PLAYING by the BOOK
There seem to be more how-to books around than there used to be. This means one of two things: either there's a lot more to do nowadays, or a lot of people know a lot less about doing anything. What the hell, maybe it just means they're easy to write.
PLAYING by the BOOK
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J. KORDOSH
There seem to be more how-to books around than there used to be. This means one of two things: either there's a lot more to do nowadays, or a lot of people know a lot less about doing anything. What the hell, maybe it just means they're easy to write.
In any event, vidgames have become a big deal in the how-to genre. This, in itself, proves nothing, since publishers couldn't see money any better if it glowed in the dark. As a satellite phenomenon, it's interesting, and maybe it proves that Johnny can sound out words, but that's about it.
The only substantive question we can ask is: do these things really work? Can you actually plunk down your $2.95 and master the malignant screen? Or is the whole thing an obvious hoax? Are these just a bunch of re-written Scarsdale Diets? And are they available in braille?