They Create Worlds @tcwpodcast
A video game history podcast looking at the whole industry from a scholarly viewpoint! With a little fun on the side :) theycreateworlds.com Joined December 2014-
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Fumito Ueda entered games through art, not play. Influenced by Flashback and Another World, he created ICO’s hand-holding bonds and Shadow of the Colossus’s haunting battles. His style reshaped design and inspired creators worldwide. ▶ youtube.com/watch?v=BgD-SM…
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If you are at DragonCon our presentation is at 4:00 Eastern! The History of the NES l.core-apps.com/dragoncon25/ev… See you there!
Nintendogs and Brain Age proved Nintendo could reach new audiences. That idea carried into the Wii, with simple controls and games anyone could play. It became Nintendo's best-selling console, leaving rivals behind. ▶ youtube.com/watch?v=98XErH… #Nintendo #Wii #TheyCreateWorlds
Two failed consoles. A power struggle. The rise of Satoru Iwata. This episode traces Nintendo’s path through internal upheaval and fading relevance on the way to the Wii. 🎧 youtube.com/watch?v=-K2UOE… #Nintendo #Iwata #Yamauchi #Wii #History #VideoGameHistory #TheyCreateWorlds
John Carmack set out to build full 3D, dynamic lighting, and client-server multiplayer in Quake. Michael Abrash left Microsoft to help. As development spanned a year, problems at ID became more apparent. 🎧 youtube.com/watch?v=AG3h7B… #Quake #IDSoftware #JohnCarmack #MichaelAbrash
Jordan Mechner drew on Castles of Dr. Creep, Robin Hood (1938), Raiders, and Thief of Bagdad (1924) to shape Prince of Persia. He rotoscoped his brother for animation. A re-release after Disney's Aladdin made it a hit. 🎧 youtube.com/watch?v=2G45f6… #JordanMechner #PrinceOfPersia
Before Karateka, Jordan Mechner’s journey began with his family fleeing Nazi Europe. At Yale, he blended arcade insight with film ambition—helped by his father, who unexpectedly shaped the game with ideas, movement, and music. 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=zblmz-…
🎙️ New episode! We spotlight the lesser-known pioneers of Japan’s coin-op scene — the entrepreneurs behind Tecmo, IREM, Sammy & more. Discover how they got their start and shaped early arcade history. 🎧 podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/coin-op-lege… #videogamehistory #arcadehistory #bizhistory #Japan
🎙️ Going live now! Editing episode 235 of They Create Worlds — The Coin-op Legends of Japan! Come hang out and chat while we work: twitch.tv/tcwpodcast
Yu Suzuki redefined arcades with rideable cabinets, sprite-scaling “3D” & the gyroscopic R360. With Shenmue, he coined “Quick Time Events” & delivered NPCs, detail & interactivity unheard of in 1999. 🎮 #YuSuzuki #SEGA #TheyCreateWorlds #VideoGameHistory youtu.be/4fXkwuMaOVU
What do 3 doctors, a dungeon master, a database programmer, and a writer have in common? They made Baldur’s Gate—an RPG often credited with reviving Western RPGs. Built on DirectX & the Infinity Engine, it launched #BioWare into legend. 🎲🎮 🔗 podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/baldurs-gate/
Street Fighter 2 brought smoother combos, an expanded roster, and arcade hype. Inspired by Bruce Lee, anime, and Final Fight, it became a classic. Which version was your favorite? 🕹️🔥 #StreetFighter2 #RetroGaming youtube.com/watch?v=CvuKNq…
🕹️ Explore Donkey Kong's origins! Thanks to @katewillaert & @GamingHistorian, we better understand the influences of this foundational game! 🎮 🎧 Listen: podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/donkey-kong/ #DonkeyKong #VideoGameHistory #Nintendo
Happy New Years! Start 2025 right with a look at Games by Apollo! A company with some flaws but put out some interesting third-party titles on the VCS! podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/games-by-apo… #GamesByApollo #VideoGameHistory #Atari #VCS
Games by Apollo? Why yes, I need to edit that! twitch.tv/tcwpodcast
The third part of our live stream is ready for your listening pleasure! D&D & Video Games 3E! See how D&D influenced many early mainframe, and PC games! podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/dd-video-gam…
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This is the third part of our series looking at Blizzard Noth and the aftermath of Diablo 2. What became of them and this new Flagship Studios & Hellgate London? podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/north-to-hel… #BlizzardNorth #HellgateLondon #VideoGameHistory
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