Podcast

Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

Education, Leisure, Video Games

Tyler Ostby and Mike Coletta dive into the history of video games from the beginning. From pinball to PlayStation, Tyler and Mike cover it all! Check out new episodes every Monday!

Episodes
434
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
47 min
On air since
2018
Latest episode
3 weeks ago

Episodes

434 episodes, newest first

  1. Episode 378.5 - Codex Remastered: Episode 56 - Super Effective: The History of Pokémon Part 2

    Show notes

    Mike and Tyler go through the second part of their Pokémon history. They focus on the fifth, sixth, and seventh generations of the core series. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

    1 hr 2 min
  2. Episode 377 - Tapper (1983)

    Show notes

    Mike and Tyler talk about the arcade classic, Tapper! Which combines their love of product placement games and weird controls. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

    30 min
  3. Episode 376 - Warcraft: Orcs & Humans

    Show notes

    Tyler and Mike talk about the first Warcraft game: Warcraft: Orcs & Humans. They discuss the inspirations behind the game and its legacy. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

    50 min
  4. Episode 375 - Frogger (1981)

    Show notes

    Mike and Tyler discuss the arcade classic Frogger. They discuss the different take on arcade games at the time and it's somewhat ambiguous development history. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

    38 min
  5. Episode 374 - The Atari Lynx

    Show notes

    Tyler and Mike discuss the Atari Lynx. They go into how and why the handheld struggled. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

    46 min
  6. Episode 373.75 - Codex Remastered: Episode 55 - Super Effective: The History of Pokémon Part 1

    Show notes

    Mike starts his three part history of Pokémon! They go over the first four generations of the core series. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

    1 hr 11 min
  7. Episode 373.5 - Codex Remastered: Episode 54 - The History of Doom Part 2

    Show notes

    Tyler and Mike go over the second part of their History of Doom! They also take a small tangent on video game censorship and banned games in different countries. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

    47 min
  8. Episode 373 - Early Access: The Good, the Bad, and the Vapor

    Show notes

    Mike and Tyler talk about three separate cases of games in Early Access—Baldur's Gate 3, Godus, and Earth: Year 2066. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

    40 min
  9. Episode 372 - Mailbag August 2026

    Show notes

    Mike and Tyler have a mailbag episode! They discuss listener mail regarding Diablo, cheese, and ChoroQ. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

    50 min
  10. Episode 371 - Handhelds Part 2: It's the Games, Stupid

    Show notes

    Tyler and Mike talks about four influential Game Boy games that succeeded despite limitations. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

    39 min
  11. Episode 365.5 - Codex Remastered: Episode 53 - The History of Doom Part 1

    Show notes

    Mike and Tyler are on vacation. Enjoy this rerelease of their first foray into id Software's beginnings, shareware, and what devices play doom (hint...everything). The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

    48 min
  12. Episode 366 - Pay to Win

    Show notes

    Mike and Tyler are in person and discuss pay to win with three examples—Dungeon Keeper (2014), Star Wars Battlefront II, and the Spider-Man Webslingers Ride. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

    38 min
  13. Episode 365.5 - Codex Remastered: Episode 52 - PSP Games

    Show notes

    Mike and Tyler had some life stuff come up this week, so enjoy this old episode on notable PSP games! If we missed your favorite game, email us at codexhistorypodcast@gmail.com or go to codexpodcast.net. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

    1 hr 2 min
  14. Episode 363.5 - Codex Remastered: Episode 51 - History of the PSP Part 2

    Show notes

    Mike and Tyler go through the second part of their history of the PSP! They talk about Sony's weird marketing choices, homebrew, and what PSP models were the best. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

    45 min
  15. Episode 363 - Star Fox Adventures

    Show notes

    Tyler and Mike talk about Star Fox Adventures. They discuss how it started as Dinosaur Planet and how Rare took Star Fox and made it into a Zelda-esque game. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

    51 min
  16. Episode 362 - Star Fox

    Show notes

    Mike does an episode on Star Fox (1993) and Star Fox 64 WHILE Tyler plays Star Fox 64. Who will finish first? The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

    1 hr 5 min
  17. Episode 361.5 - Codex Remastered: Episode 50 - Nintendo DS Games Continued and the PSP History Part 1

    Show notes

    Tyler and Mike are sick. Please enjoy this rerelease as they go over some Nintendo DS games they missed (thanks Matt in Japan). Then they start the first part of their history of the PSP! The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

    40 min
  18. Episode 361 - Mailbag April 2026

    Show notes

    Mike and Tyler talk their FPS tier list, Mike makes some corrections, and they discuss TV/Movies as video games. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

    50 min
  19. Episode 360 - Top 20 FPS Games Tier List

    Show notes

    Tyler and Mike make tier list of the top twenty first person shooter games according to their metascore on Metacritic. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

    48 min
  20. Episode 259.5 - Codex Remastered: Episode 49 - Nintendo DS Games

    Show notes

    Tyler and Mike go over games on the Nintendo DS! If we left something out, email us at codexhistorypodcast@gmail.com. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge.

    52 min