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Video Game History Hour

Video Game History Foundation

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

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01:26:51

Ep. 14: Alex Smith Discusses They Create Worlds

Video Game History Hour ·

2021/01/13

Alex Smith, author of They Create Worlds: The Story of the People and Companies That Shaped the Video Game Industry, Vol. 1: 1971-1982 and fellow podcaster, joins us to discuss the North American console crash of the early 80’s: its causes, its effects, and the lessons we’ve learned since then. See more from Alex Smith: Book: https://www.routledge.com/They-Create-Worlds-The-Story-of-the-People-and-Companies-That-Shaped-the/Smith/p/book/9781138389908 Podcast: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/ The

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01:06:43

Ep. 13: Living Atari’s History with Kevin Bunch

Video Game History Hour ·

2021/01/06

Chicken owner and gaming historian, Kevin Bunch, joins us to share some of the lessons he’s learned by living the history of the Atari VCS by playing each game released in its chronological order. The Atari Archive gives the exact context needed to truly appreciate each game for what it really was at the time of its introduction. See more from Kevin Bunch: Twitter: @ubersaurus YouTube: /atariarchive Website: atariarchive.org Patreon: /atariarchive The Video Game History Hour music is Blippy Trance

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01:40:31

Ep. 12: Thank You to Our Listeners and Q & A

Video Game History Hour ·

2020/12/30

Frank and Kelsey close out the year 2020 by answering your burning questions. We touch on topics of policy, found oddities, white whales, what we’ve accomplished this year, and what we’re looking forward to in the year to come. Thank you to everyone for all your support of the podcast, for sending in your questions, and for the amazing love and support shown during our winter fundraiser. Happy New Year! The Video Game History Hour music is Blippy Trance by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed

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00:57:00

Ep. 11: SimRefinery Simulated by a Refined Phil Salvador

Video Game History Hour ·

2020/12/23

Today’s episode features the bizarre origins of SimRefinery as well as other Sim titles which never came to be. Phil Salvador joins the Video Game History Hour to discuss a branch of Maxis, Business Simulations Division, which gives us a glimpse into a path-not-taken, alternate reality where Maxis might have only made a name for themselves in the world of business. A world where powerhouse franchises like SimCity and The Sims never existed. But alas, perhaps we could have had, but now never will

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01:19:53

Ep. 10: Nintendo’s Gunpei Yokoi’s History with Matt Alt

Video Game History Hour ·

2020/12/16

Much the way we all set our status to not show when we’re in a game, the Game and Watch was originally created to allow Japanese sallarymen to play games at work while their boss was none the wiser. This week we’re joined by Matt Alt as he discusses his article, “How Gunpei Yokoi Reinvented Nintendo,” which is pulled from a chapter in his new book Pure Invention. See more from Matt Alt: Twitter: @matt_alt Instagram: @altmattalt Website: mattalt.com The Video Game History Hour music is Blippy Trance

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01:06:50

Ep. 9: Midway Games, as seen by Josh Tsui

Video Game History Hour ·

2020/12/09

In his documentary, Insert Coin, Josh Tsui explored the good, the bad, and the ugly of Midway Games' Studio from varying management styles and their resulting culture to the magic formula for sequel games. Listen in with the guy who knows where all the skeletons are buried and learn how the NBA may owe much of its current popularity to NBA Jam. See more from Josh Tsui: Twitter: @insertcoindoc Instagram: @insertcoindoc Website: insertcoindoc.com A full transcript of this episode is available on our

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00:58:33

Ep. 8: Sid Meier’s Episode of the Video Game History...

Video Game History Hour ·

2020/12/02

In this turn-based interview, Sid Meier takes us from zero to 255 and brings the show nuclear! Well, at least that’s the rumor. Sid opens up his lifelong dev notes to discuss how he got started in games, why he decided to write his recent book, Sid Meier’s Memoir!, and how he’s better at Red Baron than an actual fighter pilot. On a personal note, we can officially say Sid agrees: dinosaurs are the coolest thing, ever! (We see you, Argentavis). See more from Sid Meier: Website: sidmeiersmemoir.com A

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01:06:05

Ep. 7: Donkey Kong came to the Atari 2600 thanks to...

