Electric Playground
(1997)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 16 | Season 15 | Season 14 | Season 13 | Season 12 | Season 11 | Season 10 | Season 9 | Season 8 | Season 6 | Season 5 | Season 4 | Season 3 | Season 2 | Season 1 | Top 5 Episodes
Season 16
New Systems
Episode 32 - 10-16-2006
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Fugetaboutit!
Episode 31 - 10-09-2006
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Back For More
Episode 30 - 10-02-2006
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Can You Live This Fantasy Life?
Episode 29 - 9-25-2006
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Cocked And Loaded
Episode 28 - 9-18-2006
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A Journey Begins
Episode 27 - 9-11-2006
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GenCon
Episode 26 - 9-04-2006
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QuakeCon
Episode 25 - 8-28-2006
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Comic Con
Episode 24 - 8-21-2006
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Heavenly Bodies
Episode 23 - 8-14-2006
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Situation Critical
Episode 22 - 8-07-2006
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Sportacular
Episode 21 - 7-31-2006
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Summer Fun
Episode 20 - 7-25-2006
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Euphoria
Episode 19 - 7-17-2006
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Back to Basics
Episode 18 - 7-10-2006
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Legends Of The Fall
Episode 17 - 7-03-2006
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Down In It
Episode 16 - 6-26-2006
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The Cleaners
Episode 15 - 6-19-2006
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Put a Spell on You
Episode 14 - 6-12-2006
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It's the End of the World As We Know It
Episode 13 - 6-05-2006
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Just Like Christmas
Episode 12 - 5-29-2006
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Innovation
Episode 11 - 5-22-2006
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Duck and Cover
Episode 10 - 5-19-2006
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The Last Stand
Episode 9 - 5-08-2006
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Highway to Hell
Episode 8 - 5-01-2006
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Fun Company
Episode 7 - 4-24-2006
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The Professional Cleaners
Episode 6 - 4-17-2006
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Always Tell the Truth, Even When You Lie
Episode 5 - 4-10-2006
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Dead Man Walking
Episode 4 - 4-03-2006
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Mirror, Mirror On The Wall
Episode 3 - 3-27-2006
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Brain Tease
Episode 2 - 3-20-2006
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Tomb Raiding
Episode 1 - 3-13-2006
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Season 15
Just When You Thought It Was Safe
Episode 13 - 12-09-2005
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Space & Time
Episode 12 - 12-02-2005
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Not So Alone In The Dark
Episode 11 - 11-26-2005
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The Gavel In Hand
Episode 10 - 11-18-2005
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More Bang For The Buck
Episode 9 - 11-11-2005
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The Uber Ubisoft Show
Episode 8 - 11-04-2005
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Feel The Need For Speed
Episode 7 - 10-28-2005
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What Is Thy Bidding, My Master?
Episode 6 - 10-21-2005
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Rebels With A Cause
Episode 5 - 10-14-2005
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Manic Panic
Episode 4 - 10-07-2005
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Let's Talk About SSX
Episode 3 - 9-30-2005
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Jak Into This
Episode 2 - 9-23-2005
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The Zoo
Episode 1 - 9-16-2005
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Season 14
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Episode 13 - 7-15-2005
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EA Sports...It's In The Game
Episode 12 - 7-08-2005
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Simply Marvelous
Episode 11 - 7-01-2005
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Stacks Of Sequels
Episode 10 - 6-24-2005
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Greetings Earthlings
Episode 9 - 6-17-2005
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Theft & Destruction
Episode 8 - 6-10-2005
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The Journey Starts Here
Episode 7 - 5-31-2005
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E3
Episode 6 - 5-27-2005
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The Elite
Episode 5 - 5-17-2005
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Star Wars Celebration
Episode 4 - 5-10-2005
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The Main Event
Episode 3 - 5-03-2005
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All Revved Up
Episode 2 - 4-26-2005
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PSP VIP
Episode 1 - 4-19-2005
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Season 13
Death, Destruction, And Mayhem
Episode 13 - 3-12-2005
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Much Mario Mania
Episode 12 - 2-26-2005
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Invaders
Episode 11 - 2-12-2005
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Julie's 100th
Episode 10 - 1-29-2004
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Absolutely Incredible
Episode 9 - 12-13-2004
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Be Water, My Friend
Episode 8 - 12-06-2004
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Fantasy Island
Episode 7 - 11-29-2004
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A Series of Select Sequels
Episode 6 - 11-22-2004
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Warriors Within
Episode 5 - 11-15-2004
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War Through the Ages
Episode 4 - 11-08-2004
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Anarchy Approaching
Episode 3 - 11-01-2004
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The Heat is On
Episode 2 - 10-25-2004
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Everything But the Kitchen Sink
Episode 1 - 10-01-2004
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Season 12
Sports & Leisure
Episode 13 - 10-04-2004
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Horror Unleashed
Episode 12 - 9-26-2004
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War... What Is It Good For? Games!
Episode 11 - 9-12-2004
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Three Times The Charm
Episode 10 - 8-29-2004
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Feel The Fever
Episode 9 - 8-15-2004
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Lights, Camera, Action!
Episode 8 - 7-25-2004
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Introductions
Episode 7 - 7-11-2004
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The First Rule...
Episode 6 - 6-27-2004
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Monster Stories
Episode 5 - 6-13-2004
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Dark Side of the Controller
Episode 4 - 5-26-2004
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Another World
Episode 3 - 5-05-2004
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Fantasy and Racing
Episode 2 - 4-28-2004
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Spies, Spies, Everywhere!
Episode 1 - 4-21-2004
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Season 11
Play to Win
Episode 13 - 1-25-2004
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B-Ball, Turtles, And Fantasy
Episode 12 - 1-11-2004
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Across the Board
Episode 11 - 12-14-2003
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Faster Than a Speeding Bullet
Episode 10 - 12-07-2003
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Returning Favourites
Episode 9 - 11-30-2003
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Animals vs. Legends
Episode 8 - 11-23-2003
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The Battle Against Evil is Nigh
Episode 7 - 11-09-2003
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Sequels, Remakes, and a Few New Ideas
Episode 6 - 11-02-2003
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Sci-Fi Warriors Meet Their Predecessors
Episode 5 - 10-19-2003
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Fantasy And The Future
Episode 4 - 10-12-2003
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Face-Off With A Giant Egg
Episode 3 - 9-28-2003
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The History Of The World With Five Games
Episode 2 - 9-21-2003
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The Melting Pot
Episode 1 - 9-14-2003
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Season 10
Cinematic Treasures & Anticipated Sequels
Episode 13 - 8-31-2003
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The Return of Favorites
Episode 12 - 8-24-2003
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Sequels and Adaptations
Episode 11 - 8-17-2003
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Characters We Love
Episode 10 - 7-27-2003
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Sequels, Sports, and Sabotage
Episode 9 - 7-13-2003
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It's A Cy Girl World
Episode 8 - 7-06-2003
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Bang Your Head
Episode 7 - 6-29-2003
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Psychos Have More Fun
Episode 6 - 6-22-2003
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Past, Future, & Present
Episode 5 - 6-15-2003
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Viewtiful, Absolutely Viewtiful
Episode 4 - 6-08-2003
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Waves of Great Games
Episode 3 - 5-25-2003
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Outer Space And City Streets
Episode 2 - 5-18-2003
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Just for G4
Episode 1 - 5-11-2003
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Season 9
Everybody Bounce
Episode 8 - 2-08-2003
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The Holiday Edition, Part 1
Episode 7 - 2-07-2003
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Mortal Metroid Mayhem!
