Mat Bradley-Tschirgi

“Always entertaining analysis of Uwe Boll’s work and career.” - Mark A. Altman, Writer/Producer, Free Enterprise A thoughtful look into Uwe Boll’s 11 films inspired by and based on video games, Mat Bradley-Tschirgi’s The Films of Uwe Boll Vol. 1: The Video Game Movies (2003-2014) takes a deep dive into one of Hollywood’s most notorious directors starting from House of the Dead all the way up to In the Name of the King 3: The Last Mission. Bradley-Tschirgi’s knowing critique brings readers a new appreciation into Boll’s many celluloid ventures where pixels and cinema collide! Whether unfurling labyrinthine plots or admiring quirky performances, The Films of Uwe Boll Vol. 1: The Video Game Movies (2003-2014) explains why the video game films of Uwe Boll are worth a closer look than one might suspect at first blush.

The Films of Uwe Boll Vol. 1: The Video Game Movies (2003-2014)

Robert Greene

Robert Fenner

Kurt Kalata

Neil Foster

Michael Plasket

Audun Sorlie

Chris Rasa

Paul Brownlee

K. McDonald

Federico Tiraboschi

Apollo Chungus

Adrian Sandoval

Dylan Cornelius

Garrett Greenwood

Jonathan Kaharl

Hugo Provost

Jeremy Signor

Bruno de Figueiredo

John Sczepaniak

Michael Ayala

Whenever anyone thinks of the best developers on the Nintendo Entertainment System, the most popular are typically Konami, Capcom, and, of course, Nintendo themselves. But what of the numerous other developers, the ones that put out games you may have read about in Nintendo Power or have vague recollections of renting on some Saturday afternoon? This book covers many of those titles, from developers like Sunsoft (Blaster Master, Journey to Silius), Natsume (Shadow of the Ninja, Shatterhand), KID (Low-G-Man, KickMaster), Irem (Holy Diver, Metal Storm), Atlus (Rockin' Kats, Xexyz), and many others. Also included are reviews of several notable Japan-only Famicom games, including Layla, Otocky, Moon Crystal, Cocoron, Cosmic Epsilon, and several others, as well as the infamous unreleased title Bio Force Ape! While these all may not be the A-listers of the NES library, this book represents some of the more interesting, offbeat, and lesser discussed titles of the system, and is essential for anyone looking to expand their knowledge of the platform!

Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: NES Cult Classics

Video games are not born, fully-formed, from a dark abyss. They are created by designers, writers, artists, sound engineers, and composers, only to be released by publishers into the world for critics and the general public to embrace or reject them. In Simply the Best: Interviews with Video Game Designers, Composers and Scofflaws, author, Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, interviews dozens of indie and professional designers who have worked on such classics as E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Fallout, and Leisure Suit Larry, in this delightful tome. Learn what older PC RPGs offered that modern RPGs don't. Revel in tales of how the Roland MT-32 Sound Module allowed composers to create music that really came alive instead of the mere PC speaker bleeps and bloops. Discover if Leisure Suit Larry is circumsized. All these knowledge nuggets can be yours within the very pages of this book. Interviewees include: Ernest Adams, AGD Iinteractive, Yoshitaka Amano, Bo Bennike, Eric Chahi, The Fat Man, Tom Hall, Steve Ince, Ben Isaac, Steven Kent, Brad King, Frank Klepacki, Chris Kohler, Alexander Leon, Al Lowe, Josh Mandel, Mark Minasi, Nick Montfort, Mustin, Neskimos, Scot Noel, George Oldziev, Mandi Paugh, Jeremy Soule, Trey Stokes, Bill Trotter, Feargus Urquhart, Matt Vancil, Jeff Vogel, Howard Scott Warshaw, Aaron Williams, Wolf, Xorlak, and Inon Zur.

Simply the Best: Interviews with Video Game Designers, Composers and Scofflaws

Mat Bradley-Tschirgi

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