The Six Children of EA

TCW Podcast Episode 079 - The Six Children of EA

 

We take a closer look at the six launch titles from EA.  We cover each in more detail going into the background of the creators, as well as the development of each game.  We take a look at how the games were received both commercially, and historically.  Today Archon, Pinball Construction Set, and M.U.L.E. are the games that are best remembered from the initial six titles.  Worms, Axis Assassin, and Hard Hat Mack are not well remembered today.

 

TCW 006 - The Early History of Electronic Arts: https://goo.gl/kR9ppF

Archon C64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdfIfC9BHwQ

Hard Hat Mack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmQJNy2FBm0

Raster Blaster Apple II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiUIlGoJdW0

Pinball Construction Set Building a table: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow0X7IrzzO8

Pinball Construction Set Complete Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R46Cj21c_Bc

Axis Assassin Apple II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BwNMTRqG3I

Axis Assassin C64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYfN8Ckf1So

Tempest Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOZomej48c0

Play WORMS?: https://archive.org/details/a8b_Worms_1983_Electronic_Arts_US_a_k_file

Worms? Gameplay Atari 800: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4JASQ7EsFY

M.U.L.E. C64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs3G6dxx2FQ

 

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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 

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