Playing With The Past Samantha
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Playing with the Past is a podcast that takes a look at the history in games.
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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. -
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.
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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. -
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. -
Northgard: A Brief History of Viking Ships
These ships and their high speeds were a cornerstone of the Viking hit-and-run raiding technique.
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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
Customer Reviews
Scholarly but not boring
Who knew the many ways that dragons – or, at least, our concept of dragons – have evolved over time. Very interesting.
Awesome Take
Samantha has such a fresh insight into a topic that could be so boring! It’s interesting, engaging and not to mention just awesome to listen to in general.
Dragon Insights
This podcast was a fresh take on dragons and how their perception in our culture has changed over centuries. I really liked the tie-in to video games; a thought-provoking approach!