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Playing With The Past

Playing With The Past

Written by: Samantha
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 Playing with the Past is a podcast that takes a look at the history in games. Social Sciences World
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  • Papers Please: The Power at Checkpoint Charlie

    Papers Please: The Power at Checkpoint Charlie
    Dec 9 2022
    " One US soldier, who had been ordered to figure this out, actually hopped in a tank…." On today's episode, I am going discuss the game Papers Please and Checkpoint Charlie. Sources Checkpoint Charlie - Gate to Communism - U.S. Army in Cold War Berlin Video, 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Tk9iYbZI4. MacGregor, Iain. Checkpoint Charlie: The Cold War, The Berlin Wall, and the Most Dangerous Place On Earth. New York: Scribner, 2019. Roos, Dave. “How Germany Was Divided After World War II.” HISTORY. Accessed December 8, 2022. https://www.history.com/news/germany-divided-world-war-ii.
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    21 mins
  • A Few of my Favorite Things

    A Few of my Favorite Things
    Nov 18 2022
    In this episode, I do something a little different and talk about my top 5 favorite medievalisms in video games.
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    18 mins
  • Dracula: Impaler or Vampire

    Dracula: Impaler or Vampire
    Oct 21 2022
    "One time he in 1462, he left thousands of impaled victims impaled on a field after retreating from a battle." In this episode, I discuss the actual Dracula who lived and two Dracula games. Sources mentioned in the episode. Florescu, Radu, and Raymond T. McNally. 1994. In Search Of Dracula: The History of Dracula and Vampires. Subsequent edition. Boston: Mariner Books.
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    16 mins
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