{"title":"Arcade","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"galaga-by-michael-kimball","title":"Galaga by Michael Kimball","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eRelease Date: July 1, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e136 pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN 13: 978-1-940535-03-6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor fifteen seconds of one of the highest-grossing films of all time, The Avengers’ plan to save the world comes to a grinding halt when Tony Stark calls out a low-level member of S.H.I.E.L.D. for playing Galaga on the job. Acclaimed novelist and lifelong Galaga player Michael Kimball knows the compulsion: He’s set and re-set high scores on Galaga machines all across America. What many call the greatest fixed shooter arcade game in history, Galaga broke the Space Invaders mold with superior graphics, faster firing, bonus rounds, tractor beams, and advanced enemy A.I.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince its 1981 release, Galaga has inspired numerous sequels, bootlegs, hacks, and clones—and some version of Galaga has been released for nearly every gaming platform. Kimball shares his obsession with Galaga through a discussion of the innovative gameplay it introduced (including lots of tips), its extensive cultural legacy (including collectibles, movies, rap songs, drinking games, and sex acts), and how Galaga got Kimball through a difficult childhood--and maybe saved his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/michael-kimball.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMichael Kimball\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of six books, including \u003c\/em\u003eBig Ray, Dear Everybody, \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e Us\u003cem\u003e. His work has been on NPR’s All Things Considered and in Vice, as well as The Guardian, Bomb, Prairie Schooner, New York Tyrant, etc. His work has been translated into a dozen languages—including Italian, Spanish, German, Chinese, Korean, and Greek. He is also responsible for \u003c\/em\u003eMichael Kimball Writes Your Life Story (on a postcard)\u003cem\u003e, a couple of documentaries, the 510 Readings, and the conceptual pseudonym Andy Devine.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"LitReactor names Galaga as one of their Best Books of 2014\" href=\"http:\/\/litreactor.com\/columns\/litreactor-staff-picks-the-best-books-of-2014-part-ii\"\u003eBest Books of 2014\u003c\/a\u003e - LitReactor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTop 10 Local Books of 2014 - Baltimore City Paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An extremely brave piece of work.\" - \u003ca title=\"Marcus Estrada reviews Galaga by Michael Kimball in Cliqist\" href=\"http:\/\/cliqist.com\/2014\/06\/30\/boss-fight-books-galaga-by-michael-kimball-reviewed\/\"\u003eCliqist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Visions of a scared, scarred child clinging not only to an escape but the opportunity for success and self-esteem make this book something more than the standard, 'Hey, remember this bit of pop culture?'\" - Prick of the Spindle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"...a testament to Kimball’s bravery as a writer ... Trust me, you’ll get your quarter’s worth.\" - \u003ca title=\"Sheldon Lee Compton reviews Galaga by Michael Kimball in the Small Press Book Review.\" href=\"http:\/\/thesmallpressbookreview.blogspot.com\/2014\/07\/points-to-be-scored-games-to-be-won.html\"\u003eThe Small Press Book Review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Kimball does an expert job of weaving his feelings, anxieties about his home life, and his desire to be in the arcade together into a wonderful tapestry.\" - Paste\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;\" id=\"stcpDiv\"\u003e“Galaga” rejects the Buzzfeeding of the immediate past, avoiding glib “Remember this thing?” obviousness and petulant “those were the days” nerd-culture nonsense for a literary experiment that takes aim at a classic arcade game and explodes it into 256 poignant pieces.  - See more at: http:\/\/www.citypaper.com\/arts\/books\/bcp-arcade-games-saved-my-life-20140818,0,7492999.story#sthash.gZ0s9Yao.dpuf\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;\" id=\"stcpDiv\"\u003e“Galaga” rejects the Buzzfeeding of the immediate past, avoiding glib “Remember this thing?” obviousness and petulant “those were the days” nerd-culture nonsense for a literary experiment that takes aim at a classic arcade game and explodes it into 256 poignant pieces - See more at: http:\/\/www.citypaper.com\/arts\/books\/bcp-arcade-games-saved-my-life-20140818,0,7492999.story#sthash.gZ0s9Yao.dpuf\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eGalaga\u003c\/em\u003e rejects the Buzzfeeding of the immediate past, avoiding glib 'Remember this thing?' obviousness and petulant 'those were the days' nerd-culture nonsense for a literary experiment that takes aim at a classic arcade game and explodes it into 256 poignant pieces.