They Create Worlds

By Alex Smith, and Jeffrey Daum

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, ... more

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How many episodes does They Create Worlds have?

The podcast currently has 243 episodes available.

They Create Worlds episodes:

July 01, 2016 The Great Video Game Crash Part 3
TCW
Podcast Episode 021 - The Great Video Game Crash Part 3

We cover
the severe correction of the arcade market. We also go into why the correction
happened, and how it was not a crash. We also go into how this is independent
from the home market crash. It went from 8.9 billion to 4 billion over a two
years. We also go over some of the myths surrounding the crash, such as the
E.T. dump, and discuss why Nintendo's business practices were essential to
reviving the home market. Finally we discuss the likelihood of another crash in
the future.

Space Invaders Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=437Ld_rKM2s

Asteroids Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYSupJ5r2zo

Pac Man Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dScq4P5gn4A

Chase the Chuck Wagon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhdW3RCioLM

US Games - Space
Jockey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YBcVR4dF08

Atari Game Over
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wjMn6yjOjQ

VS Duck Hunt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtf1FUp-0jo

VS Hogan's Alley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuk6QW3HVCA

VS Baseball
Nintendo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52TQ7BWBTp0

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

TCW
Email: [email protected]
Twitter:
@tcwpodcast
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/
...more
1h 24min
June 15, 2016 The Great Video Game Crash Part 2
TCW
Podcast Episode 020 -The Great Video Game Crash Part 2

We
discuss the fates of all the major home video game producers. As they tried,
and generally failed, to transition to computers as the future game systems.
This turned out to be the wrong way to go. With the distraction of computers no
company made a transitional console for home users. Coleco got close to surviving the crash, but
called it quits in 1985. We go over how computers are too complicated for the
general public to use. You require ease of use and working out of the box for
gaming to work well on the PC. We go over the numbers of the crash during
82-85, and how the market went from 2.8 billion to 100 million In value in just
three years.

World of Xeen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VgBR8-BCos

Mattel Aquarius
Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlZn8ejso-4

Coleco Adam Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U39muxNdJs

Colecovision Donkey
Kong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyNv1Ok0p5g

Kids and Apple II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF7EpEnglgk

Coleco Adam
Comercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZz5WywJ-es

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

TCW
Email: [email protected]
Twitter:
@tcwpodcast
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/
...more
1h 5min
June 01, 2016 The Great Video Game Crash Part 1
TCW
Podcast Episode 019 - The Great Video Game Crash Part 1

We go
over the lead up to the crash, and the unique situation that caused it. We
touch on who to blame for the crash. Is it all Atari's fault? What about
retailers, and distributers? There is also the fly by night operations that
could have been the straw that broke the camel's back. We cover this and more
in part one!

New York Times article on the start of the crash Dec 19,
1982: http://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/19/business/the-game-turns-serious-at-atari.html?pagewanted=all

Star Voyager: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZwRD3zqR1E

Pac Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCPpgt0s70U

Lost Luggage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg-1GYOtvUw

ET: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bn192kSsMw

Skeet Shoot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UWJFOUBxTo

Space Invaders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=437Ld_rKM2s

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

TCW
Email: [email protected]
Twitter:
@tcwpodcast
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/
...more
1h 4min
May 15, 2016 The British 8-Bit Computer Market: Software
TCW
Podcast Episode 018 - The British 8-Bit Computer Market: Software

We go at
the British 8-Bit computer market again; this time looking at the software side
of things. We go over the initial homebrew/hacker scene, and how it eventually
evolved into a publisher/distributor business. This created a unique microcosm
allowing Britain to have a different and unique game industry. However it was
all absorbed into the global gaming scene with the introduction of 16 bit
systems and outside companies were able to move in. Today some of the legacy
lives on with a few original British game developers.

Theme Hospital: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byy3wRndKuQ

3D Monster Maze
ZX81: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKvd0zPfBE4

Miner 2049er: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kf6axO_Au4

Manic Miner: ZX
Spectrum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgUzteADsRI

Jet Set Willy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94Ywx6uVn9E

Knight Lore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n7qtErhF-A

Arcadia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfnrlYrYZME

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

TCW
Email: [email protected]
Twitter:
@tcwpodcast
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/

...more
1h 10min
May 01, 2016 The British 8-Bit Computer Market: Hardware
TCW Podcast Episode 017 - The British 8-Bit ComputerMarket: Hardware

We discuss the early 8-bit computer hardware market in Britain, and the unique circumstances of the era before it was ended by the coming of 16 bit computers.

