Video Game History Hour

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Ep. 72: Happy 5th Birthday! Feb 23, 2022

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Join us in our celebration of the Video Game History Foundation’s 5th birthday! Let’s take a ride through history as we retrace the long road to how the VGHF came together, what we’ve been up to for these last 5 years, and where we’re going next. Thank you to everyone that has contributed to our dream; we hope we have made, and will continue to make, you proud. Everything we’ve done has only been possible because we’ve had the support of those around us, near and far, and we’re eternally grateful. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you!

Video Game History Foundation

Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour

Email: podcast@gamehistory.org

Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg

Website: gamehistory.org

Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg

Ep. 71: Meet Our New Library Director! Feb 16, 2022

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Phil Salvador - video game historian and librarian - has not only joined the Video Game History Foundation as its new Library Director, he’s also joined the show this week to tell us all about what he’ll be doing in this new role. Phil has quite the endeavor ahead of him getting our collection organized, cataloged (what we have, who it came from, why it’s significant, etc.), and eventually digitized. We talk about what makes up our collection, our hopes for its accessibility, and both the short and long-term goals on our roadmap.

See more from Phil Salvador:

Twitter: @itstheshadsy

Website: obscuritory.com

Video Game History Foundation

Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour

Email: podcast@gamehistory.org

Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg

Website: gamehistory.org

Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg

Ep. 70: Perfect Dark: Spiritual Sequel to GoldenEye 007 Feb 09, 2022

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Our guest this week, Yahel Velazquez from the Patreon funded YouTube channel Wrestling With Gaming, caught our eye with his recent video How Perfect Dark Surpassed Goldeneye On N64 - The Making Of The Nintendo 64 Classic. Yahel shares the story of the making of Perfect Dark - the Nintendo 64 game made by Rare as the follow up to its smash hit Goldeneye - as well as people who made it happen.

See more from Yahel Velazquez:

YouTube: /WrestlingWithGaming

Twitter: @WrestlesGaming

Patreon: /WrestlingWithGaming

Podcast: Obscurity Now!

Obscurity Now! YouTube: /ReptilianMedia

Video Game History Foundation

Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour

Email: podcast@gamehistory.org

Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg

Website: gamehistory.org

Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg

Ep. 69: The Simpsons: Road Rage Feb 02, 2022

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Author and oral historian Brian VanHooker recently caught our attention with his very appropriately titled article, An Oral History of ‘The Simpsons: Road Rage’. Briefly putting aside his obsession with Ninja Turtles, Brian talks to us about The Simpsons: Road Rage, which many consider the first breakthrough game from the franchise since the Konami Arcade debut, as well as the people who made it.

See more from Brian VanHooker:

Twitter: @bvanhooker

Website: https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/author/brian-vanhooker

Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/turtletrackspodcast

Comic: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/barnum-elwood/barnum-and-elwood-issues-1-and-2/description

Video Game History Foundation

Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour

Email: podcast@gamehistory.org

Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg

Website: gamehistory.org

Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg

Ep. 68: Fairchild Channel F Jan 26, 2022

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Video game historian and documentarian Kevin Bunch is here to talk about the Fairchild Channel F: the greatest game console ever made by Fairchild. Creator of the Atari Archive series of gaming documentaries about the Atari 2600’s library, Kevin tells us the story of this “alternate universe Atari” console in his latest video The Fairchild Channel F Story - Archive Annex Episode 3. The channel F was the first ever programmable game console for the home; the first game system that you could program a game for and then sell said game on a cartridge, as opposed to everything already built into one unit.

Mentioned in the show: https://archive.org/details/olney-fairchild-documents/

See more from Kevin Bunch:

Twitter: @ubersaurus

YouTube: /atariarchive

Website: atariarchive.org

Patreon: /atariarchive

Video Game History Foundation

Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour

Email: podcast@gamehistory.org

Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg

Website: gamehistory.org

Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg

Ep. 67: NES Light Guns Jan 19, 2022

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Gaming Historian and friend of the show, Norm Caruso, joins us to expand on his recent video The Ultimate Guide to NES Light Guns | Gaming Historian about The Zapper and many other NES light guns. Learn the history of how these types of guns were even invented, how these toys worked (and how to cheat!), and how the late Senator Bob Dole was involved in this story.

Enteractive Advertisement mentioned in show: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BpBQmwIIgAA95pT?format=jpg&name=orig

See more from Norman Caruso:

YouTube: /gaminghistorian

Twitter: @gaminghistorian

Website: thegaminghistorian.com

Patreon: /gaminghistorian

Video Game History Foundation

Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour

Email: podcast@gamehistory.org

Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg

Website: gamehistory.org

Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg

Ep. 66: The Grand Theft Auto Evolution Jan 12, 2022

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Danny O’Dwyer of Noclip is here to talk about the latest episode in their Greatest Hits series, The History of Grand Theft Auto, Lemmings & DMA Design. Now ‘the’ Grand Theft Auto expert, Danny explains the European version of iconic American stereotypes present in this game compared to differing regional stereotypes found in other titles. We touch on how cultural perceptions play an unexpectedly influential role in game creation, especially when a studio is aiming for the global market. You won’t believe the strange and lengthy catalog of titles which were essential in the timeline leading up to the creation of GTA III.

See more from Danny O’Dwyer:

Twitter: @dannyodwyer

YouTube: /noclipvideo

Patreon: /noclip

Video Game History Foundation

Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour

Email: podcast@gamehistory.org

Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg

Website: gamehistory.org

Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg

Ep. 65: Preservation: Institutional vs. Non Jan 05, 2022

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Andrew Borman, Digital Games Curator at The Strong National Museum of Play, joins us to discuss the roles, benefits, limitations, and approaches of institutional versus individual video game preservation. At the end of the day, the entire ecosystem is required: collectors, academia, fans, institutions, and non-institutions all play a necessary part in completing the picture.

See more from Andrew Borman:

Twitter: @borman18

YouTube: /ptoponline

Website: http://museumofplay.org

Facebook: /icheg

Video Game History Foundation

Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour

Email: podcast@gamehistory.org

Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg

Website: gamehistory.org

Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg

Ep. 64: Q&A and Closing Out 2021 Dec 29, 2021

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It’s time, once again, to answer your burning questions! But first, a big thank you to all our listeners, supporters, and cheerleaders! And, thank you to all the wonderful guests who joined the show and the deluge of information they shared with us this year. We discuss the most important things which happened in 2021, both at the VGHF and in the world of preservation; how much data we currently store; how we pick our guests and topics; what’s the biggest project we’re currently blocked on; and so much more!

Video Game History Foundation

Twitter: @gamehistoryhour

Email: podcast@gamehistory.org

Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg

Website: gamehistory.org

Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg

Ep. 63: Magazine Preservation Dec 22, 2021

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Dustin Hubbard (Hubz), founder of Gaming Alexandria, and Robert Reeves (Phillyman), founder of Retromags, join hosts Frank and Kelsey in a panel discussion on preserving video game magazines, especially those published pre-internet. We discuss why creating a library of old magazines is particularly important to overall preservation efforts, how we all got started, and how anyone can contribute. That last one is crucial: you won’t believe how big our backlogs are!

See more from Dustin Hubbard:

Twitter: @GamingAlexandri

Website: www.gamingalexandria.com

Discord: https://discord.gg/YHZUVaAXw3

Patreon: /gamingalexandria

See more from Rob Reeves:

Twitter: @retromags

Website: www.retromags.com

Facebook: /RetromagsPreservation

Subscriptions: patron.retromags.com

Retromags 2005-2020 Collection: torrents.retromags.com