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 (133 videos)
#ShigeruMiyamoto #Nintendo #SpyHunter This classic episode of The Electric Playground kicks off with a trip to Midway Entertainment in San Diego, California, where Julie Stoffer connects with Michael Gottlieb and Zach Wood to get the intel on Spy Hunter 2. Then Victor Lucas is at E3 2003, where he's meeting with Nick Bridger from Eidos to find out about The Italian Job. Then Victors in Santa Monica, California where he talks with Drew Markham from Gray Matter Studios about Trinity: The Shatter Effect. In GameFace, Julie Stoffer talks with Anna Nicole Smith (rest in peace) about her love of games and her involvement in Celebrity Death Match. Victor's at Toy Fair 2003 in New York City, where he meets with JoyRide Studios' Greg Miller to chat about their line up of Nintendo, SEGA and the video game toys. After that, Xbox's Brenner Adams tells EP about Amped 2 for XBOX Live Wire. Then Tommy Tallarico is in Los Angeles where he talks with Greg Goodrich from Vivendi/Universal Interactive about Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds Afterwards Victor's at the Nintendo booth at E3 2003 where catches up with Nintendo legend, Shigeru Mitamoto (and Bill Trinen) to talk about the future of GameCube and connectivity with the Game Boy Advance with a special look at The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords. After that we dive further into the world of .hack with Hiroshi Matsuyama from Cyber Connect and Daisuke Uchiyama from Bandai. Our PS2 Gem this week is Way of the Samurai. Our Meet The Fighters of Soul Calibiur II segment features Tekken's Heihachi. In GameBreak, Victor and Tommy check out the new Daredevil figure based on the Ben Affleck movie. 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!