Episode CDLXII: The Video Game Crash of 1983

Episode CDLXII: The Video Game Crash of 1983
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If you are from Generation X, the early days of video games defined your youth. First pong, then Atari, then the dawn of computer games was part of our story. If you are a Millennial, this all seems like ancient history.

Why is that?

Join Ty and RD as they discuss the event that defined what video games were, and what they would eventually become. The 1983 Video Game Crash.

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Episode CDXLVII: 2025 Year in Review - Sports, Music, Video Games, Books, and Podcasts

Episode CDXLVII: 2025 Year in Review - Sports, Music, Video Games, Books, and Podcasts
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What were our favorite sports, music, video games, books, and podcasts in 2025? What were some of our not so favorite of those things. Join Ty and RD to find out.

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Episode CCCXCIX: History of Electronic and Video Football Games

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Episode CCCXCIX: History of Electronic and Video Football Games
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In post World War II America, kids played football at home on a vibrating board. It was great. Twenty years later students at Dartmouth could simulate an entire football game on a computer that filled a room. It was still great. Today we play football from our couches with the best graphics, the most complex play books, and the ability to play the game with EA sports latest offering.

Join Ty and RD as the go through the history of football games starting with Electric Football and ending with modern day Madden and College Football games.

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Episode CCCXCIV: The Wildest Video Game Controllers of All Time

Episode CCCXCIV: The Wildest Video Game Controllers of All Time
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The controller for our video games allows us to immerse in the world of the game. Most of the time we use the regular controller because that is what works. Sometimes the games have special controllers that make the experience more immersive. Let's talk about those controllers.

Join Ty and RD as they look at some of the wildest video game controllers ranging from a piece of wood to a very competent vibrator.

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Episode CCCLI: An Oral History of Erotic Video Games

Episode CCLI: An Oral History of Erotic Video Games
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Video games were sold as kids toys, but adults also enjoyed them. Where are the games for sexual curious mature people? They have been there since the beginning, and where they are today is quite interesting.

Join Ty and RD as the chronicle the history of adult/erotic video games.

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