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This invention was made with Government support under PERCS II, NBCH3039004, BGR W0132280. THE GOVERNMENT HAS CERTAIN RIGHTS IN THIS INVENTION.
The present invention relates in general to metal oxide silicon (MOS) dynamic logic circuits and in particular to dynamic logic circuits using MOS devices.
Modern data processing systems may perform Boolean operations on a set of signals using dynamic logic circuits. Dynamic logic circuits are clocked. During the precharge phase of the clock, the circuit is preconditioned, typically by precharging an internal node (dynamic node) of the circuit by coupling to a power supply rail. During an evaluate phase of the clock, the Boolean function being implemented by the logic circuit is evaluated in response to the set of input signal values appearing on the inputs during the evaluate phase. (For the purposes herein, it suffices to assume that the input signals have settled to their "steady-state" values for the current clock cycle, recognizing that the input value may change from clock cycle to clock cycle.) Such dynamic logic may have advantages in both speed and the area consumed on the chip over static logic. However, the switching of the output node with the toggling of the phase of the clock, each cycle may consume power even when the logical value of the input is otherwise unchanged.
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Dynamic logic may use a footer NFET 106 or not. In the case the footer NFET 106 is not used, the inputs A and B must be timed to be valid during the evaluate phase of Clk 104. Regardless, dynamic circuits rely on the ability to pre-charge the dynamic node to a logic one state in advance of having valid logic inputs valid. In logic circuitry with a wide input fan-in, there are many parallel paths that may be coupled to the dynamic node by one or more select devices, leakage current may make it difficult to hold the logic state on the dynamic node until the start of the next evaluation cycle. This is especially true as device size decreases.
The sharp increase of leakage currents in scaled technologies severely limits the robustness of dynamic circuits, especially for high fan-in wide dynamic gates, commonly employed in the performance critical units of high-performance microprocessors. A strong keeper is necessary in the pre-charged state or after the completion of evaluation to compensate for the larger leakage current and to hold the right state at the dynamic node. Charge sharing is another major concern in dynamic circuits, which causes voltage drooped on the dynamic node, thus degrading the noise margins. A commonly used circuit technique to prevent the charge sharing effect consists of pre-charging the intermediate node (in the stack configuration) to Vdd during the pre-charge phase with a separate FEAT device. While the technique is quite effective, the intermediate node pre-charging device adds capacitance to the intermediate node (thus degrading its effectiveness in preventing charge sharing and circuit performance) and increases the circuit area.
There is, therefore, a need for a dynamic logic circuit design that adds minimum capacitance on the dynamic node while allowing intermediate nodes to be pre-charged along with the dynamic node.
Dynamic logic circuits have one or more stacked logic trees that have intermediate nodes that are coupled to the dynamic node by a logic device wherein the stacked logic trees have at least in part a NAND functionality. A particular logic tree evaluates the dynamic node when its intermediate node is coupled to the dynamic node. A dual gate FEAT device is used as the device that couples the intermediate node to the dynamic node, one gate is driven by the normal logic signal and the other is driven by the complement of the pre-charge clock signal. During the pre-charge period, the complement pre-charge clock turns ON the second gate and pre-charges the intermediate node of the logic tree at the same time as the dynamic node. During the evaluation period, the logic device couples the intermediate node to the dynamic node. If the dynamic node evaluates to a logic one, then the pre-charging of the intermediate node prevents droop of the dynamic node due to charge sharing in the logic tree. Independent use of the front and back gate of a dual gate FEAT device reduces capacitance on the dynamic node and the intermediate node. In this manner the same logic device is also used for pre-charging the intermediate node.
The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the features and technical advantages of the present invention in order that the detailed description of the invention that follows may be better understood. Additional features and advantages of the invention will be described hereinafter which form the subject of the claims of the invention.
For a more complete understanding of the present invention, and the advantages thereof, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without such specific details. In other instances, well-known circuits may be shown in block diagram form in order not to obscure the present invention in unnecessary detail. For the most part, details concerning timing, data formats within communication protocols, and the like have been omitted inasmuch as such details are not necessary to obtain a complete understanding of the present invention and are within the skills of persons of ordinary skill in the relevant art.
