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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Saturday Apr 01, 2017

On-Line Systems

Saturday Apr 01, 2017

TCW Podcast Episode 039 - On-Line Systems

On-Line systems is the company that eventually becomes Sierra Online. The brainchild of Ken and Roberta Williams. We go over the reasons for the company's founding, and the unique makeup of the company's initial titles. Unfortunately due to backing the proverbial wrong horse multiple times after investment by a venture capital firm they are on the brink of failure during the mid to late 80's.

Shadow of Yserbius: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnJ7BBwKZI0&t=762s

PDP8E Running Adventure with a Z52 Terminal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJdq3gK6M78

Colossal Cave Adventure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhFrWH0na0A

Mystery House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiwHwPvIHBs

The Wizard and the Princess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUHATnGbwl0

Time Zone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBE8K0XG65I

The Dark Crystal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBNMWnn0I6g

PC JR King's Quest 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymLvOunSuoQ

New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!

TCW Email: tcwpodcast@gmail.com

Twitter: @tcwpodcast

Alex's Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com