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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Monday Feb 15, 2016

History of Acclaim - "The Rise"

Monday Feb 15, 2016

TCW Podcast Episode 012 - History of Acclaim - "The Rise"

We go over the rise of Acclaim Entertainment from its inception by two former employees of Activision. We cover Acclaim's rise as they started off as publishers of games from smaller companies, and then branched out into franchising. We discuss the interactions between Acclaim and Nintendo, and how they become one of the first American publishers for Nintendo.

Ghostbusters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdZmiyPaKkA

Rambo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDTFLNSWm3U

Tiger Heli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7hOp7S_YiU

Star Voyager: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmqXawykr5Y

3D World Runner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTbH25YNxE4

World Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv3RJKS2e_E

Atic Atac : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJrS9WYn3X8

Donkey Kong Country: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whp2Y_MjTXs

Secret of Evermore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdV79VbxWOc

Wizards and Warriors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SlQ2c1bj54

Mortal Kombat TV Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzugunqdlnI

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