Jumping to It!

TCW Podcast Episode 111 - Jumping to It!   We leap around to the myriad of games that were influential in the development of  platformer genre.  Starting with an evolution from Space Invaders into Heiankyo Alien; the concept was thrown onto its side with Space Panic.  Further refinement brought in jumping with Donkey Kong.  Platformers were not as suited for the arcade scene, and ended up truly finding a place in the home on consoles and computers.   Load Runner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWwyhymcDxI Space Invaders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opru6qPsPa4 TCW 074 - The Japanese PC Industry : http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-japanese-pc-industry/ Heiankyo Alien Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSxYdeqJAkY Heiankyo Alien Game Boy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY3qVBkIu74 Space Panic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLd1xABCsaQ Donkey Kong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U24OcmpZ6fA Gaming Historian YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/mcfrosticles Raiders of the lost ark intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUWYmTpYdP4 Pitfall Atari 2600: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkDllyETiBA Miner 2049er: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg12YPQ5nKk TCW 018: British 8-Bit Computer Market: Software: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-british-8-bit-computer-market-software/ Packland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CDVshu9a4U Super Mario Brothers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvfBUntkYcg Russian Attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STjMHqeF3R0 Mega Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkD3lEANa_4 Mega Man 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWZZUyD-nRs Prince of Persia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv20j8ChtRY Rotoscoping: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDaEKy7qB7U Alex Kidd in Miracle World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yasiyS7dkcU Aladdin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlxuPsQFX28 Sonic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTBGIo7HXis Donkey Kong Country: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4EUEsEM328     New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book is available for order through CRC Press and other retailers: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1   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/