We are going to analyze the contents of the "1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die" book, by Tony Mott. There's a lot of good reviews and plenty of great games and information. But for some reason, I kept getting very frustrated with the reviews. I almost felt compelled to write about them to add some perspective and my own thoughts and correct some of the more wild statements in the book.
Most of what I'll be sharing is some factual objections, also just some opinions. Especially the early 1980's stuff, since I was growing up then and experienced a lot of these games first-hand as they came out. Maybe just sounds like a fun way to share some of my memories too.
The plan, then, is that on this page I'll organize the posts I make comments on in the order the book lays them out. Each post I plan to include gameplay YouTube footage for each game in question, as videogames are such a visual medium they almost require video to do them justice! The book itself doesn't even have a screenshot for each game... let alone a video representation.
Still, it's a good read. I'd buy the book and then circle back here after you read each review for additional information, commentary, thoughts and references. And if you're reading this blog... thanks! Hope you find it entertaining, thoughtful, and of course... fun.
1970's
#01 = Oregon Trail - (1971)
#02 = Pong - (1972)
#03 = Breakout - (1976)
#04 = Boot Hill - (1977)
#05 - Combat - (1977)
#06 - Space Invaders - (1978)
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