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)
#JamesBond #Halo #TheThing Original Airdate: Week of Dec 7, 2001 This week's episode of The Electric Playground kicks off at Universal Studios Hollywood theme park where Julie Stoffer interviews Peter Wanat about John Carpenter's The Thing. Then Victor Lucas catches up with LA Laker's Mitch Richmond for our GameFace segment where this beloved basketball player expresses his love for football games , including Madden. Our Question of the Week: "What game has been in development for the longest period of time?" is answered by EGM's James Mielke. Affterwards, Tom Niwinski, the lead presentation programmer for EA Sport's FIFA 2002: World Cup, details his work for our Game Jobs segment. When we return from break, Victor heads to San Francisco to visit Nuvo Studios to chat about Dale Crowley about his company making video games for cell phones -- what a wild idea! Then Tommy Tallarico is somewhere in the South Seas chatting with Rusty Buchert, game producer from Interplay about Tony Gard and Confounding Factor's pirate game, Galleon. Following that, Nazanin has a a code for Crazy Taxi for the PlayStation 2 in Code Busters. Agent Lucas, Victor Lucas, then infiltrates Electronic Arts to interrogate Steve Perkins, th product manager of James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire. What in EP's Pocket? Lady Sia for the Game Boy Advance. In Reviews on the Run it's: Batman: Vengeance for PlayStation 2 Halo: Combat Evolved for Xbox The Simpsons: Road Rage for GameCube Fuzion Frenzy 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!