Prepare to Meet Thy Doom
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Prepare to Meet Thy Doom: And More True Gaming Stories is a non-fiction audiobook by David Kushner and read by Wil Wheaton released on 2015-10-15. The book is a compilation of various articles Kushner has written about the gaming industry spanning several years. The chapters are:
| Chapter | Topics |
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| Prepare to Meet Thy Doom | John Carmack, Doom 3, id Software |
| The Dungeon Master | Gary Gygax, TSR, Dungeons & Dragons |
| The Flight of the Birdmen | Flappy Bird, Dong Nguyen |
| Sex Drugs and Video Games | Atari, Nolan Bushnell |
| Inside Second Life | Second Life, Philip Rosedale |
| I'm Not Bobby Fischer | Chess, Hikaru Nakamura |
| The Neopets Addiction | Neopets |
| Vile Rat | Eve Online |
| Kid Rock | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock |
| On the Internet, Nobody Knows You're a Bot | Online poker |
| Engineering Spore | Spore, Will Wright |
| The Making of the Beatles | The Beatles: Rock Band |
| Vice City | Grand Theft Auto games |
| Grand Death Auto | Teen shooting lawsuit over Grand Theft Auto III |
| Gaming's Worst Bully | Jack Thompson, Bully |
| Creating His Living World in a Box | Dave Jones, APB: All Points Bulletin |
| The Road to Ruin | Rockstar Games |
Personal
| Own? | Audiobook read by Wil Wheaton. |
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| Read? | Audiobook read by Wil Wheaton. |
| Finished | 2021-12-15. |
I got this audio book in a Humble Bundle. It sat on my hard drive for a few years but, after enjoying one of Kushner's previous books, I gave this one a listen.
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Good
- Thanks to being a compilation, the book covers a lot of different stories in the gaming industry, so, even if you're not a fan of one game, there will probably be others you'll like.
- Kushner did a lot of research and interviews for the stories, so there is plenty of new information to learn.
- Each of the articles tells a story, so they do a pretty good job of keeping your interest, even when you don't know anything about the topic.
Bad
- There isn't any new material in this book. It's just a compilation of Kushners articles that are all available online for free. At least they hired a competent reader.
- The book focuses too much on Rockstar Games and their titles.
Ugly
- Nothing.
Media
Covers
The audiobook cover uses a Space Invaders ship.
Alternate cover. My guess is they altered the ship to avoid a copyright lawsuit with Taito.
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