\"  - \u003ca title=\"Baltimore City Paper reviews Galaga by Michael Kimball\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150814064255\/http:\/\/www.citypaper.com\/arts\/books\/bcp-arcade-games-saved-my-life-20140818,0,7492999.story\"\u003eCity Paper\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"True to form Boss Fight Books has put out yet another video game book that is so much deeper than anything created in pixels ... Empty out your sack of quarters and go pick up a copy of this Michael Kimball’s \u003cem\u003eGalaga\u003c\/em\u003e. You will know you are in the hands of a master.\" - Timmy Reed in Cobalt Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If anyone in the world still believes that video games rot people's brains, I'd direct them to this installment of Boss Fight Books.\" - \u003ca title=\"Drew Broussard reviews Galaga by Michael Kimball in The Next Big Book Blog\" href=\"http:\/\/thenextbestbookblog.blogspot.com\/2014\/09\/drew-reviews-galaga.html\"\u003eThe Next Big Book Blog\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGalaga\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates just how to achieve that Zen-like grace that only comes with just the right amount of disconnected relaxation and total body concentration.\" - Michael Tager  in JMWW\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eGalaga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is more than a book about a game—it’s a thank you from Kimball and a reminder to all of us that, with a little bit of help, things often do indeed get better.\" - \u003ca title=\"Curtis Smith reviews Galaga by Michael Kimball in Necessary Fiction\" href=\"http:\/\/necessaryfiction.com\/reviews\/GalagabyMichaelKimball\"\u003eNecessary Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[Kimball's] personal experiences about \u003cem\u003eGalaga\u003c\/em\u003e are lively, and he has many good points about why Galaga was such an important game. Very good read!\" - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150912080738\/http:\/\/dome.fi\/pelit\/artikkelit\/yleiset\/chrono-trigger-ja-galaga-boss-fights-books-tekee-pelikirjoja-pelaajille\" title=\"Finnish Review of Galaga by Michael Kimball in Dome.fi\"\u003eDome.fi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;\" id=\"stcpDiv\"\u003e“Galaga” rejects the Buzzfeeding of the immediate past, avoiding glib “Remember this thing?” obviousness and petulant “those were the days” nerd-culture nonsense for a literary experiment that takes aim at a classic arcade game and explodes it into 256 poignant pieces - See more at: http:\/\/www.citypaper.com\/arts\/books\/bcp-arcade-games-saved-my-life-20140818,0,7492999.story#sthash.gZ0s9Yao.dpuf\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Baltimore City Paper reviews Galaga by Michael Kimball\" href=\"http:\/\/www.citypaper.com\/arts\/books\/bcp-arcade-games-saved-my-life-20140818,0,7492999.story\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eExcerpt: \u003ca title=\"First 27 stages\/chapters of Galaga by Michael Kimball in an excerpt at Electric Literature\" href=\"http:\/\/electricliterature.com\/galaga\/\"\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore Reviews: \u003ca title=\"Goodreads review page for Galaga by Michael Kimball\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/22371507-galaga\"\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Google Code for Book Purchase Conversion Page --\u003e","brand":"Boss Fight Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":434647889,"sku":"201","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":434647969,"sku":"203","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback + eBook Combo","offer_id":756851593,"sku":"204","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Scuffed\/Dented Paperback","offer_id":37098817749162,"sku":"202","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/4361\/files\/BFB_Covers_with_Color_Background_36.png?v=1721360880"},{"product_id":"nba-jam-by-reyan-ali","title":"NBA Jam by Reyan Ali","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelease Date: Oct 22, 2019\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e256 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN 13: 978-1-940535-20-3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNBA Jam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edunked its way into arcades in 1993, players discovered just how fun basketball can be when freed from rules, refs, and gravity itself. But just a few years after the billion-dollar hit conquered the world, developer Midway, publisher Acclaim, and video arcades themselves fell off the map. How did a simple two-on-two basketball game become MVP of the arcade, and how did this champ lose its title?