Season 6

01 Original Xbox Unveiled, NBA Live 2001! Episode 121st March 2001 Microsoft is entering the console business, Sega still has a console, and Vancouver has an NBA team! In this classic episode of Electric Playground, we speak with Microsoft engineers about the creation and launch of the original Xbox! We also speak with Bungie about their upcoming games Halo and Oni, talk to comedian D. L. Hughley about the games he's playing on the PS2, have a look at the making of NBA Live 2001 at EA Canada, hear from legendary game maker David Perry about the future of the industry, and review games for the N64 and Sega Dreamcast. 02 Conker, Toy Fair, Clive Barker! Episode 228th March 2001 In this episode of Electric Playground, we speak with horror auteur Clive Barker about his terrifying game Undying, have an early look at the new action-RPG Dungeon Siege with Chris Taylor of Gas Powered Games, head to the New York Toy Fair speak with Todd McFarlane and the makers of other cool toys, travel to Nintendo to find out what's coming in their new N64 game Conker's Bad Fur Day, and talk with comedian Thomas Calabro about what games he's playing! 03 C&C Renegade Unveiled, Paper Mario Review! Episode 34th April 2001 In this episode of Electric Playground, we invade Westwood Studios for a look at their new game Command & Conquer: Renegade! We also hear from the cast of the new Fox series Malcolm in the Middle about what games they're playing, take a look at the cutting edge cyber scanning technology used to creating the boxing game Knockout Kings, speak with the makers of the early game streaming platform from Yummy Interactive, sit down with Acclaim Entertainment founder Greg Fischbach, and talk Paper Mario in Reviews on the Run! 04 Dragon's Lair, Rayman, Red Faction! Episode 410th April 2001 In this episode of Electric Playground, we speak with legendary animators Don Bluth and Gary Goldman about their classic game Dragon's Lair! We also head to Mars with the makers of the original Red Faction, talk to Ubisoft's Yannis Mallat about Rayman on the Game Boy Advance, and Tommy jumps into a motion capture suit at House of Moves! 05 Todd McFarlane, Dead to Rights, Dragon's Lair 3D! Episode 517th April 2001 In this episode of Electric Playground, we set our sights on Dead to Rights and other new shooting games from Namco, speak with legendary animators Don Bluth and Gary Goldman about Dragon's Lair 3D, sit in a tree with the developers of Interplay's Run Like Hell, and toy with Spawn creator Todd McFarlane and some of his latest collectibles! 06 Freedom Force, Gran Turismo 3, Naughty Dog! Episode 626th April 2001 In this episode of Electric Playground, we get heroic with Ken Levine and Freedom Force, head to Crash Bandicoot developer Naughty Dog to speak with founders Jason Rubin and Andy Gavin, speak with the people behind the new ESRB ratings system, and race to the Sonoma Raceway to check out Gran Turismo 3! 07 Oddworld, Alone in the Dark! Episode 71st May 2001 In this episode of Electric Playground, we sit down with Lorne Lanning to talk about the latest Oddworld game Munch's Oddysee, which is coming to Microsoft's new console the Xbox! We also get scary with Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, and jam out with the developers of the music game Modern Groove! 08 GDC 2001 Extravaganza! Episode 810th May 2001 In this episode of Electric Playground, we head down to the 2001 Game Developers Conference to talk with the biggest developers and look at the latest game making technology! We also speak with game show host Louie Anderson about the videos games he's playing, and review Hideo Kojima's latest project Zone of the Enders! 09 What is Halo? Episode 916th May 2001 In this episode of Electric Playground, we head to developer Bungie for a look at their new game Halo for Microsoft's first console the Xbox! We also get puzzled with the developers of Myst 3, speak with comedian Andrew Dice Clay about the games he's playing, sit down with Lorne Lanning for a look at Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee, and hear from Konami about their newest franchise Zone of the Enders! 10 Stan Lee, UFC, and Stewart Copeland! Episode 1023rd May 2001 In this episode of Electric Playground, we speak with the one and only Stan Lee and Marvel president Bill Jemas about the creation of Spider-Man! We also call the Police to speak with Stewart Copeland about his work composing Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare! Victor hears from UFC fighters Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell about the new game UFC: Tapout, Julie Stoffer heads to Infinite Group for a look at their legendary new game New Legends, and we speak with the makers of the new action adventure game Floigan Bros. 11 Game Boy Advance! Tobey Maguire Is Spider-Man! Episode 1131st May 2001 In this episode of Electric Playground, we have an early look at Nintendo's latest handheld device the Game Boy Advance! We also have more from Stan Lee about the creation of Spider-Man, talk to Tobey Maguire and Willem Dafoe about the new Spider-Man movie, jump over to Konami with Frogger: The Great Quest, and speak with the developers behind Monolith Productions' LithTech Engine. 12 What's in the Xbox? Episode 127th June 2001 In this episode of Electric Playground, we have a preview of the cutting edge DVD technology used in Microsoft's new console the Xbox! We also have a look at the history of Electronic Arts with founder Trip Hawkins and on of the first EA employees Bing Gordon, speak with actor Brad Dourif about his role in the new game Myst III: Exile, hit the gas with Mario Kart: Super Circuit for the Game Boy Advance, and chat with Alex Garden from Relic Entertainment about Sigma: The Adventures of Rex Chance, an RTS that was eventually renamed Impossible Creatures. 13 Electronic Entertainment Expo 2001 Spectacular! Episode 1313th June 2001 In this episode of Electric Playground we head to E3 2001 and hear from Peter Molyneux about Fable, Shigeru Miyamoto about Pikmin, and Rockstar's Dan Houser about GTA 3! We also force our way into LucasArts to speak with the makers of Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, cook up a look at The Scorpion King with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, and go to Eidos for an early look at the first Tomb Raider movie with Angelina Jolie!