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TCW Podcast Episode 070 - Sega VS Nintendo Round 3 The fight heats up with the 16 bit era in the United States.  Sega being first to market was able to take control, and dominate the market for a few years.  However this short lived victory was bought at a price.  With the low margins on consoles Sega was unable to sustain the growth once things started to change in Europe.  Nintendo meanwhile was always able to turn a tidy profit even without a controlling market share.  Nintendo's control of the handheld market, Japan, and the 8-bit consoles allowed them to have the financial reserve to weather the Sonly PlayStation entering the market.  We go over some of the misconceptions regarding Sega of America and Sega of Japan, and show how even Nintendo was swayed by the marketing done by Sega. Genesis Does what Nintendon't Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7nsBoqJ6s8 Altered Beast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I075dM_AZ2g Master System Golden Axe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHbJLhumzUs Genesis Golden Axe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiHjrQlO2RQ Master System Sonic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQPvA0OvR24 Genesis Sonic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJJnxHcv1z4 Welcome to the Next Level Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY61zUle52g Genesis Commercials from 1991-1993: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIBmBy9APaU Play it Loud Nintendo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stvktzVjZJw F-Zero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIe4AvKLSa4 Donkey Kong Country: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4EUEsEM328   New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  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/

TCW Podcast Episode 069 - Sega VS Nintendo Round 2 We cover Nintendo and Sega entering the US Market with their 8-bit consoles.  With the early release, marketing, and connections Nintendo dominated the market.  Sega tried to break in with a technologically superior system, but due to lack of third party software, due to Nintendo's exclusivity contracts, they were unable to make a significant impact.  Briefly partnering with Tonka, of Tonka trucks, they tried to get a larger penetration onto store shelves.  However Tonka overextending themselves, and were unable to properly market the Sega Master System like both companies hopped.  Sega was gearing up though for the 16 bit era, and were first to the market with a new console starting the true fight between Sega and Nintendo.   Nintendo Game and Watch Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss3gZ6yV79c Miyamoto on World 1-1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRGRJRUWafY Super Mario Tutorial 1: https://kotaku.com/5531665/if-super-mario-bros-was-made-in-2010 Super Mario Brothers Tutorial 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFMbaNfqY6Y NES Zelda 1 Nerd Rap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI3rO3PbYOo   New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  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/

TCW Podcast Episode 068 - Sega VS Nintendo Round 1 Recorded live in front of fans on YouTube Live!  Alex and Jeffrey start the dive into the Sega VS Nintendo rivalry.  We lay the groundwork of how Sega came to enter the console market in Japan.  We see the first clash with Nintendo, and the reasons that Nintendo won the first round cementing their hold on Japan in a way that would not be broken until the PlayStation era.  Sega was able to convert their home computer hardware into a console, and was only able to get the sales numbers that that did due to a recall of the original Famicom console. Game and Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUvFA7Ut8f0 Sega SC-3000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdfurnWIvJI Original Famicom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbduBEeJZqE Epoch Super Cassettevision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIzftg1nb8g   New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com   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/

TCW Podcast Episode 067 - The Birth of Japanese Consoles We cover the start of Japanese home consoles beginning with the early dedicated systems and working up to the development of the Famicom and the Sega SC-3000.  Japan differed from the US in that companies had the opportunity to sell consoles that bridged the gap from dedicated consoles to programable consoles with LSI-cartridge-based consoles. Epoch was the only company that stuck with home consoles during this era.  Always remember the Famicom is not the first Nintendo console!   Before Mario Blog: http://blog.beforemario.com/ Bandai TV Jack 1000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW9lDLJgkus Nintendo Color TV 15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrVwYgYdaak Nintendo Color TV Racing 112: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK3nLfWWJ6s Epoch TV Baseball: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCZDqJTOP48 Epoch TV Block: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ4z1wtK9HM Atari Video Pinball: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSdH1I80ESQ Epoch TV Cassetevision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aARzm5NTol0 Epoch TV Vader Console Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fO7hQvGXg0 Epoch TV Vader Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOcUmpZErdk Epoch Cassetevision Galaxian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsGs9KcEc3k   *** LIVE STREAM Sunday June 3rd at 12:30 CDT (UTC - 5) *** https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClGlSl-zgLdxhJEbo_NKr4w/live   New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com   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/

TCW Podcast Episode 066 - Half of a Life We cover the founding of Valve and the development processes that led to Half-Life 1 & 2.  Originally made using the Quake II engine, Half-Life was an ambitious project that ran into the same kind of hurdles other companies have experienced.  Valve was able to take the needed time to create a truly outstanding product.  This was due in no small measure to the founders being Microsoft millionaires.  Even today, the sophistication in technology, storytelling, and level design in Half-Life 2 made possible through the development of the Source engine is something that other companies are only just now duplicating with regularity. Half-Life E3 Trailer 1997: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD_4JLIdpkk Half-Life Introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsTEoGoAxUk Dr. Paul Eckman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9i-9_QuetA Gabe and Valve Discuss Half-Life 2 Leak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=908dFzfvjeA Half-Life 2 Leak VS Release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jMx5Wp0Gwc Half-Life Alpha 0.52: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h7bTo5xLyQ Half-Life 2 - 2003 Tech Demo E3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ddJ1OKV63Q Team Fortress Classic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaTE1NYIjBU Counter Strike 5v5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2tTgPPtxc0   *** LIVE STREAM Sunday June 3rd at 12:30 CDT (UTC - 5) *** https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClGlSl-zgLdxhJEbo_NKr4w/live   New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com   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/

