Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

Tyler and Mike go through the history of the first four Splinter Cell games! The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler continue their series on the Legend of Zelda. This time they dive into the handheld games Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks. They end on Wii's Skyward Sword. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler finish their series on id Software using Masters of Doom by David Kushner as a resource. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike talk about chapters 14 and 15 of Masters of Doom by David Kushner. They discuss Quake II, Quake III, Daikatana, and all sorts of office drama. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler talk about the history of Luigi's Mansion. Specifically Luigi's Mansion for GameCube and Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon for Nintendo 3DS. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler cover the history of Left 4 Dead. They talk about both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2! The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler start at the season of spooky games with Resident Evil. Specifically they discuss Resident Evil 1 and 2. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike continue their discussion on the history of id Software using chapters 12 and 13 of Masters of Doom by David Kushner. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike continue their discussion on the history of id Software using chapters ten and eleven of Masters of Doom by David Kushner. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler talk about the differences and similarities between the Nintendo/Sega console war and the Microsoft/Sony console war. They also discuss how Nintendo fits in and if anyone else could join the video game console market. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike continue their history on id Software using the book Masters of Doom by David Kushner. They discuss the release of Doom this episode! The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike talk about some famous vaporware games and a console. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler dive into chapter 7 and 8 of "Masters of Doom" by David Kushner to talk about id Software's release of Wolfenstein 3-D and early development of Doom. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike continue their discussion of id Software. This week they cover chapters five and six of Masters of Doom by David Kushner. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler discuss the history of id Software through chapters three and four in Masters of Doom by David Kushner. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler talk about id Software. The main source of these series on Id Software is Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture by David Kushner. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler continue with the history of the 4 player co-op arcade hit, Gauntlet. They talk about all the 3D Gauntlet games from 1998 to today. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike go over some of the quintessential games on the early Macintosh computers. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler talk about the 4 player co-op arcade hit, Gauntlet. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike talk about gaming on early Apple computers. Specifically we're talking about the many iterations of the Apple II. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike go through some GoldSRC mods. They talk about some of the more obscure mods. As well as the famous ones we all know that were licensed by Valve. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler go through the final portion of their history of Spider-Man series. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler go through the three expansions to Half-Life, Opposing Force, Blue Shift, and the PS2 Exclusive Decay. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike go into part two of their series on Spider-Man in video games. We're going into the big three Spider-Man games made by Treyarch. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike talk about the beginnings of Valve and their hit game Half-Life. SPOILERS: We talk about the plot from this 22 year old game. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler discuss their own personal histories in PC gaming. They answer important questions like, what is Myst? Also, can it play Crysis? The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike talk about Spider-Man video games. SPOILERS, a lot of them are bad. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike go over the history of NBA Jam. They talk about it origins in the game Arch Rivals all the way up to the last entry in 2010. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike talk SimCity! They go through SimCity Classic all the way up to SimCity 4. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike go through the history of Animal Crossing. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike talk about what makes a casual game good? That includes what a casual game is as well. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike invite you to watch the 2005 movie, Doom (The Unrated Version), with them! Topics they discuss include laser tag names and the Bush's Baked Beans dog. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike review, theorize, and discuss the 2005 video game movie, Doom. They also discuss what makes a good video game movie. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike talk about Gears of War. They go through Gears of War, Gears of War 2, and Gears of War 3. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike go into part five of their Legend of Zelda series. This episode, they cover Four Swords: Adventures, The Minish Cap, and Twilight Princess. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike end their series on Metal Gear Solid with Metal Gear Solid 4. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike go through their favorite games to play while physically distant from people. The list includes single player, local multiplayer, and online games. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike go through their second episode of Mario Kart. They discuss Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, and Mario Kart 7! The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike talk about side games in the Metal Gear Solid series! They also discuss ships with cannons that are canon. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler talk about Mario Kart! Specifically they discuss Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart 64. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike talk about Metal Gear Solid 3! They discuss crazy anime villains and how to survive in the jungle. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike talk about video game difficulty. Specifically, why were video games so hard in the beginning? What makes a game challenging, but still fun? The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler go through part four of their history of Legend of Zelda. This episode they talk about Oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons, Four Swords, and The Wind Waker. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike continue their history of the Metal Gear Solid series. This time they focus on Metal Gear Solid 2! The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler go through the third part of their history of the Legend of Zelda. They discuss Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask this episode. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike go through the next part in their series on the history of Metal Gear -- now Solid! The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler go through the second part of their history on the Legend of Zelda series. Mike confuses everyone trying to explain the fictional chronology of the series and then he talks about A Link to the Past and Link's Awakening. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike go through the beginnings of Metal Gear! They talk about Metal Gear One, Two, and briefly on Snake's Revenge. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Mike and Tyler talk about the first two games in The Legend of Zelda series, The Legend of Zelda and Zelda II: The Adventures of Link. They also talk about all of the gift nostalgia emails they received! The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

Tyler and Mike are out this week, but want to wish you a happy holidays! They'll continue their regularly scheduled episodes next week.