How was the growth of online gaming shaped by horse race betting, ambient nature sounds, and the rise and fall of the Genesis in the US market? And what the heck does Rollback Netcode mean?

On today’s episode we’re looking at the history of retro gaming online. From Nintendo’s early efforts in Japan, all the way to Switch Online, plus peer-to-peer platforms like Parsec and Fightcade.

• https://archive.org/details/stgigaarchive
  
  
• http://www.tradewars.com/default.html
  
  
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellaview
  
  
• https://gamerant.com/rollback-netcode-explained/
  

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