The Fabric of Koei

TCW Podcast Episode 181 - The Fabric of Koei

 

We look at the company KOEI and the power couple Yoichi and Keiko Erikawa. Keiko came from the city and had a love of design and investing. Yoichi came from the Japanese countryside and loved games and local history. Yoichi made board and card games based on historical events and people. They met in college when Yoichi rented a room from Keiko's grandmother, and after some time fell in love. Yoichi was pressured by his father to go into the family's failing textile business. Eventually, he and Keiko struck it out on their own. Yoichi and Keiko founded Koei working as a textile business, but they ended up developing software and games for the NEC PC in Japan. This episode is a fascinating case of the parallel evolution of video games and many firsts for the Japanese market. 

 

We discuss erotic games at a PG 13 level from 0:53:50 to 1:00:55. The material may not be appropriate for younger listeners.

 

What Magic is This? - The I Ching: https://whatmagicisthis.com/2022/07/30/the-i-ching-with-dan-lowe/

The I Ching for Beginners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM0tfQ1fUXs

Kawanakajima no Kassen [川中島の合戦] (PC-88, 1982): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMBtDC4vQLM

Stratego: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R7d0A9ymwQ

Toushi Game: https://koei.fandom.com/wiki/Toushi_Game
Toushi Gêmu: https://fm-7.com/museum/products/57makg0v/

The Dragon & Princess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1nQueo2fkw

Dungeon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StPVDnH7q8s

Dungeon NEC 8001: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6TChUIWoeI

**Explicit** Night Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7Wk-LRCDgU

**Explicit** Danchi-zuma no Yuuwaku: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgknYAH_nn8

**Explicit** Orandazuma wa Denkiunagi no Yume wo Miruka?: https://koei.fandom.com/wiki/Orandazuma_wa_Denkiunagi_no_Yume_wo_Miruka%3F

Nobunaga's Ambition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfjo1OqsjRo

 

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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 

 

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