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)
#TonyHawk #LuigisMansion #weirdalyankovic Original Airdate: Week of Nov 1, 2001 In this classic episode of The Electric Playground we hit the ramps with a legend and we catch up with a bunch more at San Diego Comic Con 2001! EP Classic S7E6 kicks off with a look at Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3. Victor Lucas chats with Tony Hawk himself at the X-Games in Philadelphia, PA and Tommy Tallarico connects with the game's lead designer from Neversoft, Chad Findley. EP's Question of the Week is : "Why do most videogames controllers have direction controls on the left?" Then Julie Stoffer is at E3 2001 where she interviews Capcom's Matt Atwood about Devil May Cry. After the break EP heads to SDCC, where Victor chats with comic book writer, Brian Michael Bendis, Julie speaks with Activision's Todd Jefferson about Spider-Man 2 and X-Men Mutant Academy 2 and X-Men movie director, Bryan Singer. Our Gameface segment this week is the incomparable, Weird Al Yankovic. When we return from break, Tommy hits the ice with Black Box Games in Vancouver to find out about NHL Hitz 20-02. Tommy connects with producer, Doug Tronsgard; designer/animator Jason Carr; programmer, Eric Randall; and art director, Emmanuel Soupidis. In Code Breaker, Nazanin has a tip for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2. In EP's Pocket this week: Stuart Little: The Journey Home. In Reviews on the Run it's: Silent Hill 2 for PlayStation 2 Luigi's Mansion for GameCube Ico for PlayStation 2 Ooga Booga 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!