Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

Mike and Tyler start their teir list of video game protagonists. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike is getting married! Enjoy this rerelease of episode 19. Tyler and Mike start to talk about the 16-bit console war between Sega and Nintendo. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge. 

Mike and Tyler are together in person to continue their history of Nintendo before video games. They discuss the Nintendo Laser Clay Shooting system and other mechanical games of the 1970s. Their source is The History of Nintendo: 1889-1980, from playing cards to Game & Watch, Volume 1 by Florent Gorges. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike start to talk about the 16-bit console war between Sega and Nintendo. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge. 

Tyler and Mike talk about the release of the Super Famicom (SNES) and personnel changes at Sega. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler have a mailbag episode. They spend a lot of time on AI in gaming and list their top 5 their favorite games of all life (list subject to change). The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler are on their summer sabbatical. Enjoy episode 17 where they talk about about all the hardware that showed up in 1989. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler create a tier list of the Legend of Zelda games. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler are joined by the author of the Boss Fight Books Super Mario Bros. 3 and GoldenEye 007 Alyse Knorr! They discuss the secrets, history, and development of Super Mario Bros 3 from Alyse's book. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler continue their history of Nintendo before video games. They discuss the hiring of Gunpei Yokoi, Iroshi Imanishi, Masayuki Uemura, and the impact that had on Nintendo in the late 1960s to early 1970s. Their source is The History of Nintendo: 1889-1980, from playing cards to Game & Watch, Volume 1 by Florent Gorges. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler discuss their favorite minigames. They also chat about, in their opinion, what makes a good minigame? The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler discuss three of the first fishing video games ranging from 1977-1985. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike talk about the big video games, they personally, just couldn't get into. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler continue their history of Nintendo before video games. They discuss the beginnings of the Hiroshi Yamauchi era from 1927 to the mid 1960s. Their source is The History of Nintendo: 1889-1980, from playing cards to Game & Watch, Volume 1 by Florent Gorges. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike read listener emails! They do some revisions and new submissions to their aesthetics tier list, discuss narrative games, and Mortal Kombat Jr. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.  

Mike and Tyler are joined by author Michael Greenhut. They discuss his new book, A Selective History of 'Bad' Video Games . The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler teaches Mike the history of Kingdom Hearts. They start with the origins of the series and Kingdom Hearts 1. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler go through the history of Nintendo before video games. They start with the rise of playing cards in Japan in the 1500s all the way up until the birth of Hiroshi Yamauchi in 1927. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler now rate handhelds solely on their looks! This time they focus on handhelds in their lifetime. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler rate consoles solely on their looks! They focus only on consoles they know. Handhelds and controllers will be a separate list. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler have had a busy couple weeks. Therefore they have one more Codex Remastered Episode for you. This episode Tyler and Mike talk about the various legal battles that shaped modern video games. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike talk about third party games for the NES (i.e. Mega Man) and Nintendo Power Magazine! The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler read listener emails and play a thrilling game of twenty questions. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler are joined by author Michael Hart to discuss his new book Secrets of Video Game Consoles . They discuss Michael's process of writing the book as well as consoles like the Bally Astrocade. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler are joined by freelance journalist Matthew S. Smith ! Matthew has written for numerous publications including The Verge, Wired, Kotaku and IGN. He also produces the YouTube channel Computer Gaming Yesterday . They discuss Multi User Dungeons (MUDs) and early western MMORPGs such as Ultima Online, Everquest, and Dark Age of Camelot. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created...