Episode 6 - 2-09-2003
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Partying With Microsoft
Episode 5 - 2-05-2003
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Xbox Live Wire
Episode 4 - 2-04-2003
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Basic Weapons Training
Episode 3 - 2-03-2003
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Tiny Monkeys and Foxes in Short Pants
Episode 2 - 2-02-2003
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Plugged in the PlayStation 2
Episode 1 - 2-01-2003
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Season 8
Cel Shaded Action
Episode 13 - 1-20-2003
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A Universe of Heroes
Episode 12 - 1-18-2003
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Fantasy Favorites
Episode 11 - 1-11-2003
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Getaway From It All
Episode 10 - 1-10-2003
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100th Episode Spectacular
Episode 9 - 1-09-2003
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Impending Doom
Episode 8 - 1-08-2003
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Hell Comes to The Consoles
Episode 7 - 1-07-2003
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Run, Punch, Kick, And Shoot
Episode 6 - 1-06-2003
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Guns and Dragons
Episode 5 - 1-05-2003
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Dance The Night Away
Episode 4 - 1-02-2003
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Dungeons and Scorpions
Episode 3 - 1-01-2003
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The GANG Behind Shooters
Episode 2 - 1-01-2003
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Jedi Superfly
Episode 1 - 1-01-2003
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Season 6
Electronic Entertainment Expo 2001 Spectacular!
Episode 13 - 6-13-2001
In this episode of Electric Playground we head to E3 2001 and hear from Peter Molyneux about Fable, Shigeru Miyamoto about Pikmin, and Rockstar's Dan Houser about GTA 3! We also force our way into LucasArts to speak with the makers of Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, cook up a look at The Scorpion King with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, and go to Eidos for an early look at the first Tomb Raider movie with Angelina Jolie!
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What's in the Xbox?
Episode 12 - 6-07-2001
In this episode of Electric Playground, we have a preview of the cutting edge DVD technology used in Microsoft's new console the Xbox! We also have a look at the history of Electronic Arts with founder Trip Hawkins and on of the first EA employees Bing Gordon, speak with actor Brad Dourif about his role in the new game Myst III: Exile, hit the gas with Mario Kart: Super Circuit for the Game Boy Advance, and chat with Alex Garden from Relic Entertainment about Sigma: The Adventures of Rex Chance, an RTS that was eventually renamed Impossible Creatures.
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Game Boy Advance! Tobey Maguire Is Spider-Man!
Episode 11 - 5-31-2001
In this episode of Electric Playground, we have an early look at Nintendo's latest handheld device the Game Boy Advance! We also have more from Stan Lee about the creation of Spider-Man, talk to Tobey Maguire and Willem Dafoe about the new Spider-Man movie, jump over to Konami with Frogger: The Great Quest, and speak with the developers behind Monolith Productions' LithTech Engine.
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Stan Lee, UFC, and Stewart Copeland!
Episode 10 - 5-23-2001
In this episode of Electric Playground, we speak with the one and only Stan Lee and Marvel president Bill Jemas about the creation of Spider-Man! We also call the Police to speak with Stewart Copeland about his work composing Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare! Victor hears from UFC fighters Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell about the new game UFC: Tapout, Julie Stoffer heads to Infinite Group for a look at their legendary new game New Legends, and we speak with the makers of the new action adventure game Floigan Bros.
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What is Halo?
Episode 9 - 5-16-2001
In this episode of Electric Playground, we head to developer Bungie for a look at their new game Halo for Microsoft's first console the Xbox! We also get puzzled with the developers of Myst 3, speak with comedian Andrew Dice Clay about the games he's playing, sit down with Lorne Lanning for a look at Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee, and hear from Konami about their newest franchise Zone of the Enders!
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GDC 2001 Extravaganza!
Episode 8 - 5-10-2001
In this episode of Electric Playground, we head down to the 2001 Game Developers Conference to talk with the biggest developers and look at the latest game making technology! We also speak with game show host Louie Anderson about the videos games he's playing, and review Hideo Kojima's latest project Zone of the Enders!
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Oddworld, Alone in the Dark!
Episode 7 - 5-01-2001
In this episode of Electric Playground, we sit down with Lorne Lanning to talk about the latest Oddworld game Munch's Oddysee, which is coming to Microsoft's new console the Xbox! We also get scary with Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, and jam out with the developers of the music game Modern Groove!
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Freedom Force, Gran Turismo 3, Naughty Dog!
Episode 6 - 4-26-2001
In this episode of Electric Playground, we get heroic with Ken Levine and Freedom Force, head to Crash Bandicoot developer Naughty Dog to speak with founders Jason Rubin and Andy Gavin, speak with the people behind the new ESRB ratings system, and race to the Sonoma Raceway to check out Gran Turismo 3!
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Todd McFarlane, Dead to Rights, Dragon's Lair 3D!
Episode 5 - 4-17-2001
In this episode of Electric Playground, we set our sights on Dead to Rights and other new shooting games from Namco, speak with legendary animators Don Bluth and Gary Goldman about Dragon's Lair 3D, sit in a tree with the developers of Interplay's Run Like Hell, and toy with Spawn creator Todd McFarlane and some of his latest collectibles!
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Dragon's Lair, Rayman, Red Faction!
Episode 4 - 4-10-2001
In this episode of Electric Playground, we speak with legendary animators Don Bluth and Gary Goldman about their classic game Dragon's Lair! We also head to Mars with the makers of the original Red Faction, talk to Ubisoft's Yannis Mallat about Rayman on the Game Boy Advance, and Tommy jumps into a motion capture suit at House of Moves!
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C&C Renegade Unveiled, Paper Mario Review!
Episode 3 - 4-04-2001
In this episode of Electric Playground, we invade Westwood Studios for a look at their new game Command & Conquer: Renegade! We also hear from the cast of the new Fox series Malcolm in the Middle about what games they're playing, take a look at the cutting edge cyber scanning technology used to creating the boxing game Knockout Kings, speak with the makers of the early game streaming platform from Yummy Interactive, sit down with Acclaim Entertainment founder Greg Fischbach, and talk Paper Mario in Reviews on the Run!
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Conker, Toy Fair, Clive Barker!
Episode 2 - 3-28-2001
In this episode of Electric Playground, we speak with horror auteur Clive Barker about his terrifying game Undying, have an early look at the new action-RPG Dungeon Siege with Chris Taylor of Gas Powered Games, head to the New York Toy Fair speak with Todd McFarlane and the makers of other cool toys, travel to Nintendo to find out what's coming in their new N64 game Conker's Bad Fur Day, and talk with comedian Thomas Calabro about what games he's playing!
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Original Xbox Unveiled, NBA Live 2001!
Episode 1 - 3-21-2001
Microsoft is entering the console business, Sega still has a console, and Vancouver has an NBA team! In this classic episode of Electric Playground, we speak with Microsoft engineers about the creation and launch of the original Xbox! We also speak with Bungie about their upcoming games Halo and Oni, talk to comedian D. L. Hughley about the games he's playing on the PS2, have a look at the making of NBA Live 2001 at EA Canada, hear from legendary game maker David Perry about the future of the industry, and review games for the N64 and Sega Dreamcast.
