They Create Worlds

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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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Sunday Sep 01, 2019

Revisions and Updates 2

Sunday Sep 01, 2019

TCW Podcast Episode 097 - Revisions and Updates 2

The podcast is four years old! We celebrate by looking back at past episodes, and revising subjects that Alex has found new information on! There is, of course, more and new information in regards to Atari. We also do some speculation into the origin of Scramble, some commentary on what has been going on at Blizzard Entertainment, and some new information in relation to the origins of Galaxian. We make a note of the earliest known commercial ester egg, some new information on the first Japanese original game creation for the arcade, and wrap up with some more book updates. We look forward to the countdown to episode 100!

TCW 43 - Personal Gaming Histories: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/personal-gaming-histories/

Dragon Warrior Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qL5_3EhqK8

Dragon Quest I Android: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmQqcf0ziSI

Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tyuIh12_HU

TCW 44 Founding, Syzygy to Atari: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/founding-syzygy-to-atari/

TCW 45 Atari, Ventures and Acquisitions: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/atari-ventures-and-acquisitions/

TCW 46 Atari, Ray Kassar and Warner: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/atari-ray-kassar-and-warner/

TCW 47 Vestiges of Atari: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/vestiges-of-atari/

TCW 52 The many Faces of Konami: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-many-faces-of-konami/

Astro Fighter Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMBrGXzB-p8

Astro Fighter Cabinet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-dICpXIj50

Scramble Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWIUj4R8-10