Ep. 60: Computer Space December 1, 2021 Alex Smith returns to the show, this time to talk about Computer Space: a 1971 arcade game often considered the…
Ep. 59: DMCA Exemption Ruling November 24, 2021 Cyberlaw Clinic tech lawyer Kendra Albert and librarian and video game historian Phil Salvador join the show to give us…
Ep. 58: FEMICOM Museum November 17, 2021 Rachel Weil started the FEMICOM Museum to catalogue, celebrate, and remix the history of girl games, girly games, and femme…
Ep. 57: Hit Save! November 10, 2021 Executive Director of Hit Save!, Jonas Rosland, joins us to showcase some of the amazing work this fellow 501(c)(3) non-profit…
Ep. 56: Nintendo in Italy November 3, 2021 Gaming historian and journalist Damiano Gerli shares the details of how exactly Nintendo marketed itself to the Italian consumer in…
Ep. 55: Pac-Man October 27, 2021 Author Tim Lapetino joins us to discuss his new book, Pac-Man: Birth of an Icon. After so many years, why…
Ep. 54: Kaizo Mario October 20, 2021 GlitchCat7, competitive gamer/ROM hacker/full time streamer/Kaizo Mario historian of record, joins us to discuss his extensive blog post, The Complete…
Ep. 53: X-Rated Atari Games October 13, 2021 Historian and documentarian Kate Willaert returns to the show, this time to discuss her recent article on “adult” games made…
Ep. 52: Star Fox Command October 6, 2021 John Rairdin of Nintendo World Report joins us to discuss his ambitious documentary The History and Development of Star Fox…
Ep. 51: U-Force – For Experienced Players Only September 29, 2021 We’re joined, once again, by Norman Caruso to discuss the history of a unique 1990 Nintendo Entertainment System controller, the…
Ep. 50: Prototypes September 22, 2021 To celebrate the Video Game History Hour’s 50th episode we’ve invited friend of the show, Chris Kohler, to join a…
Ep. 49: LucasArts’ The Dig Dug Its Own Grave September 15, 2021 Jimmy Maher, creator of The Digital Antiquarian, returns to the show to discuss his article on The Dig, a LucasArts…
Ep. 48: 3, 2, 1…Dreamcast Launch! September 8, 2021 Tomorrow marks the 22 year anniversary of the Dreamcast’s North American launch back on 9/9/99. To celebrate, we’re joined by…
Ep. 47: Final Break and David L. Craddock September 1, 2021 In our final week of our three week hiatus, we’re going back to a conversation we had with David L.…
Ep. 46: Continued Break and Alex Smith August 25, 2021 We’re continuing our brief hiatus, but this week we’re sharing a little after-show chat we had with Alex Smith talking…
Ep. 45: Short Break & Bonus Content with Ben Hanson August 18, 2021 The podcast is going to take a brief hiatus for a few weeks in order to better focus on projects…
Ep. 44: LGR on Unreal Tournament August 11, 2021 Greetings and welcome to some quality time with Clint Basinger of Lazy Game Reviews, his YouTube channel dedicated to computer…
Ep. 43: Preservation Efforts August 4, 2021 A behind the scenes look at one of our recent home preservation efforts. Sometimes we get the call from someone…
Ep. 42: Neo Geo, Worth Its Weight in Gold July 28, 2021 Martin Robinson of Eurogamer brings us the history of the Neo Geo, an interesting console of its time owned by…
Ep. 41: Exploring Stellar Track (Star Trek) July 21, 2021 Once again, we’re joined by Kevin Bunch of Atari Archive, this time to talk about his 50th episode of said…
Ep. 40: That’s 2021 Halfway, So Now It’s Time for Q&A July 14, 2021 We open up the mailbag and answer some of our listeners’ burning questions! We cover emulation preservation, the definition of…
Ep. 39: Tex Murphy, P.I. Solves the Case of the Missing Production Tapes July 7, 2021 Fan turned archivist Mat Van Rhoon of Big Finish Games tells the story of the lost Tex Murphy series production…
Ep. 38: The Sega Mega Modem Saga June 30, 2021 Norman Caruso is here to share the history of the Sega Mega Modem from his most recent video SEGA Mega…
Ep. 37: Nokia’s Disengaged N-Gage June 23, 2021 Grace Kramer and Derek Alexander are this week’s guests discussing the Nokia N-Gage from their recent documentary, N-Gage: Cell Phone…
Ep. 36: Jurassic Park: Trespasser – A Triceriflop June 16, 2021 Game historian, journalist, and content creator Kim Justice joins us to talk about the commercial and critical disappointment, though surprisingly…
