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Hold my (root) beer, this will work

Super Mario Deluxe Paint Box (Nintendo) by Steve Foxe

April 11, 2023 by BlackRaven 4 Comments

CBR15Passport GenreJust stay with me on this, okay? Yes, I know that Super Mario Deluxe Paint Box (Nintendo) is a painting coloring book (with paints and paint brush included) and not a “reading book” at a first glance. However, the text level and number of words lends itself to be about a kindergartener to (younger) second grade reading level. And it is informative. Okay, maybe not to the kid who is a fan, but to me the adult who yes, knows who Mario is (a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: CBR15Passport, Nintendo, Random House, Steve Foxe, super mario

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:224 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: CBR15Passport, Nintendo, Random House, Steve Foxe, super mario ·
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A Book on Video Games with Some Design Flaws

Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More by Dustin Hansen

May 14, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

If I have one complaint about Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More, it’s to do with the page and section design, not the content. As the title suggests this book is a history of video games and game systems beginning with the arcade type things like Pong on the big Atari machine, all the way to Overwatch on many device types. The overall thesis of the book is pretty straightforward, that most hit games stand on the […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, atari, Dustin Hansen, Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario Minecraft and More, Minecraft, overwatch, pac-man, pong, sonic the hedgehog, super mario, video games, Zork

CoffeeShopReader's CBR14 Review No:40 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, atari, Dustin Hansen, Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario Minecraft and More, Minecraft, overwatch, pac-man, pong, sonic the hedgehog, super mario, video games, Zork ·
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