Independent Incidentals - Ep. 10: Club Penguin and Childhood MMORPGs

February 07, 2025 01:02:32
Independent Incidentals - Ep. 10: Club Penguin and Childhood MMORPGs
Independent Incidentals
Independent Incidentals - Ep. 10: Club Penguin and Childhood MMORPGs

Feb 07 2025 | 01:02:32

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Show Notes

A game who’s prototype was developed 1999 blows up in popularity in the late 2000’s. Such a new market that was eventually turned into a global phenomenon, thanks to a multi-billion dollar corporation. With Karissa, we explore this space that shaped tens of millions of children’s childhoods, and understand why this game about penguins and igloos came to be in the first place.

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