Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

This is the final week of Mike and Tyler's summer vacation. We will be back to our regularly scheduled programming next week. Tyler and Mike talk about the Sega Game Gear and some other random handheld systems that came out in the early '90s. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike are officially taking a mini-summer vacation! For now, enjoy this episode where they go through a lot of games for the GameBoy Advance! Not all of them -- there's so many! Tyler and Mike both go through their personal favorite games as well as other well-known and critically acclaimed titles. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike is continuing his vacation so please enjoy this remastered episode! Mike and Tyler, with help from Matt in Japan, go through some GameCube games they can't believe they missed last episode! They also dive into the history of the Game Boy Advance! The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by  Dani Dodge .

Mike and Tyler continue their book club series on Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto by David Kushner. They discuss chapters fifteen and sixteen. At the release of GTA: Vice City, crunch time begins to hinder the team at Rockstar Games. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge .

Mike and Tyler continue their book club series on Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto by David Kushner. They discuss chapters thirteen and fourteen. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge .

Mike and Tyler, with help from Matt in Japan, go through some GameCube games they can't believe they missed last episode! They also dive into the history of the Game Boy Advance! The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge .

Mike and Tyler try a new format with their Codex Op-ed. This time from Mike, where he discusses his opinion that you should not buy new consoles at launch. They then go back and forth and talk this one out. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by  Dani Dodge .

Mike and Tyler start their book club series on Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto by David Kushner. They discuss chapters nine through twelve. They discuss the development and launch of GTA III. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by  Dani Dodge .

We're taking Memorial Day weekend off. Please enjoy this rerelease of episode 36. Tyler and Mike go through some of the standout games that came out for the Nintendo GameCube! The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge .

Mike and Tyler start their book club series on Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto by David Kushner. They discuss chapters five through eight. Right around the time GTA: London 1969 releases and just before the release of GTA2. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge .

Mike and Tyler read listener mail and answer questions! Tyler also discusses his secret back tattoo. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by  Dani Dodge .

Mike and Tyler are once again joined by Ryan Janes, author of the new book The Best Competitive Multiplayer Games . The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by  Dani Dodge .

Mike finished Metal Gear Solid and now can't stop talking about it. So Tyler and Mike spend today talking about the Metal Gear Solid series. Specifically the games Metal Gear Solid,  MGS 2: Sons of Liberty, MGS 3: Snake Eater, MGS 4: Guns of the Patriots, MMGS: Peace Walker, MGS V: Ground Zeroes and The Phantom Pain. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by  Dani Dodge .

Mike and Tyler start their book club series on Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto by David Kushner. They discuss the first four chapters. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by  Dani Dodge .

We'll be back next week to start Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto. For now enjoy this rerelease of episode 35! Tyler and Mike talk about the history of the GameCube! They go through development, talk about the hardware specifications, and some of the unique features! The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by  Dani Dodge .    

Tyler and Mike are back to finish up the history of the original Xbox! They discuss Halo, Xbox Live, and some of their favorite games for the system. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge .

Mike and Tyler read listener emails and messages! They discuss their video game megazord, glitches, history, and play a new game. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by  Dani Dodge .

Mike and Tyler continue their Minecraft history using The World of Minecraft: A Visual History of the Global Phenomenon as their source. They discuss Minecraft Pocket Edition, The Nether, The End, and much more! The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by  Dani Dodge .

Mike and Tyler start talking about Minecraft! They go over the early history using The World of Minecraft: A Visual History of the Global Phenomenon as their source. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by  Dani Dodge .

Tyler and Mike talk about GTA: Chinatown Wars. An interesting case of a good game that wasn't ahead of its time, but came out a little too late. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by  Dani Dodge .

Mike is sick. Enjoy this episode where Mike and Tyler do their first part on the history of the Xbox. They talk about what made Microsoft want to enter the home console market, the Duke, and the games that launched with the system. There will be no episode next week on Monday, December 24th, but they'll be back with part two on the 31st. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by  Dani...

Mike and Tyler read listener emails and Discord messages! The theme song is by RoccoW. Our logo was designed by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler talk about videogame homebrew and modding! The theme song is by RoccoW. Our logo was designed by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler talk about 2001's Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance. They discuss how this D&D game was built for console players after the success of the Baldur's Gate CRPGs. Mike also tries something new with the plot. The theme song is by RoccoW. Our logo was designed by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler talk about the first God of War game from 2005. They go into the lore, the development, and how the game really pioneered cinematic experiences in Sony games. The theme song is by RoccoW. Our logo was designed by Dani Dodge.