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Codex Rex
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Codex Rex: The Video Game History Podcast is a podcast where two friends hang out and tell each other stories about video game history and culture.
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Episode 36 – Neopets
Apr 1502:29:49Tap to summarizeThis episode we explore the internet phenomenon that was Neopets and discuss the strange directions that the brand has taken over the years. Then, Dachz adopts a Neopet of his own. Slides for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1E3Szw_165fgGTwtIpjwHDYLHyc4AJxQC7RZeC0cYyXw/ Sources for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h2GCtc1hGcLEpWl1tDD83bFgAb8ennjOJByUjfb9yBU/
Transcribe →Episode 35 – Chex Quest
Jul 2301:22:31Tap to summarizeTyler tells the story of Chex Quest, a game created as a breakfast cereal promotion that spawned a cult following. We also briefly discuss the strange link between cereal and pseudoscience movements in the late 1800s in the United States. Slides for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14ueOvpdYHGPi5GutoJcrCe5DXBuw_IokqYEDVwa7LN0/ Sources for this episode are available at: […]
Transcribe →Episode 34 – Daikatana
Jul 1604:26:32Tap to summarizeThis is the story of Daikatana, John Romero’s first game after leaving id Software, and what would become one of the largest commercial failures in the history of the gaming industry. This is the final episode of our six-part series about the developers at id Software. Slides for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1J3ITpqXEkGVX1PlTkK3ZSDVIXtdvBdGv-1TlXtSjCjg/ Sources […]
Transcribe →Episode 33 – Quake
Jul 902:59:02Tap to summarizeWe tell the story of Quake, the FPS that revolutionized online play, but had a troubled and turbulent development cycle. This is the fifth part in our continuing series about id Software. Slides for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LhM82lrs0AGfqC-wKjygbRt0BHF3HUDtcI19oLNggyE/ Sources for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kensnr9yXmavic2k_ckFAE2fQKP416tiAutp0H4Sx18/
Transcribe →Episode 32 – DOOM
Jul 202:47:18Tap to summarizeListen to the tale of DOOM, a demon-filled and gory shooter that fundamentally changed the course of gaming forever. This is the fourth part in our continuing series about id Software. Slides for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17q7ONAAR0GNGNIGUAY_GMvEvgQx5Tpuh9o_8ZfixXik/ Sources for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kensnr9yXmavic2k_ckFAE2fQKP416tiAutp0H4Sx18/
Transcribe →Episode 31: Wolfenstein 3D
Jun 25, 202502:11:40Tap to summarizeIn this episode we discuss Wolfenstein 3D, a fast-paced and bloody game that is sometimes called the “grandfather of 3D shooters.” This is the third part in our continuing series about id Software. Slides for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UlRGeIfJFMH2TqPrSIelTiWBqpqK9jc1LGS2gBsBvAY Sources for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kensnr9yXmavic2k_ckFAE2fQKP416tiAutp0H4Sx18/
Transcribe →Episode 30: Commander Keen
Jun 18, 202502:17:38Tap to summarizeIn our continuing series about id Software, we speak about the creation of Commander Keen, a side scrolling game about a boy genius that would form the foundation for id’s future projects. Slides for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dLI9Fk-2FuSVQf6eHlug-1sqGywr1-FiH1Dj4IJr7BA/ Sources for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kensnr9yXmavic2k_ckFAE2fQKP416tiAutp0H4Sx18/
Transcribe →Episode 29: id Software – Prologue
Jun 11, 202503:13:00Tap to summarizeIn the first episode of a new series, Tyler tells Dachz stories of the people who founded id Software, including tales of industry legends John Romero and John Carmack, and the circumstances that brought them together. Slides for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/112baWGctB-5XTmyIkHZBg74jMWJnOtkCJpyg1HTNxEo/ Sources for this episode are available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kensnr9yXmavic2k_ckFAE2fQKP416tiAutp0H4Sx18/
Transcribe →Episode 28: Katamari Damacy
Feb 5, 202402:33:51Tap to summarizeTyler tells Dachz the story of Keita Takahashi, and how he created the cult classic Katamari Damacy. Then, the two discuss Takahashi’s career and his unique style of creating games. Sources for this episode can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g38WaV45gYBmooXl_ViJ3nyRtmZZNCgHSDpN8PurKQI/edit?usp=sharing
Transcribe →Interview: Louis Castle
Jan 28, 202401:33:58Tap to summarizeDachz and Tyler interview Louis Castle about his role in co-founding Westwood Studios and his contributions to the Command & Conquer series of real-time strategy games.
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