Memory Card: The History of Video Games
Welcome to Memory Card: The History of Video Games. This chronological docuseries aims to tell the complete story of video games through a microscope to tell the stories of the history and influential video games throughout history. While there will be plenty of stories on Mario, Sonic, Tomb Raider, etc., we’ll also focus on the obscure corners of video game history. From consoles to games to historical moments to popular influencers, this series aims to tell it all. I hope you enjoy and keep an eye out for new episodes weekly!
Episodes
In this episode we touch on the early days of the legendary video game company, Atari!
In this episode we discuss one of the first coin-operated arcade games, Galaxy Game developed by Bill Pitts and Hugh Tuck.
In this episode, we discuss the first commercial arcade video game in history. We also discuss Nolan Bushnell, an important figure in the history of video games.
In this episode we discuss PLATO mainframe games as we continue our chronological look into gaming history.
Today, we take a look at several mainframe games including Hunt the Wumpus, Empire, and Colossal Cave Adventure.
Today, we look at Star Trek (1971) and Super Star Trek and the complicated history of the first Star Trek video games to be created.
Today, we look at The Sumerian Game and although it is often forgotten in video game history, it still holds a lot of significance that needs to be explored.
Today we take a look at one of the first commercially successful games, The Oregon Trail, and the story behind it.
In this first episode of Memory Card: The History of Video Games, we'll look at the very beginning aka the "Stone Age" of video games. What do you think is the first video game?
I can't list out all my sources with a limited description but I want to thank all of my sources, I could not make this without any of them!
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