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They Create Worlds

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, ... Read more

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The Great Video Game Crash Part 1

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On-Line Systems

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TCW Podcast Episode 039 - On-Line Systems On-Line systems is the company that eventually becomes Sierra Online.  The b... Read more

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The Complete Tetris Story

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Blizzard: Hellfire and The World… Of WarCraft

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Nintendo: Playing with Power

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Infocom

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A Fairchild Story

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Itsa Me Marioooo!

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The Story of Chuck E Cheese

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Lawsuits for Everyone!

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The 100 Most Influential Games Part 3

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The 100 Most Influential Games Part 2

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The 100 Most Influential Games Part 1

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Blizzard: Vikings and WarCraft

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Sega VS Nintendo Round 1

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Gunning For Light

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TCW Podcast Episode 075 - Gunning for Light We look at how shooting peripherals entered the gaming scene.  We start wi... Read more

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Origin Story

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TCW Podcast Episode 038 - Origin Story We cover the rise and fall of Origin Systems.  A company that is very much defi... Read more

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Adventuring with LucasArts Part 2

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The Meeting of Spacewar

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1 Jan 2019

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The Silliwood Era now in FMV!

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