Video Game History Hour ·

2020/11/25

Garry Kitchen joins the podcast to discuss his lifelong career in gaming and how spending his summer of 1982 porting Nintendo’s Donkey Kong over to the Atari 2600 was tedious, but worth it. He’d also like you to know he’s a hell of a good ROM hacker, Mario’s eye is just a void, and you’re darn right he slanted those ramps. See more from Garry Kitchen: Twitter: @kitchengarry Medium: https://garrykitchen.medium.com/ Website: garrykitchen.com A full transcript of this episode is available on our

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01:12:54

Ep. 6 Pete Armour and the SCUMM of Monkey Island

Video Game History Hour ·

2020/11/18

Spoiler Alert: It’s a monkey wrench! You find a banana to put on the metronome to hypnotize the monkey to put in your pocket to take to the waterfall to use on the valve as a “monkey wrench.” *puff, puff* Oh, you don’t have monkey wrenches in your country? Mm okay, that may throw a spanner into the works… Pete Armour and Frank get pretty far into the weeds of The Making of Monkey Island (30th Anniversary Documentary). See more from Pete Armour YouTube: /onaretrotip Twitter: /onaretrotip A full

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01:02:56

Ep. 5 Ben Hanson travels the roguelike Oregon Trail

Video Game History Hour ·

2020/11/11

Though it’s the reason he was hired as a video producer at Game Informer, Ben Hanson back-burnered his documentary, Trailheads: The Oregon Trail's Origins Documentary, for 11 years on a game that took 5 days to create (don’t we all have some project like that?). And yet, the wait has been worth it: You’re gonna party like it’s 1999 when you find out what role the late Prince may have played in The Oregon Trail! See more from Ben Hanson: Twitter: @yozetty Website: www.Minnmax.com Patreon:

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00:59:16

Ep. 2 Matt Leone and Street Fighter 1: An oral history

Video Game History Hour ·

2020/11/02

Matt Leone, features editor of Polygon, recently published the second in a series of articles delving into the history of the Street Fighter franchise: Street Fighter 1: An oral history. Matt helps us understand the market conditions that made this game unique for its time and how it served as a foundation to a wildly successful giant in fighting game history. Hear more from Matt Leone: Twitter: @LattMeone A full transcript of this episode is available on our website:

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01:03:47

Ep. 1 Norman Caruso and The Story of Mario Paint

Video Game History Hour ·

2020/11/02

The Video Game History Hour kicks off its inaugural episode with Mr. Gaming Historian himself, Norman Caruso, who recently published a nearly 45-minute long YouTube documentary about the 1992 Super Nintendo title, Mario Paint. By providing the context of history, Norm ‘paints’ us a full picture of how and why this classic title came to be, who it was made for, and what this program inspired to come after. Find more content from Norman Caruso: YouTube: /gaminghistorian Twitter: @gaminghistorian A

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00:58:52

Ep. 3 Ally McLean’s “Barbie As Rapunzel” Journey

Video Game History Hour ·

2020/11/02

We sit down with Ally McLean to discuss her recent article The Incredible Story Behind The Barbie As Rapunzel Video Game to learn some behind-the-scenes stories of how Barbie as Rapunzel came to be. From being heckled at GDC, to stalking MC Hammer’s press tour, all the way to how this game even inspired Ms. McLean’s own career. In this interview, Ally takes us through her very personal journey into uncovering the whole story surrounding this not-so-strictly for girls title. Hear more from Ally

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Ep. 4 Elijah Lee Finds the First Black Female Game...

Video Game History Hour ·

2020/11/02

Putting aside his ‘imposter syndrome’ feelings, video game journalist Elijah Lee asked, “Who was the first female video game designer” in his A First Lady of Gaming microdocumentary. Lee takes us through a bit of Muriel Tramis’ progressive and lightning-in-a-bottle career, laments the heartbreaking loss of history to the maw of time, and aims to support activism for young women. Find more content from Elijah Lee: YouTube: /theiconstream Twitter: @theiconstream Twitter: @elijahsbrain Website:

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Trailer

Video Game History Hour ·

2020/10/18

Industry experts Frank Cifaldi and Kelsey Lewin, co-Directors of the Video Game History Foundation, bring on fellow content creators, game developers, video game historians, and story tellers 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

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