Episodes
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Season 1 of the podcast is complete. Season 2 is coming soon!
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At the age of 11, Joe was one of the youngest finalists in the first Blockbuster Video World Game Championship in the summer of 1994. He meticulous kept memorabilia and documentation from that tournament and wrote a blog about his experience back in 2007. He still plays video games today, and is active in the trading card game scene. You can read his Blockbuster Championship blog here... http://crazdgamer.com/2007/01/1994-blockbuster-video-world-game-championship-the-intro/
The Pioneers of eSports Podcast is a project to document the stories, people, games, and events of the golden age of video game competitions. The podcast is hosted by Dorion Whitlock, a finalist in the 1994 Nintendo World Championships (aka Powerfest 94) and Chris Bidwell, a finalist in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships.
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Vince and Patrick's rivalry began during the qualifying round of the 2015 Nintendo World Championships, where both players submitted scores ranked in the top 5 nationally, but only one slot was available from their regional tournament, with Packie slightly edging out Vince for a ticket to the NWC finals in Los Angeles where he finished 5th.
Since the summer of 2015, their rivalry has grown and morphed into friendship as the two have battled it out in more recent years at the Classic Tetris World Championships and the Dr. Mario National Championships.
The Pioneers of eSports Podcast is a project to document the stories, people, games, and events of the golden age of video game competitions. The podcast is hosted by Dorion Whitlock, a finalist in the 1994 Nintendo World Championships (aka Powerfest 94) and Chris Bidwell, a finalist in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships.
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Dan is a professional level Splatoon player from Toronto, Ontario who represented Canada as an invitee in the 2017 Nintendo World Championships. Aside from finishing 4th in the 2017 NWC, Dan's video game journey has taken him from the arcades of Chile to tournament organizing for Nintendo. Follow his twitch channel at https://www.twitch.tv/pastecat
The Pioneers of eSports Podcast is a project to document the stories, people, games, and events of the golden age of video game competitions. The podcast is hosted by Dorion Whitlock, a finalist in the 1994 Nintendo World Championships (aka Powerfest 94) and Chris Bidwell, a finalist in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships.
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Dave was one of only three players to reach the finals of both the 1990 Nintendo World Championships and the 1994 Nintendo World Championships. He was a member of the winning Tornados team in the 1994 NWC as well as one of the "Jersey Boys" who traveled around the United States in the summer of 1994 attending several local 1994 NWC/Powerfest events.
After years of not playing video games, Dave picked up an NES controller again in 2018 after watching Classic Tetris World Championships videos on YouTube and now regularly streams at https://www.twitch.tv/real_diculous and is a regular on the Classic Tetris Monthly circuit.
The Pioneers of eSports Podcast is a project to document the stories, people, games, and events of the golden age of video game competitions. The podcast is hosted by Dorion Whitlock, a finalist in the 1994 Nintendo World Championships (aka Powerfest 94) and Chris Bidwell, a finalist in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships.
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Rich Ambler was the runner up in the 12-17 division of the 1990 Nintendo World Championships, finishing just behind the champion Thor Aackerlund. His path to Hollywood took him through seven of the thirty stops of the 1990 Powerfest tour, from the second stop in Cleveland, Ohio where the top scores failed to crack one million points, to the final stop in Ft. Lauderdale where many of the top players gathered to put in their last official practice before the upcoming finals in California. Rich witnessed the evolution of the strategy of the NWC cartridge first hand and came within 100,000 points of taking the title.
The Pioneers of eSports Podcast is a project to document the stories, people, games, and events of the golden age of video game competitions. The podcast is hosted by Dorion Whitlock, a finalist in the 1994 Nintendo World Championships (aka Powerfest 94) and Chris Bidwell, a finalist in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships.
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Nintendo World Championships 2015 finalist Chris Bidwell (BSG4000) presents an abridged history of national video game tournaments of the 1980's and 90's and shares his experiences at the 2015 NWC.
The national video game tournaments covered in this video:
National Space Invaders Championship / 11.10.80 / New York, NY
Nintendo World Championships 1990 / 12.7.90 - 12.9.90 / Los Angeles, CA
Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991 / 1.3.92 - 1.5.92 / Orlando, FL
1994 Blockbuster Video Game World Championship / 8.19.94 - 8.21.94 / Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Sega Rock the Rock / 10.9.94 / San Francisco, CA
Powerfest '94 (aka Nintendo World Championships II) / 11.18.94 - 11.20.94 / San Diego, CA
Wii Games Summer 2010 / 9.3.10 - 9.5.10 / Los Angeles, CA
Nintendo World Championships 2015 / 6.14.15 / Los Angeles, CA
Nintendo World Championships 2017 / 10.7.17 / New York, NYPresentation recorded at GDEX conference in Columbus, OH 9.30.18 Clip credits to the following youtube accounts
Grooveraider
Nintendo Prime
TheUpliftingGuy
Angry Gamer
sqrammiCORRECTIONS:
18:34 The MTV personality on the Rock the Rock broadcast was Daisy Fuentes not Gabrielle Reece
21:48 Rebecca Heineman is originally from the Los Angeles area, not San Francisco
25:13 The teen division of the Wii Summer Games 2010 competition was not the dominant division according to Zach, he received help in New Super Mario Bros. from some of the Adult division competitors.The Pioneers of eSports Podcast is a project to document the stories, people, games, and events of the golden age of video game competitions. The podcast is hosted by Dorion Whitlock, a finalist in the 1994 Nintendo World Championships (aka Powerfest 94) and Chris Bidwell, a finalist in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships.
