So, it isn't a game - it's a book! But it's a book about all the games. A game within a game within a game (and then some). Gameception.
READY PLAYER ONE - Ernest Cline
Jump a few decades forward into a dystopian future, the internet and MMOs have become one. One grand VR/immersion game engine manages every imaginable genre as well as well as the general web. The majority of Earths' fossil fuel resources were expended before we were able to transition away from them, sp people also use the system to telecommute for everything. School. Work. Vacations. It's pretty wild.
The creator of this immersion system dies at 67. Being an eccentric, anti-social genius, he leaves no heirs and instead codes a series of riddles into the game. The first person to solve these will acquire his massive fortune. And in true eccentric fashion, he has fashioned the riddles after his favorite era of pop culture - the 1980s.
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I had a ton of fun listening to this audiobook (don't judge me). If anyone wants to check it out, you might be able to google the title and "pdf" to find a sample. Give it til' page 30 or so. And if you do enjoy it, be sure to pickup a copy and support the author!
READY PLAYER ONE - Ernest Cline
Jump a few decades forward into a dystopian future, the internet and MMOs have become one. One grand VR/immersion game engine manages every imaginable genre as well as well as the general web. The majority of Earths' fossil fuel resources were expended before we were able to transition away from them, sp people also use the system to telecommute for everything. School. Work. Vacations. It's pretty wild.
The creator of this immersion system dies at 67. Being an eccentric, anti-social genius, he leaves no heirs and instead codes a series of riddles into the game. The first person to solve these will acquire his massive fortune. And in true eccentric fashion, he has fashioned the riddles after his favorite era of pop culture - the 1980s.
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I had a ton of fun listening to this audiobook (don't judge me). If anyone wants to check it out, you might be able to google the title and "pdf" to find a sample. Give it til' page 30 or so. And if you do enjoy it, be sure to pickup a copy and support the author!