The Six Children of EA

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: [email protected]  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/