TCW Podcast Episode 193 - Microprose Part 2

In part two of our look at Microprose we focus on the growth of the company with popular games like Gunship, and Sid Meier's Pirates. Wild Bill continued his aggressive push to expand the company moving into the UK market and even the coin-op space. This unfortunately led Sid to step back from the company and become a contractor. Wild Bill took the company public to help cover the costs of missteps but eventually became embroiled in his own troubles with pressure from the board. It was during a time when he was forced to step back from the company, and the release of problematic adventure and role-playing games led the company to be acquired by Spectrum Holobyte.

Silent Service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz4shxxdero

Gunship DOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCZUc0d8ol8

Gunship C64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8bBV7uzbSs

Airborne Ranger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wEH2c98-Nc

Rules of Wooden Ships and Iron Men: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlT6i1DOeUM

Sid Meier's Pirates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owSCqgpv9AA

How to be a Pirate Captain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YFeE1eDlD0

How to be a Pirate Quartermaster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0fAznO1wA8

Captain Blood Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HmoyQcoBd0

Arcade F15 Strike Eagle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7TK56745MM

Command HQ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXFwn29ZEpQ

Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OztH7m4wQzQ

What Magic is This? Alchemy: https://whatmagicisthis.com/2020/01/31/alchemy/

Darklands: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aILjTCfnmI8

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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 

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