The Olympic Games
Runtime: 50 Minutes
History Topics (At-A Glance):
After Burner (1987)
Episode Summary:
We're heading back to the late-80s to look at creation of SEGA's After Burner, originally released in arcades in 1987. As part of its history, we'll also look at the childhood, and early career of its creator, Yu Suzuki. His story is very much the history of motion simulator cabinets in arcades, which has us also looking at games such as Hang-on, Space Harrier, and Out Run. Join us as we fully immersed ourselves in history on today's trip down Memory Card Lane.
| Video Games and Consoles Discussed in this Episode: | |
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| After Burner (1987) | |
| After Burner 2 (1978) | |
| Champion Boxing (1984) | |
| Space Harrier (1985) | |
| SubRoc-3D (1982) | |
| Out Run (1986) | |
| G-LOC: Air Battle (1990) |
| Additional Sources: |
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Wikipedia contributors. (2024, April 21). Yu Suzuki. Wikipedia. |
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Wirtz, B. (2021, December 3). The extraordinary talents of Yu Suzuki. Video Game Design and Development. |
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Zietsman, L. (2022, April 29). The torsion bar suspension explained. HotCars. https://www.hotcars.com/the-torsion-bar-suspension-explained/ |
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Switch. (2019, July 8). Yu Suzuki at Japan Expo 2019: Childhood Anecdotes https://www.phantomriverstone.com/2019/07/yu-suzuki-at-japan-expo-2019-childhood.html |
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Krabbe, E. (2023, November 1). Yu Suzuki talks Shenmue 4, Air Twister, and 40 years of game development - IGN. IGN. |
| 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 |