FunFactor
FunFactor
Podcast Description
Ty Schalter (VICE, FiveThirtyEight) and Aidan Moher (WIRED, Vulture) review what rocked and what sucked about the classic video game magazines that inspired them to become professional journalists, authors, and critics—and what they can tell us about today's digital media and games.New episodes drop every other Tuesday!
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The podcast focuses on the evolution of video game journalism, the nostalgia associated with retro gaming magazines, and the influence these publications had on the hosts' careers. Specific episodes cover topics such as the impact of magazine reviews on game releases and the nostalgia surrounding iconic titles from the 80s and 90s, highlighting the contrasting elements of game culture then and now.
Ty Schalter (VICE, FiveThirtyEight) and Aidan Moher (WIRED, Vulture) review what rocked and what sucked about the classic video game magazines that inspired them to become professional journalists, authors, and critics—and what they can tell us about today’s digital media and games.
New episodes drop every other Tuesday!
ISSUE LINK: https://archive.org/details/GameFan9700/GameFan%20Vol.%205%20-%2012%20%28Dec%201997%29%20Quest%2064/page/n112/mode/1up
MOLLIE L. PATTERSON’S OLD LETTER TO DAVE HALVERSON (she’s since said she’s cooled down quite a bit, and they’re on better terms): http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/gamefan/fatbabies.txt
Don’t let the extremely long intro discussion on journalism, writing, and editorial mentorship–something both Aidan and Ty are clearly passionate about–dissuade you from checking out our look at the December 1997 issue of GameFan!
It’s a huge one for the magazine, as it’s the one where founding/longtime/iconic/controversial editor Dave Halverson steps down to make way for David S. J. Hodgson. There’s some clear leveling up of GameFan’s fannish production from the first issue we did, but there are still plenty of wild decisions being made in pursuit of cramming the most magazine the staff at the time could.
It’s also a huge time for our show, as we’re wrapping up the first season and getting your feedback on what we’re doing and where we’re going next! Get on the Discord and let your thoughts be heard: https://discord.com/invite/5VBpWGSuz6
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Sources include the Video Game History Foundation, the Internet Archive, Retromags.com, our original research, and our personal magazine collections. The FunFactor theme, and all other original songs, are composed and performed by Millennium Falck. Check out his work at millenniumfalck.com!
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