This Week in Video Game History

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Where It All Began | TWIVGH Ep 33 (Aug 31 – Sep 6)

Where It All Began | TWIVGH Ep 33 (Aug 31 – Sep 6)30 aug21 min

<p>We&#39;re covering August 31st – September 6th by running the whole arc of the medium in one week — from the Magnavox Odyssey, the first home console ever sold, to Bethesda&#39;s thousand-planet Starfield. Along the way: our month-level rundown (Wizardry, the Sega Master System, Out Run, the TurboGrafx-16, the Atari Lynx, and Civilization), plus the brutal Ghosts &#39;n Goblins, the industry-rewiring Jetpack Joyride, a stacked week in 2013 (Outlast, Diablo III on console, Total War: Rome II), and Hideo Kojima&#39;s swan song, Metal Gear Solid V. Two deep dives: how mobile ate the world, and gaming&#39;s thirty-year VR fever dream. Be sure to save your game, nerds.</p><p>Chapter Markers</p><p></p><p>00:00 -- Cold Open — &quot;Imagine it&#39;s September, 1972…&quot;<br>01:24 -- Theme<br>01:41 -- Intro — welcome + this week&#39;s preview<br>02:40 -- Timeline Intro<br>02:49 -- Timeline: Ghosts &#39;n Goblins (Sept 5, 1985)<br>04:12 -- Timeline: Jetpack Joyride (Sept 1, 2011)<br>05:11 -- Timeline: Diablo 3 (console release) (Sept 3, 2013)<br>06:38 -- Timeline: Total War: Rome II (Sept 3, 2013)<br>07:53 -- Timeline: Outlast (Sept 4, 2013)<br>09:13 -- Timeline: Metal Gear Solid V (2015)<br>10:15 -- Timeline: Starfield (2023)<br>11:21 -- Deep Dive 1 — One More Run (how mobile ate the world)<br>12:39 -- Deep Dive 2 — Gaming&#39;s 30-Year VR Fever Dream<br>13:54 -- Monthly Round Up<br>14:22 -- Magnavox Odyssey<br>15:11 -- Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord<br>15:48 -- Sega Master System<br>16:06 -- Outrun<br>16:23 -- TurboGrafix-16<br>16:50 -- Atari Lynx<br>17:26 -- Sid Meiers Civilization<br>18:00 Outro + credits<br>19:37 Next time on… (Ep. 34 bumper) → sign-off</p><p></p>