TCW Podcast Episode 111 - Jumping to It!
We leap around to the myriad of games that were influential in the development of platformer genre. Starting with an evolution from Space Invaders into Heiankyo Alien; the concept was thrown onto its side with Space Panic. Further refinement brought in jumping with Donkey Kong. Platformers were not as suited for the arcade scene, and ended up truly finding a place in the home on consoles and computers.
Load Runner: https...
TCW Podcast Episode 111 - Jumping to It!
We leap around to the myriad of games that were influential in the development of platformer genre. Starting with an evolution from Space Invaders into Heiankyo Alien; the concept was thrown onto its side with Space Panic. Further refinement brought in jumping with Donkey Kong. Platformers were not as suited for the arcade scene, and ended up truly finding a place in the home on consoles and computers.
Load Runner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWwyhymcDxI
Space Invaders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opru6qPsPa4
TCW 074 - The Japanese PC Industry : http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-japanese-pc-industry/
Heiankyo Alien Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSxYdeqJAkY
Heiankyo Alien Game Boy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY3qVBkIu74
Space Panic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLd1xABCsaQ
Donkey Kong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U24OcmpZ6fA
Gaming Historian YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/mcfrosticles
Raiders of the lost ark intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUWYmTpYdP4
Pitfall Atari 2600: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkDllyETiBA
Miner 2049er: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg12YPQ5nKk
TCW 018: British 8-Bit Computer Market: Software: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-british-8-bit-computer-market-software/
Packland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CDVshu9a4U
Super Mario Brothers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvfBUntkYcg
Russian Attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STjMHqeF3R0
Mega Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkD3lEANa_4
Mega Man 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWZZUyD-nRs
Prince of Persia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv20j8ChtRY
Rotoscoping: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDaEKy7qB7U
Alex Kidd in Miracle World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yasiyS7dkcU
Aladdin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlxuPsQFX28
Sonic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTBGIo7HXis
Donkey Kong Country: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4EUEsEM328
New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!
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Twitter: @tcwpodcast
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Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com
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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/
