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'''''A Brief History''''' is a video essay series created by [[The D-Pad]] in [[2015]]. Originally designed as a means to highlight the formative years of various game development companies at the start of their respective [[Franchise Play]]s (such as [[Capcom]], [[HAL Laboratory]], and [[Sega|SEGA]]), it would eventually branch out into covering less massive companies, as well as delving into more involved topics such as the background of specific video games or media. As of April 5, 2020, 13 episodes have been released.
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'''''A Brief History''''' is a video essay series created by ''[[The D-Pad]]'' in [[2015]]. While early episodes were designed to serve as short intros to the channel's [[Franchise Play]]s, highlighting the formative years of the companies behind the franchises, the series soon became a platform for longer videos delving into specific aspects of certain games or media. As of April 5, 2020, 13 episodes of the series have been released.
  
 
== Episodes ==
 
== Episodes ==
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMxlGr8PKYg A Brief History of CAPCOM]
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| 1 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMxlGr8PKYg ''<small>A Brief History of</small><br/>Capcom''] || January 9, 2015 || [[Capcom]], ''[[Mega Man]]'' || ''[[The Mega Let's Play]]'' || [[Rick Desilets|Rick]], [[John Selig|John]] || {{#duration: 1m58s}}
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| 2 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zitCpqTcl9w ''<small>A Brief History of</small><br/>HAL Laboratory''] || March 24, 2016 || [[HAL Laboratory]], ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'' || ''[[The Dreamy Let's Play]]'' || Rick, John || {{#duration: 4m41s}}
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|Aux3 = ''[[The Mega Let's Play]]''
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|1|19}}
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| 3 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH2OlkKyMiA''<small>A Brief History of</small><br/>SEGA''] || June 20, 2016 || [[Sega|SEGA]], ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' || ''[[The Super Sonic Let's Play]]'' || John || {{#duration: 5m27s}}
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| 4 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWGBWN6koRU ''<small>A Brief History of</small><br/>Comcept''] || June 22, 2016 || [[Comcept]], ''[[Mighty No. 9]]'' || ''[[The Mega Let's Play]]'' || Rick || {{#duration: 3m15s}}
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| 5 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DMvr59l2T8 ''<small>A Debrief History of</small><br/>Comcept''] || July 31, 2016 || [[Comcept]], ''[[Mighty No. 9]]'', ''[[Red Ash: The Indelible Legend]]'' || ''[[The Mega Let's Play]]'' || Rick || {{#duration: 13m36s}}
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zitCpqTcl9w A Brief History of HAL Laboratory]
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| 6 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uko0fCp86c ''<small>A Brief History of Michael Jackson's</small><br/>Sonic the Hedgehog 3''] || October 20, 2016 || [[Michael Jackson]], ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' || ''[[The Super Sonic Let's Play]]'' || Rick, John || {{#duration: 22m53s}}
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|Aux1 = 4:42
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|Aux2 = Rick, John
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| 7 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSOzP2R66SM ''<small>A Brief History of</small><br/>Sonic Mania''] || August 16, 2017 || [[Christian Whitehead]], [[Simon Thomley]], ''[[Sonic Mania]]'' || ''[[The Super Sonic Let's Play]]'' || Rick, John || {{#duration: 10m46s}}
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|Aux3 = ''[[The Dreamy Let's Play]]''
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|3|24}}
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| 8 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjnpPYvT3PQ ''<small>A Brief History of the</small><br/>Infinity Stones''] || April 28, 2018 || [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'' || || Rick || {{#duration: 27m14s}}
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| 9 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNquEJXs4_U ''Downward Spiral:<br/><small>A Brief History of SEGA's Console War</small>''] || June 25, 2018 || [[Sega|SEGA]], [[Sega 32X|32X]], [[Sega Saturn|Saturn]], [[Sega Dreamcast|Dreamcast]], [[Segata Sanshiro]] || ''[[The Super Sonic Let's Play]]'' || Rick, John || {{#duration: 26m36s}}
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| 10 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnRBMAT3_C8 ''<small>A Brief History of the</small><br/>The Legend of Zelda''] || August 23, 2018 || [[The Legend of Zelda]], Shigeru Miyamoto || ''[[The Legendary Let's Play]]'' || Rick || {{#duration: 9m40s}}
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH2OlkKyMiA A Brief History of SEGA]
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| 11 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sehcIxF-_eo ''<small>A Brief History of</small><br/>Hyrule''] || September 8, 2018 || [[The Legend of Zelda]] || ''[[The Legendary Let's Play]]'' || Rick, John, C/J, Ben || {{#duration: 41m22s}}
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|Aux1 = 5:28
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|Aux2 = John
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| 12 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYGtg-ra-f0 ''DASHes to Ashes, Trust to Dust:<br/><small>A Brief History of</small> Mega Man's Fall from Grace''] || October 4, 2018 || [[Mega Man]] || ''[[The Mega Let's Play]]'' || Rick || {{#duration: 27m16s}}
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|Aux3 = ''[[The Super Sonic Let's Play]]''
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|6|20}}
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| 13 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDLGTEckZaM ''<small>A Brief History of</small><br/>Tiger Electronics''] || April 5, 2020 || Tiger Electronics || ''[[The Mega Let's Play]]'' || Rick || {{#duration: 18m34s}}
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWGBWN6koRU A Brief History of Comcept]
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DMvr59l2T8 A Debrief History of Comcept]
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|Aux1 = 13:37
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|7|31}}
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uko0fCp86c A Brief History of Michael Jackson's Sonic the Hedgehog 3]
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|Aux1 = 22:54
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|Aux2 = Rick, John
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|Aux3 = ''The Super Sonic Let's Play''
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|10|20}}
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSOzP2R66SM A Brief History of Sonic Mania]
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|Aux1 = 10:47
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|Aux2 = Rick, John
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|Aux3 = ''The Super Sonic Let's Play''
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|8|16}}
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjnpPYvT3PQ A Brief History of the Infinity Stones]
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|Aux1 = 27:15
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|Aux2 = Rick
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|4|28}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 9
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNquEJXs4_U Downward Spiral: A Brief History of SEGA's Console War]
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|Aux1 = 26:37
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|Aux2 = Rick, John
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|Aux3 = ''The Super Sonic Let's Play''
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|6|25}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 10
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnRBMAT3_C8 A Brief History of The Legend of Zelda]
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|Aux1 = 9:40
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|Aux2 = Rick
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|Aux3 = ''[[The Legendary Let's Play]]''
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|8|23}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 11
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sehcIxF-_eo A Brief History of Hyrule]
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|Aux1 = 41:22
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|Aux2 = Rick, John, C/J, Ben
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|Aux3 = ''The Legendary Let's Play''
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|8}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 12
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYGtg-ra-f0 DASHes to Ashes, Trust to Dust: A Brief History of Mega Man's Fall from Grace]
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|Aux1 = 27:16
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|Aux2 = Rick
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|Aux3 = ''The Mega Let's Play''
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|4}}
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDLGTEckZaM A Brief History of Tiger Electronics]
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|Aux1 = 18:34
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|Aux2 = Rick
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|Aux3 = ''The Mega Let's Play''
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|4|5}}
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== Trivia ==
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*"A Brief History of the Infinity Stones" is the only ''A Brief History'' episode thus far to not be part of any of the channel's Franchise Plays.
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*''The Mega Let's Play'' contains the most episodes of ''A Brief History'' out of the Franchise Plays. ''[[The Heartless Let's Play]]'' and ''[[Let's Play Dead]]'' are the only Franchise Plays to contain no episodes.
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*[[2019]] is the only year since the debut of ''A Brief History'' in which no new episodes were released.
  
