Battle for the Living Room: from Atari to the Console Wars

The next generation of gaming is about to arrive, which makes this the perfect time to take a look at how we got here. Join the boys for a guided tour through the cutthroat history of gaming, and the battle for the living room.    In this episode: Edward Uhler Condon and the NIMATRON Ferranti and the NIMROD Ralph Baer and the Brown Box Magnavox and the Odyssey Atari and the VCS (2600) Activision 1983 Atari Shock, ET, and subpar PacMan The rise of Nintendo Famicon becomes the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) NES becomes the Super NES TurboGrafx-16 and the 16-bit revolution The Atari Jaguar flames out The rise of Sega The genesis of the Genesis The story of Sonic The golden era of SNES: Metroid, Street Fighter, Zelda, Mega Man The rise of Sony 32 and 64 bits The Nintendo 64 The Sega Saturn Playstation crushes the competition The decline of Nintendo and the Gamecube debacle Microsoft gets in the game Enter the Xbox Xbox 360 and the Red Ring of Death Playstation 2 Playstation 3 Xbox One Xbox Series X and the Playstation 5 ~ Join the Midnight Masses! Support the show by becoming a Midnight Minion, Menace, or Maniac, and unlock exclusive bonus content over at PATREON ~ Join the MFFI community and vote on episode topics via DISCORD ~ And we now have Midnight Merch! Show your Insomniac pride and pick up a tee shirt or coffee mug to spread the word! ~ Instagram ~ Podcast Website