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Ep. 116: The First CD-ROM Game
Video Game History Hour
08/16/23 • 45 min
VGHF librarian Phil Salvador chats with longtime contributor to video game archaeology Misty De Méo, author of CD-ROM Journal: a blog exploring multimedia games and software. We discuss her recent article A Chronology of First CD-ROM Games answering the question: What was the first CD-ROM game? In this episode: the first adventure, the magical dinosaur tour, trivia vs. genuine artistic relevance, getting into game history research, and to ROM or not to ROM.
See more from Misty De Méo:
Website: cdrom.ca
Mastodon: digipres.club/@misty
Twitter: @mistydemeo
Screenshot Blog: https://cohost.org/compactdiscinteractive
Video Game History Foundation:
Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg
Website: gamehistory.org
Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg
2 Listeners
Ep. 104: Where in North Dakota is Carmen Sandiego?
Video Game History Hour
02/23/23 • 56 min
Frank Cifaldi takes the guest seat for this episode and shares the story of the most obscure caper in Carmen Sandiego’s criminal history, a story we shared in a blog post a few years ago. In this episode: we plan a TV series, deep fried steak with a Teddy Roosevelt impersonator, Broderbund’s involvement in the game, attending an unaccredited auctioneering school, this game’s legacy in a parallel world, and Frank’s favorite part of this episode.
Video Game History Foundation:
Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg
Website: gamehistory.org
Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg
2 Listeners
Ep. 114: The Strong’s Expansion
Video Game History Hour
07/19/23 • 117 min
We share the details of our recent field trip to The Strong Museum of Play to celebrate their newest video game focused expansion. In this travel log episode: travel woes; Wegmans toilet paper; Transformers’ shrieks at a cocktail event; a giant, playable Donkey Kong cabinet; video games ARE real; Level Up and High Score; touring the labs, vaults, and library; and finally what inspired us.
Video Game History Foundation:
Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg
Website: gamehistory.org
Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg
2 Listeners
Bonus Episode: Game Availability Study
Video Game History Hour
07/10/23 • 71 min
Brandon Butler, Director of Information Policy at the University of Virginia Library and Law and Policy Advisor at the Software Preservation Network, joins us to talk about a major new study published jointly by the Video Game History Foundation and the SPN which shows 87% of classic games released in the United States are now out of print. In this episode we find out how these games have become critically endangered and why it matters.
Blog post: https://gamehistory.org/87percent/
The Study: https://zenodo.org/record/8161056
The Study explained: https://gamehistory.org/study-explainer/
See more from Brandon Butler:
Website: softwarepreservationnetwork.org
Law Firm: usefairuse.com
Twitter: @bc_butler
Video Game History Foundation:
Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg
Website: gamehistory.org
Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg
2 Listeners
Ep. 113: Bally Professional Arcade
Video Game History Hour
07/05/23 • 60 min
Author and historian Kevin Bunch returns to the familiar guest chair to educate us all on a somewhat obscure 1970’s consolputer from his recent video, The History of the Bally (and Astrocade) Professional Arcade: Archive Annex Episode 4. In this episode, tears are shed, wrapping these things in useless metal, accidental historical revisionism, what’s in a name?, the toy industry was too small for undercutting, Dog Patch: shotgun volleyball, ironic corporate rewards for good behavior, and making friends over this hardware.
See more from Kevin Bunch:
Twitter: @ubersaurus
YouTube: /atariarchive
Website: atariarchive.org
Patreon: /atariarchive
Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@yuberus
Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/ ubersaurus
Book: Atari Archive Vol. 1 https://limitedrungames.com/collections/atari-archive-vol-1
Video Game History Foundation:
Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg
Website: gamehistory.org
Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg
1 Listener
Ep. 108: Preserving the Nintendo eShop
Video Game History Hour
04/26/23 • 68 min
Jirard Khalil, aka "That One Video Gamer", aka “The Completionist,” aka “Dragonrider,” joins us to talk about his recent video I bought EVERY Nintendo Wii U & 3DS game before the Nintendo eShop closes. In this episode: what happens when an E-Shop closes and why it shuts down, preserving games for toddlers, libraries collecting like this would be absurd, unheard stories of the chaos of buying thousands of dollars in Link gift cards, is piracy a possible solution or the only option?, wishful legal solutions, the true costs of this endeavor.
See more from Jirard Khalil:
YouTube: /ThatOneVideoGamer
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Completionist
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/TheCompletionist
Instagram: @thecompletionist
Video Game History Foundation:
Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg
Website: gamehistory.org
Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg
1 Listener
Holiday Update & Winter Fundraiser
Video Game History Hour
12/14/23 • 55 min
It’s been awhile so, let’s catch up. Plus, we’re right in the middle of our 2023 Winter Fundraiser and we can’t wait to tell you all about how it’s going.
Video Game History Foundation:
Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg
Website: gamehistory.org
Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg
1 Listener
We Need Your Memories!
Video Game History Hour
11/21/22 • 3 min
As the end of the year approaches, so does our 100th episode and we can't wait to celebrate by hearing about your favorite memories from the last 99 shows. Please send your stories, questions, and comments to [email protected] or by submitting through our google form: https://forms.gle/62tKAsQW6VRKUNUN6
Video Game History Foundation:
Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg
Website: gamehistory.org
Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg
1 Listener
Ep. 118: Noclip Game History Archive
Video Game History Hour
09/13/23 • 74 min
Documentarian Danny O’Dwyer of Noclip has been sifting through thousands of videotapes in a recent mass-acquisition of video game (and adjacent) recordings. In this episode: Burger King and Kellogg’s games, Danny can fix your VCR, conferences in 1080p, shop talk on uploading footage, BBC Domesday Project methodology, slow Sonic, is that Frank?, it’s lonely work, and (not) preserving live service games.
Project: youtube.com/@NoclipArchive
See more from Danny O’Dwyer:
Twitter: @dannyodwyer
YouTube: /noclipvideo
Patreon: /noclip
Video Game History Foundation:
Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg
Website: gamehistory.org
Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg
1 Listener
Ep. 115 - Travis Brown
Video Game History Hour
08/02/23 • 73 min
Travis Brown, our very own director of technology, gets technical as we talk about his role with VGHF and how he got started in preservation. In this episode: The Varsity vs The Vortex, scanning 14k pieces of optical media, scaling with Nimbies, Power-Up Baseball restoration and MAME, writing our API glue, and Frank forgets just how many projects Travis has been a part of over the years.
Video Game History Foundation:
Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg
Website: gamehistory.org
Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg
1 Listener
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FAQ
How many episodes does Video Game History Hour have?
Video Game History Hour currently has 126 episodes available.
What topics does Video Game History Hour cover?
The podcast is about Leisure, Podcasts and Video Games.
What is the most popular episode on Video Game History Hour?
The episode title 'Bonus Episode: Game Availability Study' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Video Game History Hour?
The average episode length on Video Game History Hour is 63 minutes.
How often are episodes of Video Game History Hour released?
Episodes of Video Game History Hour are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Video Game History Hour?
The first episode of Video Game History Hour was released on Oct 18, 2020.
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@ProducerMike975
Jul 28
Full disclosure, I edit this show so my rating is a little biased but whether I was part of it or not I do think this is a great show. I’ve learned so much about video game history and the work that still needs to be done when it comes to preservation. Plus what it means to preserve video game history. Frank, Kelsey, and Robin do a phenomenal job. Give it a listen and learn some history!
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