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The games we love reveal something true about who we are, and about the world that made them. They Create Worlds is a podcast about the people, technology, and forces that built the video game industry.
Through video game history, the show looks at how culture, business, and technology shaped what we play, tracing the choices and circumstances that led to the games so many people around the world enjoy.
Each episode digs into where games came from, who made them, and why they were made the way they were. Business decisions, technological shifts, and creative choices all shaped what ended up on screen, and the show covers all of it together, not just one piece in isolation.
Hosted by Alex Smith and Jeffrey Daum, They Create Worlds grew out of long conversations about the strange corners of the industry and the patterns that only show up when you look across companies, platforms, and decades. That conversational feel remains, built on careful research, clear structure and editing that makes even the deepest topics easy to listen to.
History turns out to be less settled than it looks. New documents surface, memories conflict, and the clean stories about why things happened the way they did rarely survive contact with the evidence. The show digs into all of that, following the creative and business forces that pushed and pulled on each other, and uncovering the human stories that lie beneath the games so many people around the world enjoy.
New episodes are released twice a month.
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Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
TCW Podcast Episode 185 - A Very Naughty Dog Pt 2
In our continuing look at Naughty Dog, we examine the continuing development of Crash Bandicoot and the Jax and Dexter series. After Sony's acquisition of Naughty Dog, and during the development of Jak 2, Andy and Jason decided to part ways with the company to focus more on their personal lives. They did help in training people to take their place. These new people at the helm led to the creation of Naughty Dog's most famous franchises. Uncharted and The Last of Us. Games that really pushed forward what is possible for storytelling in video games.
Polygon Man: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon_Man
Sony E3 1996: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHTNTuiOt7s
1984 Macintosh Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zfqw8nhUwA
Crash Bandicoot Nintendo Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTi5EaocGaY
All Crash Bandicoot Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLdQczq3NMM
Crash Bandicoot PSX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK-h4M4Aetg
Crash Bandicoot Japanese Commercials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS3rpyTqoUs
Crash Bandicoot Japanese VS America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqL2XffOBA0
Crash Bandicoot 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmnq7yedAzI
Crash Bandicoot Warped: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG-NRnGp3RA
Crash Team Racing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQDWEIiKN6E
Jax and Daxter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lpq3zVXs9A
Michael Jordan Chaos in the Windy City: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJcIjxfFKdA
Legacy of Kain Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysxs_oErmWo
Jak 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLIWS4QDc6Q
Uncharted Drake's Fortune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0XhMMjFjBU
Gears of War PC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yecvln9dTOI&t=72s
Kill Switch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1zW5X0CwTs
ICO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZC_FzeRz4Y
Uncharted 2 Among Thieves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EhpxpPeTKE
Uncharted 2 Train Fight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXaOguzFHTE
DAVID BENIOFF on City of Thieves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P_QI0FoTnE
John Hartigan - Sin City: https://sincity.fandom.com/wiki/John_Hartigan
Intro to The Last of Us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC_HB7wDYg8
Quark about Humans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D2SHNqkjbY
New episodes are 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, published Dec 2019, is available at CRC Press and at major on-line retailers: 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/
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