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJournalist Reyan Ali dives deep into the saga, tracking the people and decisions that shaped the series. You'll get to know mischievous\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJam\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003earchitect Mark Turmell, go inside Midway's Chicago office where hungry young talent tapped into cutting-edge tech, and explore the sequels, spin-offs, and tributes that came in the game's wake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt out of exhaustive research and original interviews with a star-studded cast —including Turmell and his original development team, iconic commentator Tim Kitzrow, businessmen and developers at Midway and Acclaim alike, secret characters George Clinton and DJ Jazzy Jeff, Doom co-creator John Romero, and 1990s NBA demigods Glen Rice and Shaq—Ali's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNBA Jam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereturns you to an era when coin-op was king.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nbajambook\" title=\"Reyan Ali's NBA Jam Twitter account\"\u003eReyan Ali\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis a writer from Columbus, Ohio. His work has been published by Wired, Spin, The Atlantic, The A.V. Club, and alt-weekly papers across the country. Born in Dallas, he grew up in Karachi, Pakistan, where he devoured '90s NBA action almost exclusively through trading cards, Beckett Basketball magazine, and NBA Jam: Tournament Edition on the Sega Mega Drive II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOptioned by BestCrosses Studios to be made into a \u003ca title=\"Variety page announcing NBA Jam documentary based on the book by Reyan Ali\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/film\/global\/nba-jam-game-documentary-1234886255\/\"\u003edocumentary film\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“Ali provides the perspective and insight of a professional historian ... [Jam] bestows the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the climate and process behind ‘90s sports video games.” - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blazersedge.com\/2020\/6\/30\/21308786\/review-nba-jam-the-book-reyan-ali-boss-fight-books\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEric Griffith, Blazer’s Edge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“Reyan did an amazing job and tells the story wonderfully.” - Tim Kitzrow, NBA Jam announcer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“If you ever played NBA JAM in the arcades back in the day, this book about the insane success of the game (and subsequent collapse of the developers\/publisher behind it) is SUCH a good, brisk read. Makes for a perfect stocking stuffer, too!” - Brian Altano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"You really feel as though you’re in good hands with Ali. [...] This book is perfect for Jam heads, or anybody who wants to learn more about  1970s-1990s arcades.\" - \u003ca title=\"Matthew Ederer reviews NBA Jam by Reyan Ali\" href=\"https:\/\/www.operationsports.com\/nba-jam-the-book-review-worth-your-quarters\/\"\u003eOperation Sports\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"All the interviews in NBA Jam―Reyan Ali’s book on the classic arcade game from Boss Fight Books―from Shaq to DJ Jazzy Jeff to the design team at Midway offer an unvarnished authenticity and an infectious passion for the game.\" - \u003ca title=\"My Summer Lair review of NBA Jam by Reyan Ali\" href=\"https:\/\/mysummerlair.com\/nba\/under-review-nba-jam\"\u003eSammy Younan\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"Despite Ali’s exhaustive research, interviews, and expert analysis of how Jam came to be, it’s clear that Ali believes that there is magic here too: that at the end of all the excavation, there is still mystery—the same way when we observe a twisting dunk in-slow motion from every angle, we still say, out loud to no one, how did he do that?\" - \u003ca title=\"Brian Oliu reviews NBA Jam by Reyan Ali for the Under Review\" href=\"https:\/\/www.underreviewlit.com\/issue-3-winter-2021\/nba-jam-by-reyan-ali\"\u003eThe Under Review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003eI would highly recommend NBA Jam – The Book to anyone who has a fond memory of playing the game, who has an interest in game development and design, to anyone who enjoys game preservation and history, or likes reading a true story of navigating the challenges of creating something that has an impact. It will definitely make you want to pick up and play the game again.\" - \u003ca title=\"Arcade Heroes review of NBA Jam by Reyan Ali\" href=\"https:\/\/arcadeheroes.com\/2019\/10\/26\/book-review-nba-jam-by-reyan-ali-boss-fight-books\/\"\u003eArcade Heroes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“I devoured this shit like mutant cockroaches devouring a bunch of new Englanders stuck on an infested island.” - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/litreactor.com\/columns\/beach-reads-for-indoor-types-2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePeter Derk, Lit Reactor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“So many great stories about the making of an awesome video game \u0026amp; the crazy arcade-game-maker business back then.” - Marc Masters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“Boom shakalaka.” - Daniel Barnes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“Ali’s book is an ideal read for video game and basketball fans as well as casual