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OU KNOW... UN FACTS & TRIVIA Live found a time machine... for gamers! Facebook was originally called Thefacebook and was initially limited to Harvard students. It’s not often you come across a free book that is a must read when it comes to video games. Halycon Days is just that. Author, James Hague, tracked down and interviewed the people who created games for arcades, early game systems and personal computers. With a forward by gaming legend, John Romero, Halycon Days has interviews with some of the creators of the video game industry, people that John Romero describes as “gods”. If you’ve ever had any interest in how those early games got made or just want to take a trip back in time to the 80s and earlier, this is a must read. YOU CAN READ IT ONLINE FREE - RIGHT HERE: http://www.dadgum.com/halcyon/index.html This is not the editor of Live... he has more hair.