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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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Monday Jul 15, 2019
Epyx not Epic
Monday Jul 15, 2019
Monday Jul 15, 2019
TCW Podcast Episode 094 - Epyx not Epic
This is an epic story about Epyx. But don't confuse it with Epic! We look at the computer game company, and the many bits of software that had influences at the dawn of home computing. Everything from the first RPGs to action games that are remembered fondly, especially in Europe. Not to mention the worldwide appeal of the Games series featuring Olympic events. Sadly the company lost sight of its goals with management changes, and was gone by the early 90's. However employees of Epyx continued to influence the video game industry for many years to come.
Starfleet Orion Manual: https://archive.org/details/Starfleet_Orion_1979_Automated_Simulations
Invasion Orion Manual: https://archive.org/details/Invasion_Orion_1979_Automated_Simulations
DunDraCon Website: https://www.dundracon.com/
Temple of Apshai TRS 80: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiMtY5BxdM0
The Datestones of Ryn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BxkFETqcEA
Crush Crumble and Chomp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiTFvwBllZo
TCW 079 - The Six Children of EA: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-six-children-of-ea/
Dragonriders of Pern: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqIj8YWsWOE
Pitstop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR-ELIpaxRw
Jumpman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrsZ1bDy4Dg
Atari 2600 Starpath Supercharger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsl65fKYsvk
Impossible Mission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivHFP3dJAkM
Krusty Burger Olympics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVQkOc73uJA
EPYX Sumer Games 1984: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zDwjctkF5w
EPYX California Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSp8XHpEKzw
Atari Lynx Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdp4yn1B8x8
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 forthcoming book will be released through CRC Press!
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/
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