EP CLASSIC S7E1 - SPY HUNTER / TOMMY'S ORIGIN / MAX PAYNE / MARIO KART GBA - Electric Playground

#MaxPayne #MarioKartSuperCircuit #SpyHunter Original Airdate: Week of September 17, 2001. We start this episode of The Electric Playground with a deep dive into the videogame industry origin story of Tommy Tallarico. In our EP Question of the Week, Kraig Kujawa, editor at Electronic Gaming Monthly answers, “What company sells the most games?” In Code Breakers, Nazanin has a code for All Star Baseball 2002 In our Game Jobs segment, Black Box Games’ Brian Green breaks down his role as a sound programmer. Julie Stoffer is in New York to chat with John Schappert, the GM of EA Sports about Madden NFL 2002. Meanwhile, Tommy is in San Rafael, California to talk with Visual Concepts president about NFL 2K2. In our GameFace segment, Victor catches up with Baz Luhrmann, the director of Moulin Rouge, on the carpet of the MTV Movie Awards. Tommy heads to San Diego, California to catch up with Spy Hunter producer, Michael Gottlieb. Victor is at Universal Studios in Los Angeles California to chat with Sean Krankle, the associate producer of Crash Bandicoot for the Game Boy Advance. Mario Kart: Super Circuit for the Game Boy Advance is what’s in EP’s pocket and Victor has the review. In Reviews on the Run it’s Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec for PlayStation 2 Twisted Metal Black for PlayStation 2 Crazy Taxi 2 for Dreamcast Max Payne for PC The Electric Playground episodes are digitized and upscaled by the University of Toronto Mississauga Library. The wider EP Media Ltd. archive is located at the Library where it is preserved and digitized for long term access. Inquiries regarding the archive and the wider digitization process can be sent to [email protected]. Classic Episodes of The Electric Playground are brought to you by ‪‪‪@PNPGamesOfficial‬! Support EP Classic by shopping at: https://pnpgamesonline.com! EP on Facebook (for contests): Facebook.com/ElectricPlayground EPN Live: Twitch.tv/EPN EPN Shorts: tiktok.com/@theelectricplayground Official EPN Merch: EPN.tv/Merch If you'd like to support the EPN team by becoming a member and sponsoring our content, click the JOIN button! Thanks so much for your support!