Video Game History Hour
By Video Game History Foundation
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Episodes: 145
Jan 26, 2025
Description
Industry expert Frank Cifaldi, Executive Director of the Video Game History Foundation, brings on fellow content creators, game developers, video game historians, and storytellers to teach us a little bit about video game history. Our casual, “chatting over coffee” style interviews let us see the true life of a researcher: bang-your-head-against-a-wall dead-ends, “I can’t believe no one’s told this story before” moments, the thrill of sharing incredible history with the world, and more. Pull up a chair and join us!
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Episode 137: Computer Entertainer
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Episode 136: Halfway Through 2025: A Mid-Year Update
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Episode 135: Baldur’s Gate 3’s Lawrence Schick and His Decades of Work in Game Development
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Episode 134: Preservation Work Inside the University of Michigan Library Computer and Video Game Archive
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Episode 133: Spyro the Dragon artist Craig Stitt talks Sega and Insomniac
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Episode 132: Croc Remaster
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May 28, 2025 |
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Episode 131: Flitman Collection
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May 14, 2025 |
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Episode 130: Spycraft
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Episode 129: Powerhouse Chloe Appleby
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Episode 128: DMCA 2024 Copyright Ruling
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Episode 127: Sarge’s Heroes
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Episode 126: A Fireside Chat with Gail Tilden
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Episode 125: ROMchip, What’s Next?
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Episode 124: Digital Library Launch
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Episode 123: GamePro Magazine Collection
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Episode 122: Save the Games Recap
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Episode 121: Exploring the Cyan Vault
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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Episode 120: Nintendo's Virtual Boy
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Season Two Announcement
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Holiday Update & Winter Fundraiser
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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The Future of the Show
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Ep. 119: Karateka
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Ep. 118: Noclip Game History Archive
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Ep. 117: Nintendo Knitting Machine
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Ep. 116: The First CD-ROM Game
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Ep. 115 - Travis Brown
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Ep. 114: The Strong’s Expansion
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Game Availability Study
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Ep. 113: Bally Professional Arcade
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 112: Getting Personal with Frank Cifaldi
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Ep. 111: The World of Nintendo Book
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Ep. 110: Minesweeper
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May 24, 2023 |
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Ep. 109: Video Game Logos
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May 10, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Game Preservation is a House of Cards
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May 03, 2023 |
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Ep. 108: Preserving the Nintendo eShop
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Ep. 107: Planning for Death
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Ep. 106: Budcat Creations
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Ep. 105: The D.I.C.E. Summit
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Ep. 104: Where in North Dakota is Carmen Sandiego?
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Ep. 103: The Legend of Zelda Cartoon
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Ep. 102: Preservation: How Do I Start?
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Ep. 101: Super Mario Kart
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Ep. 100: CELEBRATE!
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Ep. 99: 9/9/99 - Launching the Dreamcast (Again)
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 98: The Sacred Pools
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Ep. 97: Club Penguin
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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We Need Your Memories!
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 96: Margot Comstock - “The Glue” of the Early Apple II Era
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Ep. 95: PRGE 2022 Post-Mortem (Don’t worry, it’s very alive!)
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Ep. 94: Magnavox: The Great Voice
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Ep. 93: Street Fighter II: What’s in a Name?
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Ep. 92: SharkWire Online
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 91: Life Before Final Fantasy VII
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Ep. 90: Colossal Cave Adventure with Roberta Williams
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 89: Why Toonstruck Struck Out
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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Ep. 88: Intellivision Launch
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 87: P.R.E.S.T.A.V.B.A: Text-Based Resistance
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Ep. 86: Super Mario World
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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Ep. 85: Video Game Libraries
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Ep. 84: The Zeebo
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Ep. 83: Mario Artist Paint Studio
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May 18, 2022 |
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Fewer, Better, Super, Stronger
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May 13, 2022 |
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Ep. 82: MOTHER 3 for Nintendo 64
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May 04, 2022 |
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Ep. 81: Ghosts ‘N Goblins… ’N Ghouls… ’N Demons
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 80: The Strong National Museum of Play
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Ep. 79: Nintendo’s Page Boy
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Ep. 78: Fan Culture Through Final Fantasy V
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Ep. 77: A Life of Game Design: Noah Falstein
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Ep. 76: C:\>QBASIC /run GORILLA.BAS
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Ep. 75: Nintendo Power Reunion
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Ep. 74: Pokémon’s Translator: Nob Ogasawara
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Ep. 73: What is Source Code?
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Ep. 72: Happy 5th Birthday!
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Ep. 71: Meet Our New Library Director!
