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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Friday Jul 01, 2016

The Great Video Game Crash Part 3

Friday Jul 01, 2016

TCW Podcast Episode 021 - The Great Video Game Crash Part 3

We cover the severe correction of the arcade market. We also go into why the correction happened, and how it was not a crash. We also go into how this is independent from the home market crash. It went from 8.9 billion to 4 billion over a two years. We also go over some of the myths surrounding the crash, such as the E.T. dump, and discuss why Nintendo's business practices were essential to reviving the home market. Finally we discuss the likelihood of another crash in the future.

Space Invaders Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=437Ld_rKM2s

Asteroids Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYSupJ5r2zo

Pac Man Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dScq4P5gn4A

Chase the Chuck Wagon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhdW3RCioLM

US Games - Space Jockey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YBcVR4dF08

Atari Game Over Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wjMn6yjOjQ

VS Duck Hunt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtf1FUp-0jo

VS Hogan's Alley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuk6QW3HVCA

VS Baseball Nintendo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52TQ7BWBTp0

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