The Mysteries of Imagic
TCW Podcast Episode 148 - The Mysteries of Imagic We look at the company Imagic. This company only lasted a few short years during the lead up to, ...
They Create Worlds
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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 122+ hours!
Others in the Field Too
TCW Podcast Episode 147 - Others in the Field Too We look at the contributions of other in the field chronicling video game history, and trying to w...
Storytime with a Book 2
TCW Podcast Episode 146 - Storytime with a Book 2 Alex reads and annotates a chapter of the book dealing with the founding of Activision! We cover ...
Revisions and Updates 3
TCW Podcast Episode 145 - Revisions and Updates 3 Our sixth year anniversary! In this episode we look back at the podcast and correct some of the ...
Ascension into the Black Gate
TCW Podcast Episode 144 - Ascension into the Black Gate In our final part looking at the history of the Ultima series we start off looking at Ultima...
The Prophet of the Avatar
TCW Podcast Episode 143 -The Prophet of the Avatar In part two of our look at the Ultima series we start with how Richard came to the morality syste...
Ultima: Exodus to Akalabeth
TCW Podcast Episode 142 - Ultima: Exodus to Akalabeth In this episode we look at the legendary series of Ultima! We look at the lead up inspiration...
The Console Market of the 70's and 80's Part 2
TCW Podcast Episode 141 - The Console Market of the 70's and 80's Part 2 In our second part we look at the emergence of the programable consoles. W...
The Console Market of the 70's and 80's Part 1
TCW Podcast Episode 140 - The Console Market of the 70's and 80's Part 1 We look at the early dedicated hardware systems in the United States. We h...
Tec Toy and Brazil
TCW Podcast Episode 139 - Tec Toy and Brazil We look at the video game industry in Brazil. A big thanks to Marcus Garrett and his book "1983+1984 "...