Good Game, No Rematch
Mike Drucker
Release: 04/01/2025
Read: 11/01/2024 to 11/25/2024
310 pages/NetGalley Review ARC

A mere background of the authors background to video game and the new advancements that have been brought to the gaming world. He has had his fair share of systems especially almost all of the Nintendo products including the failed products; The author then goes on to speak about the new ones that we know and love like Minecraft or Fortnite. He plays those to and seems to really love building in Minecraft. I learned about old advancements then, I knew nothing about and I guess that just shows my age.
I loved all the aspects about the book. I just wished it had some order to it. The personal experiences made it pop, but, I did feel like it dragged on a bit.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for this complementary ARC in exchange for my honest review!

This book is a combo part-biography, part-random thoughts written by stand-up comedian and comedy writer Mike Drucker. I actually wasn't familiar with the author prior to reading the book so I didn't know what to expect.

I really enjoyed the biography portion describing the author's childhood and overall history of playing video games. Moving through his career was also interesting, including a short but important stint at Nintendo. The random thoughts sections were hit or miss for me depending on the topic - but I think different people will like different parts interesting depending on their experience.

I would recommend this book to anyone who grew up playing video games and wants to feel a bit of nostalgia.

I really appreciated Mike Drucker sharing their story with the reader. The concept was perfectly done and enjoyed the use of video games and was invested in what was going on. I enjoyed getting to read this and hope Mike Drucker writes more.