TCW Podcast Episode 037 - Nintendo and Gunpei Yokoi
We go over the career of Gumpei Yokoi. From his falling into a job at Nintendo until his untimely death. We cover his contributions to Nintendo, and the game industry, and set the record straight on what he did, and did not have influence on. In the end his true legacy is the talent he mentored, philosophy, and vision that still influences Nintendo to this day.
Game and Watch Collection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HZiBtXwyHM
Radar Scope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAq7Kckid8
Arcade Donkey Kong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBHJhla8TO4
Arcade Mario Brothers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54olndhqPSA
NES Speed Run Metroid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67kQ3l-1qMs
Kids React to Gameboy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pCp8g-VjOs
Virtual Boy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjz4bls_gPs
The Wonderswan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPJrmNq-1Ow
New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!
TCW Email: tcwpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @tcwpodcast
Alex's Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com
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/
Picking up the Pieces: The US Arcade Industry After the Crash
The Magnavox Patent Lawsuits
The Magnavox Odyssey
Mattel Electronics?
The Project and Others in the Field
The Complete Tetris Story
The Galaxy Game
The Great Video Game Crash Part 3
The Great Video Game Crash Part 2
The Great Video Game Crash Part 1
The British 8-Bit Computer Market: Software
The British 8-Bit Computer Market: Hardware
Early Computer Game Platforms: The Trinity, and The Disciples
The Story of Chuck E Cheese
Nintendo: Playing with Power
History of Acclaim - "The Fall"
History of Acclaim - "The Rise"
The Genesis of JRPGs
History of Mediagenic Part II
History of Mediagenic Part I
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Irish Songs with Ken Murray
History Obscura
Historycal: Words that Shaped the World
The Rest Is History
Everything Everywhere Daily