Episode 149: Jeremy Parish Works

From Video Game History Hour by Video Game History Foundation

February 5, 2026 · 1h 35m · Season 2 · Episode 149

About this episode

Frank interviews Jeremy Parish about his work on chronologizing the 8-bit era and the significance of third-party developers.

Frank is joined by Guest Host Kate Willaert, author, historian, and YouTuber, to interview Jeremy Parish, media curator at Limited Run Games, author, YouTuber, and podcaster. Jeremy has a series of “Works” books and videos as part of a massive project to chronologize the 8-bit era. Jeremy’s work covers various consoles, including Game Boy, NES, SG-1000, and Famicom, highlighting the significance of third-party developers and the impact of the NES on game design. We share a universal complaint of the challenges of maintaining a comprehensive and accurate release list for systems like the SG-1000 and the importance of community feedback in refining our work. The conversation touches on the potential for both future projects and genre-specific series, such as Metroidvania and Shmup games. You can listen to the Video Game History Hour every other Wednesday on Patreon (one day early at the $5 tier and above), on Spotify , or on our website . Mentioned in the show: Jaws Retro Edition (pre-orders closed): https://limitedrungames.com/collections/all-in-production/products/jaws-retro-edition-bigger-boat-edition-switch-ps5?_pos=3&_sid=a0a6bd1b1&_ss=r See more from Jeremy Parish…

People in this episode

Host: Frank

Guest: Kate Willaert

Topics covered

8-bit era
game design
third-party developers
video game history
community feedback
genre-specific series

Keywords

Jeremy Parish
8-bit era
game design
Limited Run Games
video game history
community feedback
Metroidvania
Shmup games

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Limited Run Games, Video Game History Foundation, Spotify, Patreon, YouTube, a critical hit

Products: Jaws Retro Edition

Books & works: Works