A veritable treasure trove of knowledge

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:02 pm

So I picked up this book in Barnes & Noble on Friday (when I was in NYC, obviously). It's quite interesting, there's some information and pictures and things within that I was unaware of, and some detailed background information on various influential companies throughout the ages.

The point of this is, if any of ya'll want me to look someone or something up for you, if you want anything scanned or anything, just post here. This will be the official requesting station, if you will.

So?

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:04 pm

Is the Nintendo that makes glasses affiliated in any way with the Nintendo that makes Mario?

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:21 pm

As far as I can tell, no.

Post by **Segaholic2** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 7:41 pm

Would you recommend a purchase of that book?

Post by Bo » Sun Mar 06, 2005 10:01 pm

"Veritable" and "trove" in one topic name. Impressive.
You never hear "trove" without "treasure" in front of it, though.

Double-S- · Post by **Double-S-** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 10:07 pm

What if you said "trove of treasure"!

CE · Post by CE » Sun Mar 06, 2005 10:12 pm

Exactly when did the creator of M.U.L.E. (one of the greatest video games ever) have his/her sex change operation?

Dark Crow · Post by **Dark Crow** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 11:46 pm

Segaholic2 wrote:Would you recommend a purchase of that book?

I remember reading that High Score! book some time ago, but I still think it was really good. The depth of the companyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s histories is really quite interesting, as well as certain games made; a recommended read if you give half-a-toss. The best part was an interview with an Atari Exec, who said that even if he put horses**t in a cartridge, he would still sell a million of them.

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:17 pm

Segaholic2 wrote:Would you recommend a purchase of that book?

Yes.

CE wrote:Exactly when did the creator of M.U.L.E. (one of the greatest video games ever) have his/her sex change operation?

Sadly, this piece of information appears to have been omitted. I'll check further, though.

Brazillian Cara · Post by **Brazillian Cara** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:39 pm

Dark Crow wrote:
Segaholic2 wrote:Would you recommend a purchase of that book?
I remember reading that High Score! book some time ago, but I still think it was really good. The depth of the companyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s histories is really quite interesting, as well as certain games made; a recommended read if you give half-a-toss. The best part was an interview with an Atari Exec, who said that even if he put horses**t in a cartridge, he would still sell a million of them.

And that's not what happened in E.T.'s case.

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:57 pm

Zing!

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:22 pm

Cara wins!

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 4:32 am

So yeah, everyone should stop being shitfuckers and ask me some serious questions. Ones I can realistically answer. Don't be shy.

CE · Post by CE » Tue Mar 08, 2005 9:26 am

Never mind, I found out the answer myself.

http://www.anticlockwise.com/dani/personal/changes/