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Computer Game Evolution

Author: Tim

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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.

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3.40 Getting Tired of 'You'

3.40 Getting Tired of 'You'

2026-10-1502:14:34

Games about looting a dungeon are not that well-suited for telling structured stories. But the first people to try to wrestle the medium into something else just did not care. Support the show
We discover a field where if it's not from Wales, it's probably not worth your money. Support the show
3.38 Caught in a Net Game

3.38 Caught in a Net Game

2026-07-1501:19:20

The first "free-to-play" game, the first dailies, the first spawn camping strats pre-date public access to the internet by a lot. And the creators of Japan's first TRPGs are closer to modern developers than you might expect. Support the show
3.37 Peak Performance

3.37 Peak Performance

2026-05-1501:47:07

The decade ends with big hits, bigger hits, and the biggest of them all. Not even gods are safe now. Support the show
The middle of the decade brings the first RPGs to reach a million sales, demon summoning, and caving for a cake. Support the show
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