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)
#Shenmue #YuSuzuki #DiabloII Original airdate: Spring, 2000 Victor Lucas and Tommy Tallarico visit LucasArts in San Rafael, California to check out Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles. EP's dynamic duo catches up Kevin Boyle and Robert Blackadder, the project leaders on the game. Then Zoe Flower visits Blizzard North in San Francisco, California to check out Diablo II and speak with the game's producer, Matt Householder. After that Victor talks with Shenmue creator, Yu Suzuki at the Game Developer's Conference in 2000 in San Jose, California. At NATPE in New Orleans, Louisiana, Tommy catches up with famed talk show host, Jerry Springer (rest in peace). Following her stop at Blizzard, Zoe travels to Foster City, California to connect with Steve Patterson, a producer at Psygnosis in Foster City, California to chat about Metal Fatigue Afterwards Tommy visits our pal, Byran Hartman at Nintendo of America headquarters in Redmond, Washington to play some Excitebike 64 for Nintendo 64. Then Victor visits the offices of Computec Media in San Francisco to find out how the Incite Magazines are created and speaks with: Sharon Lo - Computec Media Annette Cardwell - senior editor, Incite Videogames Greg Rau, editor in chief Incite Videogames Bruce Eldridge - VP of Operations Joe Vallina, deputy editor in chief, Incite PC Games In Reviews on the Run it's: Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs for Nintendo 64 Force Commander for PC Armored Core for PlayStation Sword of the Berserk for 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!