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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, home console, and PC games merged into a Video Game Industry. Emphasis is on the combination of business and creative elements needed for financial success. Interviews of Atari, EA, Activision, & other execs with detailed source evaluations produce the insights you hear in these 140+ hours!
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Monday Apr 01, 2019
Monday Apr 01, 2019
TCW Podcast Episode 087 - Virtual History
And now we discuss at the technology that has been just a few months away from revolutionizing video games for the past thirty years, virtual reality. While a hot topic again due to the emergence of the Occulus Rift and the PS4 VR, virtual reality has been a Holy Grail of computer graphics research since the early 1960s. We examine the origins of VR at the University of Utah and its refinement at Atari and VPL Labs before looking at several attempts to bring VR into the mainstream in the early 1990s. We end with a quick look at the state of VR today.
Master Collector of View Master: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JxAv3-QOzc
Morton Heilig's Sensorama (Interview): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSINEBZNCks
Legend of the Sword of Damocles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNSh519GxvY
Sword of Damocles Headset Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OwlABr1o-g
Sword of Damocles Headset With Explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vuGXWnYZpA
Lecture from 1996 on Sword of Damocles Headset: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2AIDHjylMI
TCW 046 Atari, Ray Kassar, and Warner: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/atari-ray-kassar-and-warner/
Moon Dust Commodore 64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzVIEnTfclY
Scientific American Interview Jaron Lanier: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/interview-with-jaron-lani/
AVGN Zelda II Power Glove: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ab48nahZzo
The Wizard - Power Glove: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Esx7xgXl5g
The Untold Story Of VR On The Sega Genesis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UN_pN9ZU8Y
Sega VR at CES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd98RGxad0U
Dactyl Nightmare Gameplay and Unit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbOGV8-lyno
Oculus Rift Polygon Nightmare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqfpt2hoVrU
Discovery Channel Battletech Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdJA5C_Po4U&t=4s
Polygon Disney Quest VR Article:https://www.polygon.com/features/2018/10/18/17888722/disneyquest-disney-vr-closed
Zone Hunter Promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8STASuTKDag
Buggy Ball VR on a game show: https://youtu.be/NkQCWiYB3Wc?t=475
John Carmack Interview on Oculus Rift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyuMVazQPos
Tetris Effect Launch Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFVL6t8IHE8
Real Bomb Squad plays Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYunaBkn9Ng
New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!
TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com
Twitter: @tcwpodcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds
Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com
Alex's forthcoming book will be released through CRC Press!
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/
Friday Mar 15, 2019
Friday Mar 15, 2019
TCW Podcast Episode 086 - Itsa Me Marioooo!
Itsa the most iconic character in video game history: Mario. We explore the origins of Mario and examine how his entire design was born of necessity. We discuss how the character evolved through the Donkey Kong series and Mario Bros. before taking a deep dive into the design of Super Mario Bros. Then it’s a quick tour through the rest of Mario's NES and SNES adventures, setting the stage for his transition into 3D worlds.
Nintendo Radar Scope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kbliYx51ok
TCW Gumpai Yokoi episode: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/nintendo-and-gunpei-yokoi/
Donkey Kong Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJagEKVJ8x4
Mario Bros.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHlUEJXaxfY
Devil World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08q_WmEMh4g
Excite Bike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRgMCtaWoSU
Kung Fu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-gyVEqS1Ts
Pac Land: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=558zv3tHdu4
Baraduke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYRfKffrMVM
Super Mario Retrospective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSssHzHam_o
Famicom Super Mario Bros. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj-U1ggYRKw
How NES Controller Works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVnwfwXnNiQ&feature=youtu.be&t=318
Doki Doki Panic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px3KTewBGrA
Speed Racer Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suCm1w_KTiY
Japanese Super Mario Box Art: http://thedoteaters.com/?attachment_id=5723
Super Mario Bros. 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2LTcQwmOV4
Super Mario World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxg5eOPmzHI
Yoshi's Island: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8btNneN8ew
New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!
TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com
Twitter: @tcwpodcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds
Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com
Alex's forthcoming book will be released through CRC Press!
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/
Friday Mar 01, 2019
Friday Mar 01, 2019
TCW Podcast Episode 085 - Computer Game BASICs
Now that we have explained how timesharing works, it's time to discuss games! In the 1960s, students and professional programmers alike created computer games that were played by dozens, if not hundreds of their peers on timeshared computers. In the early 1970s, some of these programs began to spread across the country thanks to the efforts of early pioneers in computer book and magazine publishing like Bob Albrecht and David Ahl. By the time the first microcomputers appeared in the late 1970s, these games were so widespread that they started being converted to platforms like the Apple II and TRS-80 as well. As a result, games like Lunar Lander, Star Trek, and The Oregon Trail continued to be played decades after they were first created and became recognized as some of the earliest classic computer games.
Kill us all on sight reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2Lc_1aNdZA
1969 Lander: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TkFCo4F0_U
Making Games by Year (Remaking Lunar Lander in Python): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJxNUdsnsos
Atari Lunar Lander: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McAhSoAEbhM
The Oregon Trail Franchise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fEWA3WGkZ0
The Oregon Trail Card Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg8lCvF1-Oc
Hamurabi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb9Z8FaaVZU
101 BASIC Computer Games: http://www.ccapitalia.net/descarga/docs/1975-101-basic-computer-games.pdf
Star Trek Text Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLKw4AU4KHU&t=86s
Star Trek C64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p6qQEDp0Ug
Hunt the Wumpus Text: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETjYJBJrfq4
Hunt the Wumpus Graphical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkWJMU16GrU
New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!
TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com
Twitter: @tcwpodcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds
Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com
Alex's forthcoming book will be released through CRC Press!
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/
Friday Feb 15, 2019
Friday Feb 15, 2019
TCW Podcast Episode 084 - Time Shared
We lay the groundwork of computer development that led to some of the earliest influential games that would shape the industry. We cover how computers were one-program-at-a-time systems, and it was only through experimentation that were computers developed that could handle multiple inputs at once. We see how Sputnik scared the USA into spending a lot more in the sciences in order to keep up with Russian space development, which benefited computer-based education initiatives. We finish up looking at the proliferation of computers with remote terminals in universities, high schools, and some grade schools. That combined with the high level programing language BASIC set the stage for development, and spread of games!
Castlevania 2 Runner Pays 400/month for Internet: https://youtu.be/C_3Tdjs0iVA?t=1991
The SAGE Systen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06drBN8nlWg
IRQ, DMA, and Address Ports: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKXmGkRxQ8
How Computers Work Overview playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAx_6-wdslM&list=PLzdnOPI1iJNcsRwJhvksEo1tJqjIqWbN-
Crash Course Computer Science playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpIctyqH29Q&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNlUrzyH5r6jN9ulIgZBpdo
The Story of Sputnik: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhJnt3xW2Fc
"The Fun They Had" by Isaac Asimov: https://archive.org/stream/Fantasy_Science_Fiction_v006n02_1954-02/Fantasy__Science_Fiction_v006n02_1954-02#page/n125/mode/2up
1963 MIT Timesharing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q07PhW5sCEk
Machine Code and High Level Languages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OukpDfsuXE
Birth of BASIC: https://youtu.be/WYPNjSoDrqw
Hello Computer reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkqiDu1BQXY
New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!
TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com
Twitter: @tcwpodcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds
Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com
Alex's forthcoming book will be released through CRC Press!
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/
Friday Feb 01, 2019
Friday Feb 01, 2019
TCW Podcast Episode 083 - The Silliwood Era now in FMV!
Now that we have set the stage, it's time for glorious FMV! We examine the critical games released in 1993 that began the interactive movie craze and attracted serious attention from the media companies just beginning to establish "interactive divisions." We analyze how both media companies and existing video game companies approached using FMV in their products and conclude by discussing how the sudden entrance and exit of the media companies transformed the industry going forward.
