The #VideoGameHistoryFoundation has released the Craig Stitt papers, with lots of art from the portfolio of an artist who worked on #Sonic, #Spyro, #RatchetAndClank, and more. There's a video interview with him as well.
https://gamehistory.org/introducing-the-craig-stitt-papers/
#Videogames #ClassicGames #SEGA #VGHF #VideoGameHistory #SonicTheHedgehog
Game Developer: The Video Game History Foundation preserves the history of Myst in impressive archival feat. “The Cyan collection includes over 100 hours of video, charting the development of the original Myst in 1993 all the way through to Myst V: End of Ages in 2005. The archive provides a preposterously in-depth look at the trials and tribulations of developing games in the ‛90s, and […]
"The story of how Boulder Dash was created" -- https://spillhistorie.no/2025/06/06/how-boulder-dash-was-created/
The second to last readthrough is now up!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvnDWng-2sU&list=PLS_zYOuVPp2nwI_X6jNagNdpwbZyWaLet&index=29
We get into some good stuff in this one. Really bad writing, BIG #videogamehistory misconceptions, and some of our best references.
CONGRESS TAKES ACTION!
... AGAINST VIDEO GAMES!
www.twitch.tv/play_history
It's the second to last reading of this epic journey! Come by to see Senators and video game businessmen alike flail in the face of a video game Night Trap and see an industry be formed. #videogamehistory #livestream
Time Extension: The VGHF Is Set To Dump 125 Mystery Prototype ROMs Live On Stream. “The creator of the Video Game History Foundation, Frank Cifaldi, has announced yesterday on social media that the 501(c)3 non-profit organization has recently come into possession of 125 mystery prototype ROMs, which are believed to originally be from Taito Japan. And, better yet, the non-profit will be doing […]
A reader takes umbrage at a magazine’s "laughable" 85% review of Baldur's Gate.
(PC Zone, April 1999)
There were variants of the Famicom which contained a variant of the 6502 made by Rockwell instead of by Ricoh.
This lines up with the known chain of custody of chip designs, rather than the oft-repeated story of Nintendo "stealing" the 6502 from MOS Technology. #videogamehistory
From an interview with Gabe Newell shortly after the release of HL1: the games that influenced Half-Life.
(PC Gamer UK, March 1999)
Filmed by Mike Chrzanowski, here’s 39 minutes of footage of that last day, 24 May 2000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPFbA8Qmths
25 years ago today, Paul Neurath called an all-hands meeting and told the employees of Looking Glass that this was the studio's last day.
The end of Console Wars is nigh! Get caught up as we near the 1993 Senate Hearings. #videogamehistory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyjHxA4pMBo&list=PLS_zYOuVPp2nwI_X6jNagNdpwbZyWaLet&index=28
Two more parts (I think) to go before we've crested the hill. Don't miss out on the next streams!
Be astounded, amazed, frightened! We're nearing the end of the dramatic readthrough of our favorite #videogamehistory book!
www.twitch.tv/play_history
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I know, it's a long-ish video essay but I really enjoyed it: An in-depth look at Romance in video games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbVsYcYaL4k
#youtube #videoessay #videogames #videogamehistory #romance
Fruits from today's archives visits: Lost depositions! Previously unseen tales from Ralph Baer, William Harrison, and others involved in the lawsuit that shaped the video game industry. #videogamehistory
MTV Xbox 360 Reveal: The Killers - Mr. Brightside (2005)
#MTV #Xbox360 #RetroGaming #VideoGameHistory #2000s #Xbox #RetroGames #Music #Microsoft #TheKillers #PopRock #Gaming #AltRock #AlternativeRock #SynthPop #Throwback #Games #Game #Gamer #VideoGames #Nostalgia #TV #GameDev #IndieDev
MTV Xbox 360 Reveal (2005)
#MTV #Xbox360 #RetroGaming #VideoGameHistory #2000s #Xbox #RetroGames #Microsoft #Gaming #Throwback #Games #Game #Gamer #VideoGames #Nostalgia #TV #GameDev #IndieDev
Dug up by Jonny at GA, this look at the development of Namco's Metro-Cross (1985) is some of the BEST behind-the-scenes I've seen from this era.
https://youtu.be/qoYlzQq9Eoc?si=PxAO5HoqOdQL6jnt
You get pixel art, music, and even showing an incomplete build! This is rare stuff. #videogamehistory
The first company established solely to produce a video game was created for the Galaxy Game, the Spacewar derivative tested in late 1971.
For years the name of the company was reported as "Computer Recreations Inc", but the business plan names it Mini-Computer Applications. #videogamehistory
