Miyamoto’s Quote, Pac-Man, E3, and the Role of Hype Culture in Video Game History

How we expect games now is not how we expected them before the dawn of the modern hype cycle.

2021, The Losses

Here are five game industry figures who deserve to have their names ring in remembrance.

Home to the Arcade: A Perfect Translation

The arcade experience at home? Why not the home experience in the arcade?

David Rosen of Sega and His Vision for Arcade Games

David Rosen wasn't a prophet, but he was right about a lot of things.

Galaxian: The Hardware That Changed Video Games

Without Galaxian we may not have had the NES. We may not have had pixel art as we recognize it. What so special about this shoot 'em up?

Happy Gremlin Day! Announcements, Projects, and More

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

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.

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...

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?

How Do You Make a Game? Part 2: Development Tools

What does a game development environment look like? How do developers go from an idea to a reality? A look inside the hardware that makes it all possible.