
3.0
If only the whole book were like the "Bonus Level Chapters."
kataboy's review against another edition
3.0
The facts about the commercial details are a little bit boring for me but the story behind the creation of the game was great.
n8duke's review against another edition
3.0
The most interesting part was about Tengen reverse engineering the 10NES lockout chip. Other than that, it was a fine book, but not super engaging for me. Go figure. :)