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Apr 15, 2016 1 hr 24 min

Early Computer Game Platforms: The Trinity, and The Disciples

from They Create Worlds Hosted by Alex Smith, and Jeffrey Daum

TCW Podcast Episode 016 - Early Computer Game Platforms: The Trinity, and the Disciples We go over the early computer systems as they apply to games in the United States. Starting with the first home computer of note the Altair 8800. We then go into the Trinity of systems released in the same year for the home; the Apple II, the Commodore Pet, and the TRS 80. We then go into the systems that came after and how the Apple II was able to remain dominant as a gaming platform for much longer than it should have untill it was dethroned by the Commodore 64. Popular Electronics Archive: http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Popular-Electronics-Guide.htm Altair 8800 Popular Electronics: http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1975/Poptronics-1975-01.pdf Net Hack: http://www.nethack.org/ Old school Graphics Part I Commodore 64 & Nintendo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfh0ytz8S0k Old School Graphics Part II Apple & Atari: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rsycfDliZU&nohtml5=False Temple of Apshai TRS 80: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiMtY5BxdM0 New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month! TCW Email: [email protected] Twitter: @tcwpodcast Alex's Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode - Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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