First of all, why put my name on the book? Ask Merriam or Webster first and then get back to me! I'm always looking for new things to write about, and the inspiration comes from the most unexpected places sometimes. I've been a gamer all my life and have been getting deeper and deeper into the behind-the-scenes of a lot of different aspects of gaming. It's a full-on hobby for people and there are tons of collectors out there now which is exactly why I wrote my Console and Vid

The Video Game Console Collector's Field Guide started as a personal quest to discover the depths of hardware collecting but evolved into a massive 460 page collector guide and checklist for everyone! My Story I’ve been a gamer ever since I was about 4 years old and my earliest gaming memory was of playing Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt in my living room after my grandma unexpectedly bought us a Nintendo Entertainment System. Before then I had no concept of computer games.

How the Game Collector Field Guide started: I LOVE VISUAL CHECKLISTS. I absolutely do and not enough of them exist. For the average and hardcore collector out there, a visual checklist or even just a list of games really puts into perspective how much media is out there for a given video game console. Collecting video games is hard enough but for a completionist of game sets or subsets, collecting without a list is a fool's errand. During the beginning of COVID back in 2020 a

This is one of my many projects in progress. The Definitive Guide to Video Game Trading Cards aims to be an encyclopedic guide to every video game trading card made in the United States with a lot more throughout the world mixed in. Kickstarter sometime in 2027 The Definitive Guide to Video Game Trading Cards is designed to be the most complete reference ever assembled for cards connected to video games; across decades, formats, regions, and collecting cultures. This guide do

Doing a book about something that changes all the time is a constant stressor. When do you know when enough is enough or when to finally...