Season 1 (2002)

Oddworld Inhabitants
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May 1, 2002 • 30m

It's an Oddworld after all. Lorne Lanning and Sherry McKenna, co-founders of Oddworld Inhabitants, have created a video game franc...Read more

Nolan Bushnell
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May 1, 2002 • 30m

For decades Nolan Bushnell, the originator of Pong and ATARI, has pushed the boundaries with inventions that were sometimes a bit ...Read more

Pac-Man
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May 6, 2002 • 30m

In 1979, a young Japanese game designer named Toru Iwatani had the desire to create a non-violent arcade game that would appeal to...Read more

Lara Croft
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May 19, 2002 • 30m

Dubbed "Indiana Jane" before her 1996 release in the United States, Lara Croft kicked the door open for open for an army of other ...Read more

Activision
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June 9, 2002 • 30m

Founded by four former Atari vets in 1980, Activision dominated the video game industry with smash-hit titles like Pitfall!, River...Read more

Miyamoto
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June 16, 2002 • 30m

Mr. Miyamoto has created characters such as Donkey Kong, Zelda and, of course, Mario. But with each success, the pressure on Mr. M...Read more

Everquest
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July 7, 2002 • 30m

Fans worldwide have embraced EverQuest since its debut in March of 1999. The enchanting land of Norrath--populated by humans, gnom...Read more

Bioware
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July 28, 2002 • 30m

In just seven short years, the video game company Bioware, formed by Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, has become one of the most respe...Read more

Will Wright
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August 18, 2002 • 30m

Before they became a part of the biggest-selling PC video game franchise in the world, Will Wright's Sims games were met with skep...Read more

Women in Gaming
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September 1, 2002 • 30m

Women are finding careers behind the scenes as producers, designers and even CEOs of gaming companies. But their rise to the top h...Read more

Insomniac Games
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September 22, 2002 • 30m

Find out how two Princeton graduates, Ted Price and Alex Hastings, created a budding gaming dynasty with Insomniac Games. Get the ...Read more

Sid Meier
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October 6, 2002 • 30m

Sid Meier launched his first game company, Microprose, in 1982 on a dare from friend Bill Stealy. Over the next decade, Meier and ...Read more

Scary Games
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October 27, 2002 • 30m

When did video games start scaring you? Do you remember the first scary game you ever played? We take a look back at the scariest ...Read more

Richard Garriott
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November 10, 2002 • 30m

The land of Britannia; a realm of magic, mystery, intrigue, and adventure. Who created this world? How did it begin? Find out the ...Read more

Bruce Shelley
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November 24, 2002 • 30m

Very few people can say that they've honed their gamemaking skills alongside a gaming god. But that's exactly what Bruce Shelley d...Read more

John Madden NFL Football
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March 3, 2005 • 30m

Presenting the history of the Madden football franchise, from its humble beginnings on the Apple II to the realistic powerhouse th...Read more

Splinter Cell
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December 18, 2002 • 30m

Introducing the first in a series of Icons specials that feature the latest and greatest games, developers, and companies of today...Read more

Lord of the Rings
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December 23, 2002 • 30m

When Universal Interactive decided to make a game based on "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, they realized that it would take a spe...Read more