They Create Worlds
A podcast by Alex Smith, and Jeffrey Daum
237 Episodes
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Jordan Mechner and Price of Persia
Published: 01/07/2025 -
Jordan Mechner and Karateka
Published: 15/06/2025 -
Coin-op Legends of Japan
Published: 01/06/2025 -
Yu Suzuki
Published: 15/05/2025 -
Baldur's Gate
Published: 01/05/2025 -
All the Other Home Pongs
Published: 15/04/2025 -
Street Fighter 2
Published: 01/04/2025 -
Crafting the World of WarCraft
Published: 15/03/2025 -
US Gold
Published: 01/03/2025 -
PopCap Games
Published: 15/02/2025 -
Donkey Kong
Published: 01/02/2025 -
Ray Kassar
Published: 15/01/2025 -
Games by Apollo
Published: 01/01/2025 -
D&D & Video Games 3E
Published: 15/12/2024 -
D&D & Video Games 2E
Published: 01/12/2024 -
D&D & Video Games 1E
Published: 15/11/2024 -
North to Hellgate London
Published: 01/11/2024 -
Diablo 2
Published: 15/10/2024 -
Diablo 1
Published: 01/10/2024 -
The 100 Games Redux - The Revival
Published: 15/09/2024
Love of the worlds created by video game designers and personalities drives Alex Smith & Jeffrey Daum (history, law, CS degrees) to provide a scholarly yet light-hearted discussion of how arcade, home console, and PC games merged into a Video Game Industry. Emphasis is on the combination of business and creative elements needed for financial success. Interviews of Atari, EA, Activision, & other execs with detailed source evaluations produce the insights you hear in these 122+ hours!