Oregon Trail Questions?
I'll be traveling up to Minnesota in June to speak with the creators of Oregon Trail. If you have some questions or comments, i'd love to share it with them. Just post below. Thanks!
2019-05-08 20:31:34 +0000 UTC View Post
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NEW VIDEO | The NES Hot Seat
Had to do some deep diving on this one, but it's kinda cool!
2019-04-18 18:37:49 +0000 UTC View PostUpdates (03/28/2019)
- Sonic's Secret Genesis Games goes live today!
- I have secured 2 interviews for the Oregon Trail episode. I'll be traveling up to Minnesota the 1st week of June to film them. This episode won't be done until the end of the year probably.
- I've started research for an episode on Link's Awakening. This is one of my favorite Zelda games and I think it will be a perfect topic since Nintendo is remaking the game!
- I have acquired an NES Hot Seat 2019-03-28 16:13:09 +0000 UTC View Post
New Video - Sonic's Secret Genesis Games
A huge thanks to LastPass for sponsoring the show this month, especially because I've been using it since 2008!
Hope you enjoy, and...on to the next!
2019-03-19 21:53:27 +0000 UTC View PostUpcoming Videos
Hello everyone!
For the past 2 weeks, I've been away. I attended the SoCal Retro Gaming Expo and had a blast! After that, I hopped on the plane to Michigan to visit my grandma. She just had back surgery so I stayed with her for a week to help in her recovery.
But now I'm back home and working on videos again! The next episode will be Sonic's Secret Genesis Games. I've done two of these kinds of videos before with Mario. Basically, I find all the games on the Genes...
2019-03-08 19:36:45 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VIDEO | The Aladdin Deck Enhancer
This episode was much more difficult to make than I realized, but I like how it turned out. The Deck Enhancer only works on an original NES, so I had to capture gameplay footage old school style! Really took me back to the glory days of 2009.
Anyways, hope you enjoy and let me know what you think!
2019-02-19 19:43:01 +0000 UTC View PostStill from the Aladdin Deck Enhancer episode
Did you know that I'm in Micro Machines?
This episode should be ready early next week for you all!
2019-02-14 23:48:03 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VIDEO! The Super Mario Land Series
Here's a rough cut of our latest episode! There will be quite a lot of changes visually, but the actual narration will stay the same. Either way, hope you enjoy this one! I absolutely love these games so it was fun to make.
2019-01-15 15:35:24 +0000 UTC View PostHappy New Year! Here is what we are working on
Hello!
Just thought I would give you all the first update of 2019!
Super Mario Land Retrospective - This video is done (on my end anyway). It's currently being edited by our new editor! It will be posted here as soon we wrap it up.
New Editor? - Yes, I have finally decided to hire an editor! This has been a huge help already, as I'm working on 2 more videos while the Super Mario Land episode gets edited. If you didn't know, I have edit...
2019-01-09 23:26:12 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Holidays & Happy New Year!
Wherever you may be this year or however you may be celebrating, I hope you have a wonderful holiday! Thanks so much for your support this year and helping make these videos a reality.
The script for the Super Mario Land series retrospective is done and all the footage has been recorded!
We are also going to hire an editor so we can increase our output.
Thanks and see you in the New Year!
2018-12-23 15:27:59 +0000 UTC View PostPunch-Out is Done! Here's What Is Coming Next...
Hi everyone!
The Story of Punch-Out!! is officially done. If you haven't seen it, here is a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAwM-lCI4YU
Thank you to everyone for your patience while this video was made.
For our next big episode, we want to incorporate sit-down interviews into the video. ...
2018-12-05 18:18:44 +0000 UTC View PostNEW VIDEO - The Story of Punch-Out!!
Here it is (finally!). I still have a few edits to make, but it is essentially done. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. Thank you and enjoy.
2018-11-29 00:17:12 +0000 UTC View PostSick for the Holidays
Hello everyone,
Inspired by the band "Disturbed", my body decided to get 'down with sickness.' While editing the Punch-Out video Friday night, I was struck with the chills. I quickly had a fever, and I have been in bed ever since. Not really sure what is going on, so I'll be going to the doctor tomorrow.
Unfortunately, this means I can't give you guys a preview of Punch-Out just yet. It will have to wait until after the holiday week. I'm going to see family so I'll be away from edi...
2018-11-18 23:09:39 +0000 UTC View PostMore Punch-Out Progress & Release Date
Hello everyone
Apologies for missing last weeks post! I've been grinding away at this episode. I thought I would share something new: A custom animation! We worked with Studio Goblin to create this awesome animation for the video.
I hope to have a rough edit of the Punch-Out episode done by Sunday and available to watch on Patreon.
After that, it's Thanksgiving week! Once the holidays are over, I'll clean up the edit and send it to YouTube.
Thanks...
2018-11-15 00:50:49 +0000 UTC View PostPunch-Out Timeline
Here's a look at the current timeline. There are 6 parts. This is part 1 & 2. I'm anticipating maybe a.....40 minute runtime?
Also, here is an illustration from the talented jetpackbraggin, who will be providing a few scenes for this video.
Portland Pickups, Rare Images, Punch-Out Progress
This weeks image features a Famicom testing / assembly line. I got this picture from a German video game magazine while researching Punch-Out.
Portland Retro Gaming Expo!
I just returned from Portland Retro Gaming Expo! This year was, once again, a blast. The NES Museum...
2018-10-24 18:29:25 +0000 UTC View PostPunch-Out Preview & Portland Retro Gaming Expo!
