TCW Podcast Episode 225 - Games by Apollo The great video game crash of the mid-1980s had many factors contributing to it. One such factor was the rise of companies like Games by Apollo, which is sometimes seen as an exemplar of the many businesses that entered the video game industry hoping to make quick money. While some criticisms of Games by Apollo are valid, the company was also much more than that, bringing innovative game ideas to the table. Founded by Patrick Roper, who previously created career videos for students, the company grew rapidly and released games at an unprecedented pace. However, many of its games suffered from short production times, leading to control problems, balance issues, and design flaws. Despite these challenges, Games by Apollo consistently tried to push the envelope, creating games that pushed the VCS to new heights! Smell BAD (Labyrinth): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q6H4e7Kvvw Fuzzy Bunny's Guide To You Know What (Simpsons): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQn-DwSW-tk Hands Across America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnA0uYL4YtI Games By Apollo PM Magazine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2BhTS-q38A Skeet Shoot (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UWJFOUBxTo Spacechase (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdG-v4MY51Q Racquetball (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWueVYa0HJk Lochjaw (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW8HOi1f0G8 Lost Luggage (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qehLDMO_Ncs Kaboom (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwrZHu-d-vY Space Cavern (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EILC0vcdnc4 Space Cavern - Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMaMvchzMBI Demon Attack (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GwoSr12kxY Kyphus (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtmgsYN1oBI Squoosh (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQR_hgYZPHA Pompeii (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj_9EnYxqvU Play Pompeii: https://atarionline.org/atari-2600/pompeii Infiltrate (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u24ngfVWqA8 Elevator Action (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrBE8iUwgg4 Elevator Action (Arcade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM5reigEnv4 Final Approach (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcUWNNCCMKE Wabbit (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpJmR9ygI9c Video Game History Foundation -The Woman who Brought Female Representation to Games: https://gamehistory.org/wabbit/ Guardian (Atari 2600): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmlwqi_UeEU New episodes are on the 1st and 15th of every month! TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book, published Dec 2019, is available at CRC Press and at major on-line 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: RoleMusic - Bacterial Love: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
