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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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Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
TCW Podcast Episode 176 - The SEGA Technical Institute
SEGA has had a long history of mixing the west and Japanese ideas. To that end, we look at the SEGA Technical Institute or STI. A project to blend the best of Japanese and American developers to create unique games with worldwide appeal. Many talented people worked for STI, and this blending was realized with the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. However, success was short-lived as interpersonal issues with the staff lead to a fracturing of the team. Each side put out interesting product, but nothing quite like the success of Sonic.
Marble Madness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzlA1JTPMto
Captain EO (1986): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy8w2xRpIIg
SEGA Scope 3D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYUBSV6u0Z8
SEGA Scope 3D Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMoMbXZCbT4
Shinobi Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFlTWKccFLg
Dick Tracey Movie Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4rzqSsqaqA
Dick Tracey Mega Drive/Genesis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6e5qK7sGPQ
Phantasy Star: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3P-3GsiRIw
Ghouls 'n Ghosts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsMiyr9M6lM
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Bonus Stages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg6cIOsVojg
STUN Runner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6CPtjyr19M
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Genesis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cr1rqVcIhA
Castle of Illusion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eueZcpay-lQ
Sonic Spinball: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzPpRPDRQvA
Casino Night Zone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmdseeZBiz4
SEGA SVP Chip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZHFbLfvb8w
Pinball Drams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UNGMiPETXo
Comix Zone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS-F0UFezFA
A-ha - Take On Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914
The Ooze: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoIXkIgiyuc
Nights Into Dreams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkXKYJ0SBl4
Die Hard Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkVdJXolW_0
Other episodes on SEGA!
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TCW 005 - The Untold History of SEGA: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-untold-history-of-sega/
TCW 033 - The Saga of SEGA: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-saga-of-sega/
TCW 068 - SEGA VS Nintendo Round 1: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/sega-vs-nintendo-round-1/
TCW 069 - SEGA VS Nintendo Round 2: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/sega-vs-nintendo-round-2/
TCW 070 - SEGA VS Nintendo Round 3: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/sega-vs-nintendo-round-3/
TCW 088 - Gotta Go Fast!: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/gotta-go-fast-1555215841/
TCW 127 - Dreams of SEGA: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/dreams-of-sega/
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: 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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