EPISODE GUIDE
King Kong
Episode #5011
We look back at the cinematic fascination with this monster ape and talk with director Peter...
Xbox 360
Episode #5009
What goes into creating a next generation console? We'll go behind the scenes and talk with the...
George A. Romero
Episode #5008
George A. Romero was a pivotal figure in the development horror films with his first feature,...
Ralph Baer
Episode #5006
Called the father of the home videogames, Baer created the "Brown Box" that later became the...
5004
Episode #5004
We follow developer Tim Schafer, famous for Day of the Tentacle and Full Throttle, as he finishes...
Frank Miller
Episode #5003
Frank Miller, the artist behind the graphic novels Sin City, Hard Boiled, and The Dark Knight...
Gran Turismo
Episode #5001
Icons looks back at the history of gaming's seminal racing series, Gran Turismo.
Fighting Games
Episode #320
Icons covers the meteoric rise and gentle fall of the fighting game genre.
Bungie
Episode #318
Icons takes a look at the history of Bungie, makers of a game you are probably playing right now...
Half-Life
Episode #317
Icons takes a look back at the history of the Half-Life series and a look ahead at Half-Life 2.
Metal Gear Solid
Episode #316
Icons takes a look at the history of Metal Gear Solid, with interviews from MGS creator Hideo...
Mark Cuban
Episode #315
Icons catches up with The Benefactor to find out what made him so successful.
Prince of Persia
Episode #314
When Jordan Mechner began work on the original Prince of Persia after graduating college, little...
Mortal Kombat
Episode #313
When Mortal Kombat hit arcades in the early 90's as Midway's answer to Capcom's arcade phenom...
SNK
Episode #312
We track the history of SNK, from its humble beginnings in Osaka, Japan, to its current rebirth...
Dead or Alive
Episode #311
Tomonobu Itagaki, creator of the Dead or Alive series, gives Icons an exclusive first look tour...
The DOOM Franchise
Episode #310
When the original DOOM arrived on computers over a decade ago, it radically changed the way we...
Nobuo Uematsu
Episode #309
Learn how Nobuo Uematsu went from playing keyboard in a band to joining Square in 1985. Join us...
Donkey Kong
Episode #308
It started with a flop. But a young visionary turned failure into success, and created a...
Game Boy
Episode #307
We explore the 15 year history of the most successful handheld gaming platform of all time,...