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)
#Pikmin #WillWright #jakanddaxter Original Airdate: Week of Dec 20, 2001 Let the videogame globe trotting commence! This episode of The Electric Playground kicks off with Victor Lucas visiting EAC in Vancouver, BC to chat with Steve Rechtshaffner and Will Mozell about the formation and huge plans for EA Sports Big. Then we visit Nintendo of Canada to speak with Walter Haessig about his Game Job: Customer Service Manager and repairing Nintendod devices. After that James Mielke from EGM answers, "What is the best selling videogame franchise of all time?" in our Question of the Week. In Los Angeles, Victor catches up with actor, Ian Virgo for our GameFace segment. Afterwards we have a an exclusive profile of videogame development legend and the creator of The Sims, Will Wright. In Code Breakers, Nazanin delievrs a helpful hint for making Crazy Taxi 2 for the Dreamcast a little more challenging. Then Victor is in Irvine, California ay Interplay HQ, to chat with Scott Lane, the producer of Hunter: The Reckoning. Meanwhile, Julie Stoffer is in Los Angeles at Fox Interactive's HQ to connect with Dave Stalker, the producer of Alien Vs Predator 2. What's in EP's Pocket? Tommy Tallarico reviews High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 for the Game Boy Advance. In Reviews on the Run it's: Pikmin for GameCube Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy for PlayStation 2 Crash Bandicoot: Wrath of Cortex for PlayStation 2 Project Gotham Racing 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!