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Season 5
Half-Life and Quake 3 for Dreamcast! / Knockout Kings 2001!
Episode 13 - 12-23-2000
Victor Lucas heads to the gym with Black Ops to find out about Knockout Kings 2001! Nazanin has Turok 3 cheats from the EP Cheatmobile! Tommy Tallarico talks with Randy Pitchford from Gearbox to talk about Half-Life for the Dreamcast! Vic visits with Microsoft to find out about their SideWinder peripherals. Tommy meets up with George "The Fat Man" Sanger to talk about his career making music for games! We have a new Tekken Tag Tournament Move of the Week! Blade for the Game Boy Color is What's in EP Pocket's Pocket! In Reviews on the Run, Tommy and Vic check out: No One Lives Forever for the PC! Quake 3 for the Dreamcast! Unreal Tournament for for the PlayStation 2! Mickey's Speedway USA for the Nintendo 64! Midnight Club for the PlayStation 2! NBA 2K1 for the Dreamcast!
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American McGee's Alice! / Ready 2 Rumble 2! / Mech Warrior 4!
Episode 12 - 12-16-2000
Tommy Tallarico chats with American McGee and his team about Alice! Nazanin has cheats for Ready 2 Rumble Round 2! Victor Lucas visits Microsoft to dive into Mech Warrior 4! Tommy jumps into the ring with the Ready 2 Rumble: Round 2 featuring Michael Jackson! Vic talks with the band, Gob! Tommy got in a real boxing ring for Mike Tyson Boxing! Chicken Run is What's in EP's Pocket! In Reviews on the Run, Tommy and Vic check out: The World is Not Enough for the Nintendo 64! Ridge Racer V for the PlayStation 2! Sega Marine Fishing for the Dreamcast! Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Round 2 for the PlayStation 2! Escape From Monkey Island for the PC! World Destruction League for the PlayStation!
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No One Lives Forever! / Deus Ex! / Midnight Club!
Episode 11 - 12-09-2000
Victor Lucas checks out Rockstars' Midnight Club! Nazanin has a Cheat for SSX in the EP Cheatmobile! Tommy Tallarico visits Ion Storm Dallas to find out about Anachronox! Tommy then heads Ion Storm Austin to talk with Warren Spector about his history in games and gets the latest on the latest on the Deus Ex franchise! Victor gets the intel on No One Lives Forever! Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 on the Game Boy Color is What's in EP's Pocket! In Reviews on the Run, Tommy and Vic look at: Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 for the PC and Dreamcast Tekken Tag Tournament for the PlayStation 2 Silent Scope for the PlayStation 2 Timesplitters for the PlayStation 2 Spyro The Dragon 3 for the PlayStation San Francisco Rush 2049 for the Dreamcast and the Nintendo 64
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SSX & Jet Grind Radio Reviewed! / Gathering of Developers!
Episode 10 - 12-02-2000
Zoe Flower travels to the EVerQuest Scars of Velious fan event! Nazanin has some GoldenEye 007 tips in the EP Cheatmobile! Victor Lucas talks with Mike Wilson about G.O.D! Tommy Tallarico hunts down info about Blair Witch 3 at Ritual Entertainment! Vic heads to H2O Interactive to talk about Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage! Vic talks to Ritual about the Sin movie! We've got a new Tekken Tag Tournament Move of the Week! Tommy's got Champion Motocross 2001 Featuring Ricky Carmichael in EP's Pocket! In Reviews on the Run, Vic and Tommy look at: SSX for the PlayStation 2! Coolboarders 2001 for the PlayStation! Jet Grind Radio! Smuggler's Run! Blair Witch Project 1! Blair With Project 2!
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SSX! / UFC! / Warcraft III! / The Creator of Q*bert!
Episode 9 - 11-25-2000
Tommy Tallarico gets in the ring with Frank Shamrock and Bruce Buffer to talk about Ultimate Fighting Championship! Victor Lucas chats with Bill Roper about Blizzard's incredible Warcarft III! Nazanin takes to the hills and chats with EA's Steve Rechtschaffner about SSX! We've got the Tekken Tag Tournament Move of the Week! Vic talks with Warren Davis, the creator of the classic, Q*Bert! Nazanin is in the EP Cheatmobile with a tip for SSX! Tommy heads into the woods near Terminal Reality to bravely bring us a story about The Blair Witch game! Vic has Buffy The Vampire Slayer on the Game Boy Color in EP's Pocket! In Reviews on the Run, Tommy and Vic look at: Madden NFL 2001 for the PlayStation 2! NHL 2001 for the PlayStation 2! Cruis'n Exotica for the Nintendo 64! Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 for the PC! Spawn for the Dreamcast! Tenchu 2 for the PlayStation!
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Hitman! / Star Wars Demolition! / Jedi Power Battles!
Episode 8 - 11-18-2000
Tommy Tallarico visits EA to get the intel on Kessen for the PlayStation 2! Nazanin is in the Cheat Mobile for Ultimate Fighter Championship! Victor Lucas visits LucasArts for Super Bombad Racing and then Star Wars Demolition! A new Tekken Tag Tournament Move of the Week! Tommy infiltrates Eidos for info on Hitman: Agent 47! What’s in EP’s Pocket? Spider-Man for The the Game Boy Color! In Reviews on the Run Tommy & Vic look at: - Tyco Racing Assault with. Battery for PlayStation - RC Revenge for the PlayStation - Hogs of War for the PlayStation - Tokyo Extreme Racer 2 for the Dreamcast - Midtown Madness 2 for the PC - Jedi Power Battles for the PC
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Westwood Studios! / Smuggler’s Run! / NFL Blitz 2001!
Episode 7 - 11-11-2000
Victor Lucas checks out NFL Blitz 2001! Tommy Tallarico heads to PlayStation HQ to check out Crash Bash! Victor Lucas talks with Westwood Studios co-founders Brett Sperry and Louis Castle about the history of the studio and we find out about Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2! Zoe Flower heads to the desert for some off road adventure while Vic heads to Rockstar San Diego to check out Smuggler’s Run! We've got the Tekken Tag Tournament Move of the Week! Vic checks out the Liberty Game Boy emulator for the Palm Pilot! NHL FAceOff 2001 for PlayStation NHL 2001 for PlayStation Nascar 2001 for PlayStation F1 Championship Season 2000 for PlayStation Crimson Skies for the PC Deep Fighter for the Dreamcast
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Tony Hawk 2! / Tekken Tag Tournament! / Quake 3 on Dreamcast!
Episode 6 - 11-04-2000
Zoe Flower visits with Black Box Games to talk about NASCAR 2001! Tommy Tallarico gets the details on Tekken Tag Tournament! Victor Lucas talks with Bob Burnquist and friends about Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2! It’s time for another Tekken Tag Tournament Move of the Week! In EP’s Pocket it’s Rayman for the Game Boy Color! In Reviews on the Run, Tommy and Vic look at: Destruction Derby Raw for the PlayStation MTV Sports Pure Ride for the PlayStation Dave Mirra Freestyle Biking for the PlayStation Star Trek: Elite Force for the PC Pokémon Puzzle League for the Nintendo 64 Virtua Athlete 2000 for the Dreamcast
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Zelda Majora's Mask! / Danger Girl! / Dino Crisis 2!