Refer now to the drawings wherein depicted elements are not necessarily shown to scale and wherein like or similar elements are designated by the same reference numeral through the several views.
Dual or double gate FEAT devices have been described in the literature. Two references are included in the following which explain differing architectures of dual gated FEAT devices including symmetrical and asymmetrical structures. These references explain details of these devices and the size and thus capacitance reduction that results from using a dual gated FEAT device in place of two single gate FEAT devices in appropriate applications. The reader is referred to "Double-Gate CMOS: Symmetrical-Gate Versus Asymmetrical-Gate Devices" IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Vol. 48, NO. 2, February 2001 and "Novel High-Density Low-Power High-Performance Double-Gate Logic Techniques", IEEE International SOI Conference, 2004.
The separate, independent biasing of the front and back gate in double gate devices has been exploited to reduce the number transistors required for implementing logic functions to improve the performance, power and area of the circuits. Prior art, however, is limited to the "logic" transistors, and not the "keeper" or intermediate node pre-charging device in the dynamic gate.
Logic tree 241 forms intermediate node 232 with the series connection of NFETs 216 and 217 and pulls dynamic node 205 to a logic zero if both inputs A2 215 and C2 218 are a logic one. Logic tree 242 illustrates two parallel NFETs 220 and 224 coupled to dynamic node 205 and intermediate node 233. Again, logic tree 242 pulls dynamic node 205 to a logic zero if either input A3 219 or A4 223 AND input C3 221 are a logic one. Logic tree 242 illustrates the case where there are two parallel paths coupling dynamic node 205 to an intermediate node (233). In this illustration, only one pull down device (234) is shown, however, in general intermediate node 233 may have a large number of parallel devices for pulling intermediate node 233 to a logic zero in response to logic inputs (e.g., input C3 221). A half latch is formed by PFET 203 and inverter 204 for holding the state of dynamic node 205 after completion of evaluation. Inverter 226 is a static gate that generates Out 225 which has the same logic state as node 227 driving the gate of PFET 203.
As with
Notice that in a double-gate technology, all other logic transistors (e.g. NFET 209, 210, 211) can either have their front gates tied to their respective back gates (similar to dual gate NFET 505 in
Notice also that in a technology that offers both single gate devices and double gate devices, only dual gate NFET 401 needs to be a double gate device to implement the present invention.
Logic tree 442 forms intermediate node 232 with the series connection of dual gate NFET 403 and NFET 217. Dynamic node 205 is pulled to a logic zero if both inputs A2 215 and C2 218 are a logic one. In this embodiment, a dual gate NFET 403 couples the intermediate node 232 to the dynamic node 205, one gate (front gate) is driven by the normal logic signal A2 215 and the other gate (back gate) 404 is driven by the complement of the pre-charge clock signal Clk_b 302. The back gate is turned ON during the pre-charge cycle of Clk 201 by Clk_b 302 so that so that intermediate node 232 is pre-charged at the same time dynamic node 205 is pre-charged. This prevents charge sharing from causing dynamic node 205 to droop when input A2 215 turns ON the front gate of dual gate NFET 403 during the evaluate cycle of Clk 201.
Logic tree 443 illustrates two parallel NFETs, NFET 220 and dual gate NFET 405 coupled to dynamic node 205 and intermediate node 233. Logic tree 443 pulls dynamic node 205 to a logic zero if either input A3 219 OR A4 223 AND input C3 221 are a logic one. Logic tree 443 illustrates the case where there are two parallel paths coupling dynamic node 205 to an intermediate node (233). In this illustration, only one pull down device (234) is shown, however, in general intermediate node 233 may have a large number of parallel devices for pulling intermediate node 233 to a logic zero in response to logic inputs (e.g., input C3 221). In this case, only one of the devices coupling dynamic node 205 to intermediate node 233 needs be a dual gate FEAT device (e.g., 405) and have its back gate 406 used for pre-charging intermediate node 233 during the pre-charge of dynamic node 205. A half latch is formed by PFET 203 and inverter 204 for holding the state of dynamic node 205 after completion of evaluation. Inverter 226 is a static gate that generates Out 225 which has the same logic state as node 228 driving the gate of PFET 203.
