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)
#SuperSmashBrosMelee #ElijahWood #MarkCerny Original airdate: Week of Dec 28, 2001 In this final episode of season 7 and 2001, The Electric Playground kicks things off with a visit with Xbox in Redmond, Washington, where Victor Lucas connects with Xbox Game Otaku, Seamus Blackley to discuss the strengths of the new system and its roster of games. Then Che Chou from EGM answers EP’s Question of the Week: “What was the first videogame to use speech?” Afterwards, for our GameFace segment, Victor’s at E3 talking with The Lord of the Rings’ Elijah Woods about the new trilogy and his favourite games at the expo. Following that, EP’s at Maxis to connect with The Sims creator, Will Wright and producer, Jeff Charvat about The Sims Online. Then Nazanin has a cheat for NBA Street in Code Breaker. After that Julie Stoffer is in Los Angeles for an interview with videogame development legend, Mark Cerny. Tommy Tallarico is also in LA as he travels to Dreamworks Interactive to connect with Medal of Honour: Allied Assault’s producer, Peter Hirschmann and military technical advisor, Captain Dale A. Dye. What’s in EP’s Pocket? Wario Land 4 for Game Boy Advance. In Reviews on the Run it’s: Grand Theft Auto III for PlayStation 2 Super Smash Bros. Melee for GameCube Dead or Alive 3 for Xbox NFL Fever 2002 for Xbox 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!