Memoirs of a Virtual Caveman: AVAILABLE NOW!

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Dire 51

May 07, 2014, 01:15:34 pm Last Edit: July 15, 2014, 03:46:47 pm by Dire 51
AVAILABLE NOW! http://memoirsofavirtualcaveman.net

Originally released in 2008, Memoirs of a Virtual Caveman was a personal memoir I wrote about growing up during the "golden age" of videogames. It was discontinued in 2009, as I planned to start work on a "definitive edition" to replace the original. In July 2014, the definitive edition of Memoirs of a Virtual Caveman will finally make its debut through Lulu Publishing, loaded with all new stories, pictures - and new stories from a wide variety of contributors.

Among those contributors are Sam Roberts of the Strider fansite The Light Sword Cypher Mainframe; Rondal Scott III of the pop-subculture website Strange Kids Club; Earl Green, webmaster of TheLogbook.com and author of the Doctor Who books VWORP!1 and VWORP!2; Rob O'Hara, author of the books Commodork and Invading Spaces; Cat DeSpira, former editor of Retrocade Magazine and co-writer of the upcoming documentary No Princess in the Castle; Brett Weiss, author of the Classic Home Video Games book series; William Cassidy, of The Odyssey² Homepage; Steven, of the retrogaming website RVG Fanatic; Mike Plasket, contributing editor to the retrogaming website Hardcore Gaming 101; and many more. I've also included interviews with videogame industry veterans David Crane, Allan Findlay, Dan Tovar, Dave Wilkins, Martin Alessi, Jay Moon, Yuzo Koshiro, and Kouichi "Isuke" Yotsui.

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nabbeth

May 07, 2014, 02:44:51 pm #1 Last Edit: May 07, 2014, 02:53:30 pm by nabbeth
Great news!
Looking forward to getting my hands on this one.  :)
Is there any possibility that you will send books worldwide?

Dire 51

Absolutely! The original book shipped internationally, this one will too. I hope you enjoy it when you receive yours.  :D

Dire 51

An update:

The book is deep in the editing phase now. If all goes well, it'll available in mid June. Worst case scenario, towards the end of June at the latest.

Also, an interview that may be of interest to some of you: I've interviewed Jay Moon, a former software development manager at Sunsoft in the late '80s and early '90s. I asked him about the NES games that were never released but later turned up in prototype form, why Sunsoft lost the Terminator license, and a lot of other questions. His answers have been eye-opening, to say the least.

Dire 51

There's now a brand new website for the book. There's a lot of new information there, might give you a little more of an idea of what I'm doing here. It's a work in progress, so expect changes as time goes on.

http://www.memoirsofavirtualcaveman.net/

Dire 51

Also, I'm happy to announce some new interviews! Recently added are interviews with Allan Findlay, Howard Scott Warshaw and a never-before published interview with the legendary Game Doctor, Bill Kunkel.

http://www.memoirsofavirtualcaveman.net/interviews.html

Dire 51

8 Bit Evolution has posted an interview with me about Memoirs of a Virtual Caveman!

http://8bitevolution.com/8-bitter-james-interviews-virtualcaveman/

famiac



Dire 51

The book now has a release date: July 15. I had to push it back from June due to some unforeseen circumstances, but come July 15, it'll be here. Mark your calendars!

Dire 51

IT'S DONE! Memoirs of a Virtual Caveman has been completed! It's been uploaded to Lulu and I've ordered the first copy, which I should receive in about a week. It weighs in at 472 pages - not the biggest book I've ever done, but just over three times the size of the original - and will be available on the 15th. The price is still TBD, but figure on at least $20 per copy.

Dire 51

Check it out: you could win a free autographed copy of Memoirs of a Virtual Caveman!

Details on Facebook.

Dire 51

The all-new illustrated second edition of Memoirs of a Virtual Caveman is available for purchase now through Lulu.com! It weighs in at 472 pages, costs $25 + shipping and features all sorts of stories and interviews! Go to the website and click on AVAILABLE NOW! to purchase your copy!

http://memoirsofavirtualcaveman.net

Dire 51

Curious about Memoirs of a Virtual Caveman, but can't find much info on it beyond what you've already seen on the website? Check out these new sample chapters, as well as praise for the previous edition.

http://www.memoirsofavirtualcaveman.net/what-s-inside.html

http://www.memoirsofavirtualcaveman.net/in-the-news.html

Also, an eBook is being strongly considered. If there's any interest in one, let me know here.

tappybot

Read the Gradius III sample chapter.
Very exciting!

I'm hurting financially now, but I'll definitely pick up this book in the future.
I'll be getting the paperback. Much like games, if I can't hold it, I don't want it.