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TCW Podcast Episode 269 - Mortal Kombat

 

What began as a stopgap project at Williams/Midway became one of the defining fighting-game franchises of the 1990s. Warren Davis returned to rebuild Williams’ video game division with a belief that 256-color hardware and digitized actors could give games a new level of visual realism. Truevision’s TARGA board made true-color image capture dramatically faster, and Davis adapted it into WTARGA, a system that could turn those images into game graphics. Eugene Jarvis returned to lead the division and drove development of new hardware built around the Texas Instruments TMS34010 graphics processor and Mark Loffredo’s VLI blitter chip. Two teams began developing games for the platform, one for the ultimately canceled USAA and another for NARC. Elsewhere in the division, Ed Boon moved from pinball to High Impact Football, while John Tobias joined the Smash TV team. The two became friends and began imagining a fighting game shaped as much by what they disliked about Street Fighter II as by what they admired in the genre. When Midway needed a project to keep staff and equipment active between larger releases, their game moved into production. It began as a proposed Jean-Claude Van Damme licensed game, but his agent turned it down. Tobias instead turned to martial artists Richard Divizio, Daniel Pesina, and Carlos Pesina, who had all appeared as Foot Clan extras in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. During digitization sessions, Divizio brought in a rope dart, inspiring Scorpion’s signature attack. Built in roughly eight months by a four-person team handling art, music, programming, and design, Mortal Kombat was made on a budget of about $1 million. Its tests beside a Street Fighter II cabinet went so well that management asked for another fighter, leading to Sonya Blade, modeled on fitness instructor and dancer Elizabeth Malecki. The arcade game sold more than 20,000 machines, but the real explosion came at home. Acclaim used its right of first refusal for Williams/Midway games to create “Mortal Monday,” launching versions for the Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, and Game Gear on the same day. A three-person team rushed the Super Nintendo port through Nintendo’s strict content rules, while Sega allowed blood and fatalities behind a deliberately publicized code. A chip shortage forced Acclaim to persuade Nintendo to use US government-specification chips at a 10-cent surcharge per cartridge, while Sega cartridges were packed with lettuce to move more quickly through U.S. customs after arriving from Mexico. The coordinated launch sold three million copies in its first three weeks, with Sega’s uncensored version outselling Nintendo’s.

 

TCW 041 - Beating Them All Up: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW041-beating-them-all-up

TCW 231 - Street Fighter 2: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW231-street-fighter-2

TCW 059 - Williams' Crazy Story Pt 1: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW059-williams-crazy-story-pt-1

TCW 060 - Williams' Crazy Story Pt 2: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW060-williams-crazy-story-pt-2

TCW 116 - The Atari Games You Are Looking For: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW116-the-atari-games-you-are-looking-for

TCW 090 - Lion and Bally Manufacturing: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW090-lion-and-bally-manufacturing

TCW 091 - Bally: The Road to Fitness: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW091-bally-the-road-to-fitness

TCW 149 - Gottlieb Part 1: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW149-gottlieb-part-1

TCW 150 - Gottlieb Part 2: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW150-gottlieb-part-2

Journey (Midway 1983): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2h-bCOI4WU

TCW 132 - Eugene Jarvis: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW132-eugene-jarvis

NARC (Arcade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEYgjLRJVyQ

Smash TV (Arcade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIPn7RZJ4vg

High Impact Football (Arcade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A90DJZGwMQ4

Super High Impact Football (Arcade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDIAOJ7LxoU

Total Carnage (Arcade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbtlOTTz_Xc

Terminator 2 (Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Erbk--Q4ovw

Universal Soldier (Trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v32Yu-h7UzE

Bloodsport (Trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCZ1CIQ64YQ

Mortal Kombat Filming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-AECxvqObs

Rope Dart Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu_VdDDFuqA

Mortal Kombat Fatalities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv0IfWkS75A

Mortal Kombat - All Characters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtqHgV0vcRUs

Mortal Kombat Commercial 1993: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVQkKmEkwzw

Mortal Kombat (SNES): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln_Hu0uOng0

Mortal Kombat (Genesis): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36zOb9iFg0k

Mortal Kombat (Game Gear): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba0T-a8LdRI

Mortal Kombat (Game Boy): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKy185LxmGY

Mortal Kombat SNES Fatalities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHcOoZPQ8vA

Mortal Kombat - In The News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jdBJYR8SJk

 

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Alex's book: 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 

 