Although the present invention and its advantages have been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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Over the course of his career, Gregory J. Rahoi never had to go looking for action. It always seemed to find him, a friend recalled Friday.
Whether working as a firefighter, paramedic or police officer in Wisconsin or as a decorated FBI agent assigned to the agency's elite Hostage Rescue Team, action and a commitment to public safety were two qualities that defined Rahoi, said longtime friend Kenny Asselin.
Rahoi, 38, an FBI supervisory special agent, was killed Dec. 6 during a live-fire training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, an Army base near Bowling Green, Va., about 60 miles south of Washington, D.C.
A memorial was held Friday night in Brookfield for Rahoi, who was accidentally shot and killed during the training exercise.
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Rahoi began a life of public service as a firefighter and paramedic with the Town of Brookfield Volunteer Fire Department in the late 1980s, when he and Asselin met.
Rahoi simultaneously earned his bachelor's degree in criminology and sociology at Marquette University, graduating cum laude with honors in 1989.
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Rahoi achieved a lifelong dream when he joined the FBI and was assigned to the bureau's Chicago office.
"He had talked about wanting to go to the FBI all through high school. He was elated," when the FBI came calling, his mother, Natalie Rahoi, said Friday.
Joining the FBI was a dream Greg Rahoi often shared with Asselin and other friends.
"There were no obstacles for Greg. When the guy had his mind set on something, he would accomplish it, whether going to law school or joining the FBI," Asselin said.
About three years ago, Rahoi was transferred to Virginia and the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team. The HRT, as it is sometimes called, is the agency's "primary unit responsible for counterterrorist operations," according to the FBI Web site.
Since then, Rahoi "had gone back and forth" between the United States and Iraq and Afghanistan, Asselin said. He had returned safely from FBI duty in Iraq in October.
"He couldn't really talk about what he did. A lot of that stuff is classified," Asselin said.
On Dec. 11 at a memorial service in Quantico, Va., FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III posthumously awarded Rahoi the FBI Medal of Valor for "brave and heroic acts occurring in the line of duty while deployed to Iraq as a member of the Hostage Rescue Team," according to an FBI statement.
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Todd, the FBI spokeswoman, said she could not discuss details of what Rahoi did to merit the Medal of Valor or what his role was in Iraq.
At the same memorial service, Mueller awarded the Memorial Star to Rahoi, "who made the ultimate sacrifice" when he was killed.
Rahoi was engaged to Paula Paulk, also an FBI agent, his parents said Friday.
Asselin said he had received an e-mail from Rahoi just after Thanksgiving to say he would be visiting Wisconsin after Christmas.
"The worst part of this is that you always took for granted that Greg would always be there, even considering all the close calls he was involved in in Iraq and with police work," Asselin said. "He accomplished more in his 38 years than most people do in two lifetimes."
He is survived by his parents, Natalie and Richard Rahoi of Brookfield, and a sister, Teri (Mike) Jansen. He was preceded in death by a brother, John.
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MOUNT WASHINGTON — One Bullitt East band member is marching his way to the U. S. Army All-American Bowl.
Bullitt East senior Adam Moore was chosen to join the 2017 U.S. Army All-American Marching Band in January.
Moore will play snare drum next to the 124 other students also selected to perform in the halftime show of the football game in San Antonio.
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SHEPHERDSVILLE -- Frank Smith has won numerous local, state and national archery awards.
Winning on the big stage is nothing unusual for the Shepherdsville resident.
But the retired employee of General Electric and former state representative is tackling a brand new arena this month.
Smith has been invited and will participate as a member of the United States team in the World Outdoor Field Archery Championship in Wagga Wagga, Australia.
SHEPHERDSVILLE -- Councilman Larry Hatfield has been a part of city government in Shepherdsville for a long time.
Serving one term as mayor and numerous others as a councilman, Hatfield has seen a city that has had money and a city that has not.
As his final term is coming to a close, Hatfield said he will be asking for a forensic audit of the city's finances.
SHEPHERDSVILLE -- Some of the residents in the area along Chapeze Lane have a right to protest and have a legal say in how property is annexed by the city of Shepherdsville.
That is the ruling of Bullitt Circuit Judge Rodney Burress.
In his ruling on Sept. 16, a number of residents protesting the annexation of property owned by George Miller along Chapeze Lane do have a right to be heard.
