To close out Season 2, I was so pleased to speak with my Aunt Dawn about her time reconnecting with family playing Tiger Woods PGA Tour for the Wii. This is some of the most personal history of games to me, so I hope you like it too because it

19 - Pat Baer plays DDR

Feb 22nd, 2021 40m 58s

Comedian, streamer, and pal of mine, Pat Baer joins me to chat impressing cousins, importing games, and booking shows while we play DDR songs in Stepmania. (So if you hear any stomping, that's me playing DDR for an hour while interviewing a gue

18 - Samit Sarkar plays NHL 95

Feb 15th, 2021 45m 4s

This week Samit Sarkar, front page editor of Polygon and all-round sports fanatic, joins me to play some classic NHL 95 while we talk getting the most of out a game, luck and happenstance, and unions (spoiler: They're great!).

17 - Gino Grieco plays Final Fantasy IX

Feb 8th, 2021 46m 46s

We're joined by my good friend Gino Grieco this week to get deep into Final Fantasy storylines while reminiscing about bad parties, apple picking, and debate clubs.

16 - Ty Galiz-Rowe plays Kingdom Hearts 2

Feb 1st, 2021 37m 37s

We got an EIC in the house this week with Ty Galiz-Rowe from Uppercut Crit bringing all the Kingdom Hearts knowledge to blast my brain into smithereens from Goofy's death (and quick revival) to blowing up eels and so much more.

15 - Luiza Tanaka plays World of Warcraft

Jan 25th, 2021 50m 8s

This week Luiza Tanaka puts a pause on creating mind-blowing environments for Singularity 6 and joins me to play World of Warcraft while we talk long-distance friends, languages, and believing in yourself.

14 - Aerial_Knight plays Pokémon Gold

Jan 18th, 2021 42m 22s

Indie dev Aerial_Knight joins me this week to play a little Pokémon Gold for the GameBoy Colour while we chat Rugrats, sneaky gaming, and making opportunities for yourself.

13 - Ben Wilson plays Micro Machines V3

Jan 11th, 2021 44m 38s

Season 2 is here and the guests are poppin'! This week I'm joined by Ben Wilson. Creative producer at Die Guten Fabrik, Ben shares some time with me to play Micro Machines V3 for the PS1 while we chat brother hijinks, half-lives and conkers.

12 - Eric plays Grand Theft Auto 2

Dec 21st, 2020 38m 24s

A change of pace this week, Robyn guest hosts to interview me, Eric! I wanted to share some of my personal history of games so you can know me better as we travel through the personal history books together.

11 - Robyn plays Pokémon Snap

Dec 14th, 2020 36m 18s

I liked this week’s guest so much, I married her! That’s right, we’re joined by fellow podcast producer/host Robyn to play Pokémon Snap and chat about lifelong friends, DDR, and working at arcades.

10 - Melissa Coleman plays Animal Crossing

Dec 7th, 2020 44m 26s

This week Melissa Coleman, character artist at Insomniac Games, joins me to talk Costco rotisserie chickens, being an indoor kid, and the nightmare that is Kingdom Hearts while we play Animal Crossing for the GameCube.

09 - Gabby plays Crash Bandicoot Warped

Nov 30th, 2020 24m 41s

This week I'm joined by actor/friend of the show Gabby play Crash Bandicoot Warped while talking about family gaming, learning English & cheat code books.

08 - Tom Francis plays Morrowind

Nov 23rd, 2020 29m 24s

My final guest from PAX West 2019, developer, writer, and programmer Tom Francis joins me to play Morrowind while we talk reptiles, game design, and working publicly.

07 - Sarah Elmaleh plays Full Throttle

Nov 16th, 2020 28m 21s

At PAX West 2019 I sat down with voice actor extraordinaire Sarah Elmaleh to play Full Throttle while discussing acting, New York City, and making a career for yourself.

06 - Jordan plays 1080 Snowboarding

Nov 9th, 2020 47m 20s

This week my best friend Jordan and I play 1080 Snowboarding for the N64 and talk about big dad moves, sibling gaming, and dropped sheet-cakes.

05 - Kate Welch plays Sam & Max

Nov 2nd, 2020 38m 50s

Back again from PAX West 2019, Secret Door’s Kate Welch stops by to point, click, talk sandboxes, Lord of the Rings, and more!

04 - Shareef Jackson plays Combat

Oct 26th, 2020 34m 23s

This week gaming professor/STEM diversity advocate Shareef Jackson and I play Combat for Atari 2600 while we talk about arcades, teaching what you see, & how many bounces is too many.

03 - Kate Stark plays Final Fantasy VII

Oct 19th, 2020 24m 53s

In this episode streamer/co-host of Talk Guys Kate Stark and I sit down to play Final Fantasy VII while talking about supportive parents, positive communities, & 90 Day Fiancé.

02 - Amy plays Super Mario Land 2

Oct 12th, 2020 33m 34s

This episode I’m joined by actor and friend of the show Amy (@ChickpeaPlays)! She was kind enough to share Mario Land 2 for the GameBoy with us as we talked about private gaming, public gaming, and logophobia.

01 - Danny O'Dwyer Plays Fifa 19

Oct 12th, 2020 32m 20s

For our premiere episode we go to the Premier League with founder of NoClip Danny O’Dwyer (@dannyodwyer)! I was lucky enough to sit down with Danny during PAX West 2019 to talk family competition, video production, and babies while we duke it o

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Trailer for The (Personal) History of Games

Oct 5th, 2020 1m 25s

Here is a preview trailer for our brand new video game/interview podcast launching October 12th! The (Personal) History of Games is here to bring you stories from various people from all walks of life as we gather their personal stories and sha

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