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What we learned from video games in 2025 (Patreon)

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2025-12-19 16:57:16

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This week, I emptied the Post Games mailbag and tried to answer as many questions as I could muster. The result is one of the longest episodes to date, with the AMA spanning three acts and over 60 minutes!

Plus, a very special extended news of the week: I chatted with Phil Salvador from the Video Game History Foundation. The VGHF has preserved the Sega Channel, the 1990s predecessor to PlayStation Now and Xbox Game Pass. How the hell do archivists preserve such a thing? Listen to find out!

Now, I'd say this is the final episode of 2025, but that's not entirely true. Next week, I'll be sharing a special Patreon-exclusive mini-episode, reflecting on my personal favorite games of the year, along with a few small surprises. But I'm getting ahead of myself!

This week on Post Games: the final listener mailbag of 2025!

Act 1: Questions about video games

Act 2: Questions about the industry and the culture

Patreon bonus: Questions about the nitty-gritty of gaming

Act 3: The news of the week

Act 1: Mailbag - The Games

Angeline Era (Steam)

Absolum (Steam)

The Video Game History Foundation (VGHF)

Detchibe - Video game historian and media preservationist (Detcihbe)

Act 2: Mailbag - The Industry and Culture

How Flash Games Changed Video Game History (GameInformer)

Armor Games (armorgames.com)

Evony (Wiki)

2025's scariest game recreates the site of a real tragedy (post.games)

Cuba: Where underground arcades, secret networks and piracy are a way of life (Polygon)

Class of 2012 John Edward Jones Memorial Award (UVA)

Can I Play That? accessibility reviews (Can I Play That?)

Patreon Bonus: Mailbag - The Nitty-Gritty of Gaming

How do you fund that game prototype? (GameDiscover.co)

How does a VC see game discovery? (GameDiscover.co)

How to start a blog: tips to make yours successful and profitable (The Guardian)

Making It Great with Kimmo Lahtinen (Sektori) (The Secret Lives of Games)

Sektori on The Besties (Besties.fan)

Act 3: The News of the Week

THE SECRETS OF SEGA CHANNEL: VGHF RECOVERS OVER 100 SEGA CHANNEL ROMS (AND MORE) (Video Game History Foundation)

Lost Sega Channel Games Saved In Latest VGHF Project (GameSpot)

This week in video game links

The 100.000 Cars Project - A Massive Gaming World Record (L4Bomb4)

Start Playing: Skate Story (Logitech G)

What It's Like to Make a Bluey Video Game (Crossplay)

From Despelote to Ooo, the best games under 2 hours of 2025 are truly timely (Gamesradar)

Demonschool’s Namako Is A Model Student For Showing How To Resist Bullies (Exalclaw)

Angeline Era is a shrewd and poetic examination of the past (AVClub)

Scrabdackle turns a notebook into the best vehicle for discovery (AVClub)

Nintendo 64 and the Christmas Everything Fell Apart (My Retro Life)

The Séance of Blake Manor Interview with Treasa McCabe (Women-Led Games)

Free game of the week: Super Mario 64 Co-Op DX

From the summary: “sm64coopdx is an online multiplayer project for the Super Mario 64 PC port that supports widescreen, uncapped FPS, and has many toggleable options for customization to fit your desired experience. It has multiplayer up to 16 players and an ever growing powerful Lua modding API that allow modders and players to enjoy Super Mario 64 in more accessible and unique new ways!”