TCW Podcast Episode 219 - Diablo 1

We explore the monumental game Diablo! Initially a collaborative effort between David Brevik, Erich Schaefer, and Max Schaefer, Diablo brought together elements from games like X-Com, Angband, and surprisingly NHL '94. The trio formed the company Condor, producing NFL games and a Street Fighter clone called Justice League Task Force for the SEGA Genesis. At CES, they discovered another company developing the SNES port of Justice League, Blizzard Entertainment. Through a series of fortuitous events, Condor was acquired by Davidson & Associates and rebranded as Blizzard North. Join us as we explore the wild history of Diablo and its impact on shaping how we play video games today!

Play Diabo 1 Web Shareware Version: https://d07riv.github.io/diabloweb/

It was the best of times it was the blurst of times: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no_elVGGgW8

Moria (Plato Emulator): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zvqgKKXAFI

Angband: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSiX_aoUn5s

Stay a While and Listen (2 Book Series): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087JF24VG?binding=kindle_edition

Gordo 106 (AGDQ): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwqlNeT9oTE

Three Days of the Condor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU8tQTNlPAM

Iguana Entertainment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iguana_Entertainment

MC Chris Kingdom Hearts 2 & Resident Evil 4 (EXPLICIT): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZsDUSxK5Fs

NHL '94: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShqgmvGrxfM

X-COM UFO Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZJAFG0rjo0

The Digital Antiquarian - Diablo: https://www.filfre.net/2023/07/diablo/

Diablo 1 Original Soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcKmaLP-sQM

Justice League Task Force (Genesis): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hNrLiRxBE4

Justice League Task Force (SNES): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QulgjKAsRaA

TCW 054 - Blizzard: Vikings and WarCraft: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/blizzard-vikings-and-warcraft/

TCW 055 - Blizzard: Hellfire and The World… of WarCraft: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/blizzard-hellfire-and-the-world%E2%80%A6-of-warcraft/

David Brevik - Making Diablo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI_CXw4x61E

Diablo 1 - The Sin War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWXozMHrxrM

Diablo 1 All Cutscenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aMkkf8-i-U

Kali (Software): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali_(software)

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

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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/