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fitbabits
11-28-2005, 10:46 AM
Spotted this press release (http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb314977.htm) over at PR Web (http://www.prweb.com) (don't ask...).

Springfield, NJ (PRWEB) November 28, 2005 -- In 1981 Bill Kunkel and Arnie Katz founded Electronic Games magazine, the first magazine devoted entirely to the new generation of plugged-in entertainment, from video and computer games to handhelds, tabletop games, coin-ops and even state-of-the-art military and training simulators. Although the magazine lasted just a few issues past its third birthday, it is still regarded as one of the finest game magazines ever published. Now, Bill Kunkel, a.k.a. The Game Doctor, reveals the untold stories behind both the magazine and the people who brought us the 'classic' era of electronic gaming, along with other personal memoirs ranging from his early days as a comic book writer and rock guitarist to the sad saga of how his lifelong dream of becoming The Batman became the basis of a nightmarish movie/computer game tie-in experience.
I'd be interested in reading this.

womp
11-28-2005, 12:04 PM
is there a title to the book? i didnt see it mentioned in the press release anywhere and i'll be damned if i go searching for it only to have it turn into some alternate reality game.

fitbabits
11-28-2005, 12:08 PM
is there a title to the book? i didnt see it mentioned in the press release anywhere and i'll be damned if i go searching for it only to have it turn into some alternate reality game.
Well let's see...

"Whether you’re a fan of videogames, comic books, or simply love to hear good inside stories told with a spark of wit and candor, gather round; Confessions of the Game Doctor, which will be released on November 29, 2005, is just what the doctor ordered."
Yup, there it is, second paragraph of the press release... :)

womp
11-28-2005, 12:10 PM
well, i'll be damned...now how to delete my first msg so i dont look the fool. ;)

fitbabits
11-28-2005, 12:12 PM
well, i'll be damned...now how to delete my first msg so i dont look the fool. ;)
You can edit your origina post... ;)

The Mystery Cow
11-28-2005, 12:56 PM
Is Kunkel the same "Game Doctor" published in the early nineties mag Video Games & Computer Entertainment?

I used to have a subscription to that magazine - try to look up information on it now, though, and it's like looking for "the publication the Interwebs forgot." Hardly anything, anywhere.

fitbabits
11-28-2005, 01:09 PM
Is Kunkel the same "Game Doctor" published in the early nineties mag Video Games & Computer Entertainment?

I used to have a subscription to that magazine - try to look up information on it now, though, and it's like looking for "the publication the Interwebs forgot." Hardly anything, anywhere.
One and the same.

The Mystery Cow
11-28-2005, 03:01 PM
One and the same.

Cool. I'll have to check the guy's book out. I remember I was always entertained by his column. He always came across as loveably affable, without being buffoonish.