Ep. 56: Nintendo in Italy
Gaming historian and journalist Damiano Gerli shares the details of how exactly Nintendo marketed itself to the Italian consumer in the 80’s and 90’s as laid out in his article Selling Mario to Italia...
3 Nov 20211h 4min
Ep. 55: Pac-Man
Author Tim Lapetino joins us to discuss his new book, Pac-Man: Birth of an Icon. After so many years, why are there still stories to tell about Pac-Man? During a time when shooting aliens was the hot ...
27 Okt 20211h 4min
Ep. 54: Kaizo Mario
GlitchCat7, competitive gamer/ROM hacker/full time streamer/Kaizo Mario historian of record, joins us to discuss his extensive blog post, The Complete History of ‘Kaizo Mario’. GlitchCat7 helps us und...
20 Okt 20211h 11min
Ep. 53: X-Rated Atari Games
Historian and documentarian Kate Willaert returns to the show, this time to discuss her recent article on “adult” games made under the Mystique banner for the Atari 2600: Porno Hustlers Of The Atari A...
13 Okt 20211h 5min
Ep. 52: Star Fox Command
John Rairdin of Nintendo World Report joins us to discuss his ambitious documentary The History and Development of Star Fox Command (Ft. The Original Developers). He shares the previously undocumented...
6 Okt 20211h 3min
Ep. 51: U-Force - For Experienced Players Only
We’re joined, once again, by Norman Caruso to discuss the history of a unique 1990 Nintendo Entertainment System controller, the U-Force. All the rage when it was announced, this hands-free controller...
29 Sep 20211h 4min
Ep. 50: Prototypes
To celebrate the Video Game History Hour’s 50th episode we’ve invited friend of the show, Chris Kohler, to join a thoughtful conversation all about game prototypes. What are they, where do they come f...
22 Sep 20211h 23min
Ep. 49: LucasArts’ The Dig Dug Its Own Grave
Jimmy Maher, creator of The Digital Antiquarian, returns to the show to discuss his article on The Dig, a LucasArts point and click adventure. Jimmy takes us through the rich, but troubled, history of...
15 Sep 20211h 6min