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TCW Podcast Episode 268 - Dragon Quest Part 2

 

Yuji Horii continued developing adventure games after The Portopia Serial Murder Case, but his growing interest in Ultima and Wizardry led him to incorporate role-playing elements into his work. Karuizawa Yūkai Annai combined adventure-game investigation with Ultima style overworld exploration and a climactic fighting sequence that included leveling, showing Horii’s desire to bring RPG ideas into a different kind of game. As the Famicom became a phenomenon in Japan, Weekly Shōnen Jump editor Kazuhiko Torishima created Famicom Shinken, a regular feature covering games, tips, and tricks. Its material became so popular that the magazine placed it in special envelopes to prevent readers from copying the information without buying an issue. Enix, meanwhile, brought PC successes including Door Door and The Portopia Serial Murder Case to the Famicom. When dedicated game magazines began competing for that audience, Torishima reshaped Famicom Shinken around an inside look at the creation of a new game. He brought together Horii and Koichi Nakamura, who wanted to make an RPG, with Enix as publisher and Shōnen Jump as the source of exclusive development coverage. Torishima also recruited Akira Toriyama, then at the height of Dragon Ball’s success, to design the game’s characters. Horii and Nakamura combined Ultima’s overworld and exploration with Wizardry’s combat and detailed monsters, while Nakamura developed a menu system inspired by the recently released Apple Macintosh. Composer Koichi Sugiyama joined after responding to an Enix survey card for a Shogi game, bringing a new musical approach to Dragon Quest. The first game succeeded, but its sequels turned it into a cultural phenomenon: Dragon Quest II expanded the party to three characters and added broader storytelling, while word of mouth, a delay, and a cartridge shortage drove demand even higher. By Dragon Quest III, the series had become so popular that it sold one million copies on its first day, and store owners held a midweek resupply until the weekend at the urging of the National Police Agency, helping create the enduring myth that new Dragon Quest games could only be released on weekends.

 

TCW 114 - The Wizards of Sir-Tech: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW114-the-wizards-of-sir-tech

TCW 115 - The Return of the Sdraziw of Sir-Tech: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW115-the-return-of-the-sdraziw-of-sir-tech

THE HOKKAIDO SERIAL MURDER CASE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHWnvyK7uvc

THE KARUIZAWA KIDNAPPING GUIDE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0WGusYjg0E

Harvey Birdman - Not there, there!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeRTo8MuTrw

TCW 181 - The Fabric of Koei: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW181-the-fabric-of-koei

Karuizawa Yūkai Annai (Part 8): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhKXziP2JwU

Karuizawa Yūkai Annai (End): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m56mYPiauQ

TCW 134 - Famicom: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW134-famicom

TCW 135 - The Famicom Disc System: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW135-the-famicom-disc-system

TCW 253 - Masanobu Endō: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW253-masanobu-endo

Door Door (Famicom): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrN0_iGy2DA

The Portopia Serial Murder Case (Famicom): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcQhnJxP7qU

TCW 011 - The Genesis of JRPGs: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW011-the-genesis-of-jrpgs

Slime concept art: https://www.reddit.com/r/dragonquest/comments/1rmxfgy/do_you_know_the_original_idea_behind_the_slime/

Dragon Quest 1 Art: https://dragon-quest.org/wiki/Category:Dragon_Quest_I_official_art

Wizardry 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uUHjeWJLUs

Dragon Warrior 1 (NES): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmzHrNVelL0

Dragon Quest (Famicom) Cart, Manual, and gamplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f62DSsg9NXU

Morita Kazuro no Shogi (PC 98): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oDGHVj5ask

How to play shogi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ABrpbjoHCk

Wingman 2 (PC 8801): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_M2ARASwps

The Road to Dragon Quest: https://archive.org/details/roadtodragonquestmanga/Road%20to%20Dragon%20Quest%20%28Searchable%29/

The Road to Dragon Quest (Translated): https://mangadex.org/title/9d751491-a72d-41ae-8d95-3cb420a9d582/the-road-to-dragon-quest

Dragon Warrior NES OST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_jq0eqJKHU&list=PLo-SH6FNUdp3oJua5LbxQ9VL8LOyRVTFl
Dragon Quest Symphonic Suite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-ZqUPMwoSg&list=PLhdWViYE-gnm2kSB2wnAPcq7wbbMNohfr

2020 Tokyo Olympics - Opening Ceremony - Dragon Quest Overture: https://youtu.be/6u6uCbe6zh8?t=3080

Dragon Warrior II (NES): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4NsE4tpb6k

