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TCW Podcast Episode 229 - US Gold

 

US Gold started as an importer of American games before becoming a dominant force in the British gaming industry. Partnering with Ocean Software, they formed a duopoly that shaped the UK and European gaming markets, bringing top titles to 8-bit computers and later expanding into consoles—US Gold backing SEGA while Ocean focused on Nintendo. When competitors began importing Japanese games, US Gold responded by securing a deal with Capcom to port its arcade hits to home computers. As its parent company, CentreGold, went public, US Gold also acquired Core Design—unknowingly setting the stage for gaming history. Because within Core, something legendary was in development: Tomb Raider. Join us as we dive into the rise of US Gold, its influence on British gaming, and its unexpected connection to one of gaming’s biggest icons.

 

Compute Magazine Archive: https://archive.org/details/compute-magazine

Galactic Chase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVNM1JH6GNU

TCW 136 - Ocean Software: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/ocean-software/

Beach Head (C64): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex9mchOPG1o

Forbidden Forest (C64): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j86veyiIcS8

Aztec Challenge (C64): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLO2mGBID8I

Zaxxon (C64): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB-Tt6O9Onc

TCW 103 - Elite Systems: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/elite-systems/

Commando (ZX Spectrum): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKom2O2H0pQ

OutRun -US Gold EU (C64): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnuYHmSLUY4

Flashback: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owuUW4DL4cg

TCW 129 - The Crash That Almost Was: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-crash-that-almost-was/

TCW 036 - Raiding Eidos: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/raiding-eidos/

TCW 017 - The British 8-Bit Computer Market Hardware: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-british-8-bit-computer-market-hardware/

TCW 018 - The British 8-Bit Computer Market Software: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-british-8-bit-computer-market-software/

TCW 131 - Sir Clive of ZX: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/sir-clive-of-zx/

 

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

 

TCW Email: [email protected] 

Twitter: @tcwpodcast

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds

Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com

Alex's book, published Dec 2019, is available at CRC Press and at major on-line retailers: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1

 

 

Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode 

Outro Music: RoleMusic - 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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