Rachel Simone Weil talks with Phil Bennett about discovering the inner workings of one of retrogaming's most elusive consoles: the Casio Loopy.

Emulating the Casio Loopy with Phil Bennett

The first episode of FEMI5 introduces the LCD handheld game Barbie for Girls Shakin' Pinball, released in 1995 by MGA. 

FEMI5 is a five-minute audio podcast about the history of girly retrogaming produced by FEMICOM Museum. Find us online at www.FEMICOM.org.

FEMI5 Episode 1: Barbie for Girls Shakin' Pinball

The second episode of FEMI5 provides a brief survey of Barbie-sized computers and computer playsets from the 1970s up through the 2000s.

FEMI5 is a five-minute audio podcast about the history of girly retrogaming produced by FEMICOM Museum. Find us online at www.FEMICOM.org.

FEMI5 Episode 2: An Abridged History of Barbie Computer Playsets

The third episode of FEMI5 describes notable examples of video game consoles marketed to girls from 1985 to 1995.

FEMI5 is a five-minute audio podcast about the history of girly retrogaming produced by FEMICOM Museum. Find us online at www.FEMICOM.org.

FEMI5 Episode 3: The History of Video Game Consoles for Girls, Part 1

The release of the Barbie Fashion Designer CD-ROM in 1996 represents one of the most important moments in the girls' game movement of the 1990s. Its commercial success led both Mattel and other software publishers to incorporate girls' traditional play patterns--which previously had mostly been ignored--into software and video games. Jesyca Durchin was the producer of Barbie Fashion Designer at Mattel Media, and she shares the fascinating tale of how America's favorite fashion doll went from catwalk to CD-ROM.

The Making of Barbie Fashion Designer

FEMICOM Museum is dedicated to the preservation and reimagination of femininity in twentieth-century video games, computing, and electronic toys.

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