“The Copper Key awaits explorers In a tomb filled with horrors But you have much to learn If you hope to earn A place among the high scorers” GamesLearningVirtual RealityErnest ClineReady Player One Book:Ready Player One Source: Ready Player One
“As far as my house, I have a ton of video games and three or four old consoles.” ThreeGamesHouseFourVideoConsole Author:Ernest Cline
“Video games paid for my house. What am I saying? Go ahead and keep playing!” GamesHousePaidVideo Author:Ernest Cline
“I've never really collected anything other than old Atari cartridges. I only had, like, 12 Atari games as a kid, so at some point in my 20s I decided I was going to own all of them.” KidsGamesDecidedAtari Author:Ernest Cline
“My favorite video game of all time is called 'Black Tiger'. It's a Capcom Dungeons and Dragons game from 1987. I have the actual arcade version sitting in my office.” GamesBlackOfficeSittingMy FavoriteVideoVersionsAll TimeDragonsTigersDungeonsDungeons And DragonsArcades Author:Ernest Cline
“If I was feeling depressed or frustrated about my lot in life, all I had to do was tap the Player One button, and my worries would instantly slip away as my mind focused itself on the relentless pixelated onslaught on the screen in front of me. There, inside the game's two-dimensional universe, life was simple: It's just you against the machine. Move with your left hand, shoot with your right, and try to stay alive as long as possible.” IfsTryingMindLongTwoFeelingsHandsMovingUniverseGamesLeftSimpleWorryAlivePlayerFrontsMachinesFocusedScreensSlipsFrustratedButtonsRelentlessYou AgainStaying AliveLeft HandFeeling Depressed Author:Ernest Cline
“I burned through all of my extra lives in a matter of minutes, and my two least-favorite words appeared on the screen: GAME OVER.” TwoMatterGamesMinutesScreensExtrasBurnedGame OverFavorite Words Book:Ready Player One Source: Ready Player One