Episode 5 - 10-28-2000
The Electric Playground's Victor Lucas visits with J. Scott Campbell to talk about Danger Girl! Zoe Flower visits The Collective to find out about, Deep Space 9: The Fallen! Vic wears a terrible shirt and visits Mad Catz! Nazanin talks with Jason Wilson from Tips & Tricks to get some codes for Street Fighter Alpha on the Game Boy Color and then she heads to Barking Dog to find out more about Homeworld: Cataclysm! Tommy Tallarico heads to the Laguna Seca Raceway for Ridge Racer 5! A New Tekken Tag Tournament Move of the Week! Driver for the Game Boy Cool is what's in EP's Pocket! In Reviews on the Run, Tommy and Vic check out: - The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask fo the Nintendo 64 - Dino Crisis 2 for the PlayStation - Dinosaur for the PlayStation - NFL Blitz 2001 for the Dreamcast - NFL 2K1 for the Dreamcast - Backyard Sports Football, Baseball and Soccer for PC - SuperBike 2001 for the PC
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Metal Gear Solid 2! / Indiana Vic! / David Hayter! / David Siller!
Episode 4 - 10-21-2000
Victor Lucas chats with Capcom's Mat Atwood about Onimusha, Marvel vs Capcom 2, Powerstone 2, Dino Crisis 2, Spawn and more! Tommy visits Capcom's HQ in San Jose to talk with gaming legend, David Siller! Vic chats with Hideo Kojima about Metal Gear Solid 2! Zoe Flower meets with David Hayer, the voice of Solid Snake and the writer of X-Men, to talk about his career! Nazanin and Tips & Tricks Magazine have cheats for Buffy The Vampire Slayer on Game Boy Color! Ghost and Goblins for the Game Boy Color is What's in EP's Pocket! In Reviews on the Run, Tommy and Vic look at: - Ultimate Fighting Championship for the Dreamcast! - Fighters Destiny 2 for the Nintendo 64! - Sega GT for the Dreamcast! - Who Wants To Be a Millionaire for the PlayStation! - Metal Fatigue for the PC! - Strategic Commander for the PC! - Sidewinder Game Voice for the PC!
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Diablo 2! / Crimson Skies! / Seaman! / TimeSplitters!
Episode 3 - 10-14-2000
Victor Lucas heads to Microsoft and gets a look at Crimson Skies for the PC! Zoe Flower checks out Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX! Tommy Tallarico checks out MTV Sports Presents TJ Lavin's Ultimate BMX! Nazanin and Tips & Tricks Magazine with a code for GigaWing! Vic heads to Boss Games to get some tips on breaking into videogames! Tommy heads to Eidos to get us info on TimeSplitters! The Tekken Tag Tournament Move of the Week will teach you important things! Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest Baseball is What's in EP's Pocket! In Reviews on the Run, Tommy and Vic review: - Seaman for the Dreamcast! - Ecco the Dolphin for the Dreamcast! - Parasite Eve 2 for the PlayStation! - Star Trek: New Worlds for the PC! - Strider 2 for the PlayStation! - Diablo 2 for the PC! - Sanity: Aiken's Revenge for the PC!
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Spider-Man!! / Comic Con 2000! / 007 Racing!
Episode 2 - 10-07-2000
Tommy Tallarico heads to PlayStation HQ to find out about the itty bitty PSone! Victor Lucas gets the details on Madden 2001 on the PlayStation 2! Phil LaMarr meets up with Tommy to discuss his favorite games! Tommy jumps behind the wheel of 007 Racing! Nazanin and Tips & Tricks Magazine have some cheats for Magforce Racing! Zoe Flower meets with TQ Jefferson at Activision to swing through Spider-Man! Vic and Tommy head to Comic Con 2000 and talk with cool people like Neal Adams and Will Friedle (Batman Beyond)! The Tekken Tag Tournament Move of the Week Returns! Turok 3 is What's in EP's Pocket! In Reviews on the Run, Tommy and Vic review: - Spider-Man on the PlayStation! - Turok 3 for the Nintendo 64! - Heavy Metal F.A.K.K. 2 for the PC! - Powerstone 2 for the Dreamcast! - Fur Fighters for the Dreamcast! - Madden NFL 2001 for the PlayStation! - Game Day 2001 for the PlayStation!
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Mark Hamill! / Fear Effect! / Star Wars: Starfighter!
Episode 1 - 9-30-2000
We learn about GameSpy with Zoe Flower! Victor Lucas gets us the info on Fear Effect Retro Helix! EP gets the details on the Nintendo Game Cube and the Game Boy Advance! We're introduced to Nazanin and she gets some help from Tips & Tricks Magazine for the PlayStation's Spider-Man! Tommy Tallarico talks with Mark Hamill! Tommy heads to LucasArts hops into Star Wars: Starfighter! It's Time for the Tekken Tag Tournament Movie of the Week! Perfect Dark for the Game Boy Color is What's in EP's Pocket! In Reviews on the Run, Tommy and Vic look at: - Virtua Tennis for the Dreamcast - World Series Baseball 2K1 for the Dreamcast - Sydney 2000 for the Dreamcast, PC and PlayStation - Rally Challenge 2000 for the Nintendo 64 - Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 for the PlayStation
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Season 4
Deus Ex's Harvey Smith! / Insomniac's Spyro 3! / Evil Dead 2!
Episode 13 - 7-05-2000
Season 4 of The Electric Playground wraps up with a bang! Victor Lucas visits Nintendo for a look at Mickey's Speedway USA for the Nintendo 64! Tommy Tallarico catches up with Bree Turner in our GameFace segment! Vic catches up with Kevin Eastman and Julie Strain for Heavy Metal F.A.K.K. 2! Vic visits with Ted Price and the team at Insomniac Games for Spyro: Year of the Dragon! Vic talks Ion Storm's Harvey Smith about Deus Ex! Tommy visits Heavy Iron Studios to talk about Evil Dead 2! Vic is happy that Bond, James Bond is back with James Bond Racing and The World Is Not Enough! What's in EP's Pocket? Donkey Kong Country for the Game Boy Color! Tommy & Vic's Reviews on the Run: Super Magnetic Neo for the Dreamcast Covert Ops for the PlayStation Army Men for the Nintendo 64 Ground Control for the PC
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Buffy! / Deus Ex! / Samba de Amigo! / Majora’s Mask!
Episode 12 - 6-28-2000
Time for a classic Electric Playground! Victor Lucas, Tommy Tallarico and Zoe Flower have all the latest on huge games like: Icewind Dale! Sacrifice! Buffy The Vampire Slayer! Samba de Amigo! The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask! Hasbro's take on Atari's classics! In EP’s Pocket: Metal Gear Solid for the Game Boy Color! Tommy and Vic Reviews on the Run: Deus Ex for the PC!!! Duck Dodgers for the N64 Space Channel 5 for the Dreamcast! Misadventures of Tron Bonne for the PlayStation
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Max Payne! / Starcraft 64! / Rainbow 6!
Episode 11 - 6-21-2000
Victor Lucas talks to Hasbro about X-Com Alliance! Vic and Tommy Tallarico review Dreamcast Controllers! Tommy is psyched for All Star Baseball 2001! Vic talks with Games Workshop about GorkaMorka! Vic talks with Sam Lake and Remedy about Max Payne! Vic finds out about Bleem! Tommy gets in the ring with The Simpsons! What's in EP's Pocket? War Locked for the Cool Game Boy! In Reviews on the Run Vic and Tommy break down: - Rainbow 6 for the Dreamcast - Special Ops: Stealth Patrol - Starcraft 64 for the Nintendo 64 - Starlancer for the PC
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Oni! / Mario Tennis! / Baldur's Gate 2!
