They Create Worlds

A podcast by Alex Smith, and Jeffrey Daum

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229 Episodes

  1. 50 Years of Namco

    Published: 11/1/2016
  2. Picking up the Pieces: The US Arcade Industry After the Crash

    Published: 10/15/2016
  3. The Magnavox Patent Lawsuits

    Published: 10/1/2016
  4. The Magnavox Odyssey

    Published: 9/15/2016
  5. Mattel Electronics?

    Published: 9/1/2016
  6. The Project and Others in the Field

    Published: 8/15/2016
  7. The Complete Tetris Story

    Published: 8/1/2016
  8. The Galaxy Game

    Published: 7/15/2016
  9. The Great Video Game Crash Part 3

    Published: 7/1/2016
  10. The Great Video Game Crash Part 2

    Published: 6/15/2016
  11. The Great Video Game Crash Part 1

    Published: 6/1/2016
  12. The British 8-Bit Computer Market: Software

    Published: 5/15/2016
  13. The British 8-Bit Computer Market: Hardware

    Published: 5/1/2016
  14. Early Computer Game Platforms: The Trinity, and The Disciples

    Published: 4/15/2016
  15. The Story of Chuck E Cheese

    Published: 4/1/2016
  16. Nintendo: Playing with Power

    Published: 3/15/2016
  17. History of Acclaim - "The Fall"

    Published: 3/1/2016
  18. History of Acclaim - "The Rise"

    Published: 2/15/2016
  19. The Genesis of JRPGs

    Published: 2/1/2016
  20. History of Mediagenic Part II

    Published: 1/15/2016

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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!