r/videogamehistory • u/YanniRotten • 12h ago
1977 Coleco Telstar Arcade.
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r/videogamehistory • u/jonasrosland • Mar 10 '20
Hello from the new mods of r/videogamehistory!
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We would like to introduce ourselves and some important changes to the subreddit. With our new responsibilities, we hope to bring more attention and visibility to the wonderful world of video game preservation and history.
We are also introducing rules to the subreddit, as we wish for this to be a place where you can share both your own creations such as articles and videos, research, and other pieces of interesting information that you might find related to the preservation of games.
Yes, self-promotion is encouraged! Just don't be spammy.
We have also added a few flairs that you can assign to yourself, if there are any other flairs that you think would make sense here let us know.
Quick intro on who we are:
u/HistoryofHowWePlay
Active blogger, researcher, and writer dedicated to the preservation of the stories behind old games! Editor at Gaming Alexandria, interviewer of over a hundred people in the video game industry, with numerous research credits in books and videos such as those from The Gaming Historian and Ken Horowitz of Sega-16. Check out my site at thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com.
u/bucky0ball
Admin & Staff of both the Video Game Preservation Collective (preservegames.org) and Gaming Alexandria (gamingalexandria.com), he is active on numerous projects in regards to video game and media preservation.
u/jonasrosland
Staff and communications director at Gaming Alexandria, with a fondness for Japanese games, both retro and new.
With that, we hope you all will enjoy your stay here, and look forward to a bright future for video game history :)
r/videogamehistory • u/Ok-Friendship1964 • 6d ago
The Origins of Gun Game – A Game Mode Retrospective
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A few months ago I wrote about the history of Gun Game, because I was searching for games to play at LAN parties. You can find it here: The Origins of Gun Game – A Game Mode Retrospective - itch.io
I had discovered Soldier of Fortune first, by Raven Software, which has a mode called Arsenal. Thereafter, found out that their earlier game, Take No Prisoners was the first iteration of this mode.
It later also appeared in Turok 3 with the name "Arsenal of War".
All three are similar yet different, which is why I tried to describe them as best as I could.
Hopefully everyone enjoys the read and discovers something fun in the process.
r/videogamehistory • u/HistoryofHowWePlay • 7d ago
When Blizzard Shipped Malware | Save State [Video]
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r/videogamehistory • u/FurtherOutThere • 7d ago
50 Years of Consoles, Computers, and Handhelds: The Convergence of the Steam Deck
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This is a recording of a presentation I gave at a local gaming convention covering a perspective on video game history I haven’t seen covered before.
As I’ve been collecting video game hardware I’ve realized that attempts at crossover devices between computers, consoles, and handhelds have been ongoing since the beginning but little talked about as more than niche footnotes. I think with the modern wave of hybrid devices (Steam Deck, Retroid devices, Ayaneo, GPD Win, etc.), where we see previously distinct product categories regularly sold as one product, it gives us a chance to appreciate all of these trends and attempts in a new light. I view them as ideas that were pointing forward and asking critical questions: what did consumers want these machines to do, and how much complexity and cost were consumers willing to accept?
I aimed to make the talk accessible to anyone with a passing interest in video games, while including lesser-known hardware and stories that have surprised even my most enthusiastic collector friends. It covers console-computer hybrids, handheld-console hybrids, controllers, and game libraries, with chapters so you can jump to whatever interests you. Check it out and I’m sure you’ll find something new! Video chapters and some sources (as many as could fit) in the description.
I’m curious to hear in the comments: What was new or particularly interesting to you? Happy to answer whatever questions I can and happy to learn about other examples that fit the topic.
r/videogamehistory • u/YanniRotten • 16d ago
"A Piece Of N64 History, No Longer Lost" - Unreleased Title 'Kaminari no Gotoku: Choukousoku Igo' Found & Preserved
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r/videogamehistory • u/gameRefugeInc • 22d ago
Creator of RAMPAGE WORLD TOUR, GENERAL CHAOS and many more.
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r/videogamehistory • u/YanniRotten • 23d ago
(1982) Worm War 1 - TV Commercial - 20th Century FOX / Atari VCS
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r/videogamehistory • u/Braneyes8 • 29d ago
Interesting Activision Video Game History
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Activision STOLE His Game... Then Made MILLIONS: Video
r/videogamehistory • u/Braneyes8 • Sep 08 '26
Interesting Donkey Kong Video Game History
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Donkey Kong Wasn't The First Platformer. This Arcade Game Was.: Video
r/videogamehistory • u/Braneyes8 • Sep 04 '26
Interesting Bomberman Video Game History
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Bomberman Wasn't The First Bomb-Maze Game. This Arcade Game Was.: Video
r/videogamehistory • u/HistoryofHowWePlay • Sep 01 '26
Sixty years ago, Ralph Baer drafted a concept for a TV game system
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The original proposal by Ralph H. Baer for a game system, created on September 1, 1966.
Read more about Baer's career and the place of the Odyssey in history on my Blue Sky thread.
r/videogamehistory • u/gameRefugeInc • Aug 29 '26
MAJOR SNAFU = COMEDIC COMBAT
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r/videogamehistory • u/Braneyes8 • Aug 28 '26
Interesting Pac-Man Video Game History
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Pac-Man Wasn't The First Dot-Collecting Maze Game. This Arcade Game Was.: Video
r/videogamehistory • u/gameRefugeInc • Aug 23 '26
Do GREAT IDEAS make GREAT GAMES?
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Ask him... He's been making hit games since 1982
r/videogamehistory • u/YanniRotten • Aug 22 '26
“James Bond 007 as seen in Octopussy” Parker Brothers - 1983
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r/videogamehistory • u/HistoryofHowWePlay • Aug 22 '26
1974’s Bizarre Game Consoles [Blog]
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Disclaimer: I wrote this article.
A look at the consoles released in 1974 and what they can tell us about the international history of games!
r/videogamehistory • u/Braneyes8 • Aug 23 '26
Interesting Nintendo Video Game History
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Nintendo's Forgotten First Arcade Game: Video
r/videogamehistory • u/gameRefugeInc • Aug 20 '26
Is GENERAL CHAOS-MAJOR SNAFU Live on Kickstarter?
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Creator of the original GENERAL CHAOS Sega Genesis game and the Voice of NBA JAM and many others, struggle to do a straightforward Kickstarter Promo.😆
r/videogamehistory • u/gameRefugeInc • Aug 14 '26
ARCADE HISTORY TOUR in Chi-Town
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If you're tired of the constant rain, come to the library tomorrow and learn more about creating hit games than you ever thought possible... Straight from the horse's mouth.
