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Pixel Pioneers: A Brief History of Graphics, Part One
updated
00:00 Introduction
01:24 Some Quick Historical Context
02:16 Cannon Fodder
04:00 Controversy
08:01 Game Changes
09:24 Reception
10:24 Conclusion
Bibliography
[1] Zzap! Issue 62 (June 1990), p46
[2] twitter.com/jonhare/status/293414909176328193
[3] Amiga Power, Issue 20 (December 1992), p29
[4] CU Amiga, Issue 44 (October 1993), p65-66
[5] theweekly.co.uk/ap2/issues/AP32_real.html
[6] Sunday Mirror, October 24th 1993, p38
[7] Daily Star, October 26th 1993
[8] theweekly.co.uk/ap2/dissent/poppy.html
[9] Amiga Power, Issue 32, December 1993
[10] Daily Star, November 23rd 1993
[11] Sensible Software 1986–1999, Gary Penn, p125
[12] twitter.com/StooCambridge/status/1140729557668040704
[13] Retro Gamer, Issue 193, p90-95
[14] Retro Gamer Issue 54, p56-57
[15] Amiga Format, Issue 54 (Xmas 93), p80
[16] Amiga Computing, Issue 70 (February 1994), p137
[17] Amiga Format, Issue 66 (December 94) p53
[18] Lemon Amiga - Top 100 Amiga Games [lemonamiga.com/games/votes_list.php]
[19] Cannon Fodder, Instruction Manual, 1993
00:00 Introduction
00:50 How was DOOM originally described?
02:20 DOOM clones
04:33 Quake Killers
6:06 A hypothetical question
12:05 Conclusion
Bibliography
[1] Compute! Magazine, Issue 167, August 1994, p73
[2] The Ultimate Doom, Manual, p5 (id Software / GT Interactive Software 1995)
[3] 'Virtually Real', ST Format, Jan 93, p43
[4] Computer Gaming World, March 1994 (116), p38
[5] Computer Gaming World, November 1994, Doom Toos (feature), p104-114
[6] 3DO Magazine, February 1995, p64
[7] 64 Magazine, Volume 1 1997, p73
[8] Amiga Power, August 1995, p53 (Future)
[9] Computer Gaming World, November 1994, cover
[10] Mean Machines SEGA, September 1995, p12
[11] Mean Machines SEGA, October 96, p56
[12] Computer Gaming World, April 1995, p104-106
[13] Computer Gaming World, May 1995, p94-96
[14] PC Multimedia & Entertainment, April 1996, web.archive.org/web/19970624172329/http://www.pcme.com/ACTION/DUKE3D/duke3d.htm
[15] EDGE Supplement, May 1994, p8
[16] Mean Machines SEGA, August 1994, p12
[17] PC Gamer, April 1995, p103
[18] PC Zone, March 1997, p49-50
[19] PC Zone, August 1998, p54
[20] PC Zone, August 1997, Cover & p63
[21] PC Zone, February 1998, p53
[22] PC Zone, March 1999, p98-99
[23] PC Zone, January 1999, p74
[24] PC Zone, February 1999, p13
[25] PC Zone, September 1999, p109
[26] PC Zone, October 2000, p87
[27] PCGames, November 1992, p46
[28] Tilt, September 1992, p58-59
[29] Computer Gaming World, September 1992, p50
[30] PC-Spiele '93, 1992
[31] Masters of Doom, D. Kushner, p89
[32] .info, September 1990, p60
[33] Computer Gaming World, March 1994, p110,112
[34] PC Format, December 1995
[35] Computer and Video Games, January 1994, 104
[36] PC Zone, June 1994, p108
[37] PC Games, August 1996, p62
00:00 Introduction
00:41 Germany's Replacement for the G3
04:32 Project 50
05:48 Variants and Derivatives
07:04 Problems and Replacement
08:25 Depiction
11:26 Conclusion
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00:00 Introduction
01:49 Parameters
09:09 Reproduction
17:20 Finishing
23:35 Original Hardware
29:20 Conclusion
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00:00 Introduction
00:42 .50 BMG History
04:50 Barrett Firearms History
07:47 Variants
09:52 Depiction in Films
10:49 Depiction in Video Games
14:35 Conclusion
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00:00 Introduction
02:02 Julian Gollop
11:05 16-bit Transition
18:00 MicroProse & UFO's Development
22:47 Basic Gameplay - Geoscape
26:32 Basic Gameplay - Battlescape
32:33 Game Progression
41:58 Late Game & Ending
46:08 Reception
48:14 Sequels
