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50 Years of Boss Fights

Author : Daryl Baxter
Publisher : White Owl
ISBN 13 : 1399013602
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book 50 Years of Boss Fights written by Daryl Baxter and published by White Owl. This book was released on 2024-08-30 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 50 Years of Boss Fights celebrates a fading art in modern games. Author Daryl Baxter has written about 51 bosses that have made the greatest impact, ever since the first boss debuted in 1974. Full of interviews and insights from the developers who helped made the bosses as memorable as they are, includes those who have worked on Mario 64, DOOM, Bioshock, Star Wars, Half Life and many more. Some explained how they came to be, what was scrapped, and, ultimately, if they were happy with them, looking back. The book goes into detail about the first ever boss from the start, called the Golden Dragon in dnd, which first debuted in 1974. Heralded as the first ever boss in a video game, Daryl spoke to its creators about how it came to be, and how they feel about creating a standard in games. The book sheds light on what was scrapped in other bosses, and how some bosses were so illegal, they had to be updated in rapid fashion to avoid a potential lawsuit. Full of photos that showcase how the bosses work and how to beat them, it’s a 50-year record of the best, the most challenging, and the most memorable that you may or may not have beaten so far. It’s 70,000 words that celebrate the past 50 years of bosses, while giving insight by the developers who helped make them possible.

Continue? The Boss Fight Books Anthology

Author : Gabe Durham
Publisher : Boss Fight Books
ISBN 13 : 1940535069
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Continue? The Boss Fight Books Anthology written by Gabe Durham and published by Boss Fight Books. This book was released on 2011-01-05 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boss Fight is proud to present our first multi-author collection, Continue? The Boss Fight Books Anthology. In these digital pages, Anna Anthropy celebrates her second favorite Epic MegaGames title, David LeGault offers a tour of the lost 80s Action Max console, and Mike Meginnis tells his Best American Short Stories-selected tale of a father and son who become obsessed with the saddest adventure game in the world. The eBook collects a diverse survey of essays and short stories from Boss Fight series authors Michael P. Williams, Ken Baumann, Jon Irwin, and Darius Kazemi, as well newcomers Matt Bell, Tevis Thompson, Rebekah Frumkin, Brian Oliu, Salvatore Pane, Mike Lars White, and Rachel B. Glaser.

The Making of Tomb Raider

Author : Daryl Baxter
Publisher : White Owl
ISBN 13 : 1399002066
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book The Making of Tomb Raider written by Daryl Baxter and published by White Owl. This book was released on 2021-12-20 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back in 1994 at the game company ‘CORE Design’ in Derby, Lara Croft was born. Through eighteen months of pure hard work from the team, Tomb Raider was released in 1996 and became the success that we see today; taking part in the mid-nineties celebrations of Brit-Pop and Girl Power. This is the story of the team who were involved in creating the first two games, then leaving the series to a new team in 1998. Lara Croft brought class, comedy, and a James Bondian role to the game, dreamt up by Toby Gard and helped to become a pitch with Paul Douglas. The game was a gamble, but because everyone at the company believed in it, it led to huge success for everyone, except for Toby and Paul. ‘The Making of Tomb Raider’ goes into detail of how Lara and the games were born, alongside why Toby Gard and Paul Douglas left before the sequel was released. Throughout eleven chapters of countless interviews, this book will tell you who was responsible for creating the first two games; from its levels, its music, the many voices of Lara Croft, and much more. The team also reveals all about the star of the second game; Winston the Butler, and how he came to be by Joss Charmet. Over twenty people were interviewed for this story; from the pitch for what would be Tomb Raider, alongside the challenges along the way, up until the release of Tomb Raider 2 in 1997...

EarthBound

Author : Ken Baumann
Publisher : Boss Fight Books
ISBN 13 : 194053500X
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book EarthBound written by Ken Baumann and published by Boss Fight Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An RPG for the Super NES that flopped when it first arrived in the U.S., EarthBound grew in fan support and critical acclaim over the years, eventually becoming the All-Time Favorite Game of thousands, among them author Ken Baumann. Featuring a heartfelt foreword from the game's North American localization director, Marcus Lindblom, Baumann's EarthBound is a joyful tornado of history, criticism, and memoir. Baumann explores the game's unlikely origins, its brilliant creator, its madcap plot, its marketing failure, its cult rise from the ashes, and its intersections with Japanese and American culture, all the while reflecting back on the author's own journey into the terrifying and hilarious world of adults.

The Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Encyclopedia

Author : Chris Scullion
Publisher : White Owl
ISBN 13 : 1526746603
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book The Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Encyclopedia written by Chris Scullion and published by White Owl. This book was released on 2021-12-08 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An exhaustive, tremendous look back at one of the most beloved consoles of all time . . . an absolutely barnstorming recollection of a wonderful era.” —Finger Guns The third book in Chris Scullion’s series of video game encyclopedias, The Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Encyclopedia is dedicated to Sega’s legendary 16-bit video game console. The book contains detailed information on every single game released for the Sega Mega Drive and Genesis in the west, as well as similarly thorough bonus sections covering every game released for its add-ons, the Mega CD and 32X. With nearly a thousand screenshots, generous helpings of bonus trivia and charmingly bad jokes, The Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Encyclopedia is the definitive guide to a legendary gaming system. “The Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Encyclopedia is a must-buy for fans of the console and a perfect addition to any retro game fan’s library.” —Goomba Stomp Magazine

Sports Illustrated 50 Years of Great Writing

Author : Editors of Sports Illustrated
Publisher : Time Home Entertainment
ISBN 13 : 1603204547
Total Pages : 777 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Sports Illustrated 50 Years of Great Writing written by Editors of Sports Illustrated and published by Time Home Entertainment. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 777 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the half-century since its birth, as Sports Illustrated grew from a struggling start-up to America's preeminent sports magazine, one thing has remained constant: the commitment to great storytelling. That part of the magazine's mission has always been easy to define: Identify the most compelling sports stories of our time and get the best writers in the business to tell them. This book brings together a lineup of writing talent worthy of the Hall of Fame and the classic stories they produced for Sports Illustrated over the past 50 years. Many of the writers whose work is collected here are longtime favorites of SI readers (Frank Deford, Rick Reilly, Steve Rushin, Gary Smith). Others are former SI staffers or contributors who left the fold, but not before making an indelible mark on SI's history (Dan Jenkins, Rick Telander, Mark Kram, Roy Blount Jr., William Nack). There are celebrated journalists (A.J. Liebling, Jimmy Breslin, George Plimpton), screenwriters (Budd Schulberg and Kenny Moore), renowned novelists (Thomas McGuane, Pete Dexter, Wallace Stegner, Don DeLillo) and even a couple of Nobel Prize winners in literature (William Faulkner and John Steinbeck). The stories themselves are a mirror of our times. Included in this volume are accounts of some of the most memorable athletic feats of our era (Secretariat's Belmont victory, the Thrilla in Manila, and Bobby Thomson's shot heard round the world). Profiles of the towering athletic figures of our time (Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain, Ted Williams and Johnny Unitas). Good guys (Yogi Berra and Harry Caray) and bad guys (Sonny Liston and Mike Tyson). The fast (Roger Bannister) and the furious (Dick Butkus). The ridiculous (Howard Cosell) and the sublime (Josh Gibson). And the stories that simply touch our hearts and inspire us (Frank Deford's masterpiece on light heavyweight champ Billy Conn). This is the very best of the world's best sports magazine ¾ and it just doesn't get any better than that.

