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!
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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!
TCW Podcast Episode 232 - All the Other Home Pongs
The home Pong market of the mid-1970s extended far beyond the big three—Atari, Coleco, and Magnavox. Numerous smaller companies entered the scene, not only in the United States but also across Europe and other parts of the world. As the home gaming industry rapidly evolved, many manufacturers introduced unique systems powered by integrated circuits. The market truly took off with the advent of “Pong-on-a-Chip” technology, which made it possible for virtually anyone to build a Pong console. Combined with affordable manufacturing in the Far East, this innovation drove costs down and helped the market reach new heights.
Rocko's Modern Life - Dracula: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ycpsJOtxx8
TCW 105 - The Big Voice of Magnavox: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-big-voice-of-magnavox/
TCW 106 - The Small Voice of Magnavox: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-small-voice-of-magnavox/
TCW 027 - The Magnavox Patent Lawsuits: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-magnavox-patent-lawsuits-friday-september-16-2016-1003-am/
TCW 051 - Sons of Pong: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/sons-of-pong/
Overkal: https://prehistoricgaming.com/en/overkal-history/
TCW 165 - Allied Leisure: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/allied-leisure/
Universal Research Laboratory (URL) Video Action Systems: https://www.pong-story.com/url.htm
Mike the TV 99.99.99: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt2xW8nh864
Executive Games: https://www.pong-story.com/executivegames.htm
First Dimension: https://www.pong-story.com/firstdim.htm
Executive Games - Face Off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB-pSaZ1e28
TCW 124 - The Visions of Coleco Part 1: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-visions-of-coleco-part-1/
TCW 125 - The Visions of Coleco Part 2: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-visions-of-coleco-part-2/
Pong In a Chip: https://www.pong-story.com/gi.htm
Videomaster: https://www.pong-story.com/vm.htm
Videomaster Home TV Game: https://prehistoricgaming.com/en/videomaster-home-tv-game/
Interton Video 2000: https://www.pong-story.com/v2000.htm
AY3-8500 System on a Chip: https://nerdstuffbycole.blogspot.com/2018/09/games-and-field-generation-in-ay-3-8500.html
Zanussi: https://www.pong-story.com/zanussi.htm
TCW 077 - Invading Taito Part 1: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/invading-taito-part-1/
TCW 078 - Invading Taito Part 2: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/invading-taito-part-2
APF TV Fun: https://retrogamingconsoles.com/consoles/apf-tv-fun/
APF Fun Demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmIE3k2BGs0
Unisonic Pong Console: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFOkE1_52NA
Interton Video 2400: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLCnacjnBOs
Videomaster Superscore: https://www.pong-story.com/vm8.htm
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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
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They Create Worlds
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!
