Fuck Yeah, Video Games: The Life and Extra Lives of a Professional Nerd

Name: Fuck Yeah, Video Games: The Life and Extra Lives of a Professional Nerd
Rating: 4.666666507720947 (39 reviews)

Daniel Hardcastle

Sep 2019 · Unbound Publishing

4.7

39 reviews

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334

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'A labour of undiluted love and enthusiasm' Daily Telegraph

As Daniel Hardcastle careers towards thirty, he looks back on what has really made him happy in life: the friends, the romances... the video games. Told through encounters with the most remarkable – and the most mind-boggling – games of the last thirty-odd years, Fuck Yeah, Video Games is also a love letter to the greatest hobby in the world.

From God of War to Tomb Raider, Pokémon to The Sims, Daniel relives each game with countless in-jokes, obscure references and his signature wit, as well as intricate, original illustrations by Rebecca Maughan. Alongside this march of merriment are chapters dedicated to the hardware behind the games: a veritable history of Sony, Nintendo, Sega and Atari consoles.

Joyous, absurd, personal and at times sweary, Daniel's memoir is a celebration of the sheer brilliance of video games.

Ratings and reviews

4.7

39 reviews

Chris Brazier

September 28, 2019

This is the definitive celebration to all things pixelated. A journey through the life of the greatest Nerds of all time, described using tales experienced whilst playing a number of the greatest* games in history. *one game included is not considered great in any aspect except disaster. This is not a review magazine. This is a hilarious autobiography of a devoted and passionate gamer. 5/5 - IGN, will listen again.

6 people found this review helpful

Stevie Callanan

September 30, 2019

Exceptional work by an exceptional author, features silly but witty humour similar to that of Terry Pratchett with the added bonus of being a non fictional reflection on the world of video games. A must read for anyone

2 people found this review helpful

Shawn Lindsay

September 30, 2019

Fantastic and morish read, in nice digestible chapters. Both Very Funny and clever, written with passion and enthusiasm

1 person found this review helpful

About the author

Daniel Hardcastle, aka DanNerdCubed, is a YouTube gamer who has accumulated more than 2.6 million subscribers over the course of his 4000 videos. He lives with his partner, Rebecca Maughan.

@DanNerdCubed
youtube.com/user/officialnerdcubed

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