Dragon Warrior II Map: https://mikesrpgcenter.com/dw2/maps/world.html
Dragon Warrior III (NES): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNnlkwdXNow
 

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

 

TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com 

BlueSky: @theycreateworlds.bsky.social

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

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

Alex's book: 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 

 

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TCW Podcast Episode 267 - Dragon Quest Part 1

 

Kazuhiko Torishima is not well known outside Japan, especially in relation to video games, but the Weekly Shōnen Jump editor was instrumental in bringing together many of the people behind Dragon Quest. He encouraged Akira Toriyama early in his career, helping him develop the work that led to his first major hit, Dr. Slump. Torishima’s friendship with Weekly Playboy writer Akira Sakuma, built around their shared interest in video games, introduced him to Yuji Horii. Torishima gave Horii regular opportunities to write about computers and games for Shōnen Jump, which drew Enix’s attention as it prepared a contest for game submissions. Horii entered Love Match Tennis for fun and, while covering the contest, discovered that it had won alongside Koichi Nakamura’s Door Door. The two became friends, while Nakamura went on to port Door Door to multiple platforms and found Chunsoft. Enix later sent the contest winners to AppleFest, where Horii, Nakamura, and Torishima encountered Wizardry. Meanwhile, Horii’s work on adventure games produced The Portopia Serial Murder Case, a hugely influential game often credited with helping establish the popularity of visual novels in Japan. These connections, shared interests, and early successes brought together the people who would create the Dragon Quest phenomenon.

 

TCW 011 - The Genesis of JRPGs: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW011-the-genesis-of-jrpgs

Tomato The Cutesy Gumshoe: https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/akira-toriyamas-manga-theater-chapter-3/chapter/23730

TCW 053 - The History and Merger of Enix and Square: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW053-the-history-and-merger-of-enix-and-square

TCW 074 - The Japanese PC Industry: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW074-the-japanese-pc-industry

Love Match Tennis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jdbvLs3QgI

TCW 101 - The Fabric of Koei: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW181-the-fabric-of-koei

TCW 102 - The Koei Dynasty: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW182-the-koei-dynasty

Door Door (NEC PC 9801): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiM5d0jWQy8

Door Door (Fujitsu Micro-7): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk4PcFwzQsc

TCW 114 - The Wizards of Sir-Tech: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW114-the-wizards-of-sir-tech

TCW 115 - The Return of the Sdraziw of Sir-Tech: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW115-the-return-of-the-sdraziw-of-sir-tech

Wizard and the Princess (PC Jr): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTbeYX9BVcs

The Portopia Serial Murder Case (PC 8801): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSeDy0qCZQU

 

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

 

TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com 

BlueSky: @theycreateworlds.bsky.social

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

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

Alex's book: 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/

TCW Podcast Episode 266 - The 10 Best Selling Atari Games

 

An internal Atari document visible in the background of the documentary Once Upon Atari provides a rare look at the company’s best-selling VCS games during the years leading up to, and just after, the video game crash. The Atari VCS was designed around just two player graphics, two missile graphics, and a ball, yet its most successful games pushed that limited hardware in new directions. These games were created by a diverse group of programmers who found new ways to expand what the system could do. By examining sales figures across multiple years, including the net sales of individual games, the document reveals both the titles that defined Atari’s commercial success and the real impact of the crash on the company. There are also surprises in the list, including a driving game, two takes on the Pac-Man concept, and the fact that Atari’s most successful game was not a failure.

 

Once Upon Atari: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389237/

Atari Archive: https://www.youtube.com/@AtariArchive/search

Super Breakout (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjpOaPxU0rs

Missile Command (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24vQuyrwTQ0

Vanguard (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewQDKtc1i-4

Street Racer (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCSYY1kK9so

Yar's Revenge (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBHrU65JDF4

Video Olympics (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZOn9OIN_r4

Circus (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twnPnn_-Rm0

Raiders of the Lost Ark (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLqi0F_wQcs

Air Sea Battle (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l0AQ5LuvQM

Bowling (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrvEDIcMZnI

Football (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao8PkhQZ8TI

Video Pinball (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycwy0iDjDLw

Centipede (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNfhqTGvFWg

Asteroids (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgCwCLQFzWs

TCW 217 - Ed Logg: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW217-the-games-of-ed-logg

