What IF?: History of Interactive Fiction
Text adventures and interactive fiction might look primitive today, yet they changed gaming forever. Through imagination and clever code, these games laid the groundwork for everything from RPG dialog...
19 Nov 202538min
Chit-Chat: Games Gone Banned
Why did Football Manager get banned in China? Why did Pokémon cause a moral panic? And why does a “game” called Ethnic Cleansing even exist?Please like, subscribe, and we look forward to seeing you wh...
5 Nov 202527min
Game Lore: Lavender Town Syndrome
This episode contains a 10-second extract of the song 'Lavender Town' created by Junichi Masuda for the Pokemon Red & Green GameBoy games and is sole property of Nintendo, which is in no way affiliate...
22 Okt 202518min
Game Junkie: Addiction in Video Games
Warning: This episode deals with death and drug referencesVideo Game Addiction, or as the WHO calls it: Gaming Disorder, is a complex issue that has led to tragic deaths. We take a look at what causes...
8 Okt 202535min
Silent Hill History: Our Special Place
What began as a strange little experiment in the late ’90s quickly became one of survival horror’s great pioneers. Team Silent — a ragtag group of outcasts — rewrote the rules with fog-choked streets,...
24 Sep 202557min
Power Play: Politics in Video Games
We explore how propaganda, ideology, and assumptions sneak their way into games. Sometimes loudly, and sometimes in ways you’d never expect.Please like, subscribe, and we look forward to seeing you wh...
10 Sep 202539min
Bootleg History: Games
In the world of bootleg games, anything goes. Mario can spin-dash like Sonic, Ryu can throw hadoukens at Gundams, and copyright lawyers everywhere cry themselves to sleep. These strange and broken cre...
27 Aug 202532min
Bootleg History: Consoles
For some bootleg consoles are nothing but a con, but they broke barriers and spread gaming worldwide.Please like, subscribe, and we look forward to seeing you when new episodes are released every seco...
13 Aug 202537min
