The Electric PlaygroundTemporada 7
This show focuses on electronic games in console, computer and handheld formats. There are interviews with game designers and related personnel, game reviews, game hints and related items of interest to video game enthusiasts.
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13 Episodes
- Spy Hunter, Tommy's Origin, Max Payne, Mario Kart GBA!
E1Spy Hunter, Tommy's Origin, Max Payne, Mario Kart GBA!We start this episode of The Electric Playground with a deep dive into the videogame industry origin story of Tommy Tallarico. Kraig Kujawa, editor at Electronic Gaming Monthly answers, “What company sells the most games?” Nazanin has a code for All Star Baseball 2002. Black Box Games’ Brian Green breaks down his role as a sound programmer. Tommy heads to San Diego, California to catch up with Spy Hunter producer, Michael Gottlieb. - Jet Set Radio Future, Smuggler's Run 2, Mobile Suit Gundam!
E2Jet Set Radio Future, Smuggler's Run 2, Mobile Suit Gundam! This action packed episode of The Electric Playground kicks off with a Victor Lucas visiting SEGA HQ in San Francisco for a look at Jet Set Radio Future with producer, Rich Briggs. Then Dan Hsu from EGM answers EP Question of the Week: "Why don't North American consoles play Japanese videogames?" Afterwards Tommy Tallarico visits DTS headquarters in Agoura Hills, California to find out about DTS in video games. Tommy chats with David DelGrosso, head of marketing and John Kirchner, president and CEO of the company. When we get back from break Victor is in Carlsbad, California chatting with Dave McGrath, art director of Smuggler's Run 2. Following that, Nazanin has a secret for Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing in Code Breaker. In our Game Jobs segment, Kyle Lai-Fatt, assistant project manager of NBA 2K2 breaks down his responsibilities on the game. Marlon and Shawn Wayans are the famous gamers in our GameFace feature this week. When we get back from break, Julie Stoffer is in Cyp - Nvidia, NBA Street, Transworld Surf, Julia Stiles!
E3Nvidia, NBA Street, Transworld Surf, Julia Stiles!This episode of The Electric Playground Julie Stoffer chats with Rory Armes about NBA Live 2002 and NBA Street from EA Sports Big. Julie connects with basketball stars, Steve Francis and Marcus Camby about EA's virtual hoops. Afterwards EP's at Giant Studios in Los Angeles to connect with Sara Mattes about her GameJob, a a bio-mechanical engineer. When we return from break, Victor Lucas is at the MTV Movie Awards 2001, where he interviews Julia Stiles about her love of video games. Then Tommy Tallarico heads to Dolby Laboratories in San Francisco to discuss surround sound in video games with engineer, Jack Buser and director, Dennis Staats. After the break we head to Santa Clara at NVIDIA's headquarters where Victor connects with Tony Tomasi, senior director of desktop products to talk about NVIDIA's work in PC gaming and graphics processing for the Xbox. Then Victor heads to the beach in Carlsbad with producer, Luis Gigliotti from Angel Studios to talk about Transworld Surf. - GameCube, Silent Hill 2, Ed Logg, Will Ferrell, ROTR!
E4GameCube, Silent Hill 2, Ed Logg, Will Ferrell, ROTR!In this episode, we hit E3 2001, where Tommy Tallarico interviews Tom Eberspecher about the upcoming Nintendo GameCube games, like Luigi's Mansion, Smash Bros. Melee, Wave Race Blue Storm, Star Fox Adventures and others! We have a profile of videogame legend, Ed Logg, who has helped bring us San Francisco Rush, Centipede, Asteroids, Gauntlet, Steel Talons and many more. Victor Lucas interviews Will Ferrell at the MTV Movie Awards 2001 in Los Angeles. We hear from Silent Hill 2 director, Takayoshi Sato and learn more about this terrifying looking game. Victor chats with Cord Smith at SEGA in San Francisco about Super Monkey Ball. Damon Conn from 7 Studios takes us into his workflow as a lead artist in Game Jobs. Nazanin has a hint for Max Payne in Code Busters. Jeanne Kim from EGM answers EP's Question of the Week, "What is a Second Party Developer? Jurassic Park III: The DNA Factor is what's in EP's Pocket. - Star Wars games! Obi-Wan, Star Wars: Starfighter, Rogue Squadron 2!
E5Star Wars games! Obi-Wan, Star Wars: Starfighter, Rogue Squadron 2!It seems we do one of these every season, but we know you love Star Wars as much as we do. Here’s our look at all the new Star Wars games for GameCube, Xbox, and PS2. Obi-Wan, the Special Edition of Star Wars: Starfighter, Rogue Squadron 2, it's all here. You'll also get to see EP's own Jedi Knights use their powers as they tangle with some stormtroopers and a giant ewok. - Tony Hawk 3, Devil May Cry, NHL Hitz 20-02!
