Season 2 2022

The Game Boy brand disappeared not with a bang, but with a whimper. This is the story of a group of engineers that were meant to deliver the last Game Boy and how it got killed by something none of them saw coming.

As Nintendo engineers scrambled to make the DS possible one studio needed to build a prototype to get their game approved. Their solution was ingenious, if just a bit janky.

With the technology they developed I was surprised Ferranti had not become a chip giant. What actually happened is a tale of fraud, weapon smuggling and CIA conspiracies.

Really.

Two of Europe´s most important computer companies during the 80s, and an entire Gaming Industry, can be traced back to a personal beef. A conflict between two men that would leave a mark on gaming and technology to this day.

The inventor of the microprocessor goes rouge leaves Intel to create his dream product. Nothing goes according to plan.

Even before the z80, zilog had a 16 bit CPU ready to roll that could have changed their fortunes. If only.

For years, an ongoing battle is fought by a group of Engineers to make a product that their industry thought impossible: a processor so cheap it could change the world.

While negotiating a version of basic for the 6502, Bill Gates locked horns with Chuck Peddle, and the experienced engineer would force the future billionaire into one of the biggest mistakes of his career.

Years before the Virtual Boy Nintendo tried its hand at a 3D headset, and a game developed for it would set the basis for what would become the most important relationship in modern Nintendo history.

The Virtual Boy was supposed to be a radically different product. What happened?

One of Nintendo's oldest characters has an unexpected origin story.

Economic crisis strikes. As Nintendo holds on a thread an unexpected idea might save the whole company.

A genius designers tries to revolutionize the idea of the console controller, but this takes him into a direct clash with Ken Kutaragi.

The real story behind the origins of the PlayStation is one of internal fights, personal missions and industry clash that would take three unlikely heroes into the adventure of a lifetime.

As an Italian inventor tries to pull his life back together, he finds myself mixed up in a commercial and technological war that would change laptops forever.

While trying to sell their new invention Faggin rejects the deal of a lifetime...

The full uncut interview with Federico Faggin, recorded in Italy in summer of 2022

As Apple tries to find his way in the word again an impulsive decision by Steve Jobs turns into an adventure for a group of engineers that would define the future of handheld technology forever.

One weird day, the US Department of Energy makes a strange request to Apple.

Between the games received by On Line Systems there was one with an curious name. What followed was an attempt at creating controversy y generate publicity for an interesting product.

As a couple of University sweethearts go out to make games they end up creating one of PC Gamings most iconic developers. But one bad decisions will almost end the dream.

As legendary game company Sierra rises to the top of the food chain, they pick up the attention of an unlikely person that would set their destiny forever.

Years before the internet was public, one company decides to create a network for games that catches the interest of industry legends.