TCW 241 - The First 10 Years of European Consoles: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW241-the-first-10-years-of-european-consoles

Asteroids Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6oUWACx1Mo

Breakout (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5AKyI3neQk

ET (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmrQkQsM9FU

TCW 104 - A Holistic View of ET: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW104-a-holistic-view-of-et

TCW 202 - Advanced Balls and Paddles Part 2: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW202-advanced-balls-and-paddles-part-2

Warlords (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDzQ8QhGJdY

Berzerk (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5cXL5fCdK8

TCW 102 - Stern Electronics: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW102-stern-electronics

Night Driver (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNk52A0dWto

Mrs Pac Man (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us2WUK8bUC8

Defender & Chopper Command (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsWHav1U3lQ

Space Invaders (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad3TLYZOI-M

Pac-Man (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pop1E2DidVQ

Dragon Warrior Commercial 1989: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qL5_3EhqK8

 

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

 

TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com 

BlueSky: @theycreateworlds.bsky.social

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

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

Alex's book: 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/

TCW Podcast Episode 265 - Hasbro Interactive

 

Hasbro began as a family business selling textile remnants and pencil boxes before expanding into school supplies, children’s art products, and toys. Innovations such as Mr. Potato Head established the company as a toy maker, while G.I. Joe became a major success before the Vietnam War damaged its popularity and left Hasbro in a precarious position. The company avoided Atari’s early console market during this period, only to return to prominence in the 1980s through G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Transformers, and the acquisition of Milton Bradley. Later, Hasbro’s purchase of Tonka brought Tom Dusenberry into the company. His enthusiasm for video games and belief in the potential of Windows 95 led to the formation of Hasbro Interactive, beginning with a successful adaptation of Monopoly developed by Westwood Studios. The division expanded through games such as Frogger, whose appearance on Seinfeld came after the show’s producers sought Dusenberry’s permission. He agreed so Hasbro could ensure stores were heavily stocked with the game when the episode aired. Dusenberry also secured the games.com domain as Hasbro Interactive prepared to launch an internet portal. The company then moved through a rapid series of acquisitions, including Atari Corporation, MicroProse, Avalon Hill, and Wizards of the Coast. Hasbro Interactive became the third-largest game publisher by 1998, but growing concern over retail returns, a downturn in Hasbro’s toy business, and changing priorities within the company ultimately led to its sale to Infogrames as the dot-com bubble burst.

 

TNG - It is Green: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6k_9qZtzjY

Mr. Potato Head (1960s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICGrjmJouWA

The Story of G.I. Joe 1945 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0XDlHb8w2U

The Story of G.I Joe Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWN0eEgYnuc
1960's G.I. Joe Commercials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X382bCvVvo&list=PLfajEMFGfE5iOrphlddDTxw4o7wIgWha6

G.I. Joe Marvel Comics Animation Commercials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXY8BMXDKSA

G.I.Joe A Real American Hero (NES): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccctePkN7w4

TCW 133 - Rolling Dice With the Parker Brothers: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW133-rolling-dice-with-the-parker-brothers

G.I. Joe Cobra Strike (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrCuBJDPy8Y

TCW 262 - Vectrex: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW262-vectrex

Why the world went nuts for Windows 95: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ol8ZSE-PEk

Monopoly (Windows 95): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN8bFQwNQuU

Risk (PC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfQI0FxGegk

Frogger (PSX): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqL6uqfvtt8

Frogger (Windows): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGoivXOUA-0

Hasbro Interactive Frogger TV News Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYqDRkhmP_8

Seinfeld - The Frogger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5etwHVarNgI

Centipede (PSX): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab-F_fCJXiE

TCW 192 - Microprose Part 1: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW192-microprose-part-1

TCW 193 - Microprose Part 2: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW193-microprose-part-2

TCW 050 - Civilizing Sid Meier: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW050-civilizing-sid-meier

PacMan - Adventures in Time (PC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF1mSc1tEA4

Q*Bert (PSX): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XvceGQ02mA

Roller Coaster Tycoon (PC/Windows): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPSSsU8SXcE

Furby Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHWcBbf0Eng

TCW 064 - Rise and Fall of Infogrames Part 1: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW064-rise-and-fall-of-infogrames-part-1

TCW 065 - The Rise and Fall of Infogrames Part 2: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW065-the-rise-and-fall-of-infogrames-part-2

 

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

 

TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com 

BlueSky: @theycreateworlds.bsky.social

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

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

Alex's book: 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/