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TCW Podcast Episode 150 - Gottlieb Part 2   In part two we look at the further development of Gottlieb as a coin-op company, and how they established themselves during the 50s through the 70's.  Eventually acquired by Columbia Pictures. Gottlieb would start making small steps into the video game space.  Though many inside the company still viewed themselves as a pinball company, the shrinking pinball market necessitated a change.  When Columbia was purchased by Coca-Cola the shift into video games was made more of a priority.  One of the notable hits of this time was the game Q*bert.  A character that would even get a short run cartoon.  Unfortunately with other failures in the video game space, and the collapse of the industry as a whole Gottlieb ceased to be in the mid 80's.   How bowling Pinsetters work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iod6uwUGM2E Shuffleboard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpNTY-0fhps Shuffle Alley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfHe6HKFrY8 Gittlieb Duette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmBYrGOYx3M Flipper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn-AMpfQ-xE Spirit of 76: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkTJweVDOR8 Royal Flush: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU4XEwO0-jI Close Encounters of the Third Kind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW-mC01af_8 Charlie's Angels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jtamJzTPPU Amazing Spiderman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM02icGtUBI No Man's Land: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roDcKaYrid4 New York New York: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xbiQ3Zc4b0 Black Hole: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mif-oaCwN0 Caveman Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPm0pmmBp0Y Caveman Cabinet & Electronics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A_F00nqi5w Reactor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QKuINAQyQI Q*bert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKIbhaQfs-A M.C. Escher Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4VAxilTRGs Saturday Supercade 1984: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuEtIvOAqkk Q*bert (Saturday Supercade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5n2cmGQJ7s Mad Planets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIRU1lVek0A Firefox Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5W4MiBuEnY M.A.C.H. 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm5u4ErDPF4 US VS. Them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6O4KlsbIiM Krull Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndpV6qfQJVw Krull Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rleN__MKNts Q*bert Qubes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CBnbeziBD8   TCW 081 - Bally The Road to Fitness: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/bally-the-road-to-fitness/ TCW 059 - Williams' Crazy Story Pt 1: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/williams-crazy-story-pt-1/ TCW 060 - Williams' Crazy Story Pt 2: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/williams-crazy-story-pt-2/ TCW 042 - Laser Craze: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/laser-craze/   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 book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     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 149 - Gottlieb Part 1   We look at the company Gottlieb which was a major coin-op company founding during the roaring twenties, and rising to prominence in the great depression, and post war era.  The company is most well known for pinball, and the many contributions to making it more than a gabling device.  We follow the rise of the company up until the 1950s.  Though not quite at the video game era yet, the background of the company does help dictate and shape how Gottlieb made its mark in video game history.   Punch Board Price is Right: https://youtu.be/pyiMiLGfAQ0?t=210 Gottlieb Grip Tester: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0ZjhdXMx8U Majestic Moving Target: http://www.pinrepair.com/arcade/majest.htm Bingo Pamphlets: https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=294 Google Gottlieb Bingo Images: https://images.app.goo.gl/Ki2DG8oKJCqPHYU1A Baffle Ball Pinball: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1jETFi-f_c Five Star Final: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMHzjaoXe7A Humpty Dumpty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNs78X_7tlU Just 21: https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1344 Knockout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI42ODA6eHE   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 book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     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 148 - The Mysteries of Imagic   We look at the company Imagic.  This company only lasted a few short years during the lead up to, and through the crash.  The company is notable for innovative packaging, and creating games that pushed the graphical fidelity of the Atari VCS to new levels!  They were also one of the first companies to use graphics on a computer to then be translated to code on a console.  A feat famously used by Rare in the creation of Donkey Kong Country.  Unfortunately through a lot of bad luck Imagic was unable to go public due to the Time Warner earnings report two days prior.  This lead to the company's downfall.   Sprint 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuPEoLkVwtI Touch Me Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGY-wXvjWa0 Atlantis High-Res Scan: https://archive.org/details/AtlantisAtari2600HiResScans Cosmic Ark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKYRsvy4pHg Demon Attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deEgbiAHaGs Atlantis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1bZGlW6708 Atlantis Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVcxOA9iMOw Cosmic Ark Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-gXCpJfx5M Demon Attack Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TlLS54t6JY Star Voyager Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YQiCdHfc2I   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 book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     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 147 - Others in the Field Too   We look at the contributions of other in the field chronicling video game history, and trying to write perspectives on what we know at the time.  To start we look at Gaming Alexandria which has become one of the major communities dedicated to preserving video game history, and has many contributors who work on a myriad of projects.  