What Makes A Game Punk?
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When someone describes something as punk, chances are you have a rough idea of what they mean. But if you actually stopped to think about it, would that meaning be so apparent? What about games, where costs (and the need to profit) are much higher? All this and more discussed in this episode of Writing on Games!
0:00 - What is punk?
2:43 - Suda51, or Trash Culture Gone Avant-Garde
8:29 - The indie game scene
9:10 - DOOM, Gaming's Punk Rock Moment
10:53 - Sinclair and Acorn
13:04 - The Physical Struggle of British Home Development
14:18 - Conclusion
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Intro text animation by Draz: https://twitter.com/DrazGames
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd3x2o76QHYNy4Vh6rkRtfg
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Suda51 "Punk's Not Dead", Game Watch Impress (Google Translated) - https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20070310/ghm.htm
The video game industry's ‘punk rock’ developer on the indie movement - https://mashable.com/2017/09/13/suda-51-punk/?europe=true&#cgMaQ2ai1Sqy
Postmodernism and Punk Subculture: Cultures of Authenticity and Deconstruction (Ryan Moore, 2004) - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233441465_Postmodernism_and_Punk_Subculture_Cultures_of_Authenticity_and_Deconstruction
Geeks Who Rocked The World: Documentary Looks Back At Origins Of The Computer Games Industry - https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/geeks-who-rocked-the-world-documentary-looks-back-at-origins-of-the-computer-games-industry-9997037.html
Atari Age: The Emergence of Video Games in America (Michael Newman, 2017) - https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/atari-age
DOOM was video gaming's punk moment - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/13/doom-video-gaming-ramones
Bohemians: The Glamorous Outcasts (Elizabeth Wilson, 2000) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bohemians-Glamorous-Outcasts-Elizabeth-Wilson/dp/1860647820
Doom - Quartz Obsession - https://qz.com/email/quartz-obsession/1205567/
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Jeff Minter, Sandy Wright, Matthew Smith interview footage from From Bedrooms To Billions (check this out if you're interested in British retro, amazing stories here) - http://www.frombedroomstobillions.com/
DOOM footage from Sydia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7gmM07_KqM
John Romero interview footage from Motherboard and Noclip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v_0HD7iOz4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJqWA3UPsPg
BASIC programming footage from The Centre for Computing History - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cumt3M62Vdk
Suda51 interview footage from Extra Credits, toco toco, Game Informer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beBx2st4iYs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfXnyn1D1Uk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV25ZylPwIk
Super Mario Bros footage from Basileous Productions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-avspZlbOWU
Ayame Blackburn footage from Kyle Brockman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAo2XVw5HbM
Extra Killer7 footage from GoldenSpoon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXCfvrNuRyA
Nintendo E3 2003 footage from Gamespot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7c7s7_MdEM
Making of MGS4 footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nM7TLbs6fE
Senate hearing footage from Grooveraider - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwIfnS1ewgQ
DOOM 2 trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVwtzScH9J0
DOOM WAD footage from emmanuel vargas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcKYwNlAJwk
Ian Mackaye footage from Library of Congress - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYKYU-Qj_Ro
Bill Gates in DOOM footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN0K58EfJSg
Hover Bovver and Revenge of the Mutant Camels footage from DerSchmu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwaSgPVhyB8
Poll Tax riot footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o98_hia8tA
ZX Spectrum advert - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh0g73JvFbo
Acorn Electron advert - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR8VxgikPRc
The Empire Strikes Back footage from Highretrogamelord - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcWGvwYWHgY
Chuckie Egg footage from Kieran Simkin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3RgzDaNTac
Elite footage from AdventuresInRetro = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7DhcZhK0V0
Production work by Nico Bleackley
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