They Create Worlds
Alex Smith, and Jeffrey DaumLove 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 ex... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 244 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | LeisureGamesHistory | |||
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TCW Podcast Episode 244 - The History of Commodore Pt 1
We kick off our look at Commodore with the story of its founder, Jack Tramiel. A Holocaust survivor who emigrated to the United States, Tramiel began repairing lamps and typewriters before foun... more
TCW Podcast Episode 243 - RCA Studio II
The RCA Studio II emerged from the company’s faltering computer division and the vision of engineer Joseph Weisbecker, who had long dreamed of personal computing after reading "Giant Brains or Machines That Th... more
TCW Podcast Episode 242- Fumito Ueda
Fumito Ueda entered game design through art rather than a love of traditional play. Influenced by titles like Flashback and Another World, he sought to tell stories with minimal interfaces and expansive environme... more
TCW Podcast Episode 241 - The First 10 Years of European Consoles
The first decade of European consoles began with imports of the Magnavox Odyssey, but soon local experiments took shape. In Spain, the Overkal may have been tied to a possible attempt... more
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- Best Video Game History Podcast
Jeffrey and Alex do an amazing job of walking us listeners through the in-depth history of video games. On par with a PBS documentary, Alex and his encyclopedic knowledge of video games shines lights on forgotten video game history.
Apple Podcasts5Tomstewdevine
United States6 months ago - Unbelievable gaming history
Best retro gaming history show hands down!
Apple Podcasts5forsby
Finland6 months ago - Great show!
You ability to tell a store is fantastic and always interesting. Thanks for all these podcasts, it’s obvious this is a labor of love from these guys.
Apple Podcasts5The.worst.of.the.bestUnited States8 months ago - Great Show
A exhaustive look at so many different areas of the video game industry. Deep dives into some of the least-explored areas as well as careful re-examinations of widely-believed stories. These two are the final word on a lot of this stuff, but as they themselves will say, things often change and I really enjoy the episodes where they take a second (or third) look at a topic they’ve already put to bed.
An incredible show, lots of Simpsons references for us old people, and no annoying podcast perso... more
Apple Podcasts5Paimonaeon
Canada8 months ago - Great show!
You ability to tell a store is fantastic and always interesting. Thanks for all these podcasts, it’s obvious this is a labor of love from these guys.
Apple Podcasts5The.worst.of.the.bestUnited States10 months ago
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