We look at the work Ethan has put in between court cases, blogging, and as a consultant on "Arcade Dreams".  We look at the work done by Kate Willært of "A Critical Hit!"  Her work consists of blogs, videos, and twitter threads!  She did fantastic research into the first Easter Egg in video games, women characters in games, and if working on more interesting projects.  Finally we look at  academia, and what they are doing in relation to Video Game History!   Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/ Gaming Alexandria Discord: https://discord.gg/cF7c7Jd Video Game Legal Documents: https://archive.org/details/videogamelawsuits Norm The Gaming Historian: https://www.youtube.com/c/gaminghistorian History of Donkey Kong - Gaming Historian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iraLfEz0tJo The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ A Breakout Story: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/2018/12/29/a-breakout-story/ Who Created Periscope?: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/2017/06/16/who-created-periscope/ Arcade Dreams: https://arcadedocumentary.com/ Atari Archive: https://www.youtube.com/c/AtariArchive A Critical Hit!: https://www.acriticalhit.com/ A Critical Hit! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPqeWdb-LGtPXeVXNoh-iqA A Critical Hit! Twitter: https://twitter.com/katewillaert Stanford: https://web.stanford.edu/group/htgg/cgi-bin/drupal/ The Strong National Museum of Play: https://www.museumofplay.org/ Video Game Pioneers Oral History Collection: https://sova.si.edu/record/NMAH.AC.1498   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 book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     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 146 - Storytime with a Book 2   Alex reads and annotates a chapter of the book dealing with the founding of Activision!  We cover not just the chapter but the thought process, and behind the scenes that went into the chapter.  The story is helped with extra information that Alex was able to gleam from interviews, and trial transcripts.  A larger perspective telling of the early formation of Activision, where the popular historical record needs to be corrected and more!   Atari Archive: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo_f7y6sBDmFnGbZoq1Ce_w TCW 094 - Epyx not Epic: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/epyx-not-epic/ TCW 046 - Atari, Ray Kassar and Warner: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/atari-ray-kassar-and-warner/ TCW 027 - The Magnavox Patent Lawsuits: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-magnavox-patent-lawsuits-friday-september-16-2016-1003-am/ Boxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5reJLuRgz-A Dragster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTy9zS899wk Fishing Derby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWaX-NcK5PQ Checkers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbE1QxqZrNE TCW 126 Activision and Atari: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/activision-and-atari/ Bridge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sckeVsRrsc Skiing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVBcKKCEkB0 Laser Blast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvnq96SVQh0 Tennis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TueiMj2l3k TCW 009 - The History of Mediagenic Part 1: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/history-of-mediagenic-part-i/ TCW 010 - The History of Mediagenic Part 2: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/history-of-mediagenic-part-ii/     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 book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     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 145  - Revisions and Updates 3   Our sixth year anniversary!  In this episode we look back at the podcast and correct some of the errors that were made in the past.  First we explore the company Fun Games which was sued by Atari for making clones of Atari products using stolen equipment.  The source and story of this is better told with new information that has come to light.  Other new information includes the discovery that the 100 yen coin shortage in Japan was real!  The circumstances around the shortage is a lot more complicated.  The final major item was discovering the first game sold on a micro computer.  This particular game was published as a book, and not on tape or magnetic media making it unique for the first game of this type.   Trailer with Video Games: https://twitter.com/QuarterPast83/status/1261412414618128385 TCW 008 - Birth of the Japanese Game Center  Go to 1hr 25 minutes: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/birth-of-the-japanese-game-center/ Scelbi's Galaxy Game: http://www.scelbi.com/files/docs/books/Galaxy%20Game.pdf   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 book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     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 144 - Ascension into the Black Gate   In our final part looking at the history of the Ultima series we start off looking at Ultima VII.  This game is considered by many to be the pinnacle of the series.   The game combines story elements with a massive world to create a truly unique experience.  The game is followed by two major commercial failures.  Those failures being Ultima VIII and Ultima IX.  The reasons behind those failures are many.  However a lot of the blame for Ultima VIII's shortcomings, especially the jumping, can be laid at the feet of the development team and not EA.  Because of the disaster of VIII, Ultima IX was plagues with issues.  Especially since they had a rotating staff, technology issues, and other challenges the game was an ignoble end to a series that touched many.  However like many of the Ultima games, it is not the destination, but the journey that is the true heart of Ultima.     Intro to Ultima VII: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ttf9YrkBdQ The Story of The Fellowship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mlZVHuK4wM Museum of the Avatar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIaOiMH8SKg Retro Tea Break | Richard Garriott tells his Ultima Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU90N4Cbj10 Secret of Money Island 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXRMEz6n5SM Prince of Persia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv20j8ChtRY Ultima VII: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkrCUXc-frY Ultima VIII: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzfnuxXfQ2M Ultima IX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6kXFf7iyC4&list=PLSlejFTVB3ksWWOh2mePsahP5Kew5rHwc TCW 038 - Origin Story: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/origin-story-1489274251/ Crusader No Remorse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUnvNTvHMnQ Meridian 59: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUsJ6de9mRU   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 book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     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 143 -The Prophet of the Avatar   In part two of our look at the Ultima series we start with how Richard came to the morality system that became a central feature of the franchise.  