You Are What You Eat
A look at the innovations and history of the Kirby series.
Artifact: Studios
The storied craftsmen that assemble our modern pop culture and their processes. Spanning Paramount Pictures to Rooster Teeth, mainstream and indie.
The Blue Bomber: Not Your Daddy’s Robot
A comprehensive look into the games in the Mega Man series and the innovations they have made.
Akumajo Dracula: When Goth Hit Japan
A look at the history and legacy of the infamous horror gaming franchise. This goes way beyond vampires.
Power Armor and Parasites
A look into the history of the revolutionary Metroid series and all of the games within.
Hyperfast Hedgehogs and Other Fauna
This week, we cross from Nintendo to Sega, picking up the chronicle of everyone’s favorite hedgehog.
Ballad of the Blue Bomber
A musical history of the Mega Man X and other spinoff franchises.
Some Assembly Required
Having poured over the “who,” “what” and “why” of this endeavor, we shift focus inward a bit towards the training, recruitment, revision of process which comprise “how.”
Princess, Prophecy and The Hero of Time
If the Mario series is Nintendo’s best-known line of games, the Zelda series isn’t far behind in terms of popularity and critical acclaim. From the NES to the Wii, The Legend of Zelda and its many sequels have rivaled the Mario series in terms of fan love.
Franchise Feature: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Welcome back to our look at the graphic design and evolution of games. Today we’ll discuss a retrospective of the various video games spawned under the TMNT franchise.
Blaxploitation Throwbacks
Representation matters, and how People of Color are represented in speculative fiction and pop culture matters even more. Join a former Naval electrician, father, cosplayer and African American public speaker as we look back at some significant (signifying?) central characters and their contexts.