E6Tony Hawk 3, Devil May Cry, NHL Hitz 20-02!We’ve got a packed show this week for you. We start out skateboarding with Tony Hawk and Vic finds out all about his new game, Tony Hawk 3. Then Julie gets the scoop from Capcom about Devil May Cry for the PS2. Then Julie and Vic cover the 2001 San Diego ComicCon where they meet a ton of people, including Brian Michael Bendis, who writes the Ultimate Spider-man comic book. What’s Tommy been doing all this time? He’s getting a skating lesson from the folks at Black Box Games who created NHL Hitz 20-02. And of course it wouldn’t be EP without a GameFace, a CodeBreaker, a Game Job, a Pocket review, a Question of the Week, and Reviews on the Run. - Metal Gear Solid 2, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within!
E7Metal Gear Solid 2, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within!A jam packed episode begins with a visit to Konami in Redwood City, California, where Victor Lucas gets the intel on Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, from localization specialist, Ken Ogasawara. Then Victor catches up with 7th Heaven star, Jessica Biel, to talk games at a PlayStation 2 party in Los Angeles. James Mielke from EGM answers EP's Question of the Week. Tommy Tallarico speaks with Hironobu Sakaguchi, Ming-Na Wen and Donald Sutherland about Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. Julie Stoffer is at Squaresoft headquarters in Los Angeles, speaking with Brody Phillips, localization specialist on Final Fantasy X. Nazanin has a code from X-Games: Skateboarding in Code Breaker. Our Game Jobs segment features Chris Mair, lead designer at Vancouver-based, Barking Dog Studios, working on Global Operations. Then Victor's in Philadelphia, PA, where he catches up with pro skater, Bob Burnquist, the star of X-Games: Skateboarding. - Frequency, Drakan II, Maximo!
E8Frequency, Drakan II, Maximo!It’s time for another trip to the world of videogames courtesy of The Electric Playground! First up, Julie Stoffer chats with John Kohler from PlayStation about Frequency. Then Victor Lucas meets up with actor, Eric Balfour to talk about his favourite games in GameFace. EGM's Che Chou answers EP's Question of the Week: " Why is Pokémon so popular?" Victor then visits Surreal Software in Seattle, Washington and chats with president, Alan Patmore, VP and technical director, Stuart Denman, designer, Andre Maguire and lead animator, Scott Cummings. Afterwards, Victor heads to Freemont, California to dive into the history of gaming peripheral maker, Logitech. Nazanin has a cheat for War Jets for PlayStation 2 in Code Breakers. - Console wars breakdown, Jak and Daxter, Michael Dorn!
E9Console wars breakdown, Jak and Daxter, Michael Dorn!This week’s episode is kind of special. Tommy and Victor cover the console System Wars just in time for Christmas, breaking each system down, telling you the benefits and what the best games are. We know you’ve been wondering which console each of them favors and now you get to find out. We’ve also got a look at the fantastic new Naughty Dog PS2 game, Jak and Daxter and an interview with Star Trek’s Michael Dorn. Plus all of the usual goodies, of course. - 007: Agent Under Fire, The Thing, Galleon!
E10007: Agent Under Fire, The Thing, Galleon!This week we’ve got Bond, James Bond in 007: Agent Under Fire for the PS2. While we were thinking about Bond and his gadgets from Q, we decided to investigate some new uses for your cell phone--games. Victor heads to Nuvo Studios with phone in hand. While Vic is busy with his Bond/Connery schtick, Julie is at Universal Studios getting the scoop on The Thing and Tommy washes up on a desert island to dig for clues about Galleon. Reviews on the Run are from the alleys of Gotham. - Sid Meier’s Sim Golf, Legion: The Legend of Excalibur, Deus Ex: The Conspiracy!
E11Sid Meier’s Sim Golf, Legion: The Legend of Excalibur, Deus Ex: The Conspiracy!What a truly packed show this one is. We’re looking at great games like Sid Meier’s Sim Golf, Legion: The Legend of Excalibur, and Deus Ex: The Conspiracy. We’ve also got a peek at what may be the future of videogaming with our Xulu Entertainment interview and we end the episode with an all too agreeable Reviews on the Run session. We still manage to squeeze in all our other regular bits too: Game Jobs, GameFace, Codebreaker, and Question of the Week. - Will Wright, Hunter: The Reckoning, Black Hawk Down!
E12Will Wright, Hunter: The Reckoning, Black Hawk Down!This week we look at some of the best old-time and new minds in videogames. It is our honor to sit down with game-design legend Will Wright, the man who created Sim City and The Sims. We also meet the newcomers at EA Sports Big. Rounding the episode out, we find out about Hunter: The Reckoning, Ian Virgo of Ridley Scott’s new movie Black Hawk Down, and find out why you shouldn’t take your own game system apart, even if you do want to be a repair person when you grow up. Buckle up, here we go! - Upcoming Xbox Games, The Sims Online, Medal of Honor, Mark Cerny!
E13Upcoming Xbox Games, The Sims Online, Medal of Honor, Mark Cerny!This week’s episode is a hot one: We find out what is coming up next for the Xbox, talk with Frodo Baggins from The Lord of The Rings, look at The Sims Online, discover how DreamWorks makes such intense, realistic Medal of Honor games, and meet an industry innovator named Mark Cerny; all before reviewing some of the hottest games of the year. Better put on your asbestos shorts!