# Ready Player One - A Must-Read for Any Gamer/Geek/Nerd! **URL:** \ **Category:** Other Games, Books, TV and Films\ **Created:** [May 24, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123 "2012-05-24T20:18:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jbrown1214](https://www.rpgvienna.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@jbrown1214](https://www.rpgvienna.com/u/jbrown1214)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123/1 "2012-05-24T20:18:47Z")
Just finished the book, can’t recommend it enough. Particularly if your a Generation X/Yer…it is full of late-70s/80s trivia and cultural references. Makes gamers–most of whom closet away their guilty RPG/gaming/sci fi pleasures from the public–seem cool! Two thumbs way up! Jason ---
**Author:** ![Philipp](https://www.rpgvienna.com/user_avatar/www.rpgvienna.com/philipp/32/4_2.png) [@Philipp](https://www.rpgvienna.com/u/Philipp)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 8:26am UTC](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123/2 "2012-06-02T08:26:15Z")
Thank you very much for this recommendation, it was a great read. OASIS reminded me of what the press expected from Second Life a couple years ago. And I wish zettabyte drives would already be a reality ![:mrgreen:](https://www.rpgvienna.com/uploads/default/original/1X/2799b3ea86c419a02327c767288415b2a17e6ee1.gif "Mr. Green") ---
**Author:** ![Philipp](https://www.rpgvienna.com/user_avatar/www.rpgvienna.com/philipp/32/4_2.png) [@Philipp](https://www.rpgvienna.com/u/Philipp)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123/3 "2012-06-12T20:39:06Z")
I guess it’s time to read the book again: [Ernest Cline hid an Easter Egg inside the printed versions and the prize is a DeLorean with a Flux Capacitor.](http://nerdapproved.com/misc-weirdness/win-a-delorean/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NerdApproved-NewsAndReviews+%28Nerd+Approved+-+Gadgets+and+Gizmos%29) ---
**Author:** ![Neil](https://www.rpgvienna.com/user_avatar/www.rpgvienna.com/neil/32/97_2.png) [@Neil](https://www.rpgvienna.com/u/Neil)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123/4 "2012-06-21T17:30:52Z")
jbrown and Philipp, you’re both ACE I finished the book yesterday and it was amazing. There’s even a Ghostbusters reference on the first page. I really hope they do a good job with the film version. The only thing I never really connected with was all the Manga stuff. I recognised it but it didn’t interest me that much. All the retro gaming stuff was amazing though. Loved it. Cheers guys. ---
**Author:** ![Siobhan](https://www.rpgvienna.com/user_avatar/www.rpgvienna.com/siobhan/32/8_2.png) [@Siobhan](https://www.rpgvienna.com/u/Siobhan)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123/5 "2012-07-01T14:49:20Z")
Just finished, and yes, FABULOUS. ---
**Author:** ![AmLash](https://www.rpgvienna.com/user_avatar/www.rpgvienna.com/amlash/32/7_2.png) [@AmLash](https://www.rpgvienna.com/u/AmLash)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123/6 "2012-07-02T17:17:58Z")
Damn, you are fast! ---
**Author:** ![Bazhell](https://www.rpgvienna.com/user_avatar/www.rpgvienna.com/bazhell/32/12_2.png) [@Bazhell](https://www.rpgvienna.com/u/Bazhell)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 11:20am UTC](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123/7 "2012-09-05T11:20:34Z")
AWESOME BOOK didnt know half of the things thou… but now i know what to look for^^ ---
**Author:** ![Hexerei](https://www.rpgvienna.com/user_avatar/www.rpgvienna.com/hexerei/32/22_2.png) [@Hexerei](https://www.rpgvienna.com/u/Hexerei)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123/8 "2012-11-06T16:34:29Z")
I friigin loved that book- I even got my mom to read it, because she was big on Godzilla and Megaman when she was little. She loved it too! ---
**Author:** ![Neil](https://www.rpgvienna.com/user_avatar/www.rpgvienna.com/neil/32/97_2.png) [@Neil](https://www.rpgvienna.com/u/Neil)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123/9 "2014-07-18T22:42:33Z")
And so it begins!.. ![:mrgreen:](https://www.rpgvienna.com/uploads/default/original/1X/2799b3ea86c419a02327c767288415b2a17e6ee1.gif "Mr. Green") ---
**Author:** ![H](https://www.rpgvienna.com/user_avatar/www.rpgvienna.com/h/32/1467_2.png) [@H](https://www.rpgvienna.com/u/H)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 12:12pm UTC](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123/10 "2014-08-28T12:12:32Z")
Just got around to reading this. Picked it up at a used book store for a buck a while back (since it included a dollar bill that someone had used as a bookmark, this seemed like a pretty decent deal), but left it languishing on the shelves. So much to read, so little time … Should have done so sooner - this was pretty fun. You think I’d enjoy a book about a guy with “a lifelong obsession for the 1980s” essentially acting as a worldwide DM, that even includes a character called Aech? Mmm … could be. ---
