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TCW Podcast Episode 153 - Nintendo Playing With Cards   We start off our look at the complete history of Nintendo.  The company started as a side project of a cement company trying to get cement into Kyoto.  From the humble start of being in a small house with six employees, Nintendo started to grow into an unrivaled producer of cards not just in Japan, but in the Japanese empire.  We end with Hiroshi Yamauchi being the first male ere to the Yamauchi line.   Hanafuda Cards and KoiKoi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WxYDIsXHOQ Hyakunin Isshu: https://www.jlit.net/premodern/hyakunin-isshu/index.html Hyakunin Isshu Karuta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx2UqSxAPfk Nintemdo Playing Card Pictures: http://www.kyotoursjapan.com/blog/2018/5/2/nintendo-kyoto-origins Napoleon Back Cards: https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Hanafuda   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 152 - Grand Theft Auto 2 by 3   With the groundwork of the series laid down, we continue our look into the franchise of Grand Theft Auto.  GTA 2 went to market during a transition phase with Rockstar, Take-Two Interactive, and DMA (Soon to be Rockstar North), sorting out who would deal with what.  GTA 2 was a modest success, but it is GTA 3 that made Rockstar and Take-Two take off.  The gritty storytelling, realism, and relatable real-world themes made GTA 3 a blockbuster hit.  Further refinements to the system lead to the sequels GTA: Vice City and GTA San Andreas.  Each expansion faced controversy, especially San Andreas with the infamous HOT COFFEE!   Level Zero - The History of Sega Part 1: https://levelzeropod.com/2021/09/16/the-history-of-sega-part-1/ Level Zero - The History of Sega Part 2: https://levelzeropod.com/2021/10/29/the-history-of-sega-part-2/ Level Zero - The History of Sega Part 3: https://levelzeropod.com/2021/11/11/the-history-of-sega-part-3/ Modo Historia Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk5gSLIKxZs Video Game History Hour EP 60 - Computer Space: https://gamehistory.org/ep-60-computer-space/   GTA 2 Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9ZZX1uO7Hg Driver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRNt0rpD0V0 Chatterbox FM - GTA 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lPytfSy-04 Shenmue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8RpDgxAyKI Goodfellas Movie Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ilzidi_J8Q Casino Movie Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJXDMwGWhoA Mean Streets Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9xHpS10CZ0 Reservoir Dogs Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vayksn4Y93A Pulp Fiction Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7EdQ4FqbhY The Sopranos Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X4UhSPA5d4 Heat Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GfZl4kuVNI Grant Theft Auto 3 - Full In Game Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGWTTCmk_M8 Jordan Harbinger Show - Sammy "The Bull" Gravano | Mafia Underboss Part 1: https://www.jordanharbinger.com/sammy-the-bull-gravano-mafia-underboss-part-one/ Jordan Harbinger Show - Sammy "The Bull" Gravano | Mafia Underboss Part 2 https://www.jordanharbinger.com/sammy-the-bull-gravano-mafia-underboss-part-two/ The Jordan Harbinger Show -Anthony S. Luciano Raimondi | The Mob Enforcer Part One https://www.jordanharbinger.com/anthony-s-luciano-raimondi-the-mob-enforcer-part-one/ The Jordan Harbinger Show -Anthony S. Luciano Raimondi | The Mob Enforcer Part Two https://www.jordanharbinger.com/anthony-s-luciano-raimondi-the-mob-enforcer-part-two/ Grant Theft Auto 3 Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIOR2A6-Gio Vice City: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9doAqVgi9zs Scarface Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pQQHnqBa2E Scarface 1932 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRmWftEjit0 Love Fist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNaTxaJyl9M Elvis Presley - Ed Sullivan Show 1st Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNYWl13IWhY Elvis Presley - Ed Sullivan Show 3rd Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxcIsXVl1D0   TCW 064 - The Rise and Fall of Infogrames Part 1: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/rise-and-fall-of-infogrames-part-1/ TCW 065 - The Rise and Fall of Infogrames Part 2: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-rise-and-fall-of-infogrames-part-2/     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 151 - Grand Theft Auto 1   We start our look at the legendary game series Grand Theft Auto.  A game series that had many influences that came out of the British PC market.  The game may not have seen the light of day if it was not for developers and executives championing the game to BMG Interactive.  With the help of a PR campaign to stir up false controversy that lead to a speech denouncing the game to the House of Lords, the game launched to modest success!  Though the best is yet to come as Rockstar gears up to release Grand Theft Auto 2 and 3!   Menace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM8r8Nn-fxU Lemmings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuiyFXMjGxA Uniracers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ5sR5Gui6U Red's Dream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96xGUa1a_zs Body Harvest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkw4Jpr0lDw Space Station Silicon Valley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX-GdHNoRRQ Syndicate Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7saA60qM4H4 Clockwork Knight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c3reFAM0QI Race N' Chase Design Document: https://www.gamedevs.org/uploads/grand-theft-auto.pdf Grand Theft Auto 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0TLzxpmHE0 Lord Campbell of Croy: https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/lords/1997/may/20/grand-theft-auto-computer-game Get Carter Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV4XrUDBlfM The Warriors Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--gdB-nnQkU You Don't Know Jack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CDMOTyCpp4 Hell A Cyberpunk Thriller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM6Qu2kIXVU Grand Theft Auto PSX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02kMHWKaMg8   TCW 082 - An Unlikely Pairing of Siliwood: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/an-unlikely-pairing-of-siliwood/ TCW 083 - The Silliwood Era now in FMV!: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-silliwood-era-not-in-fmv/ TCW 049 - Old and Elite: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/old-and-elite/   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 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/