Indeed, history is the only field in which the more courses students take, the stupider they become.
“This task was given to Shigeru Miyamoto, a floppy-haired first-time game designer who idealistically believed that videogames should be treated with the same respect given to books, movies, and television shows.”
― Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
― Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
“The things that others have always seem better than what you have,” his mother said.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
“represents the only thing that a player cares about when he’s locked into a game. Shut off the real world, dive into the game world, and just keep going-going-going at all costs until you get there.”
― Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
― Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
“There are no gods in the universe, no nations, no money, no human rights, no laws, and no justice outside the common imagination of human beings.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“An individual can donate money to help support a cause, but an ambitious company can actually cause a shift in the global conversation.”
― Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
― Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
Jacob’s 2024 Year in Books
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