A Story of Brøderbund!

TCW Podcast Episode 071 -A Story of Brøderbund! We cover the founding of Brøderbund by the Carlston brothers.  We delve into their initial forays into the PC game market.  The used a unique business model that supported developers, and creators, but did not bring them on as employees.  However they did retain staff to assist in polishing up games that showed potential.  Brøderbund even started exploring consoles with a few of their games until they decided to transition to evergreen products.   Galactic Trader: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waxrpG-19jM  Alien Rain Apple II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q5z3wbF9vo Choplifter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao9VAgyAgY4 David's Midnight Magic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1a9Y55NJy0 Space Panic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLd1xABCsaQ Lode Runner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7JY5nEOUGA Lode Runner Championship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDVYa4q9Qhg Karateka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKqk9kosCs4 Laughing Gas Charlie Chaplin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZrsuEWw9m8 The Close up and Cross Cutting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osTF3zsplt0 Lode Runner NES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwxLChxi8WA Karateka NES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJoHgELbO5s Raid on Bungeling Bay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKeelD1VmnA Raid of Bungeling Bay NES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiuU5FHYaiE   New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's forthcoming book will be released through CRC Press!   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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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!