It’s not usually we get invited to visitor on different podcasts, however after we do it is all the time a pleasure. In this case, these beautiful of us on the Video Game History Foundation reached out to us and requested if we would like to affix them for episode 99 of the Video Game History Hour podcast to share our recollections of the Dreamcast launch from the attitude of players on reverse sides of the pond. That pond being the Atlantic Ocean, naturally.

So in episode 99 of the Video Game History Hour, Tom and Brian joined Frank Cifaldi and Kelsey Lewin to debate what it was like for Dreamcast followers ready for the discharge of the system in each the US and Europe, the importance of 9/9/99, the delayed launch in Europe, the totally different packaging and promoting campaigns on the 2 continents and simply why the Dreamcast has such a long-lasting attraction all these years later. Listen on the hyperlink under, or on all the standard podcast companies.

It was an honour to be requested to seem on the Video Game History Hour, even moreso contemplating how a lot nice work the Video Game History Foundation does to assist protect the heritage of the interest all of us love. On a private degree I’ve adopted the work of Frank and Kelsey and the Video Game History Foundation for fairly a while, so it was a privilege to have the ability to converse with them each over the course of the podcast episode.

I also needs to add that the Video Game History Hour is a podcast that I commonly take heed to, with every episode that includes a visitor that has their very own area of interest or space of experience. There are some completely fascinating subjects coated within the again catalogue, so I’d implore anyone with an curiosity in obscure gaming subjects to discover earlier episodes. After you’ve got listened to episode 99, in fact.

Thanks once more to Frank, Kelsey, Robin, Brian and eveyone else concerned. Visit the Video Game History Foundation right here, discover the all episodes of the Video Game History Hour right here, comply with on Twitter right here.