Fighting Identity

Author : Michael Vlahos
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313348464
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Fighting Identity written by Michael Vlahos and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work highlights a national ethos infused by a sacred narrative of divine mission. This deep association leads to a narrow approach to conflict relationships, built around an Us vs. Them distance from the enemy, in which their submission is achieved through kinetic effects and their subsequent redemption through our good works (reconstruction). Vlahos contends that America's difficult engagement in the Muslim world demonstrates urgently that different operational approaches and tactics (like counterinsurgency) are not enough. Alternative paradigms of strategic engagement are needed, but their very consideration requires deeper cultural rethinking about how we assess world change and other cultures, and how our national ethos makes war. Why are terrorists and insurgents we fight so formidable? Their strength - and our vulnerability - is in identity. Clausewitz knew that geist (spirit) was always stronger than the material: identity is power in war. But how can non-state actors face up to nation states? The answer is in globalization. This is the West's 3rd globalization. Two centuries of intense mixing has torn down old ways of life and created a growing demand for new belonging. There is also a decline in US universalism. America's vision as history's anointed prophet and manager is now competing head-to-head with renewed universal visions. Like Late Antiquity and the High Middle Ages our globalization begins to subside. We may be in the later days of American modernity. We can see this worldwide, as emerging local communities within states and meta-movements find their voice - through conflict and war. Identities struggling for realization are always the most powerful. Add the diffusion of new technology and new practice, and even the poorest and seemingly most primitive group can now make war against those on high. They are successful because of a symbiotic fit between old states and new identities. Increasingly, old societies no longer find identity-celebration in war - while non-state identities embrace the struggle for realization. Hence non-state wars with America become a mythic narrative for them. Our engagement actually helps them realize identity - and we become the midwife. This book offers another path to deal with non-state challenges, one that does not further weaken us.

Super Mario Bros. 2

Author : Jon Irwin
Publisher : Boss Fight Books
ISBN 13 : 1940535050
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Super Mario Bros. 2 written by Jon Irwin and published by Boss Fight Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In perhaps the most famous switcheroo in all of game history, the Japanese version of Super Mario Bros. 2 was declared "too hard" by Nintendo of America and replaced with a Mario-ified port of the Famicom hit, Yume Kōjō Doki Doki Panic. The new game (dubbed Super Mario USA in Japan) was a huge success for its four playable characters, improved graphics, immersive levels, and catchy music, and eventually became the 3rd bestselling game for the NES. And yet. Because of its strange new villains, its wild gameplay, and its mysterious touches, SMB2 has for years been regarded as the Odd Mario Out, even as it has seen popular updates on the Super NES and Game Boy Advance. Irwin's Mario is not a simple retelling of a 25-year-old story, but instead an examination of the game with fresh eyes: both as a product of its time and as a welcome change from the larger Super Mario franchise. Along the way he searches for clues, pulling up a few vegetables of his own. What he finds is not at all what he expected.

Dramatic Storytelling & Narrative Design

Author : Ross Berger
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429843720
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book Dramatic Storytelling & Narrative Design written by Ross Berger and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-08-29 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the best Storytelling books of all time" – BookAuthority This book provides an industry professional’s firsthand POV into narrative design’s practical usage, day-to-day roles and responsibilities, and keys to breaking in and succeeding. The book will also delve into the foundations of compelling storytelling through structural analysis and character archetype breakdowns. The author widens the understanding of game narrative to include examples from other media. He will also break the structure down of two popular games and show how the structural elements are applied in practice. In addition to discussing industry trends (including Fortnite, Twitch, and Netflix’s interactive TV shows), the author illustrates how the leveraging of transmedia can make a video game franchise enduring over time. Because media appetites are radically changing, designing a story experience across various media outlets is not only preferable to meet the high demands of millennial and GenZ consumers; it’s necessary as well. Key Features: Practical how-to’s to meet the ever-increasing studio demands for a narrative designer Critical analysis of the narrative of two best-selling games Samples of a story structure diagram, character polling, transmedia release timeline, and a branching conversation tree Deep breakdowns and definitions of story beats and dramatic devices Pro-tips on better documentation and overall job preparedness

Dramatic Storytelling and Narrative Design

Author : Ross Berger
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1040117139
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Dramatic Storytelling and Narrative Design written by Ross Berger and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-10-23 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an industry professional's first-hand perspective on narrative design's practical usage, day-to-day roles and responsibilities, and keys to breaking in and succeeding. The book delves into the foundations of compelling storytelling through structural analysis and character archetype breakdowns. The understanding of game narrative is widened to include examples from other media. The author breaks down the structure of popular games and show how the structural elements are applied in practice. In addition to discussing industry trends, the author illustrates how the leveraging of transmedia can make a video game franchise endure over time. This updated new edition contains brand new chapters on Conflict and The Future of Interactive Storytelling, as well as deepened coverage on Character and World and Roles and Responsibilities. The author adds new discussion to the Analysis of Narrative in Contemporary Games through an examination of the HBO television adaption of The Last of Us. This book will be of great interest to all those interested in the craft of storytelling, narrative design, and game writing.