readers.” - Fansided\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dialhforhouston.wordpress.com\/2019\/11\/18\/book-review-nba-jam-by-reyan-ali\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“Highly enjoyable [...] an exhaustive, documentary-level look at one of the biggest game franchises of the 90s.” - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.rfgeneration.com\/news\/review\/Boss-Fight-Books-NBA-Jam-4031.php\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRFGeneration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eExcerpt: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/the-night-they-turned-on-the-first-nba-jam-machine-1797917964\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eKotaku\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore Reviews:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Goodreads Reviews of NBA Jam\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/36597600-nba-jam\"\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Boss Fight Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40823020496,"sku":"2101","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":40823071952,"sku":"2103","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback + eBook","offer_id":40823072016,"sku":"2104","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Scuffed\/Dented Paperback","offer_id":37098819748010,"sku":"2105","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/4361\/files\/BFB_Covers_with_Color_Background_6.png?v=1721335827"},{"product_id":"breakout","title":"Breakout: Pilgrim in the Microworld by David Sudnow","description":"\u003cp\u003eRelease Date: 2\/26\/20\u003cbr\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-940535-23-4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Kickstarter for Pilgrim in the Microworld by David Sudnow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/gabedurham\/breakout-a-retro-atari-classic-from-boss-fight-books?ref=5as7qm\u0026amp;token=8ae72ef7\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eJust as the video game console market was about to crash into the New Mexico desert in 1983, professor and sociologist David Sudnow was unearthing the secrets of “eye, mind, and the essence of video skill” through an exploration of Atari’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003eBreakout\u003c\/span\u003e, one of the earliest hits of the arcade world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally released under the title\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003ePilgrim in the Microworld\u003c\/span\u003e, Sudnow’s groundbreaking longform criticism of a single game predates the rise of game studies by decades. While its earliest critics often scorned the idea of a serious book about an object of play, the book’s modern readers remain fascinated by an obsessive, brilliant, and often hilarious quest to learn to play\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003eBreakout\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ejust as one would learn the piano.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a new foreword and freshly edited text,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003eBreakout\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003emakes a perfect addition to Boss Fight’s lineup of critical, historical, and personal looks at single video games. We’re proud to restore this classic to print and share with new audiences Sudnow’s wild pilgrimage into the limitless microworld of play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eDavid Sudnow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e is the author of Passing On: The Social Organization of Dying and the piano theory book Ways of the Hand, for which he received a Guggenheim Fellowship. Until his passing in 2007, Sudnow taught piano from his own popular Sudnow Piano Method to thousands of students throughout the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-id=\"27062935\" data-caption=\"\" data-alt-text=\"\" class=\"template asset\"\u003e*\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-id=\"27062935\" data-caption=\"\" data-alt-text=\"\" class=\"template asset\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-id=\"27062935\" data-caption=\"\" data-alt-text=\"\" class=\"template asset\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“Breakout: Pilgrim in the Microworld is a fascinating text and one of the strongest entries Boss Fight has brought to the bookshelf so far.” - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/unwinnable.com\/2020\/05\/07\/1983-and-the-future-of-videogame-writing\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eUnwinnable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“An\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eengaging\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003epersonal experience with just enough social commentary to reassure parents that all those quarters may not be lost in vain.” -\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/david-sudnow\/pilgrim-in-the-microworld-eye-mind-and-the-esse\/\" data-external=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eExhilarating\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e[…] whether