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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!
Episodes

Friday Oct 15, 2021
The Mysteries of Imagic
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
TCW Podcast Episode 148 - The Mysteries of Imagic
We look at the company Imagic. This company only lasted a few short years during the lead up to, and through the crash. The company is notable for innovative packaging, and creating games that pushed the graphical fidelity of the Atari VCS to new levels! They were also one of the first companies to use graphics on a computer to then be translated to code on a console. A feat famously used by Rare in the creation of Donkey Kong Country. Unfortunately through a lot of bad luck Imagic was unable to go public due to the Time Warner earnings report two days prior. This lead to the company's downfall.
Sprint 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuPEoLkVwtI
Touch Me Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGY-wXvjWa0
Atlantis High-Res Scan: https://archive.org/details/AtlantisAtari2600HiResScans
Cosmic Ark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKYRsvy4pHg
Demon Attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deEgbiAHaGs
Atlantis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1bZGlW6708
Atlantis Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVcxOA9iMOw
Cosmic Ark Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-gXCpJfx5M
Demon Attack Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TlLS54t6JY
Star Voyager Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YQiCdHfc2I
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 book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: 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/

Friday Oct 01, 2021
Others in the Field Too
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Friday Oct 01, 2021
TCW Podcast Episode 147 - Others in the Field Too
We look at the contributions of other in the field chronicling video game history, and trying to write perspectives on what we know at the time. To start we look at Gaming Alexandria which has become one of the major communities dedicated to preserving video game history, and has many contributors who work on a myriad of projects. We look at the work Ethan has put in between court cases, blogging, and as a consultant on "Arcade Dreams". We look at the work done by Kate Willært of "A Critical Hit!" Her work consists of blogs, videos, and twitter threads! She did fantastic research into the first Easter Egg in video games, women characters in games, and if working on more interesting projects. Finally we look at academia, and what they are doing in relation to Video Game History!
Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/
Gaming Alexandria Discord: https://discord.gg/cF7c7Jd
Video Game Legal Documents: https://archive.org/details/videogamelawsuits
Norm The Gaming Historian: https://www.youtube.com/c/gaminghistorian
History of Donkey Kong - Gaming Historian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iraLfEz0tJo
The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
A Breakout Story: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/2018/12/29/a-breakout-story/
Who Created Periscope?: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/2017/06/16/who-created-periscope/
Arcade Dreams: https://arcadedocumentary.com/
Atari Archive: https://www.youtube.com/c/AtariArchive
A Critical Hit!: https://www.acriticalhit.com/
A Critical Hit! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPqeWdb-LGtPXeVXNoh-iqA
A Critical Hit! Twitter: https://twitter.com/katewillaert
Stanford: https://web.stanford.edu/group/htgg/cgi-bin/drupal/
The Strong National Museum of Play: https://www.museumofplay.org/
Video Game Pioneers Oral History Collection: https://sova.si.edu/record/NMAH.AC.1498
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 book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: 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/

Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
Storytime with a Book 2
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
TCW Podcast Episode 146 - Storytime with a Book 2
Alex reads and annotates a chapter of the book dealing with the founding of Activision! We cover not just the chapter but the thought process, and behind the scenes that went into the chapter. The story is helped with extra information that Alex was able to gleam from interviews, and trial transcripts. A larger perspective telling of the early formation of Activision, where the popular historical record needs to be corrected and more!
Atari Archive: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo_f7y6sBDmFnGbZoq1Ce_w
TCW 094 - Epyx not Epic: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/epyx-not-epic/
TCW 046 - Atari, Ray Kassar and Warner: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/atari-ray-kassar-and-warner/
TCW 027 - The Magnavox Patent Lawsuits: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-magnavox-patent-lawsuits-friday-september-16-2016-1003-am/
Boxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5reJLuRgz-A
Dragster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTy9zS899wk
Fishing Derby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWaX-NcK5PQ
Checkers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbE1QxqZrNE
TCW 126 Activision and Atari: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/activision-and-atari/
Bridge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sckeVsRrsc
Skiing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVBcKKCEkB0
Laser Blast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvnq96SVQh0
Tennis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TueiMj2l3k
TCW 009 - The History of Mediagenic Part 1: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/history-of-mediagenic-part-i/
TCW 010 - The History of Mediagenic Part 2: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/history-of-mediagenic-part-ii/
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 book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: 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/

Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Revisions and Updates 3
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
TCW Podcast Episode 145 - Revisions and Updates 3
Our sixth year anniversary! In this episode we look back at the podcast and correct some of the errors that were made in the past. First we explore the company Fun Games which was sued by Atari for making clones of Atari products using stolen equipment. The source and story of this is better told with new information that has come to light. Other new information includes the discovery that the 100 yen coin shortage in Japan was real! The circumstances around the shortage is a lot more complicated. The final major item was discovering the first game sold on a micro computer. This particular game was published as a book, and not on tape or magnetic media making it unique for the first game of this type.
Trailer with Video Games: https://twitter.com/QuarterPast83/status/1261412414618128385
TCW 008 - Birth of the Japanese Game Center Go to 1hr 25 minutes: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/birth-of-the-japanese-game-center/
Scelbi's Galaxy Game: http://www.scelbi.com/files/docs/books/Galaxy%20Game.pdf
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 book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: 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/

Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Ascension into the Black Gate
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
TCW Podcast Episode 144 - Ascension into the Black Gate
In our final part looking at the history of the Ultima series we start off looking at Ultima VII. This game is considered by many to be the pinnacle of the series. The game combines story elements with a massive world to create a truly unique experience. The game is followed by two major commercial failures. Those failures being Ultima VIII and Ultima IX. The reasons behind those failures are many. However a lot of the blame for Ultima VIII's shortcomings, especially the jumping, can be laid at the feet of the development team and not EA. Because of the disaster of VIII, Ultima IX was plagues with issues. Especially since they had a rotating staff, technology issues, and other challenges the game was an ignoble end to a series that touched many. However like many of the Ultima games, it is not the destination, but the journey that is the true heart of Ultima.
Intro to Ultima VII: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ttf9YrkBdQ
The Story of The Fellowship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mlZVHuK4wM
Museum of the Avatar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIaOiMH8SKg
Retro Tea Break | Richard Garriott tells his Ultima Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU90N4Cbj10
Secret of Money Island 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXRMEz6n5SM
Prince of Persia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv20j8ChtRY
Ultima VII: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkrCUXc-frY
Ultima VIII: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzfnuxXfQ2M
Ultima IX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6kXFf7iyC4&list=PLSlejFTVB3ksWWOh2mePsahP5Kew5rHwc
TCW 038 - Origin Story: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/origin-story-1489274251/
Crusader No Remorse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUnvNTvHMnQ
Meridian 59: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUsJ6de9mRU
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 book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: 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/

Sunday Aug 01, 2021
The Prophet of the Avatar
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
TCW Podcast Episode 143 -The Prophet of the Avatar
In part two of our look at the Ultima series we start with how Richard came to the morality system that became a central feature of the franchise. Using a combination of features he likes from various worlds religions, his own experiences, and so on Richard crafted the eight virtues that the play, who would become the avatar, would have to emulate. In the following two games. The story focused on how not all choices are black and white like in Ultima V, and how without all the facts you may be fighting against a group that may just be trying to survive. This is a fascinating look at morality in videogames that is unprecedented at the time, and is rarely, if at all, emulated today.
Download Ultima IV: https://www.gog.com/game/ultima_4
Museum of the Avatar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIaOiMH8SKg
Softline Interview: http://www.applevault.com/magazines/softline/v3n1/origin.pdf
The Eight Virtues Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wFzZx-L4LI
Ultima IV Apple II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYGFh3I3IG4
Ultima V Apple II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GvWMmlfmgs
Ultima VI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nBWuV_E6Eg
TCW 038 - Origin Story: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/origin-story-1489274251/
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 book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: 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/

Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Ultima: Exodus to Akalabeth
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
TCW Podcast Episode 142 - Ultima: Exodus to Akalabeth
In this episode we look at the legendary series of Ultima! We look at the lead up inspiration, and influences that led to the creation of Ultima. This episode ties in heavily with our look at Origin Systems. In this we use the creation of Ultima as a microcosm of the development of the PC industry. The plight of the bedroom coder. Wanting to make cool games, finding themselves thrust into a wider PC game world, and the eventual whirlwind of having publishers involved. We mainly focus on how the creation of the games mirrors Richard's growth as a game designer and eventually perfecting the base formula with Ultima III.
TCW 038 - Origin Story: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/origin-story-1489274251/
TCW 117 - Wing Commander: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/wing-commander-1593278423/
Introduction to the Society of Creative Anachronism : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=046bs9DY7QY
Escape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM2tb0-9uyg
Download Akalabeth: https://www.gog.com/game/akalabeth_world_of_doom
Apple II - Akalabeth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKAlDUu7zko
Apple II - Ultima I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrQFzWO4pYo
Apple II - Lemonade Stand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dUbDDmXp2I
Trailer for Time Bandits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vioocIR0gHQ
Apple II - Ultima II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts-zYdjDyAI
TCW 039 - On-Line Systems: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/on-line-systems/
TCW 040 - Sierra On-Line: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/sierra-on-line/
TCW 114 - The Wizards of Sir-Tech: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-wizards-of-sir-tech/
TCW 115 - The Return of the Sdraziw of Sir-Tech: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-return-of-the-sdraziw-of-sir-tech/
Apple II - Ultima III: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FvHQI2qSKQ
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 book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: 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/

