They Create Worlds
A podcast by Alex Smith, and Jeffrey Daum
236 Episodes
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Jordan Mechner and Karateka
Published: 6/15/2025 -
Coin-op Legends of Japan
Published: 6/1/2025 -
Yu Suzuki
Published: 5/15/2025 -
Baldur's Gate
Published: 5/1/2025 -
All the Other Home Pongs
Published: 4/15/2025 -
Street Fighter 2
Published: 4/1/2025 -
Crafting the World of WarCraft
Published: 3/15/2025 -
US Gold
Published: 3/1/2025 -
PopCap Games
Published: 2/15/2025 -
Donkey Kong
Published: 2/1/2025 -
Ray Kassar
Published: 1/15/2025 -
Games by Apollo
Published: 1/1/2025 -
D&D & Video Games 3E
Published: 12/15/2024 -
D&D & Video Games 2E
Published: 12/1/2024 -
D&D & Video Games 1E
Published: 11/15/2024 -
North to Hellgate London
Published: 11/1/2024 -
Diablo 2
Published: 10/15/2024 -
Diablo 1
Published: 10/1/2024 -
The 100 Games Redux - The Revival
Published: 9/15/2024 -
The Games of Ed Logg
Published: 9/1/2024
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!