Video Game History Hour

Video Game History Foundation

Industry expert Frank Cifaldi, Executive Director of the Video Game History Foundation, brings on fellow content creators, game developers, video game historians, and storytellers to teach us a little bit about video game history. Our casual, “chatting over coffee” style interviews let us see the true life of a researcher: bang-your-head-against-a-wall dead-ends, “I can’t believe no one’s told this story before” moments, the thrill of sharing incredible history with the world, and more. Pull up a chair and join us!

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Video Game History Hour

Episodes (158)

May 27th Episode 156: Read Only Memo
May 13th Episode 155: What’s Your Deal, Lindsey Kurano?
Apr 15th Episode 154: Sega in the 90’s: An Economic Post-Mortem

Video Game History Hour

May 27, 2026
1¼ hours
101 MB

Host Frank Cifaldi is joined this week by Wes Fenlon, author of the bi-weekly newsletter Read Only Memo, which focuses on emulation, ROM hacks, translations, and decompilations. The two discuss the niche nature of Wes’ content while he emphasizes the importance of emulation and fan translations, highlighting their role in making old games accessible. Wes and Frank get way into the weeds as they chat about the challenges and innovations in emulation, such as static recompilation and decompilation, the impact of companies like Nintendo on the emulation community, and the potential for fan-driven innovations to influence commercial retro game re...

Video Game History Hour

Episode 156: Read Only Memo

Video Game History Foundation

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