Williams Reigns Supreme
Runtime: 53 Minutes
History Topics (At-A Glance):
Defender (1980 video game)
Episode Summary:
Today, we're going to tell you the history of Defender, the side-scrolling shoot em' up released in 1981. We'll cover its history as part of the career of Eugene Jarvis, its creator. Along the way, we'll look at some of his early work on pinball machines at both Williams and Atari. Finally, we'll talk about what the impact that Defender had on gaming history. Let's fight the alien menace on today's Trip Down Memory Card Lane.
| Video Games Discussed in this Episode: | |
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| Defender (1981) | |
| Time 2000 | |
| Airborne Avenger | |
| Space Riders | |
| Supermman (1979 Pinball Machine) | |
| Laser Ball | |
| Gorgar | |
| Firepower | |
| Space Invaders | |
| Pac-Man | |
| Rally-X | |
| Battlezone | |
| Berzerk | |
| Crazy Climber | |
| Star Castle | |
| Space Panic | |
| Stargate | |
| Robotron: 2084 | |
| Blaster |
| Additional Sources: |
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Hague, J. (Ed.). (2018). Halycon Days: Interview with Classic Computer and Video Game Programmers (Free Web Version-Version 1.1) [Website.]. |
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Pinside Game Archive » Eugene Jarvis (person) | Pinside Game Archive. (n.d.). Pinside. |
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Wikipedia contributors. (2023, September 10). Tim Anderson (programmer). Wikipedia |
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Wikipedia contributors. (2023, March 7). Bruce Daniels. Wikipedia. |
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Wikipedia contributors. (2023, November 25). Dave Lebling. Wikipedia. |
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Wikipedia contributors. (2023i, November 12). Marc Blank. Wikipedia. |
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Anderson, T. (Winter 1985) The History of Zork: First in a Series. The New Zork Times, via the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/New_Zork_Times_The_Vol._IV_No._1_1985-03_Infocom_US/ |
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Anderson, T. (Spring 1985) The History of Zork: Second in a Series. The New Zork Times, via the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/New_Zork_Times_The_Vol._4_No._2_1985-06_Infocom_US/ |
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Lebling, Dave. Classic Game Postmortem: Zork. https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1020612/Classic-Game-Postmortem |
| 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 |