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{{quote|I can't show you the writings I've done for Maxim.com and Gamespy, because those sites aren't there anymore. Stuff disappears when you're on the net. But this ''{{wp|Akuji the Heartless}}'' strategy guide on paper, or in fact the ''{{wp|Fallout 3}}'' strategy guide — that's in the {{wp|Library of Congress}}. So even after the bombs drop and we're in the future apocalypse, you can go to the bunker down below the Library of Congress — or even now, if you'd like to do it properly — [and] you can search my books out. I think I'm the only person who will ever do that, but there's a nice archaic nature to strategy guides that I enjoy. I can write about something that's cutting edge, like ''{{wp|Fallout 4}}'', but I can publish it using 16th century technology.|David S. J. Hodgson<ref name="Mashable"/>}} | {{quote|I can't show you the writings I've done for Maxim.com and Gamespy, because those sites aren't there anymore. Stuff disappears when you're on the net. But this ''{{wp|Akuji the Heartless}}'' strategy guide on paper, or in fact the ''{{wp|Fallout 3}}'' strategy guide — that's in the {{wp|Library of Congress}}. So even after the bombs drop and we're in the future apocalypse, you can go to the bunker down below the Library of Congress — or even now, if you'd like to do it properly — [and] you can search my books out. I think I'm the only person who will ever do that, but there's a nice archaic nature to strategy guides that I enjoy. I can write about something that's cutting edge, like ''{{wp|Fallout 4}}'', but I can publish it using 16th century technology.|David S. J. Hodgson<ref name="Mashable"/>}} | ||
'''David S. J. Hodgson''' (also credited as '''David S J Hodgson''') is an author of many strategy guides, working under [[Prima Games]] to write several guides based on ''[[ | '''David S. J. Hodgson''' (also credited as '''David S J Hodgson''') is an author of many strategy guides, working under [[Prima Games]] to write several guides based on ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' games. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Retrieved October 8, 2017.</ref>. He wrote articles for several British magazines, including ''{{wp|Official Nintendo Magazine}}'', he immigrated to the United States and began working for {{wp|GameFly}}, writing unofficial guides for several games, including ''[[Super Mario 64]]''<ref name="Mashable">Rougeau, Mike (March 17, 2017). "[http://mashable.com/2017/03/17/strategy-guide-how-its-made The process of creating a video game strategy guide is shockingly complex]". ''Mashable''. Retrieved October 8, 2017.</ref>. Afterwards, he worked with various other publication companies before he eventually found a permanent job at [[Prima Games]] in 2000 (he got his first job for them after sending in the ''{{wp|Metal Gear Solid}}'' guide he wrote with {{wp|Millennium Publications}}, and he was subsequentely asked to cover ''{{wp|Armored Core}}''). He has since written dozens of guides for Prima. He now lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and "an eight-foot statue of Great {{wp|Cthulhu}}"<ref name="Penguin Bio"/>. | Retrieved October 8, 2017.</ref>. He wrote articles for several British magazines, including ''{{wp|Official Nintendo Magazine}}'', he immigrated to the United States and began working for {{wp|GameFly}}, writing unofficial guides for several games, including ''[[Super Mario 64]]''<ref name="Mashable">Rougeau, Mike (March 17, 2017). "[http://mashable.com/2017/03/17/strategy-guide-how-its-made The process of creating a video game strategy guide is shockingly complex]". ''Mashable''. Retrieved October 8, 2017.</ref>. Afterwards, he worked with various other publication companies before he eventually found a permanent job at [[Prima Games]] in 2000 (he got his first job for them after sending in the ''{{wp|Metal Gear Solid}}'' guide he wrote with {{wp|Millennium Publications}}, and he was subsequentely asked to cover ''{{wp|Armored Core}}''). He has since written dozens of guides for Prima. He now lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and "an eight-foot statue of Great {{wp|Cthulhu}}"<ref name="Penguin Bio"/>. | ||
Hodgson has also written several guides relating to the ''[[ | Hodgson has also written several guides relating to the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise: these includes strategy guides based on ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3: Super Mario Advance 4]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' for the [[Game Boy Advance]], ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' (with Bryan Stratton), ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' (again with Bryan Stratton), and ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' (with Bryan Stratton and Steve Stratton). | ||
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