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Dec 2023
1h 44m

579: Writing About Video Game History

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About this episode
Jeremy Parish, Bob Mackey, Nadia Oxford, Stuart Gipp, and Kevin Bunch have one thing in common: They've published books about video game history. In this episode, they break down the work involved in making the magic happen.

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