Here are classic seasons of The Electric Playground starting with our series premiere in 1997. Enjoy this deep dive into the history of the videogame industry!
Curated by: Electric Playground Network - EPN (120 videos)
#EdBoon #EugeneJarvis #JetForceGemini Original Airdate: Fall 1999 We start this packed episode of The Electric Playground with a visit to the Game Developer's Conference in San Jose, California, where Zoe Flower catches up with the Rainbow 6 team from Red Storm. She chats with: Carl Schnuur, Lead Producer Steve Cotton, Level Builder Todd Lewis, Engineer Eric Armstrong, Artist After the break Victor Lucas is in Los Angeles at Activision HQ to find out about Battlezone II through a conversation with Matt Candler, the game's producer. Then Tommy Tallarico invades Black Ops Entertainment in Los Angeles, California, to find out how Tomorrow Never Dies was made and connects with company founders Will Botti and John Botti. Zoe also chats with the pair at GDC '99. When we catch up with Victor at E3 '99 in Los Angeles, we find him at the Cpacom booth chatting with Naoto Tominaga, the producer of Resident Evil 2 for the Nintendo 64. Victor also chats with Capcom's PR Manager, Matt Atwood. Immediately after that we find Victor and Zoe at Midway Games where they interview legends like Ed Boon, the ko-kreator of Mortal Kombat and Eugene Jarvis, the creator of Robotron 2084, Defender, the Crusin' series, Narc, Smash TV and many others. Zoe also connects with Dave Michicich, one of the artists and designers of Mortal Kombat 4, Steve Beran who oversees Motion Capture on Mortal Kombat and Tony Goskie, who handles background art and F/X on Mortal Kombat 4. For the record, this is one of Victor's favorite studio visits of all time. In Reviews on the Run it's: Jet Force Gemini for the Nintendo 64 Trickstyle for the Dreamcast Xena: Warrior Princess for the PlayStation Shadowman for the PC, Nintendo 64 and PlayStation The Electric Playground episodes are digitized and upscaled by the University of Toronto Mississauga Library. The wider EP Media Ltd. archive is located at the Library where it is preserved and digitized for long term access. Inquiries regarding the archive and the wider digitization process can be sent to utml.cds@utoronto.ca. Classic Episodes of The Electric Playground are brought to you by @PNPGamesOfficial Support EP Classic by shopping at: https://pnpgamesonline.com EP on Facebook (for contests): Facebook.com/ElectricPlayground EPN Live: Twitch.tv/EPN EPN Shorts: tiktok.com/@theelectricplayground Official EPN Merch: EPN.tv/Merch If you'd like to support the EPN team by becoming a member and sponsoring our content, click the JOIN button! Thanks so much for your support!