Computer Game Evolution

This is the most comprehensive podcast about gaming history you will ever find. It is informative, broad in scope, and funnier than it has any right to be. It bears similarities in its presentation with James Burke’s “Connections”, and traces a thoroughly interesting narrative of computer games back to its earliest ancestors. Well researched and fun!

The title sums it up. With the amount of research and time put into the podcast, I assume the author loves the subject, but as I’m working my way through Season 2, I’m noticing more and more the sarcastic and snarky tone; becoming distracting at times. The author also glosses over certain subjects, dismissing the motivations of people he is writing about as “bad” without fully researching the topic. Bottom line, a lot of fun to listen to, but sometimes I’d like to hear more history and less opinion…