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)
#SpaceChannel5 #TetsuyaMizuguchi #TripHawkins Original Airdate: Spring 2000 This classic episode of The Electric Playground kicks off with clumsy Jedi, Tommy Tallarico visiting LucasArts, San Rafael, California to chat about an Obi-Wan (that was never released!) Tommy chats with Steve Shaw, project lead, Ryan Kaufman, level designer, Kevin Schmitt, lead level designer and Graham Anable, lead animator. Afterwards Victor Lucas is in Emeryville, California for his first visit to Digital Eclipse and connects with Mike Mika, the lead programmer to talk about the company's already prolific catalog. Then Tommy chats with famed boxing referee Judge Mills Lane (rest in peace). At GDC 2000 in San Jose, California, Zoe Flower covers Space Channel 5 for the SEGA Dreamcast with a chat with Tetsuya Mizuguchi. Then Tommy meets up with Fred Swan from Logitech to go over their new innovations. Meanwhile at Slam City Jam, in Vancouver, Victor chats with Ed Templeton, a pro skateboarder, about his involvement with Grind Session for PlayStation. Back in San Francisco, Victor talks with Trip Hawkins, president of 3DO about his company and his thoughts on the future of games including the launch of the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. What’s in EP’s Pocket? Micro Machines for Nintendo’s Game Boy Color. In Reviews on the Run it’s: Alien Versus Predator for PC MDK2 for Dreamcast Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles for PlayStation All-Star Baseball 2001 for Nintendo 64 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!