TCW Podcast Episode 072 - The MYSTeries of Brøderbund!

We cover the later years of Brøderbund looking at their "evergreen" products.  Print Shop being the first one to really put them on the map.  We then look at the series of successes, and challenges that the company faced throughout the 80's and 90's.  We then see how the meteoric success of MYST ultimately dead to the downfall of Brøderbund in 1998.  Still Brøderbund was a fascinating company which was willing to take risks on some of the influential games, and software that built the PC industry we know today.

Bank Street Writer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHQVD25Y3Gg

Apple ][ E Print Shop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJV1nAeHkQ8

TCW Where in the game is Carmen Sandiego?: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/where-in-the-game-is-carmen-sandiego/

Quick and Dirty Desktop Publishing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEqQlEgQ3_4

Dawn of Desktop Publishing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rCNnMZrFUQ

Sim City Retrospective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O42kxeilMaQ

Living Books "Just Grandma and Me": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1qVm133XJg&list=PLCAF301BEC1CA0D5D

PC DOS Prince of Persia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv20j8ChtRY

HyperCard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMFscTOazS0

The Manhole 30th aniversary with Robyn Miller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kX5E7yOHJg

Cosmic Osmo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K30UmVsqTn8

A Brief History of Myst: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4wWITMUop0&t=1352s

Myst VS RealMYST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZOxPlWGiL8&t=151s

Gone Home Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRjJ5LY6tX8

Stanley Parable Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBtX0S2J32Y

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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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