Computer Game Evolution

Mar 15 2025 48 ep. 93 mins 19

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A journey through many years (and occasionally centuries) to find out who is responsible for modern computer and video games. May contain balls, Napoleon Bonaparte, robots, organized crime, and the US Air Force.

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3.23 War(game)s are over?

Mar 15 2025 145 mins

As the Cold War takes a turn, computer wargames transform into strategy games, where a president does whatever the last person to see him told him to, dudes multiply in castles, and officers ask Napoleon to speak proper English. Support the show

3.22 To Command and Control

Feb 14 2025 116 mins

The Cold War continues to terrify and inspire, so say hello to orbital laser strikes, new games of power politics, and the start of a long-running Japanese series. The British are still weird. Support the show

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3.21 Shedding Old Skin

Dec 14 2024 144 mins

Is a paper Call of Duty possible? Can Sid Meier design a good wargame? What's the punishment for being horny in Camelot? Would you kill if you had to? Support the show

3.20 SPI to SSI

Nov 14 2024 147 mins

Is the Canadian PM good in a fight? What are the best places to summon demons in Armenia? How to overthrow the US Government in 2020? Jim Dunnigan could tell you all of that, but not how to run his own company. Support the show

3.19 Historians Gone Wild

Oct 15 2024 131 mins

In the dark days before everyone had a microprocessor, some people just didn't care. They simulated current events, politics, and fantasy epics with paper. Support the show

3.18 Sliding Faster

Sep 15 2024 118 mins

It turns out that lasers, mines, and various bombs can be used for more than just pure mindless action. Also, sliding blocks – you need lots of sliding blocks. Support the show

3.17 Home Video

May 20 2024 108 mins

These games looked so good… and failed so hard. Support the show

3.16 Running in Circles

Apr 15 2024 94 mins

Why are arcade joysticks so tiny? Who let Peter Molyneux into the industry? Both answers are somehow related to a game where robots call the player "chicken." Support the show

3.15 Between an Abbey and a Skyscraper

Mar 15 2024 122 mins

More action, more adventure, a 3D engine, a physics engine and a whole lot of other great ideas are arriving year by year. Support the show