Thursday Jul 01, 2021
The Console Market of the 70's and 80's Part 2
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
TCW Podcast Episode 141 - The Console Market of the 70's and 80's Part 2
In our second part we look at the emergence of the programable consoles. We see how many companies kept falling into the same trap of FCC regulations, heat issues, and chip shortages. By the time most of these issues were sorted out, with the notable exception of the Apple II being classified as an "industrial computer", the industry was in the midst of a console transition led by the ColecoVision. However the video game crash caused it all to be reset, and many promising paths of development were never really explored. Stay tuned to the end for info on Alex's guest appearances, the topic of our live stream recording this year, and getting stickers!
TCW 076 - A Fairchild Story: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/a-fairchild-story/
Media Regulation Crash Course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6LKl4RKIew
History of Radio and the FCC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob_db-kxEQw
Vintage 1963 FCC Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzPIOfpKkRM
How Radio Works 1937: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEDzmbsvBPw
The Vacuum Tube Radio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UKCUMghTrc&t=32s
Applying the inverse square law to EM waves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1yy-zhVM0Y
How to understand the inverse square law in lighting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO-J42VM448
Cats and Dogs living together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA1SxZoFmOU
Sport Utility Robot: https://futurama.fandom.com/wiki/Sport-Utility_Robot
Atari Archive - RCA, FRED, and the Studio II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o35y6W9hI-o
Bally Home Computer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QCkUk8ZA6w
TCW 90 - Lion and Bally Manufacturing: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/lion-and-bally-manufacturing/
TCW 091 - Bally: The Road to Fitness: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/bally-the-road-to-fitness/
George Plimpton Commercials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPUMfUvRAOE
Atari VCS Space Invaders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opru6qPsPa4
The Visions of Coleco Part 1: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-visions-of-coleco-part-1/
The Visions of Coleco Part 2: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-visions-of-coleco-part-2/
Video Game History Hour: https://gamehistory.org/ep-31-spacewar-dual-to-the-death/
Super Mega Crash Bros. Turbo: https://pencilandpaperproductions.podbean.com/e/super-mega-crash-bros-turbo-171-creating-worlds-with-alex-smith/
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 book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: 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/

Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
The Console Market of the 70's and 80's Part 1
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
TCW Podcast Episode 140 - The Console Market of the 70's and 80's Part 1
We look at the early dedicated hardware systems in the United States. We have talked about many of these companies in the past. However we have not brought the story together at a large scale looking at the influences these companies had on each other, the consumer market in general, and what the market could handle. We see the reasons behind the transition to programable systems as being the logical course for an industry where dedicated hardware had reached a limit. We will continue in part two seeing how the programable systems brought a new shift to the market.
TCW 106 - The Small Voice of Magnavox: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-small-voice-of-magnavox/
The Slide Rule "Bringing 1916 to 2016": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CblhxhnSymg
The Odyssey 100: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y03hn64dHY
Pong Console C-100: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCmYgAw6qmI
Sears Tele-Games Pong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxoBDK-CYww
Craftsman 1976 Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSqER0JLicE
Exploring the Cincinnati Mills Mall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sPQcSBMVFc
Exploring the Abandoned Northridge Mall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n67s2r6fVKg
Sear's Catalog Home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kb24gwnZ18
Sear Houses TV Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NirU-JSJQPA
TCW 124 - The Visions of Coleco Part 1: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-visions-of-coleco-part-1/
TCW 125 - The Visions of Coleco Part 2: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-visions-of-coleco-part-2/
Rybylith Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_zInegHR40
Integrated Circuits History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-tKOHICqrI
Homemade Chips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxz_ENnmgtI
TCW 076 - A Fairchild Story: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/a-fairchild-story/
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 book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: 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/

Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tec Toy and Brazil
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
TCW Podcast Episode 139 - Tec Toy and Brazil
We look at the video game industry in Brazil. A big thanks to Marcus Garrett and his book "1983+1984 " which details a lot of the video game industry in Brazil. We delve into the interesting history of outside companies operating in Brazil and the gray market that has developed as a result. Once we have laid the groundwork we look at the company Tectoy which is one of the most successful toy/video game companies in Brazil. They ended up partnering with SEGA to bring in the Master System, Mega Drive, and even the Saturn to Brazil. However today they mostly refile, iterate, and provide various option of the master system and to a lesser extent Mega Drive to Brazil today. They are the most prominent location to get SEGA hardware today!
TeleJogo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGd2txxJIBY
Telejogo II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaWtddd7liQ
The Splice Vision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_kUt-vGZr0
Zillion Box and Packaging Brazil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSTXk_FJ4PU
Zillion played at night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vkjmmgzL50
Sega Master System Super Compact: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrOdnNTp4JM
Woody Woodpecker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_k1Q4d82Tc
Street Fighter II Master System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H7bR7wzBo4
Duke Nukem 3D Mega Drive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPdrJtrCi3U
Monica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiEc33t5br4
History of the Tectoy Zeebo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfXoAqYZlys
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 book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: 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/
