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Love of the worlds created by video game designers and personalities drives Alex Smith & Jeffrey Daum (history, law, CS degrees) to provide a scholarly yet light-hearted discussion of how arcade, home console, and PC games merged into a Video Game Industry. Emphasis is on the combination of business and creative elements needed for financial success. Interviews of Atari, EA, Activision, & other execs with detailed source evaluations produce the insights you hear in these 140+ hours!
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Sunday Apr 15, 2018
Rise and Fall of Infogrames Part 1
Sunday Apr 15, 2018
Sunday Apr 15, 2018
TCW Podcast Episode 064 - Rise and Fall of Infogrames Part 1
The rise and fall of a French company founded by Bruno Bonnell. We cover the rocky start of the company and the games that helped them gain notoriety. Through some chance connections through family and fellow employees Infogrames was able to skyrocket onto the international stage with their game Alone in the Dark.
Captain Blood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od3jvPPugGc
Sim City: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A54blk-ojA4
Tintin on the Moon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-rYm-cAER4
North and South: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lISIBipdoao
Fantasia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctc7i3Y9PPs
Microsoft Encarta 1994: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEE8bXCxhsE
Alone in the Dark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lWaQe8LPW0
Popcorn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SygD93F95js
Popcorn Download: http://www.ludoid.fr/site/index.php/popcorn
Drakkhen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7MqcOp0J9E
Alpha Waves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9qAtVwSIV8
Starglider 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78PQ8tKTAiA
Asterix (NES): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pnRL2G9nLA
New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!
TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com
Twitter: @tcwpodcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds
Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com
Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode - Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode
Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love
Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sunday Apr 01, 2018
Lawsuits for Nintendo
Sunday Apr 01, 2018
Sunday Apr 01, 2018
TCW Podcast Episode 063 - Lawsuits for Nintendo
We delve into the legal hurdles that Nintendo faced during its rise to power in the '80s and '90s. We see how they were able with the guidance of Howard Lincoln to weather the first of many lawsuits, and triumph! In their long history they have used the court systems in the United States to their advantage; even wining a case almost everyone thought that they would lose.
Japanese-English Marketing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ-dBHCHo3E
Zelda CDI Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN8-Pdz-ns8
How Shift Registers Work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BLj9Ak2Djs
Nintendo PPU Scrolling: http://wiki.nesdev.com/w/index.php/PPU_scrolling
NES SMB3 Loading Seam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfrNnwJrujw
New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!
TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com
Twitter: @tcwpodcast
Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com
Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode - Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode
Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love
Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/