tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post6512398902488550361..comments2024-03-24T17:41:28.172-05:00Comments on The Golden Age Arcade Historian: A "Literary" History of the Golden Age of Video Games - Golden Age Video Game Books Part 2Keith Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08421308095592306594noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-69200197010828978542015-08-02T18:21:18.443-05:002015-08-02T18:21:18.443-05:00Thanks for the comment. I talked to you several ye...Thanks for the comment. I talked to you several years ago for an article I wrote on Gottlieb video games and you gave me some great info.Keith Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08421308095592306594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-38448360350498146972015-07-21T11:01:29.703-05:002015-07-21T11:01:29.703-05:00on Tim Skelly's book: Tim did not secure permi...on Tim Skelly's book: Tim did not secure permission for the small photo shoot. Gottlieb was very aggressive about secrecy. After the incident was discovered Tim was banned from the development area. Gottlieb set him up with equipment at his apartment. When he visited to collaborate with me (the sound guy) or bring in his work to be evaluated he had to have a chaperone. By the time the book came out the coin-op game market was crashing and the popular wave of interest had passed. Tim ended up with a thousand copies of the book.<br />david thielAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-67441039658728683512014-09-05T20:13:49.294-05:002014-09-05T20:13:49.294-05:00So I guess pizza's out of the equation.So I guess pizza's out of the equation.Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-44767020613078324062014-09-05T19:00:34.705-05:002014-09-05T19:00:34.705-05:00I wanna know how the birth of Pac Man happens. How...I wanna know how the birth of Pac Man happens. How do we go from an apple pie and cheesecake to Pac? <br /><br />Once again Keith I can't tell you how much I enjoy your blog and your writing. HFKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-80024826150051096842014-08-25T12:36:32.542-05:002014-08-25T12:36:32.542-05:00When I Saw the title I was hoping it would include...When I Saw the title I was hoping it would include blips! As a child I read through my personal copy hundreds of times, I even taped a quarter to the 1st page where it says insert coin here. Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Can't believe I didn't know it was RL stine, loved those book in my youth as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-50503042427866541522014-08-24T15:25:21.473-05:002014-08-24T15:25:21.473-05:00"Back in the day, which is to say MY day, you..."Back in the day, which is to say MY day, you used to be able to order Scholastic Books right from your classroom. IIRC, every year, or maybe twice a year, they would give out lists of the various books that you could order and they would deliver them to you in class. (True confessions time - I was the dork who ordered more books than anyone else)."<br /><br />Hey, it worked on all of us! (that and the book fairs)Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.com