Episode #37
Founders & Farewells | This Week in Video Game History Ep 37 (Sept 28-Oct 4)
We're covering September 28th – October 4th — and this week, the games take a back seat to the people who made them. It's the week four programmers walked out of Atari and founded Activision, inventing the third-party studio; the birthday (and the just-announced retirement) of immersive-sim godfather Warren Spector; the Bandai–Namco merger; and the anniversary of the loss of Gunpei Yokoi, the quiet genius behind the Game Boy and the D-pad. Around them: Super Mario 64's leap into 3D, Pokémon Red & Blue's American debut, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Cuphead, Astro Bot, and Cut the Rope — plus an October Round-Up back to the Atari 2600. Founders, and farewells. Beginnings, and goodbyes. Save your game, nerds.— Artwork by MizTink. Music by Shane Madani (Twitch & Spotify). Written, produced, and hosted by Doug Coleman. Subscribe on YouTube, and follow on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. #VideoGameHistory #RetroGaming #GamingPodcast #SuperMario64 #Pokemon #GunpeiYokoi #Activision**Fair Use & Content Attribution Notice:**Video game gameplay clips featured in this video are included in brief, transformed segments (with original audio muted and on-screen attribution provided) strictly for the purposes of news reporting, critical commentary, and educational analysis under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act (Fair Use). All gameplay assets remain the property of their respective developers, and footage source credits belong to the tagged creators.** Early Apologies ** I know I have a tendency to mispronounce well, everything, so I sincerely apologize to anyone and everyone for any and all names, words, or areas I mispronounce.** Chapter Markers **00:00 -- Cold Open — "Name one person who actually made it"01:57 -- Theme by Shane Madani02:14 -- Intro — welcome + this week's preview04:45 -- Timeline Intro05:01 -- Timeline: Pokémon Red & Blue (1998)06:42 -- Timeline: Super Mario 64 (1996)08:11 -- Timeline: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (1999)09:55 -- Timeline: Cuphead (2017)11:31 -- Timeline: Astro Bot: Rescue Mission (2018)12:38 -- Timeline: Cut the Rope (2010)14:05 -- Monthly Round-Up — October classics (Breakout → Punch-Out!!)17:10 -- Deep Dive 1 — The Rebels Who Put Their Names on the Box (Activision)21:06 -- Deep Dive 2 — Play It Your Way (Warren Spector)23:56 -- Deep Dive 3 — Two Giants Become One (Bandai + Namco)25:23 -- Deep Dive 4 — The Man Who Fit a Console in Your Pocket (Gunpei Yokoi)29:15 -- Outro + credits + next-week teaser** Video Credits **Pokémon Red/Blue || Complete (100%) Walkthrough Part 1 - To Viridian Forest -- @cckaamos4158 Super Mario 64 - N64 Gameplay -- @N64guide Let's Play Tony Hawk's Pro Skater: Part 1 - Warehouse -- @CrystalFissure Cuphead (2017) PC Gameplay 4K - No Commentary -- @MProChannel2 ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission – Launch Trailer | PS VR -- @PlayStation Cut the Rope - Walkthrough #2 -- @OmNomStories Atari 2600 - Breakout - Game 1 (1 Player)-- @retrosmack8871 Swordquest: Earthworld (Atari 2600) - 01 Full Playthrough -- @evilryangames [ColecoVision] Frogger (1983) Longplay -- @DolmaKalem [ColecoVision] Pitfall II: Lost Caverns (1984) Longplay -- @DolmaKalem Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (NES) Playthrough -- @NintendoComplete
