We’re embarking on a new project this summer looking at video games that specifically feature historical themes. While we firmly believe that all video games are historical and can be read as historical sources, in this series we focus specifically on the narratives of history based games and where those narratives fit within the culture that created them. We’re starting this series looking at games developed for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), and we’re working through the games in chronological order over the next few weeks. If there is a game you think we missed, please comment and let us know. The video below is our first attempt, what we’re calling a draft project. It is admittedly a bit rough and we have some technical aspects to work out but we’re happy with the conversation and are looking forward to improving our process. Below the video is a companion blog post to go along with the conversation in the video.