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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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Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
TCW Podcast Episode 231- Street Fighter 2
Street Fighter 2 is often credited with reviving the arcade scene in the early 1990s. While it successfully brought back the must-have arcade game mentality, it couldn’t stop the overall decline of arcades. The original Street Fighter was influenced by many sources, including Bruce Lee’s Game of Death, anime like Fist of the North Star, and Space Battleship Yamato. With the rise of beat 'em ups following Double Dragon, Capcom released Street Fighter 89, later renamed Final Fight. Taking lessons from Final Fight, Street Fighter 2 introduced an expanded roster, streamlined special moves, combos, and more. Its popularity led to the release of two enhanced versions: Championship Edition and Turbo. Come explore the history and influences of this legendary game!
TCW 041 - Beating Them All Up: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/beating-them-all-up/
Tower of Death Fight Scenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWMW1drldWc
Kung Fu Master: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko3zG-YG41k
The Final Game of Death: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzriAzTAXs0
Yie Ar Kung-Fu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2h6jQ4A1To
Enter the Dragon trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RGju9NuoOU
Karate Champ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwV3xqS9_aQ
Fist of the North Star: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYsAklHsWd0
Space Battleship Yamato: http://y2u.be/LtwtV91fwd8
Street Fighter Big Button Cabinet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_XvCNGhmZ0
Street Fighter Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVLCv-YgWco
Polygon Street Fighter Oral History: https://www.polygon.com/a/street-fighter-2-oral-history
Double Dragon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfZz-1e-dUQ
Side Arms Hyper Dyne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esgm7Gk99P4
Forgotten Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYJfoesXYC8
Final Fight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8gYGfL_p2o
Street Fighter 2 - The World Warrior: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI284D4y1q4
But She's Got a New Hat!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaOgZwk9rN8
Street Fighter 2 - Champion Edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJne-82X4L0
Street Fighter 2 - Rainbow Edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNIfE7A9q7Y
Street Fighter 2 - Hyper Fighting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rrGLH0WByc
New episodes are 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 book, published Dec 2019, is available at CRC Press and at major on-line retailers: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1
Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode - Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode
Outro Music: RoleMusic - 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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