Please go on - I'm a novice at game dev and this kind of lore is gold and like gold, hard to find.
EDIT to add: Also https://www.youtube.com/@MartinDonald has some good stuff as well. And here's a subset of Handmade Hero you might find interesting: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEMXAbCVnmY6Mnkt-EZC_...