The Arcade Report

A long form analytical history podcast focused on the video game industry, but it’s good!

Episodes

Jun 23, 2022

29 min

This is the freeform, off-the-cuff discussion of making the show episode by episode. Here I talk about trying to get the podcast together, stories about my time with the Game Boy Color, and a struggling need to defeat a 28-year-old edgelord in a gentleman's duel of Pokemon.

Jun 23, 2022

44 min

With the leading handheld console leading the end of the 90s and early 00s gaming market, the Game Boy Color comes with a load of variety (and very specifically a bunch of colors)! What does Gunpei Yakoi, high color mode, and a goose have in common? This episode tells you everything you need to know about Nintendo's prized gem!
 
Sources: 
Iwata Asks, script; iwataasks.Nintendo.com
Game Boy Color history composites; Elly Awesome, Kelsey Lewin, Scott the Woz, Modern Vintage Gamer (Youtube excerpts)
Game Boy Color Hardware Technical Information; Nintendo.co.jp (Translated)
Game Boy Color Accessories; Bulbapedia.com
"Get Into It!" Commercial Ad footage, US; Games Radar (Youtube excerpts)
Game Boy Color Commercial Advertisements, Japan; 83ChrisAaron (Youtube excerpts)
Game Boy Color Sales Figure Estimates; Bandit2 (Reddit)
Produced by Tyler Vittitow (@TwoTimesTyler)
Intro and Outro music is "Nightshade" by AdhesiveWombat
The Arcade Report is a Final Plank Media (@FinalPlank) production that produces several quality podcasts focused on entertainment. Check us out at https://www.finalplank.com/!

Episode #0: Me

Jun 10, 2022

Jun 10, 2022

9 min

This is the episode where I freak out about trying to make this season of information while giving the world's shortest biography.
 
Sources:
William Higinbotham, APS News; tinyurl.com/2p6zy26n
Zion Marketing Research; prnewswire.com
Tyler Vittitow; twitter.com/twotimestyler
 
Music by; AdhesiveWombat
 

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