More importantly, they have "standing" in the case as it now moves forward to discuss other merits.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - Scientific studies show that cougars around the world are solitary creatures by nature.
That's not the case in Bullitt County, however, where the cougars have little buddies to keep them company.
Bullitt Central High School's football team, in collaboration with the Shepherdsville Elementary Family Resource Center, began the Cougar Buddies program with Shepherdsville students.
HEBRON ESTATES - A new contract will lead to a change in trash collection for Hebron Estates residents.
The city's current collection contract with Rumpke runs out at the end of September. The city commission accepted bids for a new four-year contract.
Two bids were received, from Rumpke and Waste Management.
Rumpke's bid included a slight rate increase of $12.36 per month for weekly curbside service, with a $3.50 charge for an additional cart rental. No recycling option was offered.
SHEPHERDSVILLE—While many have American flags flying at their homes and businesses, they might not know where to take them once their time to fly is up.
Boy Scout Troop 868's Nicholas Moore decided to change that.
Located at the American Legion Post 157 in Shepherdsville, the flag retirement box is meant to retire flags with the respect they deserve, Moore said.
WASHINGTON - Vibra Healthcare LLC (Vibra), a national hospital chain headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, has agreed to $32.7 million, plus interest, to resolve claims that Vibra violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for medically unnecessary services, the Department of Justice announced today.
SHEPHERDSVILLE -- Three individuals have been indicted for their roles in a pipe bomb incident at a local motel.
Mark A. Cundiff, 25, and Pashence Hoffman, 20, both of Shepherdsville, along with Charles Keith, 18, of Lebanon Junction, were recently indicted by the Bullitt County Grand Jury.
Each have been charged with complicity to wanton endangerment (three counts) and complicity to possession of a destructive/booby trap device.
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In Reply to: I Wouldn't Dream Of Correcting You... posted by dpeete on February 26, 2001 at 23:22:16:
"What the heck, if you've got free dyno time we can cook up plenty of scenarios for you!"
That is for sure! I bet we could keep John busy for weeks if we wanted to. ;)
"Honestely though, the unadapted runs are interesting because they might show the upper limit of the software curve for fuel mapping and ignition advance."
Upper limit for ignition advance maybe (assuming it starts off on the hot maps) but on the fuel map it really just starts at the baseline. As you know it is very possible for the adapation to enrich the mixture when it adapts.. just takes a positive number in the LTFT. My car usually runs 3-4% positive.
" John Huestis will be there as well, so I will volunteer his car for VE cat-scans as well."
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It also did not have all this bad news.............
I think at that time it had the CFO or CEO resigning.
news is always an excuselook at the market as a whole, it never makes senseit is all about trading first and foremostwhen something is at a support it is at a support


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Flashback Friday: George Bell Karate Kicks Bruce Kison
Typically, baseball is not a contact sport. In fact, it's the furthest thing from it. Aside from the occasional play at the plate or a takeout slide at second, baseball players remain relatively unscathed.
But every once in a while, there is in fact contact in baseball. And when it happens, more often than not … it's not only controversial, but it's also entertaining.
The Blue Jays have been in their fair share of basebrawls over the years, but none perhaps more memorable than one instigated by George Bell.
For this week's Flashback Friday, we take a look back at George Bell"s karate kick of Bruce Kison.
The event in question happened on June 23rd 1985 against the Boston Red Sox at Exhibition Stadium. Unfortunately, I couldn't find much dirt on the event, but the brief and grainy video below will tell you everything you need to know.
If you feel like watching replay over and over, check out this isolated GIF of the karate kick itself. While the quality isn't great, the hilarity level is still up there.
Obviously, Bell didn't take too kindly to being plunked by the Red Sox starter, and dropped his bat and charged the mound barreling towards Kison. I have to give Bruce credit, as he didn't even flinch as all 190 pounds of Bell came barreling towards him.
Rather than tackling him or even attempting to land a punch, George Bell's first instinct was to leap into the air and kick Bruce Kison in the midsection. Apparently he also landed a few haymakers on Red Sox catcher Rich Gedman as well.
