With Great Power...
Runtime: 59 Minutes
History Topics (At-A Glance):
Spider-Man (1982 video game)
Episode Summary:
We're looking back at the history of Spider-Man, the 1st Spider-Man game, and a few interesting games since for today's discussion. As part of our story, we'll look at how Spider-Man was created. We'll also talk about the creation of the very first Spider-Man video game. Afterwards, we'll look at some of our choices for interesting Spider-Man games in the years that follow. Let's swing into things on today's trip down Memory Card Lane.
| Video Games Discussed in this Episode: | |
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| Spider-Man (1982) | |
| QuestProbe featuring Spider-Man | |
| The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge! | |
| Revenge of Shinobi (1989) | |
| The Amazing Spider-Man (1990) | |
| Spider-Man: The Video Game | |
| Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage | |
| Spider-Man (2000) | |
| The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | |
| Frogger | |
| Q*Bert |
| Additional Sources: |
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Wikipedia contributors. (2023, December 13). Stan Lee. Wikipedia. |
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Wikipedia contributors. (2023, December 4). Fantastic four. Wikipedia. |
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Wikipedia contributors. (2023, December 17). Spider-Man. Wikipedia. |
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Wikipedia contributors. (2023, November 8). Spider (pulp fiction character). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_(pulp_fiction_character) |
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Wikipedia contributors. (2023, April 21). Laura Nikolich. Wikipedia. |
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Wikipedia contributors. (2023, December 5). Parker Brothers. Wikipedia. |
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Wikipedia contributors. (n.d.). Category:Parker Brothers video games - Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Parker_Brothers_video_games |
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Scott Stilpen. (2005). Laura Nikolich interview. Atari Compendium. https://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/interviews/laura_nikolich/interview_laura_nikolich.html |
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Campbell, C. (2018, September 14). The story of the first Spider-Man game. Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/2018/9/14/17856020/spider-man-game-1982-atari-2600-laura-nikolich-not-ps4 |
| Audio Sources: | |
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| Cold Open Music |
Bleeping Demo by Kevin MacLeod Link: Free Download Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license |
| Podcast Intro Music |
Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod Link: Free Download Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license |