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Dustin Hansen

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Born

Ogden, Utah, The United States

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http://www.dustwrites.com

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Children's, Nonfiction, Fantasy

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Jamie Ford, Neil Gaiman, Roald Dahl.

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Dustin was raised in rural Utah, where his imagination was his most constant companion. A reader, artist, and gamer from an early age, Dustin was encouraged to mine his talents, follow his passions, and find the fun in everyday life.

Dustin studied art in college, and entered the exciting world of video game development in 1994. His career has taken him and his family from coast to coast, but he always considered the small town he grew up in, Ephraim, Utah, his true home.

After spending a year as a director at Habro, Dustin, his wife, and four kids moved back to Ephraim, where he lives today in the shadows of a fine mountain, writes books about video games and dinosaurs, and takes long walks with his dog, Rusty.

Oh, and he loves the Utah Jazz, ...more

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	Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More 3.96 avg rating — 639 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Video Game Ate My Homework 3.62 avg rating — 353 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Greatest Stories Ever Played: Video Games and the Evolution of Storytelling (Game On, 2) 3.72 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2022 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legend of the Dream Giants \| The Story of a Girl and a Big Friendly Giant \| Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Fantasy of 2022 3.70 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 2022 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Microsaurs: Follow that Tiny-Dactyl 4.01 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Navarro's Gold: A Cole Baxter Adventure - Book 1 4.07 avg rating — 68 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Microsaurs: Tiny-Raptor Pack Attack 4.18 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	DC Graphic Novels for Kids Sneak Peeks: My Video Game Ate My Homework (2020-) #1 3.83 avg rating — 36 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Microsaurs: That's MY Tiny-Saurus Rex 3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Microsaurs: Beware the Tiny-Spino 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Also, the NFL asked EA to take out a fan favorite a few years back by having them remove the ambulance. Starting in 1992, when a player was injured, an ambulance would zoom on field, pushing (running over) healthy players out of the way to help the injured. It was a lighthearted feature, and while it was a fan favorite, it wasn’t the most sensitive approach to an injury. The ambulance last appeared in 2001.”
― Dustin Hansen, Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More

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“Space Invaders went on to set record after record after it invaded the planet. More than four hundred thousand arcade cabinets were made, and the game pulled in more than 3.8 billion dollars by 1982. If you factor in inflation, that would be THIRTEEN BILLION DOLLARS today, making it one of the highest-grossing video games of all time. Yeah. Billion. With a B!”
― Dustin Hansen, Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More

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“Space Invaders was the first shooter game—Halo’s great-great-great-grandfather.”
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