Episode 10 - 6-14-2000
The boys at Bungie get physical over their anime inspired fighting-slash-shooting game, Oni. Tommy rips into Yoshi over Mario Tennis from Nintendo and Sega dives deep with Ecco The Dolphin: Defender of the Future. Watch out for those sneaky primates in Fox's video game version of Planet of the Apes and join Vic as he takes a beating from Baldur's Gate 2. EP talks to IDSA, keepers of the yearly Electronic Entertainment Expo and we play ball with some of the NFL's up and coming celebrities! Reviews on the Run: Army Men World War (PSX), Plasma Sword (DC), Last Call (PC), Mario Tennis (N64) EP's Pocket Game: Wings of Fury (Gameboy Color)
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CONKER'S BAD FUR DAY! / SEAMAN! / MEDIEVIL 2!
Episode 9 - 6-07-2000
Reflections Interactive is back with a sequel to its hit getaway game, with Driver 2! Tommy gets personal with one crazy "fish" in Sega's Seaman, and continues to talk with the animals in Nintendo's highly anticipated Naughty Squirrel title, Conker's Bad Fur Day from those brainiacs at Rare. Fox takes the action from World's Scariest Police Chases and tells us how to get into the game while Vic takes on the Viking epic Rune from Gathering of Developers. Tommy goes head to head with THQ's Mike Rubinelli to find out all about the success of this publishing giant. Reviews on the Run: Roadsters (DC), Top Gear Hyperbike (N64), Medievel2 (PSX), Triple Play 2001 (PC) EP's Pocket Game: Gals Fighters (NEO GEO POCKET)
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Banjo Tooie! Messiah! Kiss Psycho Circus!!
Episode 8 - 5-31-2000
Visit Namco to see Ms PacMan World and hang out at Nintendo to preview Banjo-Tooie. Visual Concepts, makers of NFL2K1 dish out some Dreamcast World Series Baseball and Victor gets cozy with Westwood's Louis Castle on C&C Renegade. Mplayer brings us G.O.D.'s tribute to Gene Simmons with KISS: Psycho Circus and we sit face to face with Ira Gilford, artist extrordinaire, to discuss his work on Fifth Element, Titanic, Parasite Eve, and his latest project, Evil Dead from THQ. Reviews on the Run: Army Men Gameboy Color, Messiah, Daikatana64, Tony Hawk Pro Skater (DC), Grind Session (PSX) EP's Pocket Game: Army Men Gameboy Color.
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Jet Grind Radio! / PS2 & N64 Games! / Perfect Dark Reviewed!
Episode 7 - 5-23-2000
Our traditional trade show episode loaded with Playstation2 news, content and features, as well as Nintendo's system right from the show floor. Zoe trips over Jet Grind Radio from Sega, while Vic sniffs out some new technology with Digiscents "scent technology for the PC". We uncover the secrets of Turbine Software's Asheron's Call (PC) and get crazy over Mplayer's E3 Showdown! George Foreman steps up to EP's mic! Reviews on the Run: Perfect Dark N64, Soldier of Fortune, Rayman2, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure EP's Pocket Game: Rampart GameBoy Color .
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Clumsy Jedi! / Space Channel 5! / Trip Hawkins!
Episode 6 - 5-17-2000
Vic checks into the Playstation winner, Grind Session while Tommy learns some Jedi Knight skills at Lucasarts with a feature on Obiwan for the PC. Meet the Japanese creator of Sega's Space Channel 5, and learn about Gameboy developer, Digital Eclipse. Mplayer presents a segment with Trip Hawkins of 3DO who discusses the future of Multiplayer Games and Tommy gets giddy about Logitech joysticks and controllers. Reviews on the Run: Alien Vs Predator Gold Edition (PC), MDK2 (DC), Jedi Power Battles (PSX), All Star Baseball 2001 (N64) EP's Pocket Game: MicroMachines (GBC) .
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NFL 2K Mo-Cap! Gary Coleman! Ridge Racer 5! MDK2!
Episode 5 - 5-10-2000
Our first Playstation2 exclusive on Namco's Ridge Racer 5 followed by a look at the popular Ridge Racer 64. Tommy gets tackled by the crew at Visual Concepts, creators of NFL2K and the upcoming NFL2K1. Vic goes to snowy Edmonton for the latest from Bioware and MDK2. Star Trek takes the spotlight in this week's online segment, followed by a tribute to the Independent Games Festival and the late Seamas McNally. Get up close and personal with the one and only Gary Coleman, self proclaimed game guru! Reviews on the Run: Porsche Unleashed (PC/PSX), Excite Bike 64, Speed Punks (PSX), Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer (DC) EP's Pocket Game: Joust/Defender Game Boy Color
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Shenmue! / Diablo II! / Battle Droids!
Episode 4 - 5-03-2000
Tommy Tallarico and Victor Lucas grab their lightsabers and head to LucasArts for info on Jedi Power Battles! Zoe Flower slices into Blizzard Entertainment's seminal Diablo II! Vic talks with the one and only Yu Suzuki about Shenmue for the Dreamcast! Tommy talks with Jerry Springer in our GameFace segment! Zoe heads to Psygnosis to get the details about Metal Fatigue! Tommy hangs with Brian "best hair in the biz" Hartmann at Nintendo of America to find out about Excitebike 64! Vic makes TV but in this episode we find out how Incite makes (well, made) their magazines! In Reviews on the Run Vic and Tommy review Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs for the Nintendo 64, Star Wars Force Commander for the PC, Armored Core: Master of Arena for the PlayStation, Sword of the Beserk: Gut's Rage for the Dreamcast!
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Perfect Dark! / Black & White! / Unreal Tournament!
Episode 3 - 4-24-2000
Tommy gets stealthy with Nintendo's Perfect Dark from the creators of Goldeneye! Zoe gets a scare from Nightmare Creatures 2 on Dreamcast, while Vic gets personal with game legend Peter Molyneux, over his latest masterpiece Black and White. The jets are burning in Playstation's Ace Combat 3, though there's nothing but cool about Unreal Tournament. Get all the goods on Microsoft's foray into the console market, with Bill Gates and his Xbox! Reviews on the Run: Resident Evil: Code Veronica (DC), Thief2 (PC), Silent Bomber (PSX), Tony Hawk Pro Skater (N64) . EP's Pocket Game: Kobe Bryant 3 on 3: Game Boy Color.
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Kobe and Shaq! NHL 2K! PS2 at TGS!
Episode 2 - 4-19-2000
Everything you want to know about Nintendo's Pokémon Stadium and the funky MTV Music Generator for the PC. Step on the ice with NHL2K for Dreamcast and get the first big news on Playstation2 right from Japan! Part 2 of the Mplayer feature with the attack of the Purple People, and EP gets a visit from Mini Me, Verne Troyer, not to mention a special feature with some of basketballs biggest names from Shaq to Kobe! Reviews on the Run: Nox (PC), Chu Chu Rocket (DC), Fear Effect (PSX), Southpark Rally (N64) EP's Pocket Game: Sonic Adventure (Neo Geo Pocket)
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The Sims! GDC 2000! Crazy Taxi!