 
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Revision as of 09:28, 29 August 2020

A Brief History
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Original run January 19, 2015 -
present
No. of episodes 13
Episode length 1-41 minutes
Playlist link
Total length 3:33:27

A Brief History is a video essay series created by The D-Pad in 2015. While early episodes were designed to serve as short intros to the channel's Franchise Plays, highlighting the formative years of the companies behind the franchises, the series soon became a platform for longer videos delving into specific aspects of certain games or media. As of April 5, 2020, 13 episodes of the series have been released.

Episodes

ABH#TitleLengthHost(s)Related seriesRelease date
1"A Brief History of CAPCOM"1:59Rick, JohnThe Mega Let's PlayJanuary 19, 2015 (2015-01-19)
2"A Brief History of HAL Laboratory"4:42Rick, JohnThe Dreamy Let's PlayMarch 24, 2016 (2016-03-24)
3"A Brief History of SEGA"5:28JohnThe Super Sonic Let's PlayJune 20, 2016 (2016-06-20)
4"A Brief History of Comcept"3:16RickThe Mega Let's PlayJune 22, 2016 (2016-06-22)
5"A Debrief History of Comcept"13:37RickThe Mega Let's PlayJuly 31, 2016 (2016-07-31)
6"A Brief History of Michael Jackson's Sonic the Hedgehog 3"22:54Rick, JohnThe Super Sonic Let's PlayOctober 20, 2016 (2016-10-20)
7"A Brief History of Sonic Mania"10:47Rick, JohnThe Super Sonic Let's PlayAugust 16, 2017 (2017-08-16)
8"A Brief History of the Infinity Stones"27:15Rick April 28, 2018 (2018-04-28)
9"Downward Spiral: A Brief History of SEGA's Console War"26:37Rick, JohnThe Super Sonic Let's PlayJune 25, 2018 (2018-06-25)
10"A Brief History of The Legend of Zelda"9:40RickThe Legendary Let's PlayAugust 23, 2018 (2018-08-23)
11"A Brief History of Hyrule"41:22Rick, John, C/J, BenThe Legendary Let's PlaySeptember 8, 2018 (2018-09-08)
12"DASHes to Ashes, Trust to Dust: A Brief History of Mega Man's Fall from Grace"27:16RickThe Mega Let's PlayOctober 4, 2018 (2018-10-04)
13"A Brief History of Tiger Electronics"18:34RickThe Mega Let's PlayApril 5, 2020 (2020-04-05)

Trivia

  • "A Brief History of the Infinity Stones" is the only A Brief History episode thus far to not be part of any of the channel's Franchise Plays.
  • The Mega Let's Play contains the most episodes of A Brief History out of the Franchise Plays. The Heartless Let's Play and Let's Play Dead are the only Franchise Plays to contain no episodes.
  • 2019 is the only year since the debut of A Brief History in which no new episodes were released.
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