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Nuclear Fruit: How the Cold War Shaped Video Games

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History and cultureGame developmentHistory of computingGame designRetro games and consoles

Ahoy explores how the geopolitical tensions of the Cold War influenced the early history and design of video games.

An exploration of the Cold War's effect on video games. Complete edit of 5 parts: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOQZmjD6P2Hm47oJBiqdLfmneDK0MrsfU NB: This video contains flashing images from -. Patreon: patreon.com/ahoy Twitter: twitter.com/xboxahoy Reddit: reddit.com/r/xboxahoy

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What people say. Recommended as an interesting documentary on the history of video games and how they were shaped by the Cold War.

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Indie Game: The Movie Not necessarily movies, but long form youtube videos about some interesting history relating to games/programming by ahoy. One about the Cold War shaping video games, and one about the history of graphics.
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