Micky Mousecapade NES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8AuYYIG-SU
Sewer Shark Sega CD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTdLjUn6y-0&t=1248s
Night Trap Sega CD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia29PSVOXL4
Congressional Hearing on violence in Video Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD-Afpg4P2U
FM Towns Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th4c7fTMETI
FM Towns 100 Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcM7QaxkL60
Psygnosis Planetside Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jlFe-VBK1M
Rebel Assault: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FX3B8yC38U
CGA Graphics - Not as bad as you thought!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niKblgZupOc
The Fool's Errand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCY_OrFddEc
History of Greenscreen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8aoUXjSfsI
Hunt for Red October end scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCqR0_a6_so
The 7th Guest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45Z-Q5KVTyI
TCW 072 The MYSTeries of Brøderbund!: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-mysteries-of-br%C3%B8derbund/
MYST PC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iM64lBQqWY
Lion King Activity Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZF8ReMcloc
Spyro the Dragon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrVKjNR0-SE
Crash Bandicoot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK-h4M4Aetg
Independence Day PSX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD0movLhZo0
Goldeneye N64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6l6_WKxRck
Wing Commander 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhPlK6yOT3g
Wing Commander 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcbHuJxqgk0
Red Alert Soviet Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx3fK5kve-M
Phantasmagloria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAXC-MwfpHA
Star Wars Dark Forces II Cut Scenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmD-HlPAVTw
Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM6Qu2kIXVU
New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!
TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com
Twitter: @tcwpodcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds
Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com
Alex's forthcoming book will be released through CRC Press!
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/
Tuesday Jan 15, 2019
Tuesday Jan 15, 2019
TCW Podcast Episode 082 - An Unlikely Pairing of Siliwood
We take a look at the circumstances and leadup to what become known as the Siliwood Era. We discuss how changing technology and an increased focus by certain video game companies on emulating blockbuster movies attracted the attention of the major media companies and set the stage for an unlikely alliance of Hollywood and Silicon Valley. This pairing led to the interactive movie fad and also led to changes in retail that would alter the course of the video game industry forever.
TCW 042 Laser Craze: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/laser-craze/
Night Trap 25th Anniversary PC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBaW40NUCTU
Sewer Shark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTdLjUn6y-0
Atmosfear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRMphkKF3M0
Defender of the Crown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvW6okgy4wA
Errol Flynn Robin Hood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpqR6Ca-LL8
Defender of the Crown Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwTJn-rVYuE
It came from the Desert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8LaMMSEs5Q
THEM Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4URRp39XOo
New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!
TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com
Twitter: @tcwpodcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds
Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com
Alex's forthcoming book will be released through CRC Press!
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/
Tuesday Jan 01, 2019
Tuesday Jan 01, 2019
TCW Podcast Episode 081 - The Meeting of Spacewar
We go over the history of Spacewar, and the event at the Smithsonian. We take a close look at the people involved in bringing Spacewar into existence. We also look at some of the systems that were the predecessors to the PDP-1 that was used for Spacewar. We also discuss why games were used to demonstrate the capabilities of computers. In short an interesting look at one of the first video games.
TX-0 Mouse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0QTTYJv0Yw
PDP-1 Explained and Space War Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EWQYAfuMYw
Install a FREE version of Spacewar Via Steam: Start -> Run -> steam://run/480
Video explaining Free Spacewar on Steam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ1KcmBUN-Q
Kotaku Article: https://kotaku.com/spacewar-creators-didnt-know-they-were-making-history-1830887504
Variety Article: https://variety.com/2018/gaming/features/spacewars-history-talk-smithsonian-1203067907/
New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!
TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com
Twitter: @tcwpodcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds
Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com
Alex's forthcoming book will be released through CRC Press!
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/
Saturday Dec 15, 2018
Saturday Dec 15, 2018
TCW Podcast Episode 080 - Vector Lights
We look at the arcade industry and the circumstances that led to the use of vector monitors in arcade games. While not as well remembered today, and with fewer systems still around, vector played an important role in the development of video games. Vector provided the detail and capabilities that were not yet available in traditional raster-based systems. However in due time Raster met, and then exceeded, the capabilities of vector systems, and with the lower cost of maintenance for raster vector has faded into history.
