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Why can you be arrested for downloading a 30 year old computer game? Why do librarians, archivists and piracy rings have to break the law to preserve our history? And what does Mike have to do to get his valuable 'theories' into the Library of Congress?

GAME CRIMES is a history project by Mike Bachmann (Greetings Adventures Podcast, Roll for Streetwise) and Jay Munford (SHU Podcast, Poor Skeleton Games) detailing the black market history of video games. Each podcast covers a single topic, provides some historical context and reviews a few games related to the topic. On the GAME CRIMES interactive streams, Mike and Jay answer questions, give how-to demonstrations and play these games for the first time.

Games Reviewed:

Ken's Labyrinth (DOS)

ZZT (DOS)

Timecodes:

0:00 - What is GAME CRIMES?

6:21 - A brief history of patent law & video games

25:34 - What is abandonware and is it legal?

37:18 - How can YOU get ahold of abandonware?

49:30 - THE GAME CRIMES READING SERIES - The Underdog Manifesto

53:04 - THE GAUNTLET - Mike describes various software distribution models, at gunpoint

1:00:21 - REVIEW: Ken's Labyrinth

1:14:57 - REVIEW: ZZT

1:27:16 - Signoff

Music:

Hit Vibes by Saint Pepsi

Don't Copy That Floppy 1 by...some multinational software company propagandist, kiss my ass

Commander Keen 8 - Robotic Keenery (PC) by ZidaneA

Jazz Jackrabbit - Orbitus (PC) by Robert A. Allen & Alexander Brandon

4D Driving - Race Lost (FM Towns) by Michael J. Sokyrka, Kris Hatlelid & Brian Plank

Ken's Labyrinth - Level 4 (PC) by Ken Silverman

ZZT - Frost 1; Tower (PC) by Zenith Nadir

Don't Copy That Floppy 2 by...you got it, kiss my ass again

Website: http://www.gamecrimespod.com/

Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/gamecrimes

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gamecrimespod

BIG THANKS to Steph, our (brave & intrepid) editor.