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)
#JakAndDaxter #MichaelDorn #retrogaming Original Air Date: Week of November 30, 2001 It’s the end of the year and it’s time to start thinking about holiday shopping, so The Electric Playground is here to help with all of your videogame needs! First up Victor Lucas is at the Santa Monica airport to meet up with Star Trek’s Michael Dorn, to discuss his career, his love of flying and of course, his favourite games. Then Tommy Tallarico and Victor look at the three big home consoles, the PlayStation 2, the Microsoft Xbox and the Nintendo GameCube and discuss their favourite games for each machine. Also the duo touches on the SEGA Dreamcast and Nintendo Game Boy Advance. Afterwards we hear from James Mielke from EGM as he answers EP’s Question of the Week: “What was the first split-screen multiplayer game?” Nazanin has a cheat for Zone of the Enders in Code Busters. Then Victor travels to Naughty Dog in Santa Monica, California to chat with co-founders, Jason Rubin and Andy Gavin about their brand new creation: Jack And Dexter for the PlayStation 2. Our GameJob is a profile of Greg Knight, conceptual artist at LucasArts. What’s in EP’s Pocket? Tommy checks out Wendy: Every Witch Way for the Game Boy Advance. In Reviews on the Run it’s: Extreme G3 for PlayStation 2 Super Monkey Ball for GameCube LEGO Racers 2 for PC Logitech Driving Force wheel for PlayStation 2 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!