Let's make this birthday one to remember.

52 years old (Born on September 17, 1972)

Happy Birthday, Ernest Cline! May your birthday be as epic as the nostalgia-packed worlds you've brought to life. From capturing every fan's heart with "Fanboys" in 2009—which reminded us that our passions and friendships are beautifully intertwined—to taking readers on wild adventures through video game dreams of retro awesomeness, you’ve made geek culture infinitely cooler!

Here's wishing this birthday levels up like a hidden Easter egg—full of fun surprises, vintage arcade games at high score-level excitement—and plenty more pages (or screens!) filled with humor and creativity ahead. Here's to another fantastic lap around life's leaderboard!