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John is a genuine legendary Nintendo player by virtue of winning the 2015 Nintendo World Championships. He then followed up that feat by finishing as the runner up at the 2017 Nintendo World Championships and the 2019 North American Smash Bros. Open.
John is a uniquely talented video game player who is truly skilled in many different genres of both modern and classic video games. In this episode he recalls his history with video game competitions and explains where his skill set came from.
The Pioneers of eSports Podcast is a project to document the stories, people, games, and events of the golden age of video game competitions. The podcast is hosted by Dorion Whitlock, a finalist in the 1994 Nintendo World Championships (aka Powerfest 94) and Chris Bidwell, a finalist in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships.
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Robert Whiteman was the "lost" 1990 Nintendo World Champion, but over the past two and a half decades, he had been hiding in plain site until his rival Mike Iarossi found him in 2018.
In this episode, Bob talks about his unlikely journey to the championship, the bond he and his father shared on that journey, and his love of Minecraft.
The Pioneers of eSports Podcast is a project to document the stories, people, games, and events of the golden age of video game competitions. The podcast is hosted by Dorion Whitlock, a finalist in the 1994 Nintendo World Championships (aka Powerfest 94) and Chris Bidwell, a finalist in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships.
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Mike Iarossi was the winner of the 1994 Nintendo World Championships (aka Powerfest '94). He was also one of only three players to qualify for the finals in both the 1990 NWC and the 1994 NWC. In more recent years, Mike was an early successful streamer from the days of Justin.tv. You can catch his stream at https://www.twitch.tv/qik1.
The Pioneers of eSports Podcast is a project to document the stories, people, games, and events of the golden age of video game competitions. The podcast is hosted by Dorion Whitlock, a finalist in the 1994 Nintendo World Championships (aka Powerfest 94) and Chris Bidwell, a finalist in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships.
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Steven Lucas won the 1991 Nintendo Campus Challenge, the follow-up to the legendary 1990 Nintendo World Championships. Unlike NWC 90, finalists in the NCC 91 were not given a competition cartridge and this is likely the biggest reason this tournament is not very well remembered today.
The Pioneers of eSports Podcast is a project to document the stories, people, games, and events of the golden age of video game competitions. The podcast is hosted by Dorion Whitlock, a finalist in the 1994 Nintendo World Championships (aka Powerfest 94) and Chris Bidwell, a finalist in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships.
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Zach Hendrix was one half of the winning team of the Wii Games Summer 2010 national championship in the teen division. Though this major Nintendo tournament was relatively recent compared to events like the 1990 Nintendo World Championships, there is little recorded history of this event.
Zach has a gofundme for a planned documentary on the Wii Summer Games 2010. https://www.gofundme.com/WiiGames2010
The Pioneers of eSports Podcast is a project to document the stories, people, games, and events of the golden age of video game competitions. The podcast is hosted by Dorion Whitlock, a finalist in the 1994 Nintendo World Championships (aka Powerfest 94) and Chris Bidwell, a finalist in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships.
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Robin finished in third place in the 1990 Nintendo World Championships 12-17 age division, the division that featured the strongest players of the tournament. A year later, he claimed first place in the Capcom Disney Playtour, a national tour/championship featuring Capcom's Disney NES titles Duck Tales, Talespin and others.
Robin is best known, for his role in the documentary film The Ecstasy of Order, and his work in helping establish the annual Classic Tetris World Championships in his hometown of Portland, Oregon.
The Pioneers of eSports Podcast is a project to document the stories, people, games, and events of the golden age of video game competitions. The podcast is hosted by Dorion Whitlock, a finalist in the 1994 Nintendo World Championships (aka Powerfest 94) and Chris Bidwell, a finalist in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships.
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Rebecca was the first national video game champion by virtue of winning Atari's Space Invaders championship in 1980. She managed to parlay her win into a prolific career in video game programming, best known for her work on Bard's Tale III on several 1980's computer platforms. She also managed to find time to dive into side quests within the worlds of hacking and LGBTQ activism (Rebecca was born Bill Heineman and transitioned in the early 2000's.)
The Pioneers of eSports Podcast is a project to document the stories, people, games, and events of the golden age of video game competitions. The podcast is hosted by Dorion Whitlock, a finalist in the 1994 Nintendo World Championships (aka Powerfest 94) and Chris Bidwell, a finalist in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships.
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Chris Tang is most famous for his work as an announcer for the Classic Tetris World Championships. However, Chris was a pioneer in the world of competitive video gaming by virtue of winning the Hawaii Nintendo Championship in 1989 and the Sega "Rock the Rock" World Championship in 1994. Chris was also a finalist in the legendary 1990 Nintendo World Championships which paved Chris's path to a career in the video game industry.
The Pioneers of eSports Podcast is a project to document the stories, people, games, and events of the golden age of video game competitions. The podcast is hosted by Dorion Whitlock, a finalist in the 1994 Nintendo World Championships (aka Powerfest 94) and Chris Bidwell, a finalist in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships.
