lemmi_schmoeker's review
3.0
Due to some semi-personal encounters with Mr. Kunkel on the internet I have never been a big fan of his, so this book was a good opportunity to see another side of him. I had never heard of the Game Doctor before, but that might be a German (on rather non-American) thing. Doing some research showed me that indeed, the Kunkel/Katz/Worley team had been among the very first to professionally write about video games. From that perspective, this is a very interesting book. It is also quite humourous and sets a light-hearted pace that makes reading the book a pleasure. Unfortunately, one can never shake off the feeling of an insecure and bitter author who feels he has not been getting the attention he so clearly deserves for his achievements. He misses no chance to point out how cool and how much of a scoundrel he was, even his drug abuse is mentioned in a somewhat melancholy way. While there are many interesting and funny anecdotes to be found, this narcissism leaves a bad aftertaste that taints the whole experience.
hulan's review
5.0
Es bastante interesante leer sobre la industria de los videojuegos en sus inicios, por alguien que lo vivió desde adentro e incluso estuvo ahà para vivir el Crash del 84.
exeter_blvd's review
2.0
Creep regales audience with sex and coke tales of the 70s/80s, interspersed with details of his expert-witness duties in videogame industry. A handful of "oh, yeah that was a great game I'd forgotten about!" moments. (i.e., 7 Cities of Gold).
Otherwise? Gross.
(Bought as part of humble-indie-bundle featuring Mechner's Karateka and Prince of Persia journals, which I liked.)
Otherwise? Gross.
(Bought as part of humble-indie-bundle featuring Mechner's Karateka and Prince of Persia journals, which I liked.)
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