The origins of PC gaming, 1977 Trinity, Zork, Sierra, Colossal Cave Adventure (PC Gaming Chronicles)

Are you interested in PC gaming history? Then check out my new documentary about the dawn of the computer industry! In my PC Gaming Chronicles, you'll learn more about games, developers and technologies that defined computer gaming and shaped it the way we know it today. This episode includes exclusive interviews and AI enhanced vintage TV shows in HD that will help you get a better picture of that era.
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Special thanks to David Crane, Robert Woodhead, Scott Adams, and Steve Meretzky for kindly agreeing to spend their time to answer to my questions.
David Crane website - dcrane.com/Home.html
Robert Woodhead family page - www.madoverlord.com/
Scott Adams new gamedev studio site - www.clopas.net/ Check out Adventureland XL on Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/11...
Steve Meretzky personal page - www.boffo.us/
I'm also grateful to Mind.in.a.box band for allowing me to use their amazing music as the soundtrack of this video. By the way, the new album is coming soon, so check out their page! www.mindinabox.com/ and open.spotify.com/artist/7oFwF...
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00:00 Intro
02:57 The origins of PC gaming
19:54 Back to BASIC
32:09 1977 Trinity
43:31 Atari 400/800 personal computers
56:06 Colossal Cave Adventure (ADVENT), and the birth of an industry
01:13:14 Adventure International
01:26:18 On-Line Systems / Mystery House
01:38:06 Zork, and the rise of Infocom
01:50:18 Outro

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If you enjoyed this documentary and want to see more content like this, consider supporting my work! Subscribe and spread the word, and check out my Patreon page - www.patreon.com/pcgi For more details about the future of this project, see my latest channel update video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/enjGY5apgceIeq8 Special thanks to David Crane, Robert Woodhead, Scott Adams, and Steve Meretzky for kindly agreeing to spend their time to answer to my questions. I'm also grateful to Mind.in.a.box band for allowing me to use their amazing music as the soundtrack of this video. By the way, the new album is coming soon, so check out their page! www.mindinabox.com/ and open.spotify.com/artist/7oFwFLcW5btR2tHAnPqnDH Finally, in case you may have wondered, here's the list of games that were shown in the intro, in order - God of War PC, Disco Elysium, Forza Horizon 5, Europa Universalis III, Resident Evil 2 remake, Invisible Inc, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shenzhen I/O, Fallout 3, Remember Me, Civilization IV, System Shock 2, Defender of the Crown, World in Conflict, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, Last Ninja 3, Double Dragon, SunDog: Frozen Legacy, Knight Lore, King's Quest III

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i have no idea why this channel isnt as popular as Majuular or Ahoy

[@dookerbewitt7208]

This is so underrated. Very informative and excellent production quality.

[@NeoNorse]

Having grown up alongside microcomputers I was very surprised at how surprised I was at all the content and details that I had never heard of before!

[@rpgcinema7916]

very interesting, i just finished colossal cave adventure

[@moriarty6958]

This should have way more views, seriously nice work man good job : )

[@toddfeeback815]

Amazing work! Loved every minute of it. Keep going!

[@Dennis-ud2nh]

If those early engineers only knew what they had started. Facsinating.

[@fumipam]

here from the stalker development video, keep up the good work

[@PorkchopExpression]

Nice job. Sharp contrast to the Netflix High Score documentary that was such an unfocused disaster.

[@Kimballion]

Really enjoyed the documentary, really feels like It was made from big TV networks!

[@lasskinn474]

tic tac toe is kinda cheeky for the fair, if you don't start you can never win it. the popular bar game of drop 4 in a row works in same way(with a more competent player).

[@vaendryl]

>activision was founded by people who grew fed up with the corporate hellscape way atari was turning into after it got sold and then, many years later, activision merged with blizzard, turning blizzard into a corporate hellscape. there's a lot to learn about the pitfals of capitalism there.

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