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 arcad

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They Create Worlds episodes:

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/

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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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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 -
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1h 10min
February 15, 2016 History of Acclaim - "The Rise"
TCW
Podcast Episode 012 - History of Acclaim - "The Rise"

We go
over the rise of Acclaim Entertainment from its inception by two former
employees of Activision. We cover Acclaim's rise as they started off as
publishers of games from smaller companies, and then branched out into
franchising. We discuss the interactions between Acclaim and Nintendo, and how
they become one of the first American publishers for Nintendo.

Ghostbusters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdZmiyPaKkA

Rambo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDTFLNSWm3U

Tiger Heli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7hOp7S_YiU

Star Voyager: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmqXawykr5Y

3D World Runner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTbH25YNxE4

World Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv3RJKS2e_E

Atic Atac : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJrS9WYn3X8

Donkey Kong Country:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whp2Y_MjTXs

Secret of Evermore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdV79VbxWOc

Wizards and
Warriors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SlQ2c1bj54

Mortal Kombat TV
Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzugunqdlnI

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/
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1h 26min
February 15, 2016 History of Acclaim - “The Rise”
TCW
Podcast Episode 012 - History of Acclaim - "The Rise"

We go
over the rise of Acclaim Entertainment from its inception by two former
employees of Activision. We cover Acclaim's rise as they started off as
publishers of games from smaller companies, and then branched out into
franchising. We discuss the interactions between Acclaim and Nintendo, and how
they become one of the first American publishers for Nintendo.

Ghostbusters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdZmiyPaKkA

Rambo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDTFLNSWm3U

Tiger Heli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7hOp7S_YiU

Star Voyager: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmqXawykr5Y

3D World Runner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTbH25YNxE4

World Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv3RJKS2e_E

Atic Atac : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJrS9WYn3X8

Donkey Kong Country:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whp2Y_MjTXs

Secret of Evermore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdV79VbxWOc

Wizards and
Warriors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SlQ2c1bj54

Mortal Kombat TV
Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzugunqdlnI

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

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1h 26min
February 01, 2016 The Genesis of JRPGs
TCW
Podcast Episode 011 - The Genesis of JRPGs

We go
over the Genesis of JRPGs, and discover that their origin is not where we would
have expected them to come from. We go over the influences on developers in
Japan that lead to the development of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. We discuss how western RPGs made their way
into Japan via the Apple II, and how RPGs eventually engrained themselves into
Japanese society.

Final Fantasy Mystic Quest - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNnpxrZtzy0

Ultima 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FvHQI2qSKQ

Wizardry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-iOZzwIlMA

Xevious - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P24bjcvnxd8

Tower of Druaga - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN-8LcVfoTc

Hydlide - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmrxfeozmis

Black Onyx - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=364J35Sk3zM

Dragon Quest 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmzHrNVelL0

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/
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1h 28min

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