Episode 150: VGHF Founding Retrospective

From Video Game History Hour by Video Game History Foundation

February 25, 2026 · 1h 27m · Season 2 · Episode 150

About this episode

The episode celebrates the 9th birthday and 150th episode of the Video Game History Foundation with a retrospective discussion on its origins and growth.

It’s our 9th birthday and our 150th episode all at once; let’s party! Host and VGHF Director Frank Cifaldi is joined by two founding board members Simon Carless and Steve Lin. This casual retrospective meanders through the foundation's origins, its mission to preserve and interpret video game history, and its growth over the years. Our three hosts highlight the foundation's journey from a small, resource-constrained organization to a robust digital library with over 100,000 unique users. The conversation covers their initial challenges, the importance of community support, and future goals, including expanding the team, increasing interpretive content, and addressing recent digital preservation issues. Thank you to everyone who supports the work we do through Patreon, individual donations and support, our annual fundraisers, and so much more. Happy Birthday! 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 . See more from Simon Carless: Website: http://www.gamediscover.co/ See more from Steve Lin: Bluesky: @stevelin.bsky.social Video Game History Foundation: Email…

People in this episode

Host: Frank Cifaldi

Guests: Simon Carless, Steve Lin

Topics covered

video game history
digital preservation
community support
foundation growth
retrospective

Keywords

Video Game History Foundation
Frank Cifaldi
Simon Carless
Steve Lin
digital library
community support
preservation
retrospective
video game history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Video Game History Foundation, Patreon, Spotify, gamehistory.org