In the opening episode of our six-part series on The Witcher, we talk to Marcin Iwiński about life in socialist Poland, the business of games distribution and the founding of CD Projekt.

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Silent Collision: https://www.audionetwork.com/browse/m/track/silent-collision_84176
Low Flying 2: https://www.audionetwork.com/browse/m/track/low-flying-2_89454
Synchronicity: https://www.audionetwork.com/browse/m/track/synchronicity_140183
Of Gods And Men 2: https://www.audionetwork.com/browse/m/track/of-gods-and-men-2_143925
Ascendance: https://www.audionetwork.com/browse/m/track/ascendance_145770
Need Some Space 3: https://www.audionetwork.com/browse/m/track/need-some-space-3_149312

00:00 Intro
01:54 Behind the Iron Curtain
06:14 Early Gaming Community
08:53 Swapping
11:17 CD-ROM
13:52 Localisation
19:20 Entering Development
21:38 A License for the Ages
24:15 Bioware Seal of Approval
27:00 Outro
27:38 Credits