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Early Computer Game Platforms: The Trinity, and The Disciples


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Podcast Episode 016 - Early Computer Game Platforms: The Trinity, and the
Disciples

 

We go

over the early computer systems as they apply to games in the United States.
Starting with the first home computer of note the Altair 8800. We then go into
the Trinity of systems released in the same year for the home; the Apple II,
the Commodore Pet, and the TRS 80. We then go into the systems that came after
and how the Apple II was able to remain dominant as a gaming platform for much
longer than it should have untill it was dethroned by the Commodore 64.

 

Popular Electronics Archive: http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Popular-Electronics-Guide.htm

 

Altair 8800 Popular

Electronics: http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1975/Poptronics-1975-01.pdf

 

Net Hack: http://www.nethack.org/

 

Old school Graphics Part I Commodore 64 & Nintendo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfh0ytz8S0k

 

Old School Graphics

Part II Apple & Atari: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rsycfDliZU&nohtml5=False

 

Temple of Apshai TRS

80: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiMtY5BxdM0

 

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Alex's Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com

 

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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