**Author:** ![H](https://www.rpgvienna.com/user_avatar/www.rpgvienna.com/h/32/1467_2.png) [@H](https://www.rpgvienna.com/u/H)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123/11 "2015-03-26T01:24:09Z")
> [@Neil](#): > > I really hope they do a good job with the film version. Looks like Spielberg will be running the show. We definitely should go see this one. ---
**Author:** ![H](https://www.rpgvienna.com/user_avatar/www.rpgvienna.com/h/32/1467_2.png) [@H](https://www.rpgvienna.com/u/H)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 12:06pm UTC](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123/12 "2020-03-20T12:06:50Z")
So which demented Gen X fantasy is crazier, Ready Player One or being a hero and saving the world from a terrifying global epidemic by staying at home reading, listening to some tunes, watching movies and playing games solo? Tough call. I need some informed opinions here. ---
**Author:** ![S\_journ](https://www.rpgvienna.com/user_avatar/www.rpgvienna.com/s_journ/32/94_2.png) [@S\_journ](https://www.rpgvienna.com/u/S_journ)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123/13 "2020-03-22T21:10:29Z")
Hehe, good one! I also considered the idea of dropping here a Sherlock Holmes/Poirot fantasy (solve crimes from your armchair only by using the theater of mind) reference, but it wouldn’t fit as well as Ready Player One - these detectives always gather everybody into one room first (not good for avoiding infections) ---
**Author:** ![H](https://www.rpgvienna.com/user_avatar/www.rpgvienna.com/h/32/1467_2.png) [@H](https://www.rpgvienna.com/u/H)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123/14 "2020-11-11T18:18:22Z")
So what’s the enthusiasm meter reading for Ready Player Two? On the one hand, RP1 was awesome. On the other, Armada was … not. Thoughts? Anybody going to pick it up? I think I’m going to wait for some early reviews … ---
**Author:** ![S\_journ](https://www.rpgvienna.com/user_avatar/www.rpgvienna.com/s_journ/32/94_2.png) [@S\_journ](https://www.rpgvienna.com/u/S_journ)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123/15 "2020-11-11T18:37:54Z")
Wait, there is a second one? Or is it coming? ---
**Author:** ![Darthbinks](https://www.rpgvienna.com/user_avatar/www.rpgvienna.com/darthbinks/32/9_2.png) [@Darthbinks](https://www.rpgvienna.com/u/Darthbinks)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123/16 "2020-11-12T01:25:22Z")
Publication date is 24th of November ---
**Author:** ![Samgiblett](https://www.rpgvienna.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@Samgiblett](https://www.rpgvienna.com/u/Samgiblett)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123/17 "2020-11-13T19:26:17Z")
I have it on order for audible, I will let you know what I think but the next sanderson comes out first so it may be a while ---
**Author:** ![H](https://www.rpgvienna.com/user_avatar/www.rpgvienna.com/h/32/1467_2.png) [@H](https://www.rpgvienna.com/u/H)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123/18 "2020-11-14T21:49:18Z")
Well, now that we’re in lockdown, we’ll be waiting two additional weeks anyway. Plenty of time to check the reviews. Here’s hoping … ---
**Author:** ![AmLash](https://www.rpgvienna.com/user_avatar/www.rpgvienna.com/amlash/32/7_2.png) [@AmLash](https://www.rpgvienna.com/u/AmLash)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 10:29am UTC](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123/19 "2020-11-25T10:29:56Z")
[![](https://assets.penny-arcade.com/comics/qkbsmb-busrG06Ic.jpg) ](https://assets.penny-arcade.com/comics/qkbsmb-busrG06Ic.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![H](https://www.rpgvienna.com/user_avatar/www.rpgvienna.com/h/32/1467_2.png) [@H](https://www.rpgvienna.com/u/H)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123/20 "2020-11-25T13:34:41Z")
Yeah, reviews are pretty ugly. I don’t think namecheck is the right word, though, at least not from what I’ve seen so far. Armada namechecked. This seems different, more like somebody cracking a joke and then spending more time explaining the punchline than on the actual telling. Sigh. We’ll always have RP1 … But hey, at least I have 867-5309 stuck in my head for the rest of the day, so it’s not a total loss. [Next page](https://www.rpgvienna.com/t/ready-player-one-a-must-read-for-any-gamer-geek-nerd/123.md?page=2)