We once again return to the earliest days of game sound and music and trace the evolution from 1977 through 1984 in this historically focused episode. We go from the arcade boom, to early home consoles and computers, to the video game crash, and end just before the rise of the NES. The show is a much deeper dive on historical context, although we cover a lot more music in the second half. We were very pleased to collaborate with special guests Alex Smith and Jeff Daum of They Create Worlds, a podcast, blog and book that focuses on getting nuanced and often untold stories from the game industry, with an emphasis on the lesser talked about business side of things. Their show does a fantastic job of capturing engaging context on everything from game genres, mega hits like Space Invaders and Tetris, to the founding of individual companies. Our teams chose this specific time frame to both coincide with the first volume of Alex's recently released historical chronicle on gaming, and as a chance to explore music from a period that doesn't often get talked about. We also wanted to give a special thanks to another video game historian Ethan Johnson for connecting us with Alex and Jeff of They Create Worlds. If you'd like more information on They Create Worlds, they can be found at: theycreateworlds.com, on Twitter @tcwpodcast, or podcast.theycreateworlds.com The book: "They Create Worlds: The Story of the People and Companies That Shaped the Video Game Industry, Vol. I: 1971-1982" * CRC Press * Amazon For even more, Alex's older blog covers several more topics not discussed in the podcast videogamehistorian.wordpress.com   Track List: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *