Independent games researcher, Ethan Johnson. Preserving gaming history! Patreon: http://tinyurl.com/pdp5pdrj YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@play_history/videos Blog: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ Editor of Gaming Alexandriahttps://bsky.app/profile/playhistory.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/playhistory.bsky.social/post/3mrmzcwnpq22iI'll be giving one of the final talks at Save the Games this coming Thursday! Gonna be an exciting time and can't wait to meet so many peers and interesting people there! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:lsepostopnfac2jikulyopnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmzcwnpq22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/playhistory.bsky.social/post/3mrkphoua5k2vRounding up everything I need to do on the book before heading to Save the Games - it's an exciting but difficult time! I'm hoping to come back and return to regular routine with articles, videos, streams, and interviews - then building up to the book's release towards year's end.26 Jul 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:lsepostopnfac2jikulyopnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkphoua5k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/playhistory.bsky.social/post/3mrijakh2bs2hA preview of my upcoming Save the Games presentation.25 Jul 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:lsepostopnfac2jikulyopnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrijakh2bs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/playhistory.bsky.social/post/3mrae62dk4k2tOne week until the Save the Games conference is on! Big moment in my year. https://www.museumofplay.org/save-the-games-a-digital-preservation-symposium/ I'll be presenting as well as watching colleagues like @philsalv.bsky.social @sega-16.bsky.social @nathaniellockhart.bsky.social and @crespiguillermo.bsky.social !22 Jul 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:lsepostopnfac2jikulyopnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrae62dk4k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/playhistory.bsky.social/post/3mqx6tau7zs2nThe only Odyssey I'm interested in. (Okay that's a lie I just like a good joke)18 Jul 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:lsepostopnfac2jikulyopnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqx6tau7zs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/playhistory.bsky.social/post/3mqurhsoav22wI'm nearing the final edits of my Golden Age Arcade book and I've found I've come to use the en dash more and more. I hope no one accuses me of AI - I worked too hard and long on this book for that!17 Jul 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:lsepostopnfac2jikulyopnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqurhsoav22whttps://bsky.app/profile/playhistory.bsky.social/post/3mqpwryww6c25Bill Arkush is among the most fascinating technology people in early video games. He was one of Atari's key engineers in its first few years, became the defacto man for fixing arcade games through Kurz-Kasch and Kush 'n Stuff, and helped legitimize video games in coin-op.16 Jul 2026 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:lsepostopnfac2jikulyopnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpwryww6c25https://bsky.app/profile/playhistory.bsky.social/post/3mqdevkehwc2wIn my diving into newspapers, I often like to search for early instances of "electronic game". I found what was likely the first ever instance of the term widely publicized across the US in 1950. The game was electro-mechanical, but it's still a milestone for games created by high schoolers.11 Jul 2026 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:lsepostopnfac2jikulyopnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdevkehwc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/playhistory.bsky.social/post/3mqcstvwdks2w"One Take" @jasonschreier.bsky.social highlighting in today's video that game development is about solving problems and can never be as consistent as software. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMpM2gK_CFw In all my studying of this topic, interviewing people from the 50s to today, this remains true.10 Jul 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:lsepostopnfac2jikulyopnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcstvwdks2whttps://bsky.app/profile/playhistory.bsky.social/post/3mqabs65c7s2oLast night's readthrough is up on the VOD! We find just how many mistakes Kent can make with just a few typos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1OL53dYbYM Featuring @rerez.net doing a few voices as well.09 Jul 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:lsepostopnfac2jikulyopnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqabs65c7s2o