Computer Game Evolution
A journey through many years (and occasionally centuries) to find out who is responsible for modern computer and video games. May contain balls, Napoleon Bonaparte, robots, organized crime, and the US Air Force.
Episodes
43 episodes
3.19 Historians Gone Wild
In the dark days before everyone had a microprocessor, some people just didn't care. They simulated current events, politics, and fantasy epics with paper.
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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2:11:47
3.18 Sliding Faster
It turns out that lasers, mines, and various bombs can be used for more than just pure mindless action. Also, sliding blocks – you need lots of sliding blocks.
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Episode 18
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1:58:22
3.16 Running in Circles
Why are arcade joysticks so tiny? Who let Peter Molyneux into the industry? Both answers are somehow related to a game where robots call the player "chicken."
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Episode 16
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1:34:20
3.15 Between an Abbey and a Skyscraper
More action, more adventure, a 3D engine, a physics engine and a whole lot of other great ideas are arriving year by year.
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2:02:59
3.14 Between Spaceships and Hell
Action-adventuring comes to busy city streets and schools, heaven and hell, Wonderland and Scotland. Also, Nintendo makes an OK game.
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Episode 14
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2:11:45
3.13 Between Roots and Towers
Fidel Castro and Sylvester Stallone return for another round, joined by Aztecs, wizards, keys, and an unhealthy but adorable number of bats.
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Episode 13
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2:01:58
3.12 Armed and Dangerous
You never know for certain what you're going to get. Sometimes, it's a box of grenades. Sometimes, Santa gives you a gun arm to take down Albert Einstein. Sometimes, a nuclear power plant melts down.
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Episode 12
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1:48:40
3.11 A Rocky Road to Glory
It's the longest episode so far for two reasons: weaponised boobs, and Margaret Thatcher.
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Episode 11
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2:21:36
3.10 A Leap Forward
Will jumping be mastered? Will it ever work in a way that satisfies players? Do players even know what they want? Can Mario beat Goku?
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Episode 10
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2:00:47
3.9 A Hop, Skip, and a Jump
Apes on vines, frogs on lily pads, cats on cheese, and plumbers on ice – everybody wants to jump, but for now it is still optional.
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Episode 9
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1:46:49
3.8 Spaceships, Helicopters, Jets
A dung beetle, a comet, and a Buddhist counsellor walk into a bar and order a scrolling shooter.
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Episode 8
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1:44:13
3.7 Out of the Mystery House
Your most influential game is not always your best one.
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Episode 7
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1:24:08
3.6 Computerworld
While micro makers keep trying to improve their product, the saga of IBM's terrible decisions continues.
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Episode 6
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1:03:53
3.5 Computer Lib/Dream Machines
Selling micros was tough when everyone wanted to invent their own.
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Episode 5
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1:16:26
3.4 Generation 6502
Arcades decide to stand together rather than die alone, while consoles are advancing into a generation that might not be real.
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Episode 4
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1:18:09
3.3 Going Down, Going Up
A promising start-up splinters into an alphabet race, while nobodies from Japan accidentally make a good game and pretend they meant to.
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Episode 3
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1:18:37
3.2 The Art of Business
A future legend of game design shows a kid a computer game. What's the worst that could happen?
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:01:44
3.1 The Long-Term Outlook Has Never Been Better
What happens when a company that is the American video game industry is run by incompetent grifters long enough?
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:00:59
2.12 Infinite Possibilities
Computerless entertainment strikes again.Improvised stories: https://wobbupalooza.neocities.org/Random music: https://opus-infinity.org/
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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32:36
2.11 The Agony of Choice
Who would have thought years of permeating fear could be so inspiring.
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:24:27
2.10 From Paper to Rust
There are so many types of media to put your game on, but each is promising both exciting opportunities and terrifying flaws. And don't forget the Dutch.
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:40:40
2.9 Playing on the Go
The competition for pocket money and pocket space brings about strange machines and technological advances.I've got a few pictures of the Microvision here
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:47:06