Ep. 35: The Dreaded Age Rating June 9, 2021 We sit down with Jimmy Maher, author of The Digital Antiquarian, to examine his recent four part series: The Ratings…
Ep. 34: The CRPG Book June 2, 2021 Felipe Pepe is here to showcase his collaborative, non-profit project to create a historical guide to computer role playing games:…
Ep. 33: Microsoft Game Studios: The Xbox Prequel May 26, 2021 Diving into the history of the Xbox in his recent long read, Bet on Black: How Microsoft and Xbox Changed…
Ep. 32: Darkwatch with Eric Switzer May 19, 2021 Eric Switzer joins us to share the development and downfall of Darkwatch in his article The Untold Story Of Darkwatch.…
Ep. 31: Spacewar!: Dual to the Death May 12, 2021 Our podcasting duo takes us back to the dawning of real-time computer games: Spacewar! Alex Smith joins us for round…
Ep. 30: Bejeweled: A Match 3 Made in Heaven May 5, 2021 Ben Hanson returns to the show to bring us The Oral History Of PopCap Games, a not 4 hour long…
Ep. 29: Chronological + Nintendo = Chrontendo April 28, 2021 Dr. Sparkle, the creator of Chrontendo, takes us through his more than decade long project to analyze every commercially released…
Ep. 28: Get in, Loser. We’re talking Mean Girls with Raven Simone April 21, 2021 Raven Simone takes us down the research rabbit hole she fell into while making her video The Girl Games Of…
Ep. 27: The Lost (at Sea) Monkey Island Movie with Jack Yarwood April 14, 2021 Should Monkey Island be made into a movie? Could it be? Jack Yarwood lays out the history of how this…
Ep. 26: MAME: The Eternally Unfinished Research Project with David Haywood April 7, 2021 David Haywood, AKA Haze, discusses the MAME software preservation project: a collaborative, encyclopedic haven and emulator for all those ‘forgotten’…
Ep. 25: Dueling in Wild Gunman ‘74 with Kate Willaert March 31, 2021 Author, documentarian, artist, guest VGHF blogger, and wild west gunslinger Kate Willaert claims the title of First FMV Game for…
Ep. 24: Reliving Nintendo Soundtracks with The Brickster March 24, 2021 Musical Archeologist and Demo Stylist (professions we made up just now), The Brickster, explains how he and his colleagues collaborate…
Ep. 23: Working on Donkey Kong Country and Dinosaur Planet with Kev Bayliss & David Wise March 17, 2021 You and Diddy better jump inside that explosive barrel and get tossed into this minecart because we are going on…
Ep. 22: Remembering Atari with Howard Scott Warshaw March 10, 2021 Discussing his new book, Once Upon Atari: How I Made History by Killing an Industry, Howard Scott Warshaw takes us…
Ep. 21: Mother to Earth Documentary with Bones March 3, 2021 Documentarian Bones joins us to discuss their directorial debut Mother to Earth. We dive into the mysteries of Earth Bound,…
Ep. 20: Text Adventure Gemstone III with Liz Landau February 24, 2021 Journalist Liz Landau reminisces about the old days of text-based adventuring through MUDs (Multi User Dungeons) and how they’re the…
Ep. 19: Game Preservation Society’s Geimu Documentary Series February 17, 2021 Damian Rogers from Japan’s Game Preservation Society joins us this week to talk about their new documentary series: Geimu. Born…
Ep. 18: The Lost Power-Up Baseball with Brian Smolik February 10, 2021 We uncover lost stories of the never released Power-Up Baseball, sometimes referred to as “MLB Jam,” with then programer, now…
Ep. 17: Dear Animal Crossing Diary with The National Videogame Museum, UK February 3, 2021 Iain Simons from The National Videogame Museum, UK joins us to discuss their current project: Animal Crossing Diaries. We learn…
Ep. 16: The Elusive WorkBoy with Liam Robertson January 27, 2021 In his recent video, WorkBoy: Lost Game Boy Add-on FOUND After 28 Years – Game History Secrets, Liam Robertson not…
Ep. 15: Speedrunning Around with Summoning Salt January 20, 2021 THE speedrun historian and world’s fastest Mike Tyson’s Punch-out!! record holder, Summoning Salt, gives us an inside look at the…
Ep. 14: Alex Smith Discusses They Create Worlds January 13, 2021 Alex Smith, author of They Create Worlds: The Story of the People and Companies That Shaped the Video Game Industry,…
Alex Smith returns to the show, this time to talk about Computer Space: a 1971 arcade game often considered the…