Computer Game Evolution

About Computer Game Evolution

A journey through many years (and occasionally centuries) to find out who is responsible for modern computer and video games. May contain balls, Napoleon Bonaparte, robots, organized crime, and the US Air Force.

Publisher

Tim

Category

history · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Jan 2021

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

65 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   3.40 Getting Tired of 'You'

   Games about looting a dungeon are not that well-suited for telling structured stories. But the first people to try to wrestle the medium into something else just did not care. Support the show

2. 

   15 Aug 2026

   3.39 Do It Yourself Construction Set

   We discover a field where if it's not from Wales, it's probably not worth your money. Support the show

3. 

   15 Jul 2026

   3.38 Caught in a Net Game

   The first "free-to-play" game, the first dailies, the first spawn camping strats pre-date public access to the internet by a lot. And the creators of Japan's first TRPGs are closer to modern developers than you might expect. Support the show

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 15 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

10

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51