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Codex Rex: The Video Game History Podcast is a podcast where two friends hang out and tell each other stories about video game history and culture.

  1. 15 abr

    Episode 36 – Neopets

    This episode we explore the internet phenomenon that was Neopets and discuss the strange directions that the brand has taken over the years. Then, Dachz adopts a Neopet of his own. Slides for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1E3Szw_165fgGTwtIpjwHDYLHyc4AJxQC7RZeC0cYyXw/ Sources for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h2GCtc1hGcLEpWl1tDD83bFgAb8ennjOJByUjfb9yBU/

    2 h y 30 min

  2. 23/07/2025

    Episode 35 – Chex Quest

    Tyler tells the story of Chex Quest, a game created as a breakfast cereal promotion that spawned a cult following. We also briefly discuss the strange link between cereal and pseudoscience movements in the late 1800s in the United States. Slides for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14ueOvpdYHGPi5GutoJcrCe5DXBuw_IokqYEDVwa7LN0/ Sources for this episode are available at: […]

    1 h 23 min

  3. 16/07/2025

    Episode 34 – Daikatana

    This is the story of Daikatana, John Romero’s first game after leaving id Software, and what would become one of the largest commercial failures in the history of the gaming industry. This is the final episode of our six-part series about the developers at id Software. Slides for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1J3ITpqXEkGVX1PlTkK3ZSDVIXtdvBdGv-1TlXtSjCjg/ Sources […]

    4 h y 27 min

  4. 09/07/2025

    Episode 33 – Quake

    We tell the story of Quake, the FPS that revolutionized online play, but had a troubled and turbulent development cycle. This is the fifth part in our continuing series about id Software. Slides for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LhM82lrs0AGfqC-wKjygbRt0BHF3HUDtcI19oLNggyE/ Sources for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kensnr9yXmavic2k_ckFAE2fQKP416tiAutp0H4Sx18/

    2 h y 59 min

  5. 02/07/2025

    Episode 32 – DOOM

    Listen to the tale of DOOM, a demon-filled and gory shooter that fundamentally changed the course of gaming forever. This is the fourth part in our continuing series about id Software. Slides for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17q7ONAAR0GNGNIGUAY_GMvEvgQx5Tpuh9o_8ZfixXik/ Sources for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kensnr9yXmavic2k_ckFAE2fQKP416tiAutp0H4Sx18/

    2 h y 47 min

  6. 25/06/2025

    Episode 31: Wolfenstein 3D

    In this episode we discuss Wolfenstein 3D, a fast-paced and bloody game that is sometimes called the “grandfather of 3D shooters.” This is the third part in our continuing series about id Software. Slides for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UlRGeIfJFMH2TqPrSIelTiWBqpqK9jc1LGS2gBsBvAY Sources for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kensnr9yXmavic2k_ckFAE2fQKP416tiAutp0H4Sx18/

    2 h y 12 min

  7. 18/06/2025

    Episode 30: Commander Keen

    In our continuing series about id Software, we speak about the creation of Commander Keen, a side scrolling game about a boy genius that would form the foundation for id’s future projects. Slides for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dLI9Fk-2FuSVQf6eHlug-1sqGywr1-FiH1Dj4IJr7BA/ Sources for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kensnr9yXmavic2k_ckFAE2fQKP416tiAutp0H4Sx18/

    2 h y 18 min

  8. 11/06/2025

    Episode 29: id Software – Prologue

    In the first episode of a new series, Tyler tells Dachz stories of the people who founded id Software, including tales of industry legends John Romero and John Carmack, and the circumstances that brought them together. Slides for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/112baWGctB-5XTmyIkHZBg74jMWJnOtkCJpyg1HTNxEo/ Sources for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kensnr9yXmavic2k_ckFAE2fQKP416tiAutp0H4Sx18/

    3 h y 13 min
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Codex Rex: The Video Game History Podcast is a podcast where two friends hang out and tell each other stories about video game history and culture.

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  • Creador
    Codex Rex
  • Años de actividad
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodios
    37
  • Clasificación
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