Welcome back to The Weekly Wednesday! This will be the last time the posts are named "The Weekly Wednesday." For one, I realized the name doesn't really make sense. And two, I think it would be more helpful if the title of the post reflected the content! Anyway, lets get down to business.
Punch-Out Preview
If you look above, I have posted a rough intro to the Punch-Out episode! Editing is underway, and I'm going all out on this episode. New editing techniques,...
2018-10-17 16:52:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe Weekly Wednesday (October 3rd, 2018)
Welcome back to The Weekly Wednesday! This weeks header image features former pro wrestler Davey Boy Smith playing some Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Punch-Out script is done
The script is finished. We are going through the editing process right now! My wife, Kristin, helps me edit these scripts. Sometimes they are easy edits, but sometimes we butt heads. Not sure ho...
2018-10-11 01:51:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe Weekly Wednesday (October 3rd, 2018)
Welcome back to The Weekly Wednesday! This weeks header image is from the manual for Uninvited on the Apple Macintosh. It's October, so I have spooky games on my mind. What's your favorite scary game? Let me know in the comments.
The Winner of the T-Shirt Giveaway is....
The winner is Bruce Heather Jr! Send me a message with your size and address and ...
2018-10-03 23:42:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe Weekly Wednesday (September 26th, 2018)
Welcome back to The Weekly Wednesday! This week's header image comes to us from the twitter account of fellow historian, Frank Cifaldi! This is the cover to some bootleg NES game. This is definitely my kind of aesthetic. Make sure you give Frank a follow - http://www.twitter.com/frankcifaldi
There's a new ep...
2018-09-26 19:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Nike Sued Sega | Gaming Historian
Here's a brand new episode!
This was originally a "Today in Video Game History" video on Facebook. We took the script, expanded on it, and recorded all new narration,
new editing, music, and more!
This episode is also sponsored by Audible. I've used Audible for a few years now, so it was a no-brainer for me when they offered to sponsor an episode. Sponsored videos also take tremendous pressure off of us when working on longer-form episodes.
... 2018-09-23 20:14:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe Weekly Wednesday (September 19th, 2018)
Welcome back to The Weekly Wednesday! Today's header image is from the cover of Power Punch II on the NES. I have a few things to say about this game...
Hey, you actually posted on Wednesday this week!
It's true!
Ok so....what's the deal with Power Punch II?
I spent pretty much all day yesterday researching Power Punch II,...
2018-09-19 17:01:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe Weekly Wednesday (September 12th, 2018)
Welcome back to The Weekly Wednesday! This weeks image is an illustration from a Mario Quiz Card. These were published by Atlas Editions in the mid 90's.
You know it's Friday....right?
Whoops! I had started this post as a draft and said to myself "i'll publish it tonight." My bad!
So who won the giveaway?
The winner of the givea...
2018-09-14 14:54:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe Weekly Wednesday (September 5th, 2018)
Welcome to The Weekly Wednesday!
This is our brand new, weekly post to catch you up on all things Gaming Historian. To celebrate this monumental occasion, we will be having a GIVEAWAY! To enter, simply comment on this post.
The History of Punch-Out!!
This is our next episode. Research is just about done. All footage and b-roll has been recorded. I al...
2018-09-06 00:55:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe Story of Spyro the Dragon
Here's a brand new, 30-minute video on one of my favorite PS1 games, Spyro the Dragon. This talks about not only the history of Spyro, but the history of Insomniac Games as well.
Still have a few more edits to make (mostly end credits and some audio stuff), but this is the full video. Enjoy and thank you for your continued support!
2018-08-16 22:51:25 +0000 UTC View PostGoing Forward
Hello everyone. This will be a rambling post so please forgive if this just seems like word vomit.
At the beginning of the year, my hope was to make more episodes. But as the year has progressed, I'm feeling a little different. I'm really just more interested in challenging myself and making more engaging, long-form content.
Looking at YouTube analytics, it seems as though viewers feel the same way. Consistently, the top ranked videos are always long form videos. Tetris, ROB ...
2018-07-22 15:54:36 +0000 UTC View PostNew Episode & Updates
I was hoping to post this yesterday, but I ran into a major issue that forced me to re-record A LOT of footage last minute. Apologies for that! I just learned about this ports recently and found it fascinating. Hope you find it interesting too!
Punch-Out!! Episode: A few weeks ago, I took a visit to the Galloping Ghost Arcade to record footage of the Punch-Out!! and Super Punch-Out!! arcade machines. I also recorded a few rare cabinets as well.
I was also able to i...
2018-06-29 18:40:18 +0000 UTC View PostSEGA 32X
We had this script pretty much done for awhile, so we decided to finally go ahead and make the episode. While the 32X was a mistake, I did gain a little appreciation for the add-on when making the episode. Tempo is a fun 32X game!
As always, your feedback is appreciated. Thanks for watching!
2018-05-31 03:04:26 +0000 UTC View PostJerry Momoda Q&A!
You guys had questions...here are the answers! I asked former Nintendo employee Jerry Momoda your questions. Here is what he had to say. Several questions he didn't know the answer to, so I left those out of here.
Anything they had to leave out of the game due to limitations?
Genyo Takeda was very organized. They were big on design - they knew exactly what they had to work with. Knew what they could get out of the hardware. Games usually did n...
2018-05-18 19:27:32 +0000 UTC View PostVIDEO - How I Clean Retro Games
Hoping to get out some shorter videos while I work on the longer ones, like Punch-Out!! Just want to make sure the flow of content is good, like a...waterfall, I guess? Anyway, enjoy!
2018-05-11 01:43:37 +0000 UTC View Post