Playing With The Past

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Playing With The Past Podcast

Playing with the Past is a podcast that takes a look at the history in games.

09/12/2022

Papers Please: The Power at Checkpoint Charlie

" One US soldier, who had been ordered to figure this out, actually hopped in a tank…." On today's episode, I am going discuss the game Papers Please and Checkpoint Charlie. Sources Checkpoint Charlie - Gate to Communism - U.S. Army in Cold War Berlin Video, 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Tk9iYbZI4. MacGregor, Iain. Checkpoint Charlie: The Cold War, The Berlin Wall, and the Most Dangerous Place On Earth. New York: Scribner, 2019. Roos, Dave. “How Germany Was Divided After World War II.” HISTORY. Accessed December 8, 2022. https://www.history.com/news/germany-divided-world-war-ii.

21 min
18/11/2022

A Few of my Favorite Things

In this episode, I do something a little different and talk about my top 5 favorite medievalisms in video games.

18 min
21/10/2022

Dracula: Impaler or Vampire

"One time he in 1462, he left thousands of impaled victims impaled on a field after retreating from a battle." In this episode, I discuss the actual Dracula who lived and two Dracula games. Sources mentioned in the episode. Florescu, Radu, and Raymond T. McNally. 1994. In Search Of Dracula: The History of Dracula and Vampires. Subsequent edition. Boston: Mariner Books.

16 min
07/10/2022

Zelda: The Art of Side Quests

"Lacy also uses the example of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, if you haven't watched it, stop listening and go watch." In this episode, I will discuss side quests in two Zelda games and side quests in some of the medieval romances. Sources mentioned in the episode. Howard, Jeff. 2008. Quests: Design, Theory, and History in Games and Narratives. 1st edition. A K Peters/CRC Press. Lacy, Norris J. 2000. “From Medieval to Post-Modern: The Arthurian Quest in France.” South Atlantic Review 65 (2): 114–33. https://doi.org/10.2307/3201814.

16 min
23/09/2022

Northgard: A Brief History of Viking Ships

These ships and their high speeds were a cornerstone of the Viking hit-and-run raiding technique. In this episode, I will discuss Viking ships and their use in the game Northgard.

15 min
09/09/2022

Crusader King III: Becoming King of England

"Things were not all sunshine and daisy, though." In this episode, I will discuss the game Crusader Kings III again, along with the formation of England as a nation during the middle ages. Sources mentioned in this episode: Magazine, Smithsonian, and Mary Rambaran-Olm Wade Erik. n.d. “The Many Myths of the Term ‘Anglo-Saxon.’” Smithsonian Magazine. Accessed September 1, 2022. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/many-myths-term-anglo-saxon-180978169/. Morris, Marc. 2021. The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England: 400 – 1066. Pegasus Books

20 min
26/08/2022

Sheriff of Nottingham and Robin Hood

"There are giant sacks of gold in the castle." In this episode, I will discuss the Sheriff of Nottingham board game and a brief history of the Robin Hood stories. Sources mentioned in the episode. Baldwin, David. 2012. Robin Hood: The English Outlaw Unmasked. Amberley Publishing.

16 min
12/08/2022

Coup D'etat

"After continuing to be an absolutely heinous person he was assassinated." In this episode I discuss the board game Coup and Maximilian Robespierre and Rafael Trujillo along with the coups both men were involved in. Sources mentioned in this episode “Coup.” n.d. BoardGameGeek. Accessed August 3, 2022. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/131357/coup. “Definition of COUP D’ÉTAT.” n.d. Accessed August 2, 2022. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coup+d%27%C3%A9tat.

26 min

16/08/2021

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Playing With The Past

16/08/2021

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Playing with the Past is a podcast that takes a look at the history in games.

Creator

Samantha
Years Active

2021 - 2022
Episodes

32
Rating

Explicit
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Playing With The Past