Lots of interviews to learn more about the history of video games.
Through a press release, Video Games Party, in collaboration with MSI, is pleased to present the birth of Videogame Legends, a cultural project conceived and created with a lot of passion towards the videogames industry and which aims to tell the most important moments in the sector, from its birth to its evolution over the years.
The mission is to do so by listening to the testimonies of those who wrote history, a path created with many interviews and dedicated to all video game lovers and which wants to be, at the same time, a source of inspiration even for the youngest ones. overlook our beloved world of entertainment.
It is now available on Videogamelegends.it Volume 1: the birth of Videogames. The episode took place inside the Strong Museum in Rochester with a series of links via video calls directly from the homes or offices of the interviewees. In addition to the episode on the portal, you will find in-depth interviews and biographies of the first protagonists:
- Steve Russell: Creator of Spacewars! one of the most influential early games, it subsequently inspired many pioneers.
- Hugh Tuck and Bill Pitts: Creators of the first Arcade Game – Galaxy Game
- Nolan Bushnell: The founder of ATARI and creator of the first widely distributed videogame “Computer Space”.
- Mark H. Baer: The son of Ralph H. Baer, the father of Videogames, created the prototype of the first Home Console (Brow Box, later marketed as Magnavox Odyssey).
- Federico Faggin: Inventor of the first Microprocessor.
- Larry Rosenthal: Inventor of the first Arcade Game with Vector technology.
The first season of Videogame Legends, of 6 episodes, will have a monthly publication and over 100 interviews that will be published in conjunction with the themes of the episodes.