Fighting Demons

Author : Louise Hathaway
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1310010528
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Fighting Demons written by Louise Hathaway and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this combination romance novel and murder mystery, New Orleans Homicide Detective Yvonne Dauphin has just checked herself out of a psychiatric hospital when the story opens. She is determined to prove to her boss and coworkers that she is still up to the job, and fights her bipolar demons while trying to find and arrest a serial killer. To complicate matters further, she is hoping to get back together with her ex-husband. Will they get a second chance at love? Will she find the serial killer? Is she strong enough to withstand the pressures of her complicated love life and her job? Find out in this intriguing and romantic murder mystery. Five Star Review: "A must-read! I couldn’t put it down and read the eBook in a day. Louise Hathaway's writing talent shines through her characters, plot, and ending. The dash of romance was just the right amount of seasoning to enhance the flavor of this story." Five Star Review: "A double-edged fictional story, with more than one demon at work stealing lives. If you are interested in learning a thing or two about the challenges experienced by anyone who has bipolar disorder, then this is the story for you! Highly recommended." Five Star Review: "The characters are well written, likable, and 3 dimensional." Five Star Review: "Great Detective Story. Highly recommended. Murder, Mystery, Romance, and so much more. I couldn’t put it down."

The Fight Is On!

Author : Louise A. Battle
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 1615797238
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (157 download)

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Download or read book The Fight Is On! written by Louise A. Battle and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book also shows how through the move of the Holy Spirit, the warm embrace of friends, the enlightment of doctors/professional help, a so called life threatening illness is not the end, but the beginning of a journey that introduces a closer encounter with God! This is a book that will be vital to those struggling with cancer, and also to those struggling with any illness. Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr., D. Min Senior Pastor, Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church Washington, DC Elder Battle tackled cancer with all the faith, dignity, and hope that those who know her see, as a guiding light that shines so bright in her life that thousands of others who read her story will find illumination! Evangelist Susie C. Owens Co-Pastor, Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church Washington, DC Elder Louise Battle's story will help thousands find their way through troubles/trials instead of being lost in fear/hopelessness and defeat. Through Louise's story, we see cancer losing its power as we understand the seriousness of it, through God. God is still a Healer, cancer does not have to be a death sentence! Reverend Dr. Barbara A. Reynolds Radio Talk Show Host and Syndicated Columnist LOUISE A. BATTLE was diagnosed in February 2007 at the age of 55 with Stage II breast cancer. She had a lumpectomy, a partial mastectomy, months of chemotherapy and weeks of radiation treatments. Cancer whipped her in a way that she has never been whipped before, but her last name is BATTLE and she has always liked a good fight. She understands that you cannot win, if you don't fight! Ultimately, God decides who wins or loses and Louise belongs to Him. Cancer is no opponent for Louise, her strength comes from God! And the winner is..... Louise A. Battle and her God!

The Blackfoot Papers

Author : Adolf Hungrywolf
Publisher : Good Medicine Foundation
ISBN 13 : 0920698867
Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book The Blackfoot Papers written by Adolf Hungrywolf and published by Good Medicine Foundation. This book was released on 2006 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A series of illustrated books to help preserve the culture and heritage of the four divisions that make up the Blackfoot Confederacy in the United States and Canada"--Cover.

GameAxis Unwired

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book GameAxis Unwired written by and published by . This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GameAxis Unwired is a magazine dedicated to bring you the latest news, previews, reviews and events around the world and close to you. Every month rain or shine, our team of dedicated editors (and hardcore gamers!) put themselves in the line of fire to bring you news, previews and other things you will want to know.

Fighting Techniques of the Ancient World (3000 B.C. to 500 A.D.)

Author : Simon Anglim
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312309329
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Fighting Techniques of the Ancient World (3000 B.C. to 500 A.D.) written by Simon Anglim and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Provides a detailed, highly-illustrated guide to warfare in the classical ancient world"--Jacket.

Continental Marine

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Continental Marine written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Time Capsule/1945

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Time Capsule/1945 written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the end of World War II, the death of FDR, Beginning of the atomic age, the murder of Mussolini's and the birth of the UN as recorded in the pages of Time Magazine.