Post Games

Get the full episode notes at www.post.games Subscribe to the Patreon for bonus content and early releases at www.patreon.com/postgames Gaming historian Jeremy Parish joins me for the entire episode to tell the story of gaming’s most famous primate. Act 1: How Donkey Kong saved Nintendo Act 2: Donkey Kong’s long journey back to the top Patreon Bonus: The Top 5 Donkey Kong games – and the #1 strang...

Get the full episode notes with links at www.post.games Subscribe to the Patreon for early access, bonus segments, and a monthly video series at patreon.com/postgames This week on Post Game: Late-night comedy writer Mike Drucker and Tactical Breach Wizards director Tom Francis explain how they make video games funny and find the humor in loving video games. Patreon bonus prologue: What it's like t...

Get full show notes for free at https://postgame.substack.com/ Get bonus segments, early and ad-free episodes, and a monthly video series at https://www.patreon.com/c/PostGames This week on Post Games, Atari CEO Wade Rosen joins me to discuss gaming’s ship of Theseus. While everyone remembers Atari at its height, most folks ignored the company's struggles following the games industry crash of 1983...

Get full episode notes, links, and related materials for free at www.post.games Get extra-long episodes, bonus content, monthly videos, and more (plus, no ads!) at patreon.com/postgames Welcome to Post Game’s first annual physical, in which a special guest joins me to assess the health and stability of gaming, from the creators to the players, the industry to the culture. I’ve invited one of the s...

Get full episode notes at www.post.games and subscribe on Patreon at patreon.com/postgames. Before we get started... If you have a moment and don't mind, please leave a review of Post Games on Apple Podcasts . I know, it's silly, but it's also a humongous help in these early days. This week on Post Games Act 1: Dunkey on his love/hate relationship with Death Stranding, life as YouTube game critic,...

Editor’s note: This week, I’m making all acts available to all listeners. The Patreon edition of the episode, however, is still early and ad-free. For context: My two guests participated on tight timelines and under special circumstances. And my essay was the conclusion of last week’s episode. As I finished the edit, I felt bad putting any of the acts behind the paywall. This won’t be the norm – f...

This week on Post Games, “What we have in common with world-ending AI.” Act 1: Why every AI superfan and skeptic should play Universal Paperclips. A review conversation with AJ Fillari, co-host of dotzip and producer of Into the Aether For Patreon subscribers, an intermission : 5 "clicker" games to play after Universal Paperclips Act 2: An extended interview with Frank Lantz, the creator of Univer...

Get full episode notes, links, and bonus materials for free at www. Post. Games. This week on Post Games, “What is a video game console launch in 2025?” Act 1: What’s it like to run a video game shop when a console launches? An interview with Kelsey Lewin, the co-owner of Pink Gorilla Games Act 2: Nintendo’s history of console launches. An interview with Chris Kohler, Editorial Director of Digital...

Find all links and referenced materials at www.post.games This week on Post Games, “Why you can’t escape porn, sex, and lewd games.” Act 1: How NSFW games went from the backrooms to the front page Act 2: An interview with Hot Pink, a successful lewd game developer Act 3: The news of the week, including the definitive answer to the most important question in America in this troubling moment: Is par...

See the full episode notes and links at www.post.games This week on Post Games, “You won the biggest award in indie games. Now what?” Act 1: The history of indie games and its biggest award, The Independent Games Festival’s Seamus McNally Grand Prize Act 2: An interview with Jenny Jiao Hsia and AP Thomson, the latest IGF Grand Prize winners, about how post-award life changes – and stays the same A...

Want to know more about what’s happening behind the scenes at Post Games? Curious where the show is heading in its first year? Post Games: Episode 0 serves as an audio FAQ. Structured like a traditional episode, this prequel features an interview with Platformer founder and Hard Fork co-host Casey Newton about independent journalism's history, function, and value. Find episode notes and more at ww...

Post Games will be available to everyone on May 26. Patreon subscribers will get early access to Episode 1 (and Episode 0) on Friday, May 23. Here’s a link . Find episode notes and more at www.post.games. Subscribe to the Patreon for early access to episodes, additional segments, and bonus materials at patreon.com/postgames. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See Privacy...