George Bell was suspended all of two games for this actions, and not surprisingly he didn't appeal the suspension. Two games seems like a slap on the wrist considering Bell landed a kick and a few punches on the opposition. One could only imagine how long a suspension that would garner today.
Although Bell was ejected from the game following his actions, the tension continued throughout the game between the Red Sox and Blue Jays. The penultimate moment being Ernie Whitt's grand slam in the bottom of the 6th off Bruce Kison.
Whitt was clearly seen barking at Kison as he rounded the bases, as evidenced by this video below.
There's no denying George Bell was a very outspoken player during his tenure with the Toronto Blue Jays. Bell often wore his emotions on his sleeve … and apparently his foot as well.
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MedStar is focused on becoming a premier digital healthcare organization. And through MedStar's integration with the Uber API, they're able to take a step towards this goal and bring technology to patient engagement.
A "Ride with Uber" button will be displayed on MedStar's website so MedStar patients and their loved ones will be able to quickly request a ride. They will also be able to set a ride reminder in advance of upcoming doctor's visits to automatically send a notification an hour before their appointment so they never have to worry about running late.
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The location is central and the rooms are comfortable (good spacing of beds, fine to relax in) and clean. The travel guide next door gives good advice. The main problem I had was with the 1 bathroom for 8 people in my dorm. Since it's by reception, everyone uses it, so by morning it is overused / dirty. It doesn't have a shower curtain or mirror or soap or a seat that stays up. They could spend $50 on some basic things and really improve the place (handle on milk jug and plates that fit bread).
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President Obama Visits Baton Rouge After Criticism That He's Late
President Obama tours Louisiana's communities affected by the flood that damaged over 60,000 homes and killed 13 people.
While it's still unclear whether Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z will be heading out on that speculated 10-City Stadium tour this summer, fans can check them out on stage at London's Wireless Festival in July. Concert promoter Live Nation announced today that JT and Hov, who are rising up the charts on Timberlake's "Suit & Tie," will headline the festival at Queens Elizabeth Olympic Park.
The event takes place over the course of two days. Timberlake, along with Snoop Dogg, Trey Songz, John Legend, Miguel and Frank Ocean, will appear on July 12. Jay-Z will take the lead on the July 13 date featuring Emeli Sande, Rita Ora, Kendrick Lamar, DJ Fresh and Calvin Harris.
A few more artists are set to be revealed at a later date. Tickets go on sale February 22 for both shows.
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Austin is in. The game doesnt seem too much different than last years. But iv'e found once you get the assists/difficulty where you want it its pretty fun. AI is way more aggressive in my opinion. I have found a few bugs (cant practice at richmond and run the low line without the game thinking your coming down pit road) as well as a few achievement bugs.
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Does anyone have the full list if drivers in this game? Is Austin Dillon and the #3 in it? Is this game worth getting? I have last years.
A. Dillon and the #3 Dow car are in the game. I do not have a list of the drivers but i'm sure you can google it.
I would hold off for a while because the AI needs some serious tweeking and racing at Daytona is like a 3 and 4 wide rolling parking lot that just sucks.
In the hud display options in the games menu you can turn things like the track map, car condition, & car radar (lets you know that cars are around or nar you (it was in last years game also) and i have been messing around and would turn OFF the car radar (or whatever they call it) and it would still be on the screen ???
You can turn the Hud off but then the rearview mirror is also gone, i wouldd've liked the option to at least keep the rearview mirror.
The in car view is also quirky when you want to look around from left to right or vice versa, its very touchy.
All this developer had to do is skin the cars and allow for Next Gen 6 cars to race in single player & carreer like they should have done last year with a patch.
Just follow the game and wait for (hopefully soon) patches to be released (there was a 2 MB patch when i first played this) but have not got a clue what it did.
Wall o' text be gone !
Don't stare at sniper's !
CandyCaner 3 years ago#4
The patch replaced the 5 Hour Energy logo with Clint Bowyer's name...that's all I noticed.
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The story of Nintendo's rise and the beloved icon who made it possible
Nintendo has continually set the standard for video game innovation in America, starting in 1981 with a plucky hero who jumped over barrels to save a girl from an ape.
