EP CLASSIC S2E11 (1998) GRAND THEFT AUTO / UNREAL / TEKKEN 3 / AGE OF EMPIRES - Electric Playground

#GrandTheftAuto #Tekken3 #Unreal
The massive games of 1998 keep on rolling in The Electric Playground!
Our first stop is in Atlanta for E3 1998, where Victor Lucas visits with Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski and Digital Extremes founder and president, James Schmalz to talk with the guys about the groundbreaking Unreal!
After that Kelly Benson talks to people on the street and asks, “Have You Ever Stolen a Car Before?”
Then at E3 1998 in Atlanta, Tommy Tallarico talks with David Jones, the creative director of DMA Designs about their new juggernaut, Grand Theft Auto!
When we return from break Victor heads to Ensemble Studios in Dallas, Texas to chat with the president of the studio, Tony Goodman about creating Age of Empires! Vic also gets a tour and chats with game designer, Mark Terrano; lead engine programmer, Dave Pottinger; optimization guru, Matt Pritchard; game programmer, David Lewis; senior artists, Brad Crow; and 2D interface specialist, Herb Elwood!
Then, Victor is back at E3 1998 to chat with Rupert Easterbrook, the studio manager of Quickdraw Studios about a brand new Asteroids!
After the break Victor heads to Paradigm Simulations in Dallas, Texas to find out about F1 World Grand Prix for the Nintendo 64. Vic speaks with Wes Hoffman, founder of Paradigm; Shawn Wright, lead artist; and Steve Lotspeich, lead programmer.
Then Jason Wilson from Tips & Tricks Magazine has a tip for Manx TT Superbike.
We’ve got a new Tekken 3 Move of the Week.
Our Question of the Week: Dave Pottinger from Ensemble answers, “How does artificial intelligence work in strategy games like Age of Empires 2?”
In Reviews on the Run it’s
Tekken 3 for the PlayStation
Yoshi’s Story for the Nintendo 64
Blast for the PlayStation
Star Wars: Rebellion for the PC
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[@Wallace007-q1x]

1998 was such a Banner year! One of the best in Gaming if not THE best! 😎

[@charoleawood]

The year that Dreamcast launched in Japan and i can not wait for the preview photage sure to show up in Classic EP soon!

[@MsHojat]

1999 gets so much better man. But still around this time was great indeed.

[@r4zi3lgintoro65]

I miss that kind of shows

[@FalcomScott312]

Cliffy B. looked so different back in 1998!

[@cherrystarscollide]

we all did :P

[@bobbinsthethird]

Love these classic episodes

[@jasonmyers8278]

"These rain effects look amazing" Vic has truly watch video game weather effects evolve in voideogames over the years.

[@dkrumpenstein2370]

another lovely trip back in time. before smart phones alienated society and ruined us

[@whotookmydice]

Awesome nostalgia!! Love all the old stuff and who else has ever reviewed games while swinging?! Fantastic!!

[@hiphopdan]

Mornin !!!!!!!🎉

[@ElricSowrd]

The GTA skit was funny. It's a dummy (8:19) LOL 😆

[@bigboy0494]

Tekken 3 blew our mind back in the day 🔥🔥🔥

[@ubonsolavong999]

Lol, vic looking young AF

[@brendenm8646]

Damn, forgot about Blasto. Sony is sitting on so much good IP.

[@DountHead2533]

26:30 How Tommy travels from Vancouver to LA 😂

[@IRWPD]

Remember renting Blasto back in the day and being disappointed.

[@ascg9102]

got deja vu from S2E7 E3 episode

[@jeanfrarugama3423]

I’m super curious as to what happened to the SKAARJ display in the background

[@jeanfrarugama3423]

@2:00

[@tiboonda578]

I'll tell ya one thing, I can't wait for Banjo Kazooie to stop advertising

[@redbird_studios]

Do you have any coverage of Rayman 2 in 1998? Could be E3 98, ECTS or Tokyo Game Show.

[@zombizzle_]

Remember when Cliffy B was cool?!

[@Aragorn7884]

I enjoyed SW: Rebellion 🤷

[@charoleawood]

Gorgeous playground up there in the mountains, makes me nostalgic for Colorado --- i'm stuck in the midwest now. Of course, the conservatives running Colorado forgot about conservation, they've turned it into a pit. Visited in 2021 and i was picking up garbage all over the place on the mountain passes --- and that's bad enough but Denver was even worse where city streets were like freeways and the smog was thick as soup.

[@Jushin15]

Cliff has beautiful hair

[@TRISKIT.]

Giving me G4 vibes

[@ibuydigital1574]

Who's this guy?

[@PNPGamesOfficial]

Cliff Bleszinski! Probably best known for his time at Epic Games with Unreal and Gears of War!

[@ibuydigital1574]

Oh right on