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)
#GrandTheftAuto2 #HydroThunder #WizardWorld1999 Original airdate: Fall 1999 Are you ready for a crazy fun episode of The Electric Playground?! Good, let's goooo! We start off the show with a trip to E3 1999 in Los Angeles where Victor Lucas catches up with Hydro Thunder’s assistant producer, Edward Duran, to ask him about this killer new Dreamcast game. Then Tommy Tallarico connects with Dan Houser, producer from Rockstar Games about their brand new title Grand Theft Auto 2! Afterwards Zoe Flower and Victor hit Wizard World ’99 in Chicago, Illinois and we hear from a number of awesome creators including: Gareb Shamus - Founder Marc Silvestri & Michael Turner (rest in peace) - Top Cow Comics Bob Burden - creator of “Mystery Men” Garth Ennis - creator of “Preacher” Devin Grayson - writer, “Black Widow” Ray Park - Darth Maul Kevin Smith - writer, director, “Clerks,” “Mallrats” Jim Lee - Wildstorm Kevin Nash - WWE Immediately following Zoe’s in LA at E3 1999 chatting with Brian Hastings and Ted Price from Insomniac Games about Spyro The Dragon II: Ripto’s Rage. Meanwhile Vic and Tommy go on a Spyro scavenger hunt in Las Vegas, Nevada! Then Victor sits down for a one on one with Nintendo’s legendary Shigeru Miyamoto. In Reviews on the Run it’s: WipEout 3 for the PlayStation LEGO Racers for the PC Revolt for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and PC Blue Stinger for the Dreamcast 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!