Kids React to Old Computers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF7EpEnglgk

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

Uridium C64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks5-Zq6XAN4

Uridium ZX Spectrum:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgyxpqL8T3Q

RISC vs CISC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDrUkjOVtAU

New episodes on the1st and 15th of every month!

TCWEmail: [email protected]
Twitter:@tcwpodcast
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/
...more
1h 27min
April 15, 2016 Early Computer Game Platforms: The Trinity, and The Disciples
TCW
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

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

TCW
Email: [email protected]
Twitter:
@tcwpodcast
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/
...more
1h 25min
April 01, 2016 The Story of Chuck E Cheese
TCW
Podcast Episode 015 - The Story of Chuck E Cheese

We
discuss the founding and development of Chuck E Cheese. We go over Showbiz
pizza, and its founding as well as eventual acquisition of Chuck E Cheese. At a
higher level we go over how companies need to go public in order to grow, but
this is a major problem for the video game industry.

Chuck E Cheese Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jLivjTOg0o

Showbiz Pizza
Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiN0pYSIeOU

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

TCW
Email: [email protected]
Twitter:
@tcwpodcast
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/
...more
1h 6min
March 15, 2016 Nintendo: Playing with Power
TCW
Podcast Episode 014 - Nintendo: Playing With Power

We discuss the state
of the industry after the crash before Nintendo came onto the scene, and the
difficulties in relating with the modern viewpoint to the situation at the
time. We cover how Nintendo entered the US market and set up policies that
would be ridiculous today, but were necessary for the industry to recover and
grow. We cover how as Nintendo grew they were eventually sued for anti-trust,
and price fixing, but were exonerated. Still this led to them easing up on
their control in the early 90's.

Advanced Video
System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEA2ePG8m-4

A few unlicensed
games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfpsj8023qE

Pacman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdT0lrm4b2s

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

TCW
Email: [email protected]
Twitter:
@tcwpodcast
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/
...more
1h 26min
March 01, 2016 History of Acclaim - "The Fall"
TCW Podcast Episode
013 - History of Acclaim - "The Fall"

We would like to
dedicate this episode to Fergus McGovern, co-founder of Probe Software, who
died February 27, 2016 at the age of 50.

We go over the
changes that led to the fall of Acclaim. How some other publishers were able to
survive, and why. We also discuss how it is a unique situation that led to the
growth of Acclaim in the late 80s early 90s . We can also see parallels between
Acclaim and more recently THQ.

Castlevania 3 US vs
Japan Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v9339JUK3U

Turok: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74hOR5f4MS0

Mario 64 :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6r5oF73gNI

Crash Bandicoot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaLgYPn_Fqs

Tomb Raider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ6mWoErc0E

Silent Hill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8-3zq8GUcc

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

TCW Email:
[email protected]
Twitter: @tcwpodcast
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/
...more
1h 10min
March 01, 2016 History of Acclaim - “The Fall”

TCW Podcast Episode
013 - History of Acclaim - "The Fall"

We would like to
dedicate this episode to Fergus McGovern, co-founder of Probe Software, who
died February 27, 2016 at the age of 50.

We go over the
changes that led to the fall of Acclaim. How some other publishers were able to
survive, and why. We also discuss how it is a unique situation that led to the
growth of Acclaim in the late 80s early 90s . We can also see parallels between
Acclaim and more recently THQ.

Castlevania 3 US vs
Japan Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v9339JUK3U

Turok: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74hOR5f4MS0

Mario 64 :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6r5oF73gNI

Crash Bandicoot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaLgYPn_Fqs

Tomb Raider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ6mWoErc0E

Silent Hill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8-3zq8GUcc

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

TCW Email:
[email protected]

Twitter: @tcwpodcast

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 -
...more
1h 10min

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How many episodes does They Create Worlds have?

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