Ernest Cline, author of the best-selling novel ‘Ready Player One,’ and one of the screenwriters behind the upcoming film, deep dives into his book and explains the stories behind every video game referenced in ‘Ready Player One.’ From Yars’ Revenge to Asteroids to Quake, Ernest goes into the history of each game and reveals why he included it in the book.
‘Ready Player One’ is in theaters now
Video games featured:
Dungeons of Daggorath
Zork
Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man
Black Tiger
Tempest
Adventure
Swordquest series
Joust
Akalabeth: World of Doom
Ultima series
Dig Dug
Galaga
EverQuest
Tennis For Two
Spacewar!
The Colossal Cave
Combat
Space Invaders
Star Raiders
Asteroids
Centipede
Battlezone
Astrosmash
Defender
Madness and the Minotaur
Raaka-tu
Bedlam
Pyramid
Gorf
Donkey Kong
Burger Time
The Empire Strikes Back
Pitfall
Starmaster
Q*bert
Robotron: 2084
Yars’ Revenge
Zaxxon
Time Pilot
E.T.
Contra
Heavy Barrel
Kaboom!
Vigilante
Crime Fighters
Golden Axe
Smash TV
Street Fighter II
Quake
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Every Video Game in ‘Ready Player One’ Explained By Author Ernest Cline | WIRED
Follow the rabbit: The back to the second past girl who became a super milky mommy
no bitches?
Pure awesomeness
Loved that movie so much
I can’t believe how many people accepted such a staggeringly amateurish book.
Um … Mortal Kombat?!
Hey Wade, when are we gonna get Ready Player Three out of this guy?
“In the end i save the world like Defender”
PUT YOUR QUARTER UP
MF DOOM
I wasnt born when any of these games were released but I know I woulda loved playing them
The movie adaptation is trash.
Did he have to get the licenses to all those games or did he just put them in there
This book sounds like AI wrote it. This dude self inserted himself into his own 80’s nostalgia fantasy. That’s no uncreative.
God this man is embarrassing
I met him today he was at my school! I got a free autograph!
👀😧
The Zack Snyder of books
Except Zack is way better than this guy.
Poor mans kevin smith
According to the book, Wade Owen Watts turns one year old today. Happy Birthday!
First to the key
👋😋👊😙
I said “That’s GORF!” at the end sequence with just hearing a split second of the laser attack sound.
“Defender/Stargate” was one of the best games ever.