TCW Podcast Episode 065 - The Rise and Fall of Infogrames Part 2 We go into the mass consolidation that sprung Infogrames into an international powerhouse.  It was due to these quick consolidations that led them to have a high value on the stock market.  When the tech bubble burst in the early 2000's the stock value plummeted, and Infrogrames was unable to service the massive debt consolidation has built up.  This eventually led to the outer of Bruno Bonnell from Infrogrames.  We go over the parade of leadership as the company collapses and sheds all the assets that they have. V Ralley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swYrhyCLblE Terminator Dawn of Fate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEVx4OGZv9w Enter the Matrix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaGQ8v5G3_I Matrix Path of Neo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRvSJYxVAhA   New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com   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/

TCW Podcast Episode 064 - Rise and Fall of Infogrames Part 1 The rise and fall of a French company founded by Bruno Bonnell.  We cover the rocky start of the company and the games that helped them gain notoriety.  Through some chance connections through family and fellow employees Infogrames was able to skyrocket onto the international stage with their game Alone in the Dark.   Captain Blood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od3jvPPugGc  Sim City: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A54blk-ojA4 Tintin on the Moon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-rYm-cAER4 North and South: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lISIBipdoao Fantasia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctc7i3Y9PPs Microsoft Encarta 1994: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEE8bXCxhsE Alone in the Dark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lWaQe8LPW0 Popcorn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SygD93F95js Popcorn Download: http://www.ludoid.fr/site/index.php/popcorn Drakkhen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7MqcOp0J9E Alpha Waves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9qAtVwSIV8 Starglider 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78PQ8tKTAiA Asterix (NES): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pnRL2G9nLA   New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com   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/

TCW Podcast Episode 063 - Lawsuits for Nintendo We delve into the legal hurdles that Nintendo faced during its rise to power in the '80s and '90s.  We see how they were able with the guidance of Howard Lincoln to weather the first of many lawsuits, and triumph!  In their long history they have used the court systems in the United States to their advantage; even wining a case almost everyone thought that they would lose.   Japanese-English Marketing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ-dBHCHo3E Zelda CDI Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN8-Pdz-ns8 How Shift Registers Work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BLj9Ak2Djs Nintendo PPU Scrolling: http://wiki.nesdev.com/w/index.php/PPU_scrolling NES SMB3 Loading  Seam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfrNnwJrujw   New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com   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/

TCW Podcast Episode 062 - Lawsuits for Everyone! Thanks @MyMac for suggesting this topic!  We delve into some of the landmark court cases that helped shape the video game industry.  Specifically we looked at the sphere of copyright law.  Starting with looking at what constitutes an infringement.  How similar can two works be, and where is the line if you modify the game.  We wrap up looking at the Game Genie, and how they managed to stay in business because they did not make permeant changes to the games that were modified.    Article linked by @MyMac: http://www.goliath.com/gaming/11-video-games-that-resulted-in-major-lawsuits/ Defense Command: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoNaXAsBbns Defender: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcQ4l_KeO0s&t=16s KC Munchkin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07JtE4pIq8U Pac-Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dScq4P5gn4A Lady Bug Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K7BHmrEsSk Mouse Trap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ5y3JvOMDo Super Mario Bro Movie Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtMZKYnLg5c Zelda Cartoon Excuse me Princess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPxY8lpYAUM Super Missile Command: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DuVjvl4FDs Game Genie Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C86OsYRACTM   New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com   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/

TCW Podcast Episode 061 - Where in the Game is Carmen Sandiego?   We go into the development, creation, and surprise smash hit that is the Carmen Sandiego franchise.  Starting off as a video game that flopped at launch; it grew into one of the biggest things of the mid 80's through to the 90's spanning not just video games, but also a game show, a cartoon, and other entertainment media.   Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Apple II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEB9M_1XOP0 Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? PC-DOS 1985: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScvM9pecFOo Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? CD-ROM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cu5PyQbFNI Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego? MS-DOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UidxgSOoMsA Where in time is Carmen Sandiego?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-J21Og1YN0&list=PLCCC6AE567E396E23 Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1EIUP8tvbE Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? TV Game Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12CpbySx3rw&list=PLNVJERnYYcB3AGI1LfL6ZouPXRzJDgPF Carmen Sandiego Board Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pEAC-G_ITI Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? Cartoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LigDMelE89A&list=PLjJh7KucCudsLVfXHU2kK7MLHkc6uvXQS GI-Joe PSA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0eD5ABK0wc&list=PLfp_r1A709h8xiXhm1hCehdvvCOMi3_zb Wheel of Morality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwNS9_13L4c Carmen Sandiego Returns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQv_j64ATEo   New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com   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/