Using a combination of features he likes from various worlds religions, his own experiences, and so on Richard crafted the eight virtues that the play, who would become the avatar, would have to emulate.  In the following two games. The story focused on how not all choices are black and white like in Ultima V, and how without all the facts you may be fighting against a group that may just be trying to survive.  This is a fascinating look at morality in videogames that is unprecedented at the time, and is rarely, if at all, emulated today.   Download Ultima IV: https://www.gog.com/game/ultima_4 Museum of the Avatar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIaOiMH8SKg Softline Interview: http://www.applevault.com/magazines/softline/v3n1/origin.pdf The Eight Virtues Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wFzZx-L4LI Ultima IV Apple II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYGFh3I3IG4 Ultima V Apple II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GvWMmlfmgs Ultima VI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nBWuV_E6Eg TCW 038 - Origin Story: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/origin-story-1489274251/   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 book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     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 142 - Ultima: Exodus to Akalabeth   In this episode we look at the legendary series of Ultima!  We look at the lead up inspiration, and influences that led to the creation of Ultima.  This episode ties in heavily with our look at Origin Systems.  In this we use the creation of Ultima as a microcosm of the development of the PC industry.  The plight of the bedroom coder.  Wanting to make cool games, finding themselves thrust into a wider PC game world, and the eventual whirlwind of having publishers involved.  We mainly focus on how the creation of the games mirrors Richard's growth as a game designer and eventually perfecting the base formula with Ultima III.   TCW 038 - Origin Story: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/origin-story-1489274251/ TCW 117 - Wing Commander: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/wing-commander-1593278423/ Introduction to the Society of Creative Anachronism : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=046bs9DY7QY Escape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM2tb0-9uyg Download Akalabeth: https://www.gog.com/game/akalabeth_world_of_doom Apple II - Akalabeth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKAlDUu7zko Apple II - Ultima I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrQFzWO4pYo Apple II - Lemonade Stand:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dUbDDmXp2I Trailer for Time Bandits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vioocIR0gHQ Apple II - Ultima II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts-zYdjDyAI TCW 039 - On-Line Systems: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/on-line-systems/ TCW 040 - Sierra On-Line: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/sierra-on-line/ TCW 114 - The Wizards of Sir-Tech: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-wizards-of-sir-tech/ TCW 115 - The Return of the Sdraziw of Sir-Tech: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-return-of-the-sdraziw-of-sir-tech/ Apple II - Ultima III: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FvHQI2qSKQ   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 book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     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 141 - The Console Market of the 70's and 80's Part 2   In our second part we look at the emergence of the programable consoles.  We see how many companies kept falling into the same trap of FCC regulations, heat issues, and chip shortages.  By the time most of these issues were sorted out, with the notable exception of the Apple II being classified as an "industrial computer", the industry was in the midst of a console transition led by the ColecoVision.  However the video game crash caused it all to be reset, and many promising paths of development were never really explored.  Stay tuned to the end for info on Alex's guest appearances, the topic of our live stream recording this year, and getting stickers!   TCW 076 - A Fairchild Story: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/a-fairchild-story/ Media Regulation Crash Course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6LKl4RKIew History of Radio and the FCC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob_db-kxEQw Vintage 1963 FCC Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzPIOfpKkRM How Radio Works 1937: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEDzmbsvBPw The Vacuum Tube Radio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UKCUMghTrc&t=32s Applying the inverse square law to EM waves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1yy-zhVM0Y How to understand the inverse square law in lighting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO-J42VM448 Cats and Dogs living together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA1SxZoFmOU Sport Utility Robot: https://futurama.fandom.com/wiki/Sport-Utility_Robot Atari Archive - RCA, FRED, and the Studio II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o35y6W9hI-o Bally Home Computer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QCkUk8ZA6w TCW 90 - Lion and Bally Manufacturing: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/lion-and-bally-manufacturing/ TCW 091 - Bally: The Road to Fitness: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/bally-the-road-to-fitness/ George Plimpton Commercials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPUMfUvRAOE Atari VCS Space Invaders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opru6qPsPa4 The Visions of Coleco Part 1: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-visions-of-coleco-part-1/ The Visions of Coleco Part 2: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-visions-of-coleco-part-2/ Video Game History Hour: https://gamehistory.org/ep-31-spacewar-dual-to-the-death/ Super Mega Crash Bros. Turbo: https://pencilandpaperproductions.podbean.com/e/super-mega-crash-bros-turbo-171-creating-worlds-with-alex-smith/   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 book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     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/