They Create Worlds
A podcast by Alex Smith, and Jeffrey Daum

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229 Episodes
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50 Years of Namco
Published: 11/1/2016 -
Picking up the Pieces: The US Arcade Industry After the Crash
Published: 10/15/2016 -
The Magnavox Patent Lawsuits
Published: 10/1/2016 -
The Magnavox Odyssey
Published: 9/15/2016 -
Mattel Electronics?
Published: 9/1/2016 -
The Project and Others in the Field
Published: 8/15/2016 -
The Complete Tetris Story
Published: 8/1/2016 -
The Galaxy Game
Published: 7/15/2016 -
The Great Video Game Crash Part 3
Published: 7/1/2016 -
The Great Video Game Crash Part 2
Published: 6/15/2016 -
The Great Video Game Crash Part 1
Published: 6/1/2016 -
The British 8-Bit Computer Market: Software
Published: 5/15/2016 -
The British 8-Bit Computer Market: Hardware
Published: 5/1/2016 -
Early Computer Game Platforms: The Trinity, and The Disciples
Published: 4/15/2016 -
The Story of Chuck E Cheese
Published: 4/1/2016 -
Nintendo: Playing with Power
Published: 3/15/2016 -
History of Acclaim - "The Fall"
Published: 3/1/2016 -
History of Acclaim - "The Rise"
Published: 2/15/2016 -
The Genesis of JRPGs
Published: 2/1/2016 -
History of Mediagenic Part II
Published: 1/15/2016
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!