The Nine Lives of Games Journalism

How to See the Profound Beauty in Gaming's Tiniest Details

This Week on Post Games: * Act 1: Try Not to Lose 100 Followers * Act 2: How to Look Closely at Gaming’s Little Details * Patreon Bonus: Getting Old as a Professional YouTuber Show Notes and Bonus Episodes: * Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games [http://www.post.games] * Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames [http://patreon.com/postgames] for only $5 Sponsors: * Incogni Deal: To get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan, go to incogni.com/postgames [http://incogni.com/postgames] * Factor Deal: Head to Factormeals.com/postgames50off [http://Factormeals.com/postgames50off] and use code postgames50off to get 50% off and free daily greens per box, with a new subscription only, while supplies last until 09/27/2026. (See website for more details). * Quince Deal: Refresh your everyday with luxury you'll actually use. Head to quince.com/POSTGAMES [http://quince.com/POSTGAMES] for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Guests: * Any Austin: Gaming YouTuber [https://www.youtube.com/@any_austin] * Closing Song: “He’s Out There” (Screaming Savage Blood Death [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2804040/Screaming_Savage_Blood_Death/]) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

The History (and Future) of Bubsy

This Week on Post Games: * Act 1: The History of Bubsy 2D * Act 1.5: The Case for Bubsy 3D * Act 2: The Making of Bubsy 4D * Patreon Bonus: The Bubsy Parody About Loving Modern Art * Act 3: The News of the Week Show Notes and Bonus Episodes: * Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games [http://www.post.games] * Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames [http://patreon.com/postgames] for only $5 Sponsors: * Incogni Deal: To get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan, go to incogni.com/postgames [http://incogni.com/postgames] * Factor Deal: Head to Factormeals.com/postgames50off [http://Factormeals.com/postgames50off] and use code postgames50off to get 50% off and free daily greens per box, with a new subscription only, while supplies last until 09/27/2026. (See website for more details). * Quince Deal: Refresh your everyday with luxury you'll actually use. Head to quince.com/POSTGAMES [http://quince.com/POSTGAMES] for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Guests: * Fabian Rastorfer and Ben Miller: co-leads of Fabraz, Bubsy 4D * Ben Esposito: Designer on Neon White, Donut County, and Bubsy 3D: Bubsy in * Evan Minsker: Proprietor, critic, and reporter at see/saw [https://see-saw.fun/] Closing Song: * “Techno Syndrome 2026” by Benjamin Wallfisch from Mortal Kombat 2: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Art & Music: * Logo and Show Art: James Bareham * Theme: Mark Sparling All interviews on Post Games are edited for concision and clarity. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

The History of The Legend of Zelda (1986)

Editor's Note: Hey Post Games listeners! It's Post Games' first anniversary. To celebrate, and to give myself some time to prep the summer episodes, I'm sharing one of the monthly Patreon-exclusive episodes. This is the history of the original The Legend of Zelda, featuring one of the series' foremost experts and historians. If you like this episode, you'll enjoy the rest of Past Games. Each month, I talk with a different expert about a game or moment celebrating an anniversary this year. Previous episodes include L.A. Noire with Tim Rogers, along with histories of Dark Souls and Animal Crossing with people who wrote the books on each. Subscribe at Patreon.com/PostGames [http://Patreon.com/PostGames] for $5 to get all that and more. This Week on Post Games: * Act 1: The Making of The Legend of Zelda * Act 2: The 30-Year Evolution of Zelda Games * Act 3: A History of the Zelda Fan Community Show Notes and Bonus Episodes: * Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games [http://www.post.games] * Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames [http://patreon.com/postgames] for only $5 Sponsors: * Incogni Deal: To get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan, go to incogni.com/postgames [http://incogni.com/postgames] * Factor Deal: Head to Factormeals.com/postgames50off [http://Factormeals.com/postgames50off] and use code postgames50off to get 50% off and free daily greens per box, with a new subscription only, while supplies last until 09/27/2026. (See website for more details). * Quince Deal: Refresh your everyday with luxury you'll actually use. Head to quince.com/POSTGAMES [http://quince.com/POSTGAMES] for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Guests: * Max Nichols: Game designer, educator, and operator of Hyrule Interviews [http://hyruleinterviews.com/] * Closing Song: “Boléro” Maurice Ravel [https://archive.org/details/ravel-bolero-manuel-rosenthal-dvg]. Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Parism. Conducted by Manuel Rosenthal Art & Music: * Logo and Show Art: James Bareham * Theme: Mark Sparling All interviews on Post Games are edited for concision and clarity. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

The Nine Lives of Games Journalism

You now have access to my recent talk at NYU Game Center, previously only heard by 200 or so people in downtown Brooklyn. The lecture, given last Thursday, is titled “The Nine Lives of Video Games Journalism [https://gamecenter.nyu.edu/event/nyu-game-center-lecture-series-presents-chris-plante/],” and in it, I suggest where the games media is heading by comparing the current trends to the past 50 years and the many publications that have come and gone. [The talk moves fast. I crammed about 90 minutes of lecture into an hour. So I’m making the Google Slides deck available for folks who’d like to follow along. You can find them at www.post.games [http://www.post.games]. I’ve also edited the audio to smooth the flow here and there. An unedited video version will be available on the NYU Game Center’s YouTube page [https://www.youtube.com/nyugamecenter] in the coming weeks.] Show Notes and Bonus Episodes: * Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games [http://www.post.games] * Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames [http://patreon.com/postgames] for only $5 Sponsors: * Incogni Deal: To get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan, go to incogni.com/postgames [http://incogni.com/postgames] * Factor Deal: Head to Factormeals.com/postgames50off [http://Factormeals.com/postgames50off] and use code postgames50off to get 50% off and free daily greens per box, with new subscription only, while supplies last until 09/27/2026. (See website for more details). * Quince Deal: Refresh your everyday with luxury you'll actually use. Head to quince.com/POSTGAMES [http://quince.com/POSTGAMES] for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Art & Music: * Logo and Show Art: James Bareham * Theme: Mark Sparling All interviews on Post Games are edited for concision and clarity. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

This Game Won’t Save the World*

This Week on Post Games: * Act 1: A Mini Golf Game at the Not-Quite End of the World * Act 2: Making Fun Games about Big Problems * Patreon Bonus: How to Stay Optimistic Show Notes and Bonus Episodes: * Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games [http://www.post.games] * Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames [http://patreon.com/postgames] for only $5 * INCOGNI Deal: To get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan, go to incogni.com/postgames [http://incogni.com/postgames] Guests: * Friedrich Kirschner: founder and Creative Director of Three More Years * Maria Cârstian: creative producer of Three More Years * Closing Song: “Nepturne” by 100 Rabbits (Oquoine) Art & Music: * Logo and Show Art: James Bareham * Theme: Mark Sparling All interviews on Post Games are edited for concision and clarity. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].