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This Week on Post Games: Act 1: The History of Bubsy 2D Act 1.5: The Case for Bubsy 3D Act 2: The Making of Bubsy 4D Patreon Bonus: The Bubsy Parody About Loving Modern Art Act 3: The News of the Week Show Notes and Bonus Episodes: Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and...

Editor's Note: Hey Post Games listeners! It's Post Games' first anniversary. To celebrate, and to give myself some time to prep the summer episodes, I'm sharing one of the monthly Patreon-exclusive episodes. This is the history of the original The Legend of Zelda , featuring one of the series' foremost experts and historians. If you like this episode, you'll enjoy the rest of Past Games. Each mont...

You now have access to my recent talk at NYU Game Center, previously only heard by 200 or so people in downtown Brooklyn. The lecture, given last Thursday, is titled “ The Nine Lives of Video Games Journalism ,” and in it, I suggest where the games media is heading by comparing the current trends to the past 50 years and the many publications that have come and gone. [The talk moves fast. I cramme...

This Week on Post Games: Act 1: A Mini Golf Game at the Not-Quite End of the World Act 2: Making Fun Games about Big Problems Patreon Bonus: How to Stay Optimistic Show Notes and Bonus Episodes: Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames for on...

This Week on Post Games: Act 1: What Is a “Solo” Game Developer in 2026 Act 2: Making Titanium Court One Hour at a Time Patreon Bonus: AP Thomson’s Titanium Court Book Club (Coming 4/27) Act 3: The News of the Week Show Notes and Bonus Episodes Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive...

Show Notes and Bonus Episodes Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames for only $5 INCOGNI Deal: To get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan, go to incogni.com/postgames This Week on Post Games: Act 1: How to Tell Stories about Video G...

Show Notes and Bonus Episodes Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames for only $5 INCOGNI Deal: To get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan, go to incogni.com/postgames This week on Post Games: Act 1: Games Enter the Art World Act 2:...

Show Notes and Bonus Episodes Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames for only $5 INCOGNI Deal: To get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan, go to incogni.com/postgames This week on Post Games: Act 1: Dissecting Disco Elysium, Organ b...

Show Notes and Bonus Episodes Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames for only $5 INCOGNI Deal: To get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan, go to incogni.com/postgames This Week on Post Games: Act 1: How Stern Survived the Pinball Ap...

Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames for only $5 INCOGNI Deal: To get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan, go to incogni.com/postgames This week on Post Games: Act 1: Games Teach Us to Break Free from Life’s Grind Act 2: Metrics S...

[ Editor’s note: This week, all subscribers will have access to the Patreon-exclusive bonus segment. If you enjoy this extra material, or would just like to support the long-term health of the show, please consider subscribing on Patreon or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts .] Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games Get weekly bonus segments,...

Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames for only $5 INCOGNI Deal: To get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan, go to incogni.com/postgames This week on Post Games: Act 1: What Is Fictophilia? Act 2: Fandom, Parasocial Relationships, a...

Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames for only $5 INCOGNI Deal: To get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan, go to incogni.com/postgames This week on Post Games: Act 1: Mortal Kombat, Resident Evil, and the Birth of the Video Game M...

Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames for only $5 This week on Post Games: Act 1: A Career Built on “A Cry for Help” Act 2: “This Is a Fuck You” Patreon Bonus: Tidepools, Pinball, and a Musical: The “Sunny Side” of Edmund McMillen Guests:...

Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames for only $5 This week on Post Games: Act 1: Stealing What's Yours Act 2: The Need for Africanfuturism Patreon Bonus: What It's Actually Like Making Games in South Africa Act 3: The News of the Week Gue...

Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames for only $5 This week on Post Games: Act 1: Dragon Quest’s Many False Starts in America Act 2: How Dragon Quest Became Inescapable Patreon Bonus: Tim Rogers on How to Savor a Dragon Quest Game Act 3: T...

Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames for only $5 This week on Post Games: Act 1: How Nintendo Became a Game Company Act 2: Nintendo’s Present Patreon Bonus: The Future of Nintendo After Its Icons Depart Act 3: News of the Week Guest: Keza...

Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames for only $5 This week on Post Games: Act 1: Turning Your Life into a Game Act 2: Recreating a Place and a Moment Patreon Bonus: The History of Memoir Games in 5 Titles Act 3: News of the Week Guest: Me...

Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames for only $5 This week on Post Games: Act 1: A History of Women in Games Media Act 2: Mothership Lands on Earth Patreon Bonus: Imagining a Better Future for Video Games Act 3: The News of the Week Patre...

Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames for only $5 Guest: Ash Parrish , reporter and critic at The Verge Act 1: The Industry Act 2: The Games and Trends Patreon Bonus: The Best and Worst Case Scenarios for 2026 Act 3: The News of the Week 2...

Editor's Note: Hey Post Games listeners. To give myself a lighter load this holiday, I’m posting one of the monthly Patreon-exclusive episodes. The patrons selected the origin story of Pokémon. They think you’ll enjoy it, and I do, too! If you like this episode and want access to a backlog of bonus episodes and future bonuses, subscribe to Patreon.com/PostGames for $5. Next Monday, I’ll be posting...

Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames for only $5 Want full show notes? Visit www.post.games This week on Post Games: the final listener mailbag of 2025! Act 1: Questions about video games Act 2: Questions about the industry and the culture Patreon bonus: Questions about the nitty-gritty of gaming Act 3: The news of the week This w...

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Visit patreon.com/postgames to get bonus segments, early access, and exclusive monthly episodes like "The birth of Pokémon: 30 years ago, a young game critic imagined the biggest franchise on the planet" for $5 Visit post.games to get full episodes for free, including links to all games and stories referenced in today's show UPDATES Before we get to this week’s episode, I have two important update...

Get video versions of every episode, bonus segments, and monthly exclusives for $5 at patreon.com/postgames Get free show notes at post.games This week on Post Games, “Life Before and After Releasing Blue Prince”: Act 1: The Days Before Blue Prince Patreon bonus: The Magic site that made Blue Prince possible Act 2: The Days Before The Game Awards Patreon bonus: Blue Prince: The Movie? Blue Prince...