{"podcast":{"title":"Gaming History Club","slug":"gaming-history-club-6471007","podcast_index_feed_id":6471007,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/gaminghistoryclub/","website_url":"https://GamingHistory.Club","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/75f6c8a0-52f6-4de4-a975-4fcdaa8cf7b9/xYGdlg2Vyy18W8UxuLEjFNLA.jpeg","author":"Gaming History Club","episode_count":74,"summary":"Welcome to the Gaming History Club, a podcast dedicated to exploring the rich and diverse history of video games with a peculiarly passionate gamer couple, JP & Gaby. Join us as we delve into the fascinating stories behind the evolution and cultural impact of video games, from the early days of arcade classics to the modern era of triple A titles. New episodes will be released every second Wednesday. For more information or to get in touch, please visit us at www.GamingHistory.Club","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T16:19:19.835615+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gaming-history-club-6471007"},"episode":{"title":"Circle of Life: Tamagotchi","slug":"circle-of-life-tamagotchi","published_at":"2026-07-29T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gaming-history-club-6471007/circle-of-life-tamagotchi","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gaming-history-club-6471007","url":"https://gaminghistoryclub.captivate.fm/episode/circle-of-life-tamagotchi","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c81d97a7-5fc6-49e4-857f-f8d6f345118d.mp3","summary":"Everyone calls the Tamagotchi the first virtual pet. It wasn't. It wasn't the most advanced, either — and the one that beat it to market by twelve days had actual neural networks. So how did a plastic egg with three buttons and twenty pixels flatten all of them, sell over 100 million units, and make Shigeru Miyamoto think Mario 64 had lost? Ahead of its 30th anniversary this November, we find out what the Tamagotchi was actually first at. Please like, subscribe, and we look forward to seeing you when new episodes are released every second Wednesday. Sources: Official Tamagotchi Website History IG Nobel Prize Winners Museum of Play - Tamagotchi We welcome you to get in touch with us! Visit us on: GamingHistory.Club Facebook Instagram Theme tune created by Tom Docherty","meta_description":"Everyone calls the Tamagotchi the first virtual pet. It wasn't. It wasn't the most advanced, either — and the one that beat it to market by twelve days ha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2792,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gaming-history-club-6471007/episodes/circle-of-life-tamagotchi/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gaming-history-club-6471007/circle-of-life-tamagotchi.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}