This book is subtitled Prose, Poems, and Emoto-Versatronic Expressionist Pieces About Video Games, 1980-2003. I don’t feel confident trying to explain what that subtitle means, but this book is credited as being the first book of video game poetry, and as far as I know, that is true.

   When I showed RetroBlast! and other arcade sites to     an old friend of mine, I thought he would be astounded by the community     that has sprung up populated by people from many different backgrounds     all with a passion for arcade game playing, building, and collecting.     I know him to be competitive and that he, like many of us, grew up playing     the classics from the early days of Pong.

The 8-bit era has been revitalized with the clever and     unique musical stylings of Seth Sternberger's homage to the games and     culture of yesteryear. From the Commodore 64 to NES, these classics were     the tools with which to create music that not only evokes fond memories     in the minds of old-school gamers, but also opens new doors for those     born into the modern era of gaming.