Gaming Historian

Season 2014

The Gaming Historian is a documentary series all about the history of video games.

Where to Watch Season 2014

11 Episodes

  • Sega Genesis 3 (MK-1461)
    E1
    Sega Genesis 3 (MK-1461)Gaming Historian gives a complete overview of the Sega Genesis 3 (MK-1461). Released near the end of the Genesis era, Majesco's Genesis 3 was small and light, but lacked other features of the previous models.
  • NES Remix (Wii U) Review
    E2
    NES Remix (Wii U) ReviewA review of NES Remix on the Wii U. NES Remix takes many of your classics NES games and puts a new twist on them. But is this downloadable Wii U title worth picking up?
  • Sega Dreamcast
    E3
    Sega DreamcastGaming Historian provides a complete history of the Sega Dreamcast. Sega's last console was pretty awesome, but a variety of reasons caused it to ultimately die sooner than expected. Find out more!
  • Virtual Boy
    E4
    Virtual BoyGaming Historian gives the complete history of the Virtual Boy. Released in 1995 by Nintendo, the Virtual Boy was supposed to change video games. Instead, it became one of the worst selling consoles of all time.
  • The Atari Landfill Myth
    E5
    The Atari Landfill MythGaming Historian tackles the Atari landfill myth. Recently, the Atari landfill was uncovered in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Back in 1983, Atari cleared out their El Paso, TX plant and dumped a bunch of their product into a landfill. The actual dumping of product is not legend, Atari even admitted they did it back in 1983. The real legend was that they dumped nothing but ET cartridges. This excavation proved it was exactly what Atari said it was over 30 years ago.
  • Mario's Secret NES Games
    E6
    Mario's Secret NES GamesGaming Historian goes over Mario's Secret NES Games. Back in the early days of the NES, Mario was just another character. Learn about all the games he snuck into on the console.
  • Nintendo's 125th Birthday
    E7
    Nintendo's 125th BirthdayTo celebrate Nintendo's 125th birthday, Gaming Historian takes you way back to lay the groundwork for what would become the most important video game company in the world.
  • Sega Master System Encyclopedia Review
    E8
    Sega Master System Encyclopedia ReviewGaming Historian reviews the Sega Master System Encyclopedia. Is this a worthy book to add to your library?
  • Genji (PS2): Fact or Fiction?
    E9
    Genji (PS2): Fact or Fiction?Genji: Dawn of the Samurai is an action game on the PS2 that is loosely based on the Tale of Heike. How accurate is it? Gaming Historian wants to know!
  • History of Super Smash Bros. (Part 1)
    E10
    History of Super Smash Bros. (Part 1)Gaming Historian tackles the history of Super Smash Bros, one of the most popular fighting games of all time. How did it go from a side project to a full fledged franchise? This episode covers Super Smash Bros & Super Smash Bros. Melee.
  • History of Super Smash Bros. (Part 2)
    E11
    History of Super Smash Bros. (Part 2)Gaming Historian continues the history of Super Smash Bros. After completing Melee under heavy stress, Sakurai left HAL Laboratory to form his own company, Sora. But an old friend was about to make a surprising announcement.

 

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