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Being a kid in 1978 was pretty amazing. Not only were arcades on the rise, but Garfield, that lovable lasagna-eating orange cat, was in just about every newspaper across the country, Superman was in theaters for the first time, the Bee Gees
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“There are a lot of stories about where the name Donkey Kong actually came from—everything from a bad fax that made the Nintendo of America team misread Monkey Kong, thinking the M was a D, to its being named after King Kong. But in the end, Miyamoto said it was simpler than that. They wanted an English name because they knew the game would be a hit in America. The word donkey was used to imply something silly, or dumb, and in Japan, kong is a slang word used for an ape. Basically, Miyamoto and crew were naming the game Silly Ape, but they felt Donkey Kong was, well, just more fun to say.”
― Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More
― Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More
“Fight the good fight: clean and fair.”
― The Power of Conflict: Speak Your Mind and Get the Results You Want – A Strategic Toolkit for Arguing Smarter by Bar Rescue's Jon Taffer
― The Power of Conflict: Speak Your Mind and Get the Results You Want – A Strategic Toolkit for Arguing Smarter by Bar Rescue's Jon Taffer
“There will always be moments in life where you must be prepared to face”
― The Power of Conflict: Speak Your Mind and Get the Results You Want – A Strategic Toolkit for Arguing Smarter by Bar Rescue's Jon Taffer
― The Power of Conflict: Speak Your Mind and Get the Results You Want – A Strategic Toolkit for Arguing Smarter by Bar Rescue's Jon Taffer
“Confronting something before it goes nuclear is a skill set worth having for those relationships worth keeping.”
― The Power of Conflict: Speak Your Mind and Get the Results You Want – A Strategic Toolkit for Arguing Smarter by Bar Rescue's Jon Taffer
― The Power of Conflict: Speak Your Mind and Get the Results You Want – A Strategic Toolkit for Arguing Smarter by Bar Rescue's Jon Taffer
“Being a kid in 1978 was pretty amazing. Not only were arcades on the rise, but Garfield, that lovable lasagna-eating orange cat, was in just about every newspaper across the country, Superman was in theaters for the first time, the Bee Gees were topping the music charts with songs from Saturday Night Fever, and The Incredible Hulk was the number one TV show in America. Like I said, it was a good time to be a kid.”
― Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More
― Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More
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