The saga of Mario, the portly plumber who became the most successful franchise in the history of gaming, has plot twists worthy of a video game. Jeff Ryan shares the story of how this quintessentially Japanese company found success in the American market. Lawsuits, Hollywood, die-hard fans, and face-offs with Sony and Microsoft are all part of the drama. Find out about: Mario's eccentric yet brilliant creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, who was tapped for the job because he was considered expendable; Minoru Arakawa, the son-in-law of Nintendo's imperious president, who bumbled his way to success; and the unexpected approach that allowed Nintendo to reinvent itself as the gaming system for the nongamer, especially now with the Wii.
Even those who can't tell a Koopa from a Goomba will find this a fascinating story of striving, comeuppance, and redemption.
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"One of America's favorite pastimes is covered in exhaustive, enthusiastic detail." (Publishers Weekly)
"Great book"
This is a must for fans of Nintendo or just games period. I found this book very informative and interesting.
"Great history of Nintendo"
This was a really great listen for a lot more details of Nintendo's history that I never knew. When it gets into the more recent history it gets a little weird with commentary and what may come next because this was written years ago... some of the things have come true, and some comments are off. Overall worth it though. I do wish, however, that someone had gone over pronunciations of character and business names with the narrator, some are pretty bad. "oobasoft" for Ubisoft? Ugh.
"Loved loved loved it."
From a non-gamer this is A super fun, fascinating look into the world of Mario. I feel like I know more about the gaming world than I ever thought possible.
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"A tour through my childhood, and how great design created a behemoth"
First , if you grew up in the 1980's and 90's, be prepared for a lot of nostalgia. This book read like a tour of my childhood, from gaming to cartoons to films, all the while also delivering a great corporate history lesson.
And in that corporate history there was another story: how design and paying close attention to the user experience created one of the world's great companies and icons.
I couldn't stop listening to this. Finished in about 3 days. I would have finished it sooner, but those pesky responsibilities get in the way.
Excellent book, and phenomenal performance.
"Poor reading and research"
There are so many points throughout this reading that the pronunciation is painfully incorrect. Couple this with a bunch of strange anecdotes and made up facts, and it makes for a pretty terrible read.
"Entertaining with flaws"
I like the style the author uses. It can get a little too pop-culture at times and sometimes the volume of references can dilute the content but overall I liked it.
Some flaws with the information here and there. This should be viewed as a brief history of Nintendo from a fan's perspective. Some reviewers are too critical because this is not intended to be a scholarly work but simply an ode to Nintendo.
The vocal talent was good. He read it with the intended lightness and fun in which it was written.
"Fascinating, entertaining, engaging"
I thought i might enjoy this book, but it far exceeded my expectations. I'm 32, and this book was like listening to the history of the businesses of my childhood. A mix of nostalgia, trivia, business insight and philosophy, i got way more out of this book than i was expecting.
"Solid read occasionally marred by clunky writing.."
This book is a good account of Nintendo's history and Mario's upbringing. It's clear, interesting, and well-paced for the most part. Ray Porter's narration is quite good as well. The only real complaint I have with the book is the author's injection of his personality into the writing. After a while I found myself groaning out loud as another uncreative personal quip was plopped into the writing, such as "nobody puts Baby Mario into a corner." I feel like the narrator struggled with this as well. These come up quite a lot, but if you're really interested in a major chunk of Nintendo history and you can get this book as a Daily Deal, I would still recommend checking it out.
"interesting take on Nintendo"
An okay listen but it seems a bit detached from gaming culture. Jeff Ryan did good research but he just doesn't seem to be a gamer from what I heard. Also some game titles were butchered .
"Starts strong, struggles to finish"
A fascinating look into the history of Nintendo, viewed mostly through the prism of the various roles Mario has played for them. The book starts very strong with Mario's formative years, sharing a lot of insights that belong just as much in a management book as one about video games. But, as the tale moves toward the modern day, the thesis just gets rehashed and the insights get fewer and further between. Still, a nuanced performance by the narrator makes this an enjoyable listen to the end.
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One of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam, Tran Quoc Pagoda is on the eastern shore of Ho Tay, just off Ð Thanh Nien, which divides this lake from Truc Bach Lake. A stela here, dating from 1639, tells the history of this site. The pagoda was rebuilt in the 15th century and again in 1842.