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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 Sep 15, 2019
The 100 Most Influential Games Part 1
Sunday Sep 15, 2019
Sunday Sep 15, 2019
TCW Podcast Episode 098 - The 100 Most Influential Games Part 1
In a completely arbitrary order we look at what we feel are the 100 most influential games. Starting off with the first 40 games! These are 100 games that we consider influential or important to the development of the modern industry. Some are popular, some are obscure, some you will wonder why we were crazy enough to pick them, but here they are. This episode covers largely early video games on time-sharing systems, in the arcade, and on early consoles. They are presented in no particular order.
Games:
Pot Shot (Scorched Earth DOS video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDw_mpjKlpg
Star Trek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6f9_9kzuzk
Star Raiders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_VDM8nC9sM
Empire (Plato): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qodf2AjrEQo
The Dungeon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm53IKtL9zw
Computer Space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3BQsCCwo8w
Gran Trak 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYEcDpBLDpc
Speed Race: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jc9_xrD2_M
Table Tennis (Odyssey): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfmL6l128JU
Breakout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW7Sg5pXAok
Scramble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vc-RIkpk40
Heiankyo Alien (Game Boy): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY3qVBkIu74
Xevious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpyFHvPizYM
Gradius: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-OaZv3Jfkg
Mortal Kombat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F82XAvCuVc
Street Fighter 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI284D4y1q4
Dragon's Lair: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-dg4J9_nes
One on One (c64): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URobcuTcBFU
Brezerk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFSQ0Pl4KDk
Robotron 2084: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l800GL6NQPY
Pac-Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dScq4P5gn4A
Defender: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gss3lxeqCok
Outrun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELUl-cAtUIE
Pole Position: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFs1Xc82Q0U
Renegade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC0GZNjZVH8
Manic Miner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFA2d4G9q30
Metal Gear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehlAMTh42Ko
Prince of Persia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqCxHlEIrlM
Sonic the Hedgehog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqQYDLcvkBc
Wing Commander: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfRvCSBD4q0
Super Mario Kart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlAmXXNz5ac
Adventure 2600: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQZDRELOqoI
Legend of Zelda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ADhznw1zhc
Mystery House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiwHwPvIHBs
King's Quest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0TLhR51uGY
Portopia Serial Murder Case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcQhnJxP7qU
Otogirisou: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SVP9TiqIhA&list=PL4BBFCC3CDD581BE2
Maniac Mansion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7oUArcVis0
Metroid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly1PUEmxyyQ
Symphony of the Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HnhPNS0rqM
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
Alex's book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1
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 Sep 01, 2019
Revisions and Updates 2
Sunday Sep 01, 2019
Sunday Sep 01, 2019
TCW Podcast Episode 097 - Revisions and Updates 2
The podcast is four years old! We celebrate by looking back at past episodes, and revising subjects that Alex has found new information on! There is, of course, more and new information in regards to Atari. We also do some speculation into the origin of Scramble, some commentary on what has been going on at Blizzard Entertainment, and some new information in relation to the origins of Galaxian. We make a note of the earliest known commercial ester egg, some new information on the first Japanese original game creation for the arcade, and wrap up with some more book updates. We look forward to the countdown to episode 100!
TCW 43 - Personal Gaming Histories: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/personal-gaming-histories/
Dragon Warrior Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qL5_3EhqK8
Dragon Quest I Android: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmQqcf0ziSI
Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tyuIh12_HU
TCW 44 Founding, Syzygy to Atari: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/founding-syzygy-to-atari/
TCW 45 Atari, Ventures and Acquisitions: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/atari-ventures-and-acquisitions/
TCW 46 Atari, Ray Kassar and Warner: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/atari-ray-kassar-and-warner/
TCW 47 Vestiges of Atari: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/vestiges-of-atari/
TCW 52 The many Faces of Konami: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-many-faces-of-konami/
Astro Fighter Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMBrGXzB-p8
Astro Fighter Cabinet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-dICpXIj50
Scramble Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWIUj4R8-10
Defender Arcade Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq_Zvg9KlII
TCW 54 Blizzard Vikings and WarCraft: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/blizzard-vikings-and-warcraft/
TCW 55 Blizzard: Hellfire and The World… Of WarCraft: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/blizzard-hellfire-and-the-world%e2%80%a6-of-warcraft/
TCW 57 Foundation of the Japanese Video Arcade Game Industry: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/foundation-of-the-japanese-video-arcade-game-industry/
Galaxian : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhYVcwhSWjI
Space Invaders Cabinet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJMr36hLY38
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR0WjZGCNYw
TCW 076 A Fairchild Story: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/a-fairchild-story/
Spitfire Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95guwJJGx8I
Spitfire Easter Egg Video (No Sound): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7fSSbtuYaA
Spitfire Easter Egg Video (Sound): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws-ExrlbmtY
TCW 77 Invading Taito Part 1: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/invading-taito-part-1/
TCW 78 Invading Taito Part 2: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/invading-taito-part-2/
TCW 92 Citing Apologies: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/citing-apologies/
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
Alex's book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1
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/