# The Great Gatsby for the 8-bit NES

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-gatsby-for-the-8-bit-nes/571948>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [February 19, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-gatsby-for-the-8-bit-nes/571948 "2011-02-19T23:38:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-gatsby-for-the-8-bit-nes/571948/21 "2011-02-23T17:40:24Z")

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**Meeko** : Never read Hemmingway. Trust me on this one.

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-gatsby-for-the-8-bit-nes/571948/22 "2011-02-23T17:43:57Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> **Meeko** : Never read Hemmingway. Trust me on this one.

Nah, read some of his short stories. His novels, especially For Whom The Bell Tolls, are not that great, but he wrote some OK short stories. I like A Farewell to Arms as well. Perhaps his only good book.

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-gatsby-for-the-8-bit-nes/571948/23 "2011-03-14T00:13:29Z")

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> [@straight\_man](#):
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> I sucked at the game, and I didn’t finish. But just the fact that it exists makes me happy.

My thoughts EXACTLY!! (I SUCK at games like this)

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