Substacks recommended by John Murphy

Recommended by John Murphy

a beautiful, trenchant journey through the depths of Nintendo's back catalog. We move in chronological order. Currently in: NES circa 1987

Dylan makes some great content across his various newsletters. Highly recommended

- John Murphy

Sonoran Videogame Society

By Dylan Cornelius

A desert mystic explores the history of video games

Gamedev Relay

By Alex Stasenko

A weekly newsletter where I share news and rumours about Game Development, exciting games across different platforms (sometimes even movies), and my amazing journey as a freshly minted Creator, Producer, and Software Tester!

Alex has some wonderful insights into the industry and his posts on the challenges of finding a position in video games are great

- John Murphy

Feats N' Faults

By Shane

We use arbitrary rules and stats to compare the impact of everyone's favorite heroes and villains. Will your favorites stand up to the test? Now with reviews!

A very unique newsletter with entertaining breakdowns of characters from movies and TV.

- John Murphy

Retro XP

By Marc Normandin

Retro analysis, reviews, and thoughts on video games you've played before

Marc provides some of the most insightful reading on video games and their history that I've seen on Substack.

- John Murphy

Nerd Central

Recommended by John Murphy