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Conquering College: The Most Fun You Can Have Learning the Things You Need to Know
Book by Warshaw, Howard Scott
150 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1992
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July 11, 2025
A book on how to study by the guy infamous for creating the horrid ET Video Game on the Atari 2600 that melted down the company, and caused Warner Communications to crap their pants
basically his idea is
1 read ahead of everyone else
2 stay ahead of stuff [easier said than done]
3 stay in class [duh]
It might be useful as a lesson to NEVER EVER get behind
and in fact 'doing the opposite' is the way to go
he ended up being a psychotherapist
I don't know if he ever goes to any Atari Corporation reunions though
laughs
.................
So basically I can save you the effort
a. Read
b. Figure it yourself on your own, because ole Doc Warshaw the master of game programming says you got to 'stay ahead of stuff'
I think you're better off killing yourself at home at 11 to 18 years of age, at the College of Mom's Textbook library and stock your dining room and bedroom with lots of pop bottles.
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2000
"I can't stop falling into these $!&% pits! This is the worst game ever made! It caused the video game crash!"
2010
"This is a pretty good game, you just need to read the manual. It's amazing what Howard Warshaw accomplished in just 6 weeks!"
Video Game Critic
My earliest memory of this game was at a mall during the 1982 holiday season. An electronics store had E.T. on display at the front of the store. Some guy was playing it, and I noticed he was getting increasingly pissed off about falling into pits. Still, when I received E.T. as an unexpected Christmas gift I was totally freaking out! The high-resolution title screen was captivating, and my sister helped convince me that it was a good game ("This is a good game Dave, don't you think?") Denial can be an ugly thing.
The remaining screens are dominated by GIGANTIC PITS that are hard to avoid falling into! I don't recall E.T. falling into ONE pit in the film, much less 20!
The game does offer a surprise or two, like the dead flower that springs to life when you touch it.
Atari actually included an extra piece of paper offering hints, but it might as well have been a written apology.
Grade: D
Readers: C-
basically his idea is
1 read ahead of everyone else
2 stay ahead of stuff [easier said than done]
3 stay in class [duh]
It might be useful as a lesson to NEVER EVER get behind
and in fact 'doing the opposite' is the way to go
he ended up being a psychotherapist
I don't know if he ever goes to any Atari Corporation reunions though
laughs
.................
So basically I can save you the effort
a. Read
b. Figure it yourself on your own, because ole Doc Warshaw the master of game programming says you got to 'stay ahead of stuff'
I think you're better off killing yourself at home at 11 to 18 years of age, at the College of Mom's Textbook library and stock your dining room and bedroom with lots of pop bottles.
.........
.........
2000
"I can't stop falling into these $!&% pits! This is the worst game ever made! It caused the video game crash!"
2010
"This is a pretty good game, you just need to read the manual. It's amazing what Howard Warshaw accomplished in just 6 weeks!"
Video Game Critic
My earliest memory of this game was at a mall during the 1982 holiday season. An electronics store had E.T. on display at the front of the store. Some guy was playing it, and I noticed he was getting increasingly pissed off about falling into pits. Still, when I received E.T. as an unexpected Christmas gift I was totally freaking out! The high-resolution title screen was captivating, and my sister helped convince me that it was a good game ("This is a good game Dave, don't you think?") Denial can be an ugly thing.
The remaining screens are dominated by GIGANTIC PITS that are hard to avoid falling into! I don't recall E.T. falling into ONE pit in the film, much less 20!
The game does offer a surprise or two, like the dead flower that springs to life when you touch it.
Atari actually included an extra piece of paper offering hints, but it might as well have been a written apology.
Grade: D
Readers: C-
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