Episode 1 - 4-12-2000
Tommy takes a beating with Crazy Taxi for Sega Dreamcast, and Jackie Chan: Stuntmaster for Playstation plus EP takes a trip to meet the creator of The Sims. Zoe braves bullet fire for Worms Armageddon N64, and Vic visits with the best online gaming service out there, Mplayer.com. Gena Lee Nolin makes an appearance and EP announces the four new game consoles coming to the marketplace in the next year! Reviews on the Run: The Sims (PC), Dead or Alive2 (DC), Syphon Filter (PSX), Pokemon Stadium (N64). EP's Pocket Game: Tony Hawk Pro Skater (Color Gameboy).
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Season 3
Perfect Dark! Sid Meier! Medal of Honour!
Episode 13 - 5-29-1999
In our jam-packed final episode of season 3 we have something for everyone! Tommy Tallarico Interviews Phil Harrison about the success of PlayStation and what the future looks like for the PlayStation 2! Tommy interviews Lorne Lanning and Sherry McKenna about Oddworld Inhabitants! Tommy interviews the president of Interactive Arts and Sciences! Zoe Flower interviews the legend, Sid Meier and finds out about Anachronox with creator Tom Hall! Zoe also talks with Jason Hall, the CEO of Monolith Productions! Tommy gets the intel on Perfect Dark! Ballistic for the Game Boy Color is what's in Zoe's Pocket! In Reviews on the Run, Victor Lucas and Tommy Tallarico check out: Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine for the Nintendo 64, Rayman 2: The Great Escape for the Nintendo 64, Medal of Honor for PlayStation and Dynamite Cop for the Dreamcast!
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Omikron! Drakan! Donkey Kong 64!
Episode 12 - 5-22-1999
Tommy Tallarico explores Donkey Kong 64! Victor Lucas checks out the Neo Geo Pocket! Vic plays EA Sports' Big Air, Tommy gets in the ring with WCW Mayhem and Vic digs into Madden NFL 2000! We get an EA and E3 1999 wrap up with our old friend Tom Ham! Zoe Flower and Tommy dig into some classic gaming like Sinistar and Q*Bert and check out the new Pac-Man Adventures! Vic then visits Surreal Software to find out about Drakkan! Tommy finds out about the South Park Rally game in front of a NO PHOTOGRAPHY sign. In Zoe's Pocket? Paperboy for the Game Boy Color! Reviews on the Run: Vic and Tommy review Omikron for the PC, Sega Bass Fishing for the Dreamcast, Donkey Kong 64 for the Nintendo 64 and Spyro The Dragon 2 for the PS1!
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Indiana Jones! / Naughty Dog talks Crash Team Racing!
Episode 11 - 5-15-1999
Tommy Tallarico and Victor Lucas find out about NBA Showtime and play in the tournament! Vic infiltrates LucasArts to find our about Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine! Tommy visits Naughty Dog to check out Crash Team Racing! Tommy hangs with the guys at Planet Moon to talk about Giants: Citizen Kabuto! And Tommy gets the info on Winback for the Nintendo 64! Mario Golf for the GBC is what’s in Zoe Flower’s Pocket! In Reviews on the Run: Crash Team Racing for PS1! BattleTanx: Global Assault for Nintendo 64! Delta Force 2 for PC! And NBA Showtime for Dreamcast!
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Dino Crisis! / Kobe Bryant! / Omikron!
Episode 10 - 5-08-1999
Zoe Flower finds out about TrickStyle for the Dreamcast! Victor Lucas covers Capcom’s Dino Crisis for the PlayStation! Vic checks out Kobe Bryant Courtside and we hear from the rookie himself! Tommy Tallarico gets us the inside scoop on Omikron, starring David Bowie! We check in with the late and great Keith Robinson from Intellivision to talk about the good old days of console gaming in the 80’s! We also hear from Howard Scott Warshaw, the solo creator of the E.T. Game for the Atari 2600 and David Crane, creator of Pitfall! We learn about hot new tech from Diamond Multimedia! (Who?) Tarzan is in Zoe’s Pocket! And in Reviews on the Run Tommy and Vic look at Tokyo Extreme Racer for the Dreamcast, Gauntlet Legends on the N64, Sled Storm for the PlayStation and the seminal Homeworld for the PC!
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NFL Blitz / Knockout Kings / Wipeout 3
Episode 9 - 5-01-1999
In this episode Tommy Tallarico and Zoe Flower find out about Knockout Kings 2000 and Tommy talks with fight legends Jake LaMotta and Ken Norton! Zoe digs up info Wipeout 3! Zoe also checks in on big Activision releases like Interstate 82 and Dark Reign 2! Tommy and Victor Lucas hit the Blitzbowl and get crushed by Giant Bomb’s Jeff Gerstmann! Also EP starts at riot at Incite Magazine! What’s in Zoe’s Pocket? Motocross Maniacs 2! In Reviews on the Run Tommy and Vic have got some classics! Age of Empires II, Pen Pen TriIcelon, TONY HAWK’S PRO SKATER, and Duke Nukem Zero Hour!
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Rainbow 6 / Tomorrow Never Dies / Midway w/ Ed Boon & Eugene Jarvis
Episode 8 - 4-24-1999
This episode features Zoe Flower learning all about Rainbow 6! Victor Lucas gets the scoop on Activision's Battlezone II! Tommy Tallarico and Zoe talk with Black Ops about Tomorrow Never Dies! Capcom ported Resident Evil 2 to the N64 and Vic investigates! Vic and Zoe visit Midway to talk about Mortal Kombat with Ed Boon and Vic interviews one of his heroes behind one of his favorite games, Robotron 2084's Eugene Jarvis! In Reviews on the Run, Vic and Tommy check out Jet Force Gemini, Trick Style, Xena: Warrior Princess and Shadow Man!
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Spyro 2 / Grand Theft Auto 2 with Dan Houser / Wizard World 1999
Episode 7 - 4-17-1999
Victor Lucas checks out Hydro Thunder for the Dreamcast! Tommy Tallarico catches up with Dan House to talk Grand Theft Auto 2! Vic and Zoe Flower head to Wizard World 1999! Zoe gets info on Spyro 2 while Vic and Tommy go on a Spyro scavenger hunt! Vic interviews Shigeru Miyamoto! Tommy and Vic bring you Reviews on the Run - WipeOut 3, LEGO Racers, Re-Volt, Blue Stinger
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Tony Hawk Pro Skater with Tony Hawk! / Sonic Adventure
Episode 6 - 4-10-1999
Victor Lucas checks out the now infamous Sonic Adventure! Zoe Flower visits with Ensemble to talk Age of Empires II! Zoe also gets some info on Total Annihilation Kingdoms! Tommy Tallarico and Zoe bring us the dirt on the seminal Tony Hawk's Pro Skater including a chat with the famed skateboarder himself! Vic dives into the emerging Pokemon phenomenon! Tommy gets us info on Incite Magazines and Zoe talks with "Clerks," "Chasing Amy" and "Mallrats" director, Kevin Smith! Reviews on the Run: Mario Golf on Nintendo 64, Um Jammer Lammy on PlayStation, Drakan on PC, Soul Calibur on Dreamcast!
