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The Memory Machine #57 – The 70’s Video Arcade Game Preservation Society

The Memory Machine becomes a roundtable this week as four luminaries join Nate on the podcast to discuss the underappreciated world of 70’s arcade video games, and the trials and travails in having them properly preserved. Guests include such authors and creators as Ethan Johnson (The History of How We Play, Arcade Dreams), Kate Willaert… Read More The Memory Machine #57 – The 70’s Video Arcade Game Preservation Society

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The Memory Machine #52 – The Era of the Penny Arcade w/ Ethan Johnson

Arcade and video game historian Ethan Johnson joins Nate on this episode of the podcast to talk all about the penny arcades of the 1890’s to the 1920’s. That’s right, even before pinball! In the era of gaslight, vaudeville and the cylinder phonograph, automation came to public entertainment in the penny arcade. These establishments offered… Read More The Memory Machine #52 – The Era of the Penny Arcade w/ Ethan Johnson

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