56:14 The Fall of MicroProse
01:02:58 Mythos Post-XCOM
01:07:08 UFO Clones
01:11:50 Firaxis & Take-Two
01:15:48 XCOM
01:31:27 Mods
01:33:20 Snapshot Games
01:35:58 Conclusion
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0:00 Introduction
0:50 The Dawn of 16-Bit Computing
3:08 Multimedia Powerhouse
4:20 Early Amiga Music Software
6:40 SoundMonitor
8:40 The Ultimate Soundtracker
12:08 ST-01 Samples
13:24 Soundtracker’s Commercial Fate
14:02 The Demoscene
16:00 Early Soundtracker Clones
19:21 Noisetracker
20:14 Tracker Musicians
21:36 Doskpop
21:56 Chiptunes
23:15 Protracker
24:03 MED / OctaMED
25:28 Trackers in the Mainstream
26:45 Later Amiga Trackers
27:48 PC Audio
28:37 MIDI Soundcards
29:34 Screamtracker
30:54 Second Reality
32:02 FastTracker
32:45 Impulse Tracker
33:29 The Advent of CD-ROM
34:26 Epic MegaGames
36:38 Contemporary Trackers
38:28 The Sound of 16-Bit
39:16 Finding Out More
40:42 Credits
Music featured:
Kenet & Rez - Unreal Super Hero 3
Walkman - Let's Hear My Baby
Bill Williams - Alley Cat
Macintosh Startup Chime
Stuntcopter Gameplay Audio
David Whittaker - Speedball (Atari ST)
POW - Wonderful Life
Fred / La Marque Jaune - The Sign Of The Death
Deluxe Music Construction Set - Bach Fugue in G Minor
Chris Huelsbeck - Shades
Karsten Obarski - Amegas
Karsten Obarski - Crystal Hammer
Comrade J - Fairlight
Mahoney - Ghost
Horace Wimp - Running Water
Karsten Obarski - Telephone
Diz - Unit 5
Uncle Tom - Occ San Geen
Banana - Echoing
Luxor - Cousin's Song
Chip - Ghost of Parallax
Mahoney - Sleepwalk
Dr. Awesome - Moongazer
Jesper Kyd - Global Trash 3 v2
Jogeir Liljedahl - Overture
Jester - Stardust Memories
Lizardking - LK's Doskpop
Mel O Dee - Scales of Joy
4mat - L.F.F.
4mat - Anarchy Menu 1
Zap - Killing Denise
Brian Johnston - Hired Guns Main Theme
U4ia - Take a Trip From Me
Captain - Space Debris
Zak McKraken (PC Speaker Theme)
George Stone - CANYON.MID
Purple Motion - Future Brain
Necros - Point of Depature
Purple Motion - Unreal ][
Elwood - Dead Lock
Chris Jarvis/Analogue - Blue Flame
Robyn Miller - Myst Theme
Robert A. Allen - Epic Pinball (Title)
Alexander Brandon - Flight Castle
Michael van den Bos - Foregone Destruction
Fluidvolt - The Gusts of Aeolus
X-Ceed/Scope - Voyager
Hoffman - Eon
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0:00 Introduction
0:45 Origins
2:17 World War 1
3:48 World War 2
4:55 Contemporary Use
5:44 Depiction in Media
6:04 Military Settings
7:58 Horror
10:23 Anarchy & Sandbox
12:06 Afterburn
12:55 Viability
13:50 Conclusion
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0:00 Introduction
1:16 The Big Box
2:11 Big Boxes on the Amiga
3:30 Early Big Boxes
5:38 The Mid Box
7:05 The Tall Mid Box
8:10 Gatefolds
9:42 Book-style Packages
10:33 Early Large Boxes
14:00 Applications and Edutainment
15:20 Timeline of Emergence
16:20 First Wave (1982-1985)
17:27 Second Wave (1985-1989)
18:42 Final Wave (1990-on)
19:36 The Death of the Big Box
20:48 Conclusion
22:12 Credits
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0:00 Introduction
2:37 Evidence & Analysis
5:11 Visual Evidence
8:21 Gameplay Footage
16:33 Physical Evidence
20:30 Anecdotal Evidence
28:50 Tracing the Source
37:06 Pre-2000 Evidence
43:14 Cyberyogi
44:59 Coinop.org
48:23 Kurt Koller
52:13 Parallels and Possible Influences
1:06:46 Conclusion
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Reuploaded here to consolidate on one channel.
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Complete edit of 5 parts: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOQZmjD6P2Hm47oJBiqdLfmneDK0MrsfU
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Final part: youtu.be/hSSGt-SZDfw
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