The History of Video Games

By Wes

A chronological play through of video games... more

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How many episodes does The History of Video Games have?

The podcast currently has 254 episodes available.

The History of Video Games episodes:

August 16, 2023 1981 - Entex Select-A-Game
A new handheld gaming console has arrived on the market, but can it match the 256 pixels of the Microvision? We also play through Astro Fantasia, The Tower, and Shark Attack by Pacific Novelty in this week's packed episode!

Website -
https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com
Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1
Email - [email protected]
Hosts - Ben & Wes
Music - Arranged and recorded by Ben
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1h 11min
August 09, 2023 1981 - Mayday!!
Mayday!! A new version of Defender has already hit the shelves! It's been what? Like a week? At least this one has some sick submarine action! We also review Satan of Saturn, Hockey on the Atari 8-bit, and Dinosaurs on the Apple II in todays exciting episode!

FYI - Ben's mic cable went bad during the recording of this episode. We tried to edit out all the static the best we could, but it gets kind of bad around the start of his second review. Fortunately it fixes itself when he gets to the ratings section of that review, so if it bothers you try to skip ahead a few minutes! Sorry about that, the cable has been thrown in the trash and the new cable had to watch so it knows we mean business.

Website -
https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com
Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1
Email - [email protected]
Hosts - Ben & Wes
Music - Arranged and recorded by Ben
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1h 13min
August 02, 2023 1981 - Scramble
The hits keep coming in 1981! This time we take a look of the hit Konami game, Scramble! We also play Astro Blaster, Boxing Bugs, and Laser Base in this week's packed episode!

Website -
https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com
Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1
Email - [email protected]
Hosts - Ben & Wes
Music - Arranged and recorded by Ben
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1h 21min
July 26, 2023 1981 - Terranean
The Deco-Cassette is already back with more game releases, this time (and for the first time) it's a Galaxian game! Will it be just ok, or are we already back into 4-5s territory so soon after Defender? Find out this and more as we also take a look at Voyage of the Valkyrie, the Curse of Crowley Manor, and Asylum by Med Systems.

Website -
https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com
Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1
Email - [email protected]
Hosts - Ben & Wes
Music - Arranged and recorded by Ben
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1h 17min
July 12, 2023 1981 - Defender
Wow it did not take long to get to an amazing game in 1981! Defender is here with all its side-scrolling shooting goodness! We also check out the popular Midway game Gorf, and the less popular Super Tank and New Rally X in this week's episode.

Website -
https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com
Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1
Email - [email protected]
Hosts - Ben & Wes
Music - Arranged and recorded by Ben
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1h 18min
July 06, 2023 1981 - VTech's Time & Fun
A new Game & Watch competitor has appeared, but can it match the quality of the best handhelds on the market? We find out while also checking out fun titles like Roach Hotel, The Caves of Treasure Island, and WW III by Irem in this weeks episode!

Website -
https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com
Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1
Email - [email protected]
Hosts - Ben & Wes
Music - Arranged and recorded by Ben
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1h 13min
June 28, 2023 1981 - Pulsar
1981 is here at last! Join us as we hop into the new year with the release of new Intellivision games, Game-A-Tron's Space Bugger, and Gremlin's Pulsar! I have to say, if the new year is starting off this well, we've got a lot to look forward to!

Website -
https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com
Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1
Email - [email protected]
Hosts - Ben & Wes
Music - Arranged and recorded by Ben
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1h 18min
June 21, 2023 2023 - Summer Games Minicast
Ok so we aren't quite done research yet, but we decided to record a little hold over episode for this week anyway! If we can't talk about games in 1981, we'll just have to talk about games in 2023! Join us and we review all the summer game festivals and showcases and discuss our favorite announcements!

Website -
https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com
Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1
Email - [email protected]
Hosts - Ben & Wes
Music - Arranged and recorded by Ben
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37min
June 07, 2023 1980 - The Game Awards
Another year has passed, and oh boy has it been full of great games! Which one will be our favorite?! What was be our biggest disappointment?! Join us in this fun and laid back remembrance of 1980 before we head into 1981!

Website -
https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com
Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1
Email - [email protected]
Hosts - Ben & Wes
Music - Arranged and recorded by Ben
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46min
May 31, 2023 1980 - The DECO Cassette System
Our last episode of 1980 is finally here! With it comes one more new piece of tech - Data East's Deco Cassette System! We talk over what this system is all about, play some of the first games for it, and also check out Zero Hour by Universal, The Tarturian by Highlands Computer Services, and Dino Wars and Skiing on the TRS-80 CoCo!

Website -
https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com
Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1
Email - [email protected]
Hosts - Ben & Wes
Music - Arranged and recorded by Ben

Can you guess this week's transition music? The theme is 'Best of Ben'
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1h 12min

FAQs about The History of Video Games:

How many episodes does The History of Video Games have?

The podcast currently has 254 episodes available.