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Braveheart / Quake II on N64 / Slave Zero / Pac-Man World
Episode 5 - 4-03-1999
In this episode Zoe Flower visits Accolade to find out about Slave Zero. Victor Lucas gets us the low down on Namco's Pac-Man World! Zoe also gets the scoop on the port of Quake II for the NIntendo 64! Tommy Tallarico visits Eidos for a quite visit about Braveheart! And Tommy's in the weeds for A Bug's Life. We also learn about HeatCIGL and Howard Scott Warshaw gives his insights on making E.T. for the Atari 2600! In Reviews on the Run, Tommy and Vic check out Kingpin for the PC, Pac-Man World for the PlayStation, Expendable for the Dreamcast, and Knockout Kings 64 for the Nintendo 64
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Unreal Tournament / Soul Reaver / Jet Force Gemini
Episode 4 - 3-27-1999
In this episode, Victor Lucas takes a look at Jet Force Gemini for the Nintendo 64 from Rare! Tommy Tallarico visits Crystal Dynamics for a look at Gex 3 while Victor interviews the one and only Amy Hennig about Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver! Tommy checks out Sega's NFL 2K! Vic talks with racing legend Mario Andretti about videogame racing! Then Tommy and Cliff Bleszinski catch up about the phenomenal Unreal Tournament, while Zoe Flower catches up with the late Paul Steed to talk about Quake 3! In Reviews on the Run Tommy and Vic review Hydro Thunder for the Dreamcast, Demolition Racer for PlayStation, Outcast for the PC and Tonic Trouble for the Nintendo 64!
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Half-Life Interview with Gabe Newell / Ready to Rumble
Episode 3 - 3-20-1999
In this episode, Zoe Flower catches up with Gabe Newell and the team from Valve to talk about the game Half-Life and the future for the franchise! Final Fantasy VIII is brand new and Tommy Tallarico and Victor Lucas talk with creators, Takaski Tokita, and Shinji Hashimoto (yes, we know we got the name key wrong!) and also the CEOs of Electronics Boutique and Squaresoft about the success of FF! We check out the crazy fun Ready to Rumble and hear from Michael Buffer! Also Vic visits Boss Games to talk about the N64's World Driver Championship! In Reviews on the Run, Tommy and Vic review Jet Moto 3 for PlayStation One, Pokémon Snap for Nintendo 64, Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun for PC and Ready to Rumble for the Dreamcast!
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Convention Special! Classic Gaming Expo 1999 / GDC 1999 / Electronic Entertainment Expo 1999
Episode 2 - 3-13-1999
The Electric Playground's GDC, E3 and the Classic Gaming Expo 1999 Special! Victor Lucas, Tommy Tallarico, Zoe Flower and the whole EP team head to the Game Developers Conference and interview tons of awesome game makers including Shigeru Miyamoto, Phil Harrison, and the late Andy Astor (Earthworm Jim) and Paul Steed (id Software, Atari). Also an early Rockstar Games visit with EP talking about their Thrasher skateboarding game. John Romero brings us news on Daikatana. Bernie Stolar dishes on the Sega Dreamcast. And then Vic and his pal Roger Earl visit the Classic Gaming Expo and talk with legends David Crane (Pitfall), Ralph Baer (Magnavox Odyssey) and Howard Scott Warshaw (E.T.)! In Reviews on the Run, Vic and Tommy check out 1999's NFL football games!
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Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Hype
Episode 1 - 3-06-1999
In the first episode of Electric Playground: Season Three, Vic, Tommy, Zoe, and the rest of the team speak with Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Daniels, and the rest of the people behind the anticipated new Star Wars movie. They also catch up with the makers of the Phantom Menace game and the hit Rogue Squadron, so sit back and enjoy!
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Season 2
Dune 2000 / Giants: Citizen Kabuto / LAPD 2100
Episode 13 - 9-19-1998
In this episode, Victor Lucas puts on Tommy's shirt and heads to Westwood Studios to talk about Dune 2000! Tommy Tallarico catches up with Nick Bruty from Planet Moon Studios to talk about Giants: Citizen Kabuto! Kelly Benson asks people how cops will fight crime in a 100 years! Vic checks out the bleak LAPD 2100, which shares some design tech with EA's awesome Strike series! Tommy gets all the dirt on the hugely successful Deer Hunter franchise! Vic visits with 3DO and they show off BattleTanx! Heat.Net has a one-million player online game with 10Six! We've got Tips & Tricks and Trespasser shows up in our Question of the Week! And Tommy and Vic review: Army Men, Einhander, Wetrix and Chopper Attack!
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Ion Storm! / Zelda Ocarina of Time! / Mortal Kombat 4!
Episode 12 - 9-12-1998
Victor Lucas heads to Dallas and visits John Romero and his colleagues at the ill-fated, Ion Storm, makers of Daikatana, Anachronox and Dominion! Vic also spends time with Nintendo and chats with Shigeru Miyamoto about a small upcoming cartridge called: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time! Mike Wilson (now running the awesome, Devolver) had an amazing dream with Gathering of Developers and Vic had a pretty great conversation with him about it in 1998. Tommy Tallarico catches up with Ed Boon, John Tobias and Dave Michicich from Midway talking about Mortal Kombat 4!! Tommy also puts on his shiniest shirt and heads to Heat.Net's headquarters and talks with the CEO Gary "Crazy Gary" Griffith. Jason Wilson from Tips & Tricks has our Tip of the Week! Our Tekken 3 Move of the Week is back and EP's Kelly Benson asks people to show us their fighting moves! In Reviews on the Run Vic and Tommy look at Triple Play 99, MLB '99, Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball and High Heat Baseball!
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Grand Theft Auto!! / Unreal / Age of Empires
Episode 11 - 9-05-1998
In this episode, Victor Lucas talks with a very young Cliff Bleszinski and James Schmalz about Unreal and also travels to Ensemble Studios to talk to the team about Age of Empires!! Tommy Tallarico talks with Davy Jones from DMA about the birth of a little franchise called Grand Theft Auto! Vic also visits Paradigm Simulations and digs into F-1 World Grand Prix and uncovers some info on a reboot of the arcade classic, Asteroids! We've got Tips & Tricks and Tekken Moves and Tommy and Vic review Tekken 3 for the PlayStation, Yoshi's Story for the N64 and PlayStation's Blasto!
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Metal Gear Solid!! / Crash Bandicoot / Skies
Episode 10 - 8-08-1998
In this ridiculously stuffed episode, Tommy Tallarico talks with Jason Rubin and Andy Gavin about the Crash Bandicoot franchise! Victor Lucas talks with Vince Zampella and Jason West (co-founders of Respawn) about one of their collaborations, Skies! Tommy visits Westwood Studios to talk about Command & Conquer!! Kelly Benson wants to know if people know what a Bandicoot is! Vic checks out Mission: Impossible for the Nintendo 64 and gets the intel on an upcoming little known PlayStation game called Metal Gear Solid! Vic and Tommy wrap up the show by shooting Reviews on the Run in a meat locker!!
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Gran Turismo Review!!! / Ultima Ascension / Ron Gilbert
Episode 9 - 7-25-1998
Tommy Tallarico checks out Crystal Dynamics' (long before Tomb Raider!) Akuji: The Heartless! Victor Lucas visits Iguana Entertainment in Austin, TX (makers of the N64 classic, Turok!) to find out about All Star Baseball 99! Tommy, Vic and Zoe Flower investigate the success of Total Annihilation, led by game industry legend, Ron Gilbert! Vic finds out about the Jane's flight combat games and Colonel Bud Anderson talks about his friendship with Chuck Yeager! Vic spends some time in Origin's Hamster Tunnel to get the latest on Ultima Ascension! Kelly Benson asks if you believe in Voodoo Magic?
