Scandalous Games

Scandalous Games is a video game history podcast that takes a closer look at video game related controversies. Every episode, historian Kevin Impellizeri shares a story about a scandalous event from gaming's past to his friends who offer commentary on moral panics, ill-advised advertising campaigns, unusual figures, and any and all topics related to video game scandals and how they shaped the medium. New episodes drop on the first and third Tuesdays of every month! Check out more info, including show notes and sources, at http://scandalousgamespodcast.wordpress.com.

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Episode 28: Pokémon Fan Projects, Part Six: A wild Nintendo appears!

July 04, 2023 • Scandalous Games • Episode 28

Historian Kevin Impellizeri shares a story of a video game controversy to his friends: Kate Lynch, Elford Stephens, Phil Thomas, and Andy Hunter. In part six of our look at Pokémon fan projects, Nintendo finally sets its sights on Pokémon Uranium and Pokémon Prism, and we look at Nintendo's quest to destroy emulation by any means necessary.

Topics discussed include: Nintendo vs. emulators, Nintendo vs. YouTubers, and that time Nintendo wrecked Bowser's life.

For more on the recent court ruling against the Internet Archive, see: Christine Kelley, "If we lose the Internet Archive, we’re screwed," The [Stony Brook] Statesman, April 4, 2023, https://www.sbstatesman.com/2023/04/04/if-we-lose-the-internet-archive-were-screwed/.

Want to see some fun Pokémon solo runs and other challenges? Kevin recommends:
VanMan: https://www.youtube.com/@vanman9142
Gym Leader Matt: https://www.youtube.com/@GymLeaderMatt1987
Mah Dry Bread: https://www.youtube.com/@MahDryBread
PointCrow: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR6FyQtHv8mPCPHkCBzyBbcBQuqGgMuFY

Theme Music: Occam's Sikhwee by Sikh Knowledge (Free Music Archive: https://bit.ly/33G4sLO), used under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US (https://bit.ly/33JXogQ)

More info, including show notes and sources at http://scandalousgamespodcast.wordpress.com.