The History of Video Games

A chronological play through of video games

Episodes

Total: 228

1981 - Pulsar

2023/6/28

1981 is here at last! Join us as we hop into the new year with the release of new Intellivision ga

Ok so we aren't quite done research yet, but we decided to record a little hold over episode for t

1980 - The Game Awards

2023/6/7

Another year has passed, and oh boy has it been full of great games! Which one will be our favorit

Our last episode of 1980 is finally here! With it comes one more new piece of tech - Data East's D

1980 - Zork

2023/5/24

Did you actually believe me when I said that Phoenix was the last huge game of the year?! Introduc

1980 - Phoenix

2023/5/10

Ka-Kaa! The last huge game of the year is finally here in Phoenix by.....someone....Join us as we

1980 - Mission Asteroid

2023/5/3

Sierra is back with their 3rd graphical text adventure! First it was the haunted house, then a fan

1980 - Wizard of Wor

2023/4/26

Ok so you're a spaceman fighting bugs, wolves, and Dr. Doom himself in a maze...in space! Well, cl

1980 - Space Panic

2023/4/19

Wait, don't go! I swear it's not a Galaxian game! At least Space Panic isn't anyway.....it's actua

1980 - Berzerk

2023/4/12

INTRUDER ALERT, ATTACK THE HUMANOID, CHICKEN FIGHT LIKE A ROBOT!.....Yes this week we are taking o

1980 - Akalabeth

2023/4/5

Ultima fans rejoice! Akalabeth, also known as Ultima Zero is finally here! We take a look at this

1980 - Crazy Climber

2023/3/29

Time to do some climbing and dodge some gorilla attacks! No it's not the game you are thinking of,

1980 - TRS-80 Coco

2023/3/15

Finally a new generation has arrived, this time with the TRS-80! Color finally! You love to see it

I swear that's actually how it's spelled! Yes, today we cover another game from Robert Clardy, who

1980 - Star Castle

2023/3/1

Cinematronics is back with a new vector graphics game so you know we HAVE to check that out! We al

1980 - The Acorn Atom

2023/2/22

Britain's computer wave is really starting to roll in now! First with the ZX-80 earlier this year,

It's a tale as old as time, but not every wizard needs to smash a snake with a rock in order to sa

From a huge company to a small one - Elektor isn't known very well in the US, but has been going s

1980 - Activision

2023/1/25

Oh yes, the massive behemoth that is Activision got their relatively humble start all the way back

1980 - Moon Cresta

2023/1/18

I hope you guys like space games, because oh boy is this the episode for them. Not only are we sho