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)
#MarioKart #Xbox #RedFaction The Electric Playground is filled with icons this week! Seamus Blackley and Victor Lucas are in New York City to discuss the specs of the brand new Xbox. Trip Hawkins and Bing Gordon are in Redwood City to talk with Victor about the early days of Electronic Arts. Victor heads to Nintendo of America in Redmond, Washington to chat with Ken Lobb about Mario Kart on Game Boy Advance. Tommy Tallarico visits with Alex Garden in Vancouver who tells us about Relic Entertainment’s next move after Homeworld, an RTS called, Sigma. In Los Angeles, actor, Brad Dourif, tells Julie Stoffer about his work in Myst. Next Gen Magazine’s Tom Russo answers the EP Question of the Week: “What was the first colour videogame?” Nazanin is back with CodeBusters with some help for Alien Resurrection for PlayStation. In EP's Pocket this week it's Rayman for Game Boy Advance. In Reviews on the Run it's Metal Slug X for PlayStation Red Faction for PlayStation 2 Evil Islands for PC Project Justice for Dreamcast Cookie & Cream for PlayStation 2 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! 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!