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Ep. 70: Perfect Dark: Spiritual Sequel to GoldenEye 007
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Ep. 69: The Simpsons: Road Rage
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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Ep. 68: Fairchild Channel F
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Ep. 67: NES Light Guns
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Ep. 66: The Grand Theft Auto Evolution
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Ep. 65: Preservation: Institutional vs. Non
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Ep. 64: Q&A and Closing Out 2021
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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Ep. 63: Magazine Preservation
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 62: Super Smash Bros.
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 61: Disney’s Virtual Magic Kingdom
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Ep. 60: Computer Space
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 59: DMCA Exemption Ruling
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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Ep. 58: FEMICOM Museum
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Ep. 57: Hit Save!
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Ep. 56: Nintendo in Italy
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Ep. 55: Pac-Man
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 54: Kaizo Mario
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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Ep. 53: X-Rated Atari Games
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Ep. 52: Star Fox Command
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Ep. 51: U-Force - For Experienced Players Only
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Ep. 50: Prototypes
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 49: LucasArts’ The Dig Dug Its Own Grave
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 48: 3, 2, 1...Dreamcast Launch!
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Ep. 47: Final Break and David L. Craddock
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 46: Continued Break and Alex Smith
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 45: Short Break & Bonus Content with Ben Hanson
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Ep. 44: LGR on Unreal Tournament
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 43: Preservation Efforts
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Ep. 42: Neo Geo, Worth Its Weight in Gold
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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Ep. 41: Exploring Stellar Track (Star Trek)
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Ep. 40: That’s 2021 Halfway, So Now It’s Time for Q&A
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Ep. 39: Tex Murphy, P.I. Solves the Case of the Missing Production Tapes
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Ep. 38: The Sega Mega Modem Saga
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Ep. 37: Nokia's Disengaged N-Gage
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 36: Jurassic Park: Trespasser - A Triceriflop
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Ep. 35: The Dreaded Age Rating
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Ep. 34: The CRPG Book
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Ep. 33: Microsoft Game Studios: The Xbox Prequel
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May 26, 2021 |
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Ep. 32: Darkwatch with Eric Switzer
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May 19, 2021 |
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Ep. 31: Spacewar!: Dual to the Death
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May 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 30: Bejeweled: A Match 3 Made in Heaven
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May 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 29: Chronological + Nintendo = Chrontendo
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Ep. 28: Get in, Loser. We’re talking Mean Girls with Raven Simone
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Ep. 27: The Lost (at Sea) Monkey Island Movie with Jack Yarwood
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Ep. 26: MAME: The Eternally Unfinished Research Project with David Haywood
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Ep. 25: Dueling in Wild Gunman ‘74 with Kate Willaert
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Ep. 24: Reliving Nintendo Soundtracks with The Brickster
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Ep. 23: Working on Donkey Kong Country and Dinosaur Planet with Kev Bayliss & David Wise
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Ep. 22: Remembering Atari with Howard Scott Warshaw
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Ep. 21: Mother to Earth Documentary with Bones
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Ep. 20: Text Adventure Gemstone III with Liz Landau
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Ep. 19: Game Preservation Society's Geimu Documentary Series
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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Ep. 18: The Lost Power-Up Baseball with Brian Smolik
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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Ep. 17: Dear Animal Crossing Diary with The National Videogame Museum, UK
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Ep. 16: The Elusive WorkBoy with Liam Robertson
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 15: Speedrunning Around with Summoning Salt
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Ep. 14: Alex Smith Discusses They Create Worlds
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Ep. 13: Living Atari’s History with Kevin Bunch
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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Ep. 12: Thank You to Our Listeners and Q & A
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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Ep. 11: SimRefinery Simulated by a Refined Phil Salvador
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Ep. 10: Nintendo’s Gunpei Yokoi’s History with Matt Alt
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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Ep. 9: Midway Games, as seen by Josh Tsui
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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Ep. 8: Sid Meier’s Episode of the Video Game History Hour!
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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Ep. 7: Donkey Kong came to the Atari 2600 thanks to Garry Kitchen
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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Ep. 6 Pete Armour and the SCUMM of Monkey Island
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Ep. 5 Ben Hanson travels the roguelike Oregon Trail
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Ep. 1 Norman Caruso and The Story of Mario Paint
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Ep. 2 Matt Leone and Street Fighter 1: An oral history
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Ep. 3 Ally McLean’s “Barbie As Rapunzel” Journey
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Ep. 4 Elijah Lee Finds the First Black Female Game Designer
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Trailer
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Oct 18, 2020 |