Arcadology: Video Game History and Design

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The Joy in Melancholy

Spoiler Warning: This podcast contains spoilers for Red Dead Redemption 2, Doki Doki Literature Club, The Last Guardian, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, and Mother 3 In this episode, we took a look at how Melancholy can provide release and catharsis for video game players. Personal stories about their favorite moments come from Dylan Perry [http://bit.ly/DParc12], Lady Pelvic [http://bit.ly/LParc12], Max Marriner [http://bit.ly/MMarc12], Kate Kadowaki [http://bit.ly/LTNarc12], and Megabite [http://bit.ly/MBarc12].

The Development of Faith

Independent game development is hard. Like any creative endeavor it involves pushing yourself for months, or years. And in the end, there’s no guarantee that it will connect with the audience. Littered across the various video game storefronts are small games, put together by people hoping to connect with others through play. A seldom few find success, and those that do, often find it in niche’s that are starved for attention… On today’s episode, we spoke to Airdorf, the developer of Faith about his growth as a developer, the Satanic Panic, as well as his own personal faith. Welcome to Arcadology. If you enjoy this video, give some thought to joining my Patreon. Money earned through Patreon will help me produce higher quality content, more frequently, so if you have the means, please consider. https://www.patreon.com/arcadology

ARC 10: The History of Super Mario Bros. 2

In this episode, I go over the History of Super Mario Bros. 2 in celebration of the game's 30th anniversary. Check out the video version of the episode on my channel, youtube.com/arcadology.

ARC 9: How did Nintendo End Up with Tetris?

In the late 1980s, Tetris for the Game Boy ended up taking the world by storm. But how did Nintendo end up with the licensing for the Russian game? In this short episode I go over a brief history of the licensing, and legal battles surrounding Tetris. * Arcadology theme by:https://twitter.com/PAldousMusic [https://twitter.com/PAldousMusic] * Arcadology on the web:http://www.arcadology.net [http://www.arcadology.net/] * YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/arcadology [https://www.youtube.com/arcadology] * Twitter:https://www.twitter.com/arcadology [https://www.twitter.com/arcadology]