or not you have ever played a video game.” - The San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eBrilliant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e[…] a most serious study, portending the inevitable changes in the way we view our world.” - Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“What a read.” - Harrison G. Pink\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NTOmYpMS5os\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCaleb J Ross video review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eExcerpt: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/looking-back-on-the-hypnotic-charm-of-breakout-1840039640\"\u003eKotaku\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore Reviews:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/49094421-breakout\" title=\"Goodreads Reviews of Breakout: Pilgrim in the Microworld\"\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Boss Fight Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":31268365009009,"sku":"2401","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":31268365041777,"sku":"2403","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback + eBook","offer_id":31268365074545,"sku":"2404","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Scuffed\/Dented Paperback","offer_id":37098815488170,"sku":"2405","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/4361\/files\/BFB_Covers_with_Color_Background_19.png?v=1721339963"},{"product_id":"dance-dance-revolution-by-jessica-doyle-and-jordan-ferguson","title":"Dance Dance Revolution by Jessica Doyle and Jordan Ferguson","description":"\u003cp\u003eRelease Date: June 24, 2025\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-940535-38-8\u003cbr\u003e192 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn September 26, 1998, a video game made its debut in Japanese arcades. It was over seven feet tall and weighed just over 900 pounds. It had no characters, no story, no quests to fulfill or bosses to beat. What it had was a metal platform on which you were supposed to stand, put your feet into the right place at the right time, and dance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin two music critics, long-ago players, and Sota Fujimori fans as they take you on the astonishing journey through the artists, influences, and innovators of\u003cem\u003e Dance Dance Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e, a game two and a half decades in the making and still going -- in homes, arcades, and expos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom its unexpected appearance to its social heyday to its reappearance in the American market, \u003cem\u003eDDR \u003c\/em\u003ehas taken many forms -- not all of them sanctioned by Konami. It has spawned community, creativity, competition, lawsuits, 1,000+ songs that range from wacky to tacky to beautiful, and yes, a lot of dancing. While we were all leaning on the back bar, working up a sweat, \u003cem\u003eDDR \u003c\/em\u003emanaged to change the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJessica Doyle\u003c\/strong\u003e has a Ph.D. in city planning and a love for writing about the connections between pop music, globalization, and the built environment. She cares for her family in the Atlanta suburbs.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJordan Ferguson \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of J Dilla’s Donuts, #93 in the 33 1\/3 series of record guides, and co-host of the Geekdown, a podcast about fandoms. He lives and works in Toronto, Canada. Find him online @jordan_ferguson.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\"This was a fascinating book [...] about a series of games, and of the fans trying to keep the game alive.\" - Paul Werkema, Video Game Book Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePodcast: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/newbooksnetwork.com\/dance-dance-revolution\" title=\"Jessica Doyle and Jordan Ferguson discuss Dance Dance Revolution on Game Studies podcast hosted by Rudolf Thomas Inderst\"\u003eGame Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReviews: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com\/a-review-of-dance-dance-revolution-from-boss-fight-books\/\" title=\"Review of Dance Dance Revolution by Jessica Doyle and Jordan Ferguson in Old School Gamer\"\u003eOld School Gamer\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/219148771-dance-dance-revolution\" title=\"Goodreads page for Dance Dance Revolution by Jessica Doyle and Jordan Ferguson\"\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Boss Fight Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46567987413162,"sku":"4001","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":46567987445930,"sku":"4003","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback + eBook","offer_id":46567987478698,"sku":"4004","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/4361\/files\/DDR-Mockup3DCover.png?v=1740015748"}],"url":"https:\/\/bossfightbooks.com\/collections\/arcade.oembed","provider":"Boss Fight Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}