Rise and Fall of Infogrames Part 1

TCW Podcast Episode 064 - Rise and Fall of Infogrames Part 1 The rise and fall of a French company founded by Bruno Bonnell.  We cover the rocky start of the company and the games that helped them gain notoriety.  Through some chance connections through family and fellow employees Infogrames was able to skyrocket onto the international stage with their game Alone in the Dark.   Captain Blood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od3jvPPugGc  Sim City: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A54blk-ojA4 Tintin on the Moon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-rYm-cAER4 North and South: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lISIBipdoao Fantasia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctc7i3Y9PPs Microsoft Encarta 1994: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEE8bXCxhsE Alone in the Dark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lWaQe8LPW0 Popcorn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SygD93F95js Popcorn Download: http://www.ludoid.fr/site/index.php/popcorn Drakkhen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7MqcOp0J9E Alpha Waves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9qAtVwSIV8 Starglider 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78PQ8tKTAiA Asterix (NES): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pnRL2G9nLA   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   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!