Slow Motion TV Drawing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BJU2drrtCM&t
CGA Graphics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niKblgZupOc
Larry Rosenthal from 2014 at California Extreme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apg3W7yXULY
Space Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOtqX8r2rcE&t
Warrior: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUp0lzFiscs
Omega Race: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80L9fnSvbTk
Atari Lunar Lander: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPtoFQDc2MU
Atari Asteroids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUveu3Dm_Fo
Atari Red Barron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oa7_mdJLUw
Atari Battle Zone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdfKy4c7yuc
Cinematronics Tailgunner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbm5sw2eHQs&t
Gremlin Space Fury: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Igp8-oNKejI
Atari Tempest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMto2HJJSSA&t
Atari Star Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgDdexv--ZA
Jed Margolin The Secret Life of Vector Generators: https://www.jmargolin.com/vgens/vgens.htm
Major Havoc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3o_vG2m7X0
New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!
TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com
Twitter: @tcwpodcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds
Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com
Alex's forthcoming book will be released through CRC Press!
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/
Saturday Dec 01, 2018
Saturday Dec 01, 2018
TCW Podcast Episode 079 - The Six Children of EA
We take a closer look at the six launch titles from EA. We cover each in more detail going into the background of the creators, as well as the development of each game. We take a look at how the games were received both commercially, and historically. Today Archon, Pinball Construction Set, and M.U.L.E. are the games that are best remembered from the initial six titles. Worms, Axis Assassin, and Hard Hat Mack are not well remembered today.
TCW 006 - The Early History of Electronic Arts: https://goo.gl/kR9ppF
Archon C64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdfIfC9BHwQ
Hard Hat Mack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmQJNy2FBm0
Raster Blaster Apple II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiUIlGoJdW0
Pinball Construction Set Building a table: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow0X7IrzzO8
Pinball Construction Set Complete Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R46Cj21c_Bc
Axis Assassin Apple II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BwNMTRqG3I
Axis Assassin C64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYfN8Ckf1So
Tempest Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOZomej48c0
Play WORMS?: https://archive.org/details/a8b_Worms_1983_Electronic_Arts_US_a_k_file
Worms? Gameplay Atari 800: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4JASQ7EsFY
M.U.L.E. C64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs3G6dxx2FQ
New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!
TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com
Twitter: @tcwpodcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds
Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com
Alex's forthcoming book will be released through CRC Press!
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/
Thursday Nov 15, 2018
Thursday Nov 15, 2018
TCW Podcast Episode 078 - Invading Taito Part 2
We go into part two of Taito. We start off looking at Space Invaders which is arguably the highest point of success and fame for the company. The company continued on with many notable hits in the following years. They continued to survive despite not having a succession plan with the death of Michael Kogan. The company was hurt by their delay in transitioning to 3d, and a lack of direction in regards to the home market. Taito still lives today as a wholly owned subsidiary of Square-Enix.
Space Invaders arcade cabinet tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waY3svOHGGI
Seinfeld Arcade Frogger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj3kXXIw02s
Blue Shark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEzhHccmK0w
Space Invaders Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7waFiZV0vf4
Galaxian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2NFboPZVdc
Qix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNJSk6XilCk
Jungle King: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFKzPGRj9_g
Jungle Hunt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJbt_CUXrA4&t=779s
Bubble Bobble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuXOSBb4hQw
Arkanoid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTLyYclUL4E
Breakout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW7Sg5pXAok&t=
Taito Double Dragon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy0LRZvyyW8
Lufia and the Fortress of Doom Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK4cMp34RcI
Modern day Densha De Go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuEeUlJe9JE
Densha De Go PlayStation + Controller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuxf5QhdWIo
New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!
TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com
Twitter: @tcwpodcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds
Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com
Alex's forthcoming book will be released through CRC Press!
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/