Driving Games and Technology

TCW Podcast Episode 048 - Driving Games and Technology We go over the wild ride of driving games.  These games were used as a vehicle to demonstrate advances in graphics technology.  Starting with electro-mechanical games, and ending up with textured polygons; we cover the whole track of an era where cars were king!  There are a lot of examples in this episode drawn from the arcade, consoles, and computer games. Drive Mobile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw_N10xuv2Q Speedway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97DAio1M1xc Super Road 7 Projection System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xU0HkKUQ-0 Super Road 7 Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO6BZIEZ8xw Wild Cycle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjSKnPjnhyc Gran Track 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R014taK2pZM Life inside Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP5-iIeKXE8 Taito Speed Race: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BRDxZiK-1s History of Racing Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IoGZ-4tAww Night Driver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqZlxpLKm_E Sega Turbo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWhcBydheRE Namco Pole Position: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeYZGtwydIA Mach Rider NES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M18w8fL28Ho Sega Monaco GP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZY_LPhkzUk Sega Hang On: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rUsQdd39_o Sega Outrun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMv0Pg1AxFc Revs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L18wG4p5fQE F-Zero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlA3vEB0jzY Hard Drivin': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6JC-HCNcio Namco Winning Run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7KIXb0U2oc Sega Virtua Racer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js8tZhKcfWc Namco Ridge Racer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qkXMZYQfiA Sega Daytona USA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAcMqFTkAs8 Wipe Out PSX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XASEBvDri4U Gran Turismo PSX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49CpLM81TvM New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Alex's Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com   Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love  Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/