First Contact | This Week in Video Game History Ep 39 Oct 12 – 18

<p>In 1958, a physicist built a tennis game for a lab open house, and people lined up to play. In 1985, Nintendo shipped 100,000 NES consoles to one city and made stores an offer they couldn&#39;t refuse. This week: how games first find their way to you.This week we&#39;re covering October 12th through October 18th, and every story is about first contact: the moment a game finally meets the people it was made for.The way games find us keeps changing. The feeling when they do never has. Save your game, nerds.Chapter Markers00:00 -- Cold Open — &quot;How does a game find its way to you?&quot;02:11 -- Theme by Shane Madani02:28 -- Intro — welcome + this week&#39;s lineup04:52 -- Timeline Intro05:00 -- Timeline: Computer Space (1971)06:43 -- Timeline: Sega CD (1992)08:13 -- Timeline: Age of Empires (1997)09:26 -- Timeline: Devil May Cry (2001)10:47 -- Timeline: Shadow of the Colossus (2005)12:20 -- Timeline: Dead Space (2008)14:09 -- Timeline: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009)15:47 -- Timeline: Four VR Headsets (2016–2024)17:29 -- Timeline: Marvel Snap (2022)18:40 -- Timeline: ROG Xbox Ally (2025)19:54 -- Deep Dive 1 — The Lab Open House (Tennis for Two)23:34 -- Deep Dive 2 — The 100,000-Unit Gamble (NES Test Launch)26:56 -- Deep Dive 3 — The Whole World at Once (Pokémon X &amp; Y)30:13 -- Outro + credits + next-week teaserVideo Credits**Timeline**- Computer Space — Computer Space (1971) - First video game with sound (Real Hardware) -- <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCN7DYdTA9kfyTg1LlLJZ-2A"> @ultimatehistoryofvideogame4160 </a> - Sega CD — Sega CD Console Startup (Model 1) -- <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC0khbeeii6H8gRDGgp9OSXg"> @Obsoletegaming </a> - Age of Empires — Age of Empires (Campaign Gameplay) -05-- <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC4USjeI-uT_0H9xx4F2edCg"> @ezezgame </a>- Devil May Cry — Devil May Cry - Gameplay PS2 HD 720P (PCSX2) -- <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCLC3kuN_2emyokGE4WStv6w"> @JohnGodGames </a>- Shadow of the Colossus — Shadow of the Colossus Playthrough Part 12 - Pelagia (No Commentary) -- <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCGTmPsqz-XZRhLVrTGHwbXw"> @Livershot_ </a>- Dead Space — Dead Space - w/ My Girlfriend - Chapter 7 - Part 2 -- <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCpqXJOEqGS-TCnazcHCo0rA"> @theRadBrad </a>- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves — Uncharted 2 Gameplay Walkthrough Part 1 (PS3) -- <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCJTWU5K7kl9EE109HBeoldA"> @G