The History of Video Games

The holidays are here and as such Ben & Wes decide to take it easy this week with a bit of a mini-cast episode. Listen in to find out what the best game they played in 2024 was as well as some strange facts and statistics provided by this year's Steam in review! Website - https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1 Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.com Hos...

The king of arcade racing games is here at last, but will Pole Position live up the hype?! Ben and Wes let you know while also talking Insector by Gottlieb and 3-D Bowling for the Emerson Arcadia! Website - https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1 Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.com Hosts - Ben & Wes Music - Arranged and recorded by Ben

Grab some popcorn and put those glasses on because Sega is taking us to the third dimension! Listen in as we talk Subroc 3-D, Reactor by Gottlieb, SAGA Adventure 4, Basketball for the Elektor, and so much more in this week's episode! Website - https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1 Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.com Hosts - Ben & Wes Music - Arrang...

A brand new computer is here and man is it good! Wes and Ben review two games on the new Tomy Tutor and also cover Hana Awase and Funky Bee for the arcades in today's exciting episode! Website - https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1 Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.com Hosts - Ben & Wes Music - Arranged and recorded by Ben

Dave Nutting is back with another new arcade game for Midway! This time it's Pac-Man meets Dig-Dug, but will the combination be better than the sum of its parts?! We also talk about some crazy graphics programs by Douglas Crockford, Game & Watch Donkey Kong, and Racquetball for the 2600 in todays packed episode! Website - https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/His...

Another week, another piece of hardware down! This time it's the first ever 2nd generation handheld - Milton Bradley's Microvision. Join us as we take a look back on some of the games for the system and also peer into the future to see what happens after the handheld gets officially discontinued. We also take a look at Digger by Century, Kangaroo by Sun Electronics, and Wizardry II in todays episo...

Moon Patrol is not only a landmark game in videogaming graphics technology, it is also just a good, genuinely fun game! Join us as we talk the first game with parallax scrolling, Tunnels of Doom for the TI-99, Tutankham by Konami, Kram by Taito, and much much more! Website - https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1 Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.com Host...

I don't know about you, but in my Utopia there aren't pirates and rebels and hurricanes (oh my!), but Don Daglow disagrees and has added them in his version for the Intellivision! Luckily for him he happened to pretty much invent the city-builder genre at the same time, so I guess we can give him a pass...We also review Mighty Monkey by Universal, Anteater by Tago/Stern, and Shamus by Synapse Soft...

Yes that is right, the Nintendo DS has finally launched! Wait, did you say that comes out in 2004? Then what is this?! Listen now to find out! We also talk Demons and Dragon's by Midway, Wild Western by Taito, and Yar's Revenge on the 2600 in today's episode! Website - https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1 Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.com Hosts - Be...

Our first new console of the year is here! Will the Emerson Arcadia shake up the console gaming landscape or be a big flop?! You'll have to listen to find out! We check out Cat Trax for the system, as well as Broderbund's Track Attack, Shoei's Sky Army, and Century's Wall Street in today's episode! Website - https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1 Email...

Jack is in for some big big trouble as he begins climbing the beanstalk all the way up to the top! But what is a harder foe to avoid - Donkey Kong or the Golden Goose? We answer this question and ask even more in todays episode! Ben and Wes also take a look at Frenzy by Stern, Legionnaire by Chris Crawford, and Slither by Century II in today's special episode! Website - https://historyofvideogames...

With a name like Mermaid, a game can be so many things! Is it a scramble type game? Pac-Man or Dig-Dug? Is it a mini-golf game where you play as an octopus like in Marine-Date? Actually it is WindSurfing....I don't know how that is related but that's what it is, and it's pretty good too! We review Mermaid as well as Chopper Command from Dan Gorlin, Pro Tennis from Data East, and The Pit by Zilec o...

Ben's new album 'Demons' releases this Friday, September 13th at 6pm EST. You can find the relevant information for it below. He also talks about upcoming plans for the podcast and shares some updates now that this 2-year long project has been completed! Ben's Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@barefootbendrummer Official Podcast Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@historyofvideogamespodcast1994 We...

Break out your air pump because some underground dragons are phasing through the earth to get us! This week we review another seminal game in the history of video games; Dig Dug is finally here! We also cover Looping by Video Games GmbH and Scorpion by Zaccaria in todays episode! Website - https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1 Email - historyvgpodcast...

Sinclair is back and this time in color! Their new computer is out in April 1982 and already has a bunch of software releasing for it! Join us as we look over some of the early games and specs of this new computer and also cover some other cool games, such as D-Day by Olympia and Demon Attack by Imagic! Website - https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1...

Choo Choo! All aboard the Konami hype train! They are back with a pretty insane real-time puzzler involving moving tiles, pedestrians, and some evil trains as well! We also check out Mission-X and the Intellivision prototype games King of the Mountain and Land Battle in today's episode! Website - https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1 Email - historyvg...

If you know, you know! This week we take a look at what many regard as the worst video game of all-time...We also look at some good games though, including Naughty Boy by Jaleco, Pioneer Balloon by SNK, and Robotron: 2084 by Williams in this week's packed episode! Website - https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1 Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.com Hosts...

Is this the Doom Killer?! Well listen I know Doom isn't out yet, but Wayout is and it's blowing our minds with its 3-D perspective! We also take a look at Akka Arrh, Astro Chase, and Dock Man in today's special episode! Website - https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1 Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.com Hosts - Ben & Wes Music - Arranged and recorde...

200 episodes already! Join us in celebration as we look back on some of the podcast's highlights, as well as some new games such as Space Dungeon by Taito, and Tornado and Disco No. 1 by Data East! Website - https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1 Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.com Hosts - Ben & Wes Music - Arranged and recorded by Ben Transition Mu...

It's boulder hunting season on the History of Video Games podcast this week, with the titular Pete going at it on the Odyssey 2! That's not all though, we also talk about Atari's Space Duel, Exidy's Victory, and KK International's Triple Punch this week on the show! Website - https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1 Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.com Hos...

Commodore is back with their all new computer, the MAX-Machine! I'm sure this will be super important and long lasting for the company! We not only check out some Max-Machine games in today's episode though, we also play some great arcade games like Dazzler by Century, Monster Zero by Nihon Game, and The Amazing Adventures of Mr. F. Lea by Pacific Novelty in today's episode! Website - https://hist...

Wes and Ben slay some dragons in today's action packed RPG-themed episode! Will Telengard build on the old mainframe version for this commercial release, or can the newcomer Warrior of RAS: Dunzhin prove to be the better game!? We also check out Scott Adam's first graphical text adventure, the next game in the Deco Cassette series, and give you a special movie review in this exciting episode! Webs...

Another week of 1982, another sick game! Zaxxon is here, and he's got a big missile launcher! We also talk about the first computer virus, Stern's Lost Tomb, and Valadon's Bagman in this exciting episode! Website - https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1 Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.com Hosts - Ben & Wes Music - Arranged and recorded by Ben Transi...

We made it! After more than 200 hours of research over the last several months, the podcast is back and ready to go for 1982! There is no better way to start the year than with Ms. Pac-man. You all know her, you all love her, but have you heard of Treasure Island by Data East or Alpine Ski by Taito? Well we cover all three in this episode so check it out! Website - https://historyofvideogamespodca...

It's been a long time since Ben has last talked about his music, what has he been up to all these months? You'll have to tune in to find out! Website - https://historyofvideogamespodcast.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistoryofVideo1 Email - historyvgpodcast@gmail.com Hosts - Ben & Wes Music - Arranged and recorded by Ben