They Create Worlds

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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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Wednesday Aug 01, 2018

A Story of Brøderbund!

Wednesday Aug 01, 2018

TCW Podcast Episode 071 -A Story of Brøderbund!

We cover the founding of Brøderbund by the Carlston brothers. We delve into their initial forays into the PC game market. The used a unique business model that supported developers, and creators, but did not bring them on as employees. However they did retain staff to assist in polishing up games that showed potential. Brøderbund even started exploring consoles with a few of their games until they decided to transition to evergreen products.

Galactic Trader: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waxrpG-19jM

Alien Rain Apple II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q5z3wbF9vo

Choplifter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao9VAgyAgY4

David's Midnight Magic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1a9Y55NJy0

Space Panic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLd1xABCsaQ

Lode Runner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7JY5nEOUGA

Lode Runner Championship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDVYa4q9Qhg

Karateka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKqk9kosCs4

Laughing Gas Charlie Chaplin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZrsuEWw9m8

The Close up and Cross Cutting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osTF3zsplt0

Lode Runner NES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwxLChxi8WA

Karateka NES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJoHgELbO5s