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The History of How We Play

Video game history, pontifications, and other ludic touches.

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The Video Game History Booklist

The Video Game History Book List is a chronological list of books in physical, digital, and webpage format which aspiring game researchers can use to find reading material related to the development and business of video games.

historyofhowweplay Game History 7 Comments August 27, 2020March 28, 2022 29 Minutes

Happy Gremlin Day! Announcements, Projects, and More

Where am I going with my future projects? Read along to find out.

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How Many Units Were Sold?: Playing the Numbers Game with Video Games

Why is it so hard to talk about sales numbers in the video game industry? Find out how almost every number you read for a successful video game is wrong.

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A Gremlin in Our Midst: Frank Fogleman’s Binder

The man behind Sega/Gremlin kept a wealth of documents that give us amazing insight into video game history.

historyofhowweplay Game History 4 Comments September 21, 2019October 14, 2021 2 Minutes

An Incomprehensible Run Down of Video Game Lawsuits

Court cases are immensely valuable for video game history. How do you access them, what are you looking for, and what amazing things can you find?

historyofhowweplay Game History Leave a comment June 25, 2019October 14, 2021 14 Minutes

First Music: The Mystery of the First Video Game Soundtrack

When did music first enter video games? It may not be what you read elsewhere...

historyofhowweplay Game History 11 Comments June 13, 2019October 14, 2021 3 Minutes

Chicago Legacy: Exploring Bally Manufacturing

Bally dominated the pinball era. Do they still dominate Chicago?

historyofhowweplay Chicago Legacy, Game History 4 Comments May 14, 2019October 14, 2021 3 Minutes

The Unreleased Games of Sega-Gremlin

Unreleased game from the mid 1980s being worked on at Sega! What sort of strange games emerged in the era of laserdisc?

historyofhowweplay Game History 4 Comments March 31, 2019October 14, 2021 14 Minutes

A Breakout Story

What role did the founders of Apple have in creating the game Breakout? When did it happen?

historyofhowweplay Game History 8 Comments December 29, 2018October 14, 2021 12 Minutes

Unofficial Slogans for Famous Game Publishers

Famous video game companies in history have a certain feel to them. What would it be like to describe them in one phrase?

historyofhowweplay Game History Leave a comment October 22, 2018October 14, 2021 22 Minutes

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