DrAmazing

Investigative videos about the origins and early examples of video-game features, conventions and terminology. Episodes pose questions like “what was the first game to…?” and trace first appearances or histories of gameplay mechanics (fishing, lock‑picking, the “floor is lava” trope), audio/technical firsts (speech, voice chat, the first in‑game song), and usage or evolution of gaming terms and genre labels (swearing in games, why “RPG” is used).

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Calculated from videos published in the last 12 months

1 video every 18 days
Publishing pace
Regular
Publishing regularity
16 min
Average video duration
27 min
Published time per month

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