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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.
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== Trivia ==
 
== 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.
 
*"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, with five. ''[[The Heartless Let's Play]]'' and ''[[Let's Play Dead]]'' are the only Franchise Plays to contain no episodes.
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*''The Mega Let's Play'' and ''The Super Sonic Let's Play'' are tied for the most episodes of ''A Brief History'' out of the Franchise Plays, with five each. ''[[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.
 
*[[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 17:41, 18 September 2021

A Brief History
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Original run January 19, 2015 –
present
No. of episodes 14
Episode length 1–41 minutes
Playlist link
Total length 3:52:32

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 September 18, 2021, 14 episodes of the series have been released.

Episodes

ABH#TitleSeriesLengthHost(s)Release date
1"A Brief History of CAPCOM"The Mega Let's Play1:59Rick, JohnJanuary 19, 2015 (2015-01-19)
2"A Brief History of HAL Laboratory"The Dreamy Let's Play4:42Rick, JohnMarch 25, 2016 (2016-03-25)
3"A Brief History of SEGA"The Super Sonic Let's Play5:28JohnJune 20, 2016 (2016-06-20)
4"A Brief History of Comcept"The Mega Let's Play3:16RickJune 22, 2016 (2016-06-22)
5"A Debrief History of Comcept"The Mega Let's Play13:37RickJuly 31, 2016 (2016-07-31)
6"A Brief History of Michael Jackson's Sonic the Hedgehog 3"The Super Sonic Let's Play22:54Rick, JohnOctober 20, 2016 (2016-10-20)
7"A Brief History of Sonic Mania"The Super Sonic Let's Play10:47Rick, JohnAugust 16, 2017 (2017-08-16)
8"A Brief History of the Infinity Stones" 27:15RickApril 28, 2018 (2018-04-28)
9"Downward Spiral: A Brief History of SEGA's Console War"The Super Sonic Let's Play26:37Rick, JohnJune 25, 2018 (2018-06-25)
10"A Brief History of The Legend of Zelda"The Legendary Let's Play9:40RickAugust 23, 2018 (2018-08-23)
11"A Brief History of Hyrule"The Legendary Let's Play41:22Rick, John, C/J, BenSeptember 8, 2018 (2018-09-08)
12"DASHes to Ashes, Trust to Dust: A Brief History of Mega Man's Fall from Grace"The Mega Let's Play27:16RickOctober 4, 2018 (2018-10-04)
13"A Brief History of Tiger Electronics"The Mega Let's Play18:34RickApril 5, 2020 (2020-04-05)
14"A Brief Timeline of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)"The Super Sonic Let's Play19:05RickSeptember 18, 2021 (2021-09-18)

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 and The Super Sonic Let's Play are tied for the most episodes of A Brief History out of the Franchise Plays, with five each. 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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