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Banjo Kazooie / Tomorrow Never Dies
Episode 8 - 7-18-1998
In this star-studded episode of The Electric Playground, Tommy Tallarico tracks down the latest on James Bond's new game, Tomorrow Never Dies! Victor Lucas goes on a hunt at Nintendo of America headquarters for more info about Rare's classic, Banjo Kazooie!
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Electronic Entertainment Expo 1998 / Pokémon Revealed!
Episode 7 - 7-11-1998
Join Tommy Tallarico and Victor Lucas as they take a trip back to one of the earliest E3 trade shows and see classic games like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Pokémon, Tomorrow Never Dies and many more. Learn about the formation of Naughty Dog with co-founder Jason Rubin! Hit the streets to learn what people knew about E3 back then and much more in another action packed episode of The Electric Playground!
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Vigilante 8 / David Perry / Trip Hawkins & Army Men
Episode 6 - 7-04-1998
Tommy Tallarico interviews David Perry about his career and his new games at Shiny Entertainment! Tommy also connects with 3DO (and EA) founder Trip Hawkins to talk about Army Men! Victor Lucas visit Nintendo of America to find out about Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball for the Nintendo 64! We find out about Pitfall 3D! Vic also visits Microsoft HQ to check out Monster Truck Madness 2! Additionally Tommy has the latest on Vigilante 8 directly from Activision! All that, plenty more and Star Wars Masters of Teras Kasi in Reviews on the Run!
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Kobe Bryant / Blizzard Talks Starcraft 2 / Road Rash 3D
Episode 5 - 6-20-1998
Tommy Tallarico takes over 3DO and has a chat with founder (and the founder of EA) Trip Hawkins! Kelly Benson takes to the streets to find out how people would knock other riders off of a motorcycle! Tommy then jumps on a bike, heads to EA and finds out about Road Rash 3D! Tommy hangs out with Bill Roper at Blizzard to find out about Starcraft! Meanwhile Victor Lucas discovers the latest tech for PC gaming at 3DFX! Vic then heads to Nintendo to check out NBA Courtside and chats with cover athlete, Kobe Bryant! The Tekken 3 Move of the Wee
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Nolan Bushnell / 1080º Snowboarding / Battlezone
Episode 4 - 6-13-1998
Victor Lucas wears a goofy hat and finds out about 1080 Snowboarding for the N64! Nolan Bushnell talks with Tommy Tallarico about the early days of Atari! Tommy also visits Namco to explore how lightguns work! Vic uncovers some intel on a brand new (in '98) Battlezone! Tommy checks out 3DO's Requiem! Tekken 3 Move of the Week! Reviews on the Run from the slopes! Kelly Benson's Streeters and much more!
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Game Boy Pocket Creator / PlayStation & Phil Harrison / Wild 9
Episode 3 - 6-06-1998
Tommy Tallarico visits PlayStation to talk with game industry veteran and long time PlayStation executive, Phil Harrison! It's one of EP's first visits to the fabled LucasArts as Victor Lucas chats with Tom Byron about Star Wars: Rebellion! Kelly Benson asks regular people where they bring portable games! Vic also visits Nintendo Of America HQ to talk with Mark DeLoura about the success of the Game Boy as well as the brand new (at the time) Game Boy Pocket Camera and Printer! Vic also talks with the creator of the Game Boy Color, Nintendo's Kenichi Sugino! Producer, Erik Wahlberg tells Tommy about Heat.Net's zombie game, Flesh Feast! David Perry is a guest on the show as he talks to Tommy about Shiny Entertainment's Wild 9! The Tekken 3 Move of the Week and Sympatico Question of the Week return and its more Reviews on the Rock!!!
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Madden Bowl '98 & Morris Chestnut / GDC / Half-Life
Episode 2 - 5-16-1998
Tommy Tallarico hits Madden Bowl '98 with Morris Chestnut, Coolio and Ronnie DeVoe (from Bell Biv DeVoe!)! Victor Lucas checks out Robotron 64! Vic visits Heat.Net to scope out Vigilance! Kelly Benson hits the street to talk with regular people about what they know about the Game Developer's Conference while Zoe Flower joins Vic at GDC '98!
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Tekken 3 / MDK / Shigeru Miyamoto & Yoshi's Island 64
Episode 1 - 5-02-1998
In the first episode of Season Two, Tommy speaks with the producer behind Tekken 3, goes behind the scenes of the very first March Madness game at EA Sports, review the original Battle Zone, and more retro fun!
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Season 1
Ion Storm / The X-Files
Episode 13 - 1-17-1998
In this episode, we head to infamous game developer Ion Storm to speak with John Romero, chat with Dean Haglund about The X-Files point-and-click adventure game, and more!
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id Software
Episode 12 - 1-10-1998
In this episode, we head to id Software to speak with John Carmack about Quake 2!
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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Episode 11 - 12-27-1997
In this episode, we explore the best science-fiction franchise of all time with a tour of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy!
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Electronic Arts Canada / Rare
Episode 10 - 12-06-1997
In this episode, we visit Electronic Arts Canada in Vancouver, speak with Rare's Ken Lobb about the Nintendo 64, and review PlayStation's PaRappa the Rapper!
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Blade Runner
Episode 9 - 11-29-1997
In this episode, we speak with the team behind the Blade Runner point-and-click adventure game. Enough said.
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Ultima Online
Episode 8 - 11-22-1997
In this episode, we speak with Richard Garriott and the rest of the developers behind Ultima Online, Tommy takes a dive, and much more!
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History of Atari
Episode 7 - 11-08-1997
In this episode, we take a look back at the history of Atari, and more!
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Racing Games
Episode 6 - 10-25-1997
Grab your driving gloves, because this episode is all about racing video games!
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Virtual Reality
Episode 5 - 10-18-1997
In this episode, we have a look at a virtual reality device, check out some Nintendo hardware, review Star Wars: Jedi Knight, and more!
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Tomb Raider Visit to Core
Episode 4 - 10-11-1997
In this episode, we head to Radical Entertainment for a look at NHL Powerplay '98, speak with Eidos about the classic Tomb Raider games, and more!
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Goldeneye Preview / The New York Yankees
Episode 3 - 10-04-1997
In this episode, Tommy speaks with the New York Yankees about baseball in video games, we look at Uprising from Cyclone Studios, review GoldenEye for the N64, and more!
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Diddy Kong Racing / Skullmonkeys
Episode 2 - 9-27-1997
In this episode, Tommy Tallarico, Victor Lucas, and Kelly Benson interview Ken Lobb about Diddy Kong Racing for the N64, speak with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai about the music in the first Formula 1 game, review Fighters Megamix for the Sega Saturn, and loads more!
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The First 3 years of Electronic Entertainment Expo Exclusive Footage
Episode 1 - 9-20-1997
The premiere episode, featuring Tommy Tallarico, Victor Lucas, and Kelly Benson at E3. Some of the world's best game developers make appearances, including Shigeru Miyamoto, Peter Molyneux, Chris Taylor, and John Romero. Games like Mario 64, Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, Star Fox 64, and Total Annihilation are covered.
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