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The Hidden Origins of DICE: From Amiga Demos to Rally Masters and Battlefield

Before they created the Frostbite engine and revolutionized the FPS genre with Battlefield, DICE ( Digital Illusions ) were the kings of the dirt. In this video, we go deep into the history of the Swedish powerhouse, starting from their roots in the Amiga Demo Scene with "The Silents" to the technical marvel that was Michelin Rally Masters: Race of Champions . We explore how their obsession with physics and hardware-pushing graphics led to the legendary RallySport Challenge series on the original Xbox , and why Michelin Rally Masters remains a cult classic for racing fans today. In this video: • The Amiga Origins: Pinball Dreams and The Silents. • Michelin Rally Masters: Deep Dive into the 2000 Classic. • The jump to Xbox: RallySport Challenge 1 & 2. • Why DICE stopped making racing games to focus on Battlefield. If you enjoyed gaming documentaries like Noclip or GVMERS , you’ll love this look at the "Speed of Sound" era of Digital Illusions. ● Subscribe: ...

It's a Pixel THING Complete Season Two




This is the entire Second Season of It's a Pixel THING, over 6 hours of content compiled into one single video for your viewing convenience and pleasure!


There's other alternative ways for watching the episodes, like using the series playlists below or go directly to the "videos" tab on my channel. That way you'll also get English subtitles!


The "Pickups" videos and other "special" episodes are not included in this compilation, such as my 1-hour long E3 20-Year Retrospective that you can watch by clicking in the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GWeQDqqPEc


Enjoy!


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It's a Pixel THING Season Two Episodes PlayList (newest to oldest): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLArECn6rOyzebyOa5JspMr3A8ysEWCmgV


• 0:25 - Stormfinch [2015, ZX Spectrum] Review

• 5:49 - Kung Fury: Street Rage [2015, Windows / iOS / Android] Review

• 10:47 - The Game Over Controversy [1987, ZX Spectrum / MSX / CPC / C64 / DOS]

• 16:45 - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade [1992, Mega Drive / Genesis] Review

• 22:50 - A few Favorite Games on a few Different Systems

• 32:43 - Antiriad, the very first metroidvania [1986, C64 / CPC / ZX Spectrum]

• 42:05 - The ZX Spectrum: Why it was so Popular & My Top 26 Games

• 1:14:35 - RAMBO video games Retrospective [1985-2014]

• 1:29:20 - Celebrating 16 Years of the Dreamcast: My Top 10 games

• 1:44:13 - Celebrating 20 Years of the PlayStation: My Top 10 games

• 1:58:46 - 25 Years of The Secret of Monkey Island

• 2:10:08 - Alley Cat [1984, MS-DOS]

• 2:15:54 - Paradise Café, the complete Story [1985, ZX Spectrum]

• 2:23:41 - Celebrating 10 Years of the Xbox 360: My Top 10 games

• 2:38:50 - Celebrating 15 Years of the PlayStation 2: My Top 10 games

• 2:53:32 - Celebrating 25 Years of the Mega Drive (EU): My Top 10 games

• 3:06:54 - How to Sell a Game in the 80s (and Early 90s - EU)

• 3:14:56 - DiRT Rally [2015, PC] Review

• 3:31:06 - The Origins of Cover Media

• 3:36:14 - 2015 Re-Cap: Best Videos, Feedback & Shout-outs

• 3:49:25 - TOP 5 Games Played in 2015 for the First Time

• 3:55:52 - A Tribute to Arcade Classics - My TOP 26 Games

• 4:27:37 - Imagine Software, the place where Dreams come True

• 4:36:22 - 25 Years of Lemmings

• 4:43:17 - Psygnosis, the Legacy

• 4:58:28 - Microsoft SideWinder Dual Strike Review

• 5:06:28 - Psygnosis, the PlayStation Years

• 5:17:39 - Farewell, Evolution Studios

• 5:29:39 - My Top 10 Classic Pinball Video Games

• 5:43:03 - The DemoScene and Thalion Software

• 5:50:11 - My ZX Spectrum Memories

• 5:57:05 - Video Games' Prices Through the Years

• 6:03:32 - 25 Years of Turrican II, The Final Fight


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