Games & Game Development

Game history & retro gaming

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8 Bit & '8 Bitish' Graphics-Outside the Box

GDC Festival of Gaming
Picked by 13 · 2018–2026
Video frame: Reverse emulating the NES to give it SUPER POWERS!22:21

Reverse emulating the NES to give it SUPER POWERS!

suckerpinch
Picked by 12 · 2018–2025
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The Ultimate Game Boy Talk (33c3)

media.ccc.de
Picked by 10 · 2017–2026
Video frame: How Crash Bandicoot Hacked The Original Playstation | War Stories | Ars Technica31:37

How Crash Bandicoot Hacked The Original Playstation | War Stories | Ars Technica

Ars Technica
Picked by 13 · 2020–2026
Video frame: The Engoodening of No Man's Sky53:51

The Engoodening of No Man's Sky

Internet Historian
Picked by 9 · 2020–2025
Video frame: Computer program that learns to play classic NES games16:18

Computer program that learns to play classic NES games

suckerpinch
Picked by 9 · 2015–2025
Video frame: SNES Code Injection -- Flappy Bird in SMW6:31

SNES Code Injection -- Flappy Bird in SMW

SethBling
Picked by 9 · 2016–2025
Video frame: 'Diablo':  A Classic Game Postmortem1:17:43

'Diablo': A Classic Game Postmortem

GDC Festival of Gaming
Picked by 8 · 2018–2023
Video frame: FIXING the ENTIRE SM64 Source Code (INSANE N64 performance)18:20

FIXING the ENTIRE SM64 Source Code (INSANE N64 performance)

Kaze Emanuar
Picked by 7 · 2022–2025
Video frame: How we fit an NES game into 40 Kilobytes12:04

How we fit an NES game into 40 Kilobytes

Morphcat Games
Picked by 6 · 2019–2026
Video frame: Old pinball machines are amazingly complex50:09

Old pinball machines are amazingly complex

Technology Connections
Picked by 6 · 2023–2026
Video frame: Classic Game Postmortem: Sid Meier's Civilization1:02:15

Classic Game Postmortem: Sid Meier's Civilization

GDC Festival of Gaming
Picked by 4 · 2017–2021
Video frame: 2 1 1 Jason Scott   Rescuing The Prince of Persia from the sands of time52:47

2 1 1 Jason Scott Rescuing The Prince of Persia from the sands of time

Adrian Crenshaw
Picked by 3 · 2014–2026
Video frame: Classic Game Postmortem: Ultima Online59:47

Classic Game Postmortem: Ultima Online

GDC Festival of Gaming
Picked by 5 · 2018–2024
Video frame: "Games as a service" is fraud.1:15:54

"Games as a service" is fraud.

Accursed Farms
Picked by 5 · 2019–2024
Video frame: MC Frontalot - It Is Pitch Dark5:09

MC Frontalot - It Is Pitch Dark

MC Frontalot
Picked by 5 · 2012–2026
Video frame: GET LAMP: The Text Adventure Documentary2:01:18

GET LAMP: The Text Adventure Documentary

Google TechTalks
Picked by 5 · 2014–2026
Video frame: Doomed: The Embers of Amiga FPS14:37

Doomed: The Embers of Amiga FPS

Ahoy
Picked by 4 · 2015–2017
Video frame: The Road to PS552:45

The Road to PS5

PlayStation
Picked by 6 · 2020–2023
Video frame: How Prince of Persia Defeated Apple II's Memory Limitations | War Stories | Ars Technica20:49

How Prince of Persia Defeated Apple II's Memory Limitations | War Stories | Ars Technica

Ars Technica
Picked by 5 · 2020–2026
Video frame: How Myst Almost Couldn't Run on CD-ROM | War Stories | Ars Technica23:24

How Myst Almost Couldn't Run on CD-ROM | War Stories | Ars Technica

Ars Technica
Picked by 4 · 2020–2024
Video frame: The Making of: ROM City Rampage (Retro City Rampage)10:45

The Making of: ROM City Rampage (Retro City Rampage)

VblankEntertainment
Picked by 4 · 2014–2022
Video frame: Pitfall Classic Postmortem With David Crane Panel at GDC 2011 (Atari 2600)1:00:12

Pitfall Classic Postmortem With David Crane Panel at GDC 2011 (Atari 2600)

GameSpot
Picked by 4 · 2013–2025
Video frame: [TAS] Pokémon Yellow - Arbitrary Code Execution7:45

[TAS] Pokémon Yellow - Arbitrary Code Execution

MrWint
Picked by 4 · 2020–2025
Video frame: TiTAN - Overdrive 2 (RGB 50fps) - SEGA Mega Drive - Revision 2017 (1st Place)8:24

TiTAN - Overdrive 2 (RGB 50fps) - SEGA Mega Drive - Revision 2017 (1st Place)

Oerg866
Picked by 2 · 2017–2026
Video frame: Atari's Quadrascan Explained20:57

Atari's Quadrascan Explained

Retro Game Mechanics Explained
Picked by 3 · 2021–2026
Video frame: The First Video Game1:00:50

The First Video Game

Ahoy
Picked by 4 · 2020–2026
Video frame: RetroAhoy: The Secret of Monkey Island1:13:54

RetroAhoy: The Secret of Monkey Island

Ahoy
Picked by 3 · 2020–2022
Video frame: How Gamers Killed Ultima Online's Virtual Ecology | War Stories | Ars Technica7:24

How Gamers Killed Ultima Online's Virtual Ecology | War Stories | Ars Technica

Ars Technica
Picked by 3 · 2018–2026
Video frame: Did Nintendo really forget to Optimize Super Mario 64 ? | MVG13:14

Did Nintendo really forget to Optimize Super Mario 64 ? | MVG

Modern Vintage Gamer
Picked by 3 · 2020–2022
Video frame: [Epilepsy Warning] Choco Mountain: The History of Mario Kart 64's Most Infamous Track29:54

[Epilepsy Warning] Choco Mountain: The History of Mario Kart 64's Most Infamous Track

Summoning Salt
Picked by 3 · 2018
Video frame: Half-Life 2: 20th Anniversary Documentary2:01:18

Half-Life 2: 20th Anniversary Documentary

Valve
Picked by 3 · 2024–2025
Video frame: Alpha Centauri Quotes: Intro and Tech's 0-249:50

Alpha Centauri Quotes: Intro and Tech's 0-24

uvwar
Picked by 3 · 2016–2020
Video frame: QuakeCon 2011 - John Carmack Keynote1:26:39

QuakeCon 2011 - John Carmack Keynote

QuakeCon Official
Picked by 3 · 2011–2018
Video frame: Classic Game Postmortem: Fallout59:03

Classic Game Postmortem: Fallout

GDC Festival of Gaming
Picked by 3 · 2018–2025
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what did you do

Noodle
Picked by 3 · 2025–2026