Video Game Newsroom Time Machine – Podcast

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March 1984
18 mei· Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
Pizza Time goes bust,

Amiga announces a computer &

Nintendo launches the VS

These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM!

This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in March 1984.

As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

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7 Minutes in Heaven: Dolphin's Rune/Dolphin's Pearl

Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/104389483

https://www.mobygames.com/game/21190/the-dolphins-pearl/

Game Manual: https://archive.org/details/c64man_dolphins-rune

Ecco the Dolphin 7 Minutes in Heaven: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-80192007

Corrections:

February 1984 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/february-1984-102404099

Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-la-pinball-or/145438040/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-san-francisco/145438150/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitance_Electronic_Disc

https://www.mobygames.com/game/38079/cosmic-chasm/

https://www.mobygames.com/game/82890/cube-quest/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomy_Tutor

https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/a/15340

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_80186#In_personal_computers

1974:

Atari introduces Gran Track 10

https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_37/page/58/mode/1up?view=theater

https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_38/page/54/mode/1up?view=theater

https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_36/page/52/mode/2up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYcNvAAeu6k

https://www.facebook.com/100057102354061/videos/1111919918819701/

Wurlitzer ends manufacturing

https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_37/page/59/mode/1up?view=theater

https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_35/page/44/mode/1up?view=theater

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wurlitzer

1984:

Laserdisc games galore!

https://archive.org/details/198403VideoGamesExpress/mode/1up

Play Meter 15th, 1984, pg. 56

Replay March 1984, pg. 10

https://www.dragons-lair-project.com/games/

Centuri turns it around

No Headline In Original, PR Newswire, March 14, 1984, Wednesday, Dateline: HIALEAH, Fla., March 14

The battle begins with Sente vs. VS!

Replay March 1984, pg. 10

https://sergiostuff.com/category/nintendo-vs-dualsystem/

https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/punch-out

Exidy goes interchangeable

Replay March 1984, pg. 10

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exidy#First_Star_Software_games

https://www.classicarcademuseum.org/exidy-max-a-flex-system

https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/boulder-dash--data

Bills pile up at Pizza Time

Company Deferring Some Debts, The Associated Press, March 9, 1984, Friday, PM cycle, Section: Business News, Byline: By LORETTA NOFFSINGER, Associated Press Writer

Bankruptcy Threat Issued, The Associated Press, March 16, 1984, Friday, AM cycle

Pizza Time Theater enters Chapter 11

Curtains for the Pizza Time Theatre, Financial Times (London,England), March 30, 1984, Friday, Section: SECTION I; Pg. 18, Byline: By Louise Kehoe in San Francisco

Joneva Barry - Chuck E. Cheese, Kadabrascope - https://www.patreon.com/posts/joneva-barry-e-101938460

Roger Hector - Atari, Disney, Sega, Namco, Sente - https://www.patreon.com/posts/72058794

Owen Rowley - Chuck E Cheese, Autodesk - https://www.patreon.com/posts/owen-rowley-88533133

Bally buys Sente

BALLY-MANUFACTURING; Acquires Sente Technologies Division of Pizza Time Theatre Inc., Business Wire, March 29, 1984, Thursday

Chip shortage looms

Play Meter March 1st, 1984, pg. 16

Jay Balakrishnan - HESWare, Radical, Dynamics, Solid State Software - https://www.patreon.com/posts/jay-balakrishnan-103071267

Goldman Sachs quantifies the Crash

https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-12/page/182/mode/1up?view=theater

Battle for Warner is over...

Warner buys back Murdoch's stake with aid from Chris-Craft, Financial Times (London,England), March 19, 1984, Monday, Section: SECTION I; Pg. 16, Byline: BY WILLIAM HALL IN NEW YORK

https://archive.org/details/masterofgamestev00bruc

Atari cuts another 200

Atari cuts jobs in restructuring, Financial Times (London,England), March 21, 1984, Wednesday, Section: SECTION II; International Companies; Pg. 19, Byline: BY LOUISE KEHOE IN SAN FRANCISCO

A Year After Layoffs, Atari Foresees Better Times in '84, The Associated Press, March 11, 1984, Sunday, BC cycle

Coleco losses dwarf expectations

COLECO LOSES $35 MILLION IN QUARTER, The New York Times, March 8, 1984, Thursday, Late City Final Edition, C, Section: Section D; Page 1, Column 3; Financial Desk, Byline: By DAVID E. SANGER

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/08/business/coleco-loses-35-million-in-quarter.html

Coleco announces massive layoffs

No Headline In Original, The Associated Press, March 28, 1984, Wednesday, AM cycle, Section: Business News, Byline: By S.W. BELL, AP Business Writer, Dateline: AMSTERDAM, N.Y.

Massive losses can't bring Mattel's spirits down

Mattel, Despite $171 Million Loss, Optimistic About Future, The Associated Press, March 15, 1984, Thursday, AM cycle, Byline: By ROGER GILLOTT, AP Business Writer

Mattel reaches new financing agreement with creditor banks, Financial Times (London,England), March 15, 1984, Thursday, Section: SECTION II; International Companies; Pg. 27, Byline: BY PAUL TAYLOR IN NEW YORK

Intellivision reborn!

https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-12/page/179/mode/1up?view=theater

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revco

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivision#INTV_Corporation_(1984%E2%80%931990)

2600 goes to Turkey

ATARI; Signs agreement with Turkish firm to manufacture and distribute video game products in Turkey, Business Wire, March 20, 1984, Tuesday https://www.reddit.com/r/TheCinemassacre/comments/1afkuz2/the_first_atari_2600_commercial_in_turkey_80s/

http://www.atariboxed.com/index.php?go=output&sort=T1.Modul_Complete_Title,%20T1.Modul_Complete_Model,%20T1.Modul_Complete_TV,%20T1.Modul_Complete_Label&dir=DESC&rows_per_page=50&select_system=1&select_company=49

Odyssey RIP

Pioneer Home Video Game Is Dropped, The Associated Press, March 20, 1984, Tuesday, AM cycle, Byline: By TOM EBLEN, Associated Press Writer First Home Video-Game Maker Calling It Quits, The Associated Press, March 21, 1984, Wednesday, PM cycle, Byline: By TOM EBLEN, Associated Press Writer

Nintendo may show off console at summer CES

https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-12/page/182/mode/1up?view=theater

Goodbye Video Game Update including Computer Entertainer...

https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-12/mode/1up?view=theater

https://archive.org/details/electronic-fun-with-computers-and-games-volume-2-number-5-march-1984/page/4/mode/1up?view=theater

https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_02_Number_12_1984-03_Reese_Communications_US/page/n5/mode/2up

Julian 'Jaz' Rignall - Computer and Video Games, ZZAP!64, Mean Machines, Future Publishing, Virgin, IGN - https://www.patreon.com/posts/julian-jaz-and-97565043

Jerry Wolosenko - Synapse - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42014024

Amiga announces 68000 based home computer

Infoworld March 26, 1984, pg. 13

Infoworld March 19, 1984 pg. 20

https://www.landley.net/history/mirror/atari/museum/mickey.html

https://theretrohour.com/amstrad-cpc-40th-anniversary-with-roland-perry-pt-1-the-retro-hour-ep425/

Mac distribution widens

Infoworld March 26, 1984, pg. 11

Infoworld March 26, 1984, pg. 16

Apple IIx rumors begin

https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-12/page/184/mode/1up?view=theater

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_IIGS

https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1984-03/page/n43/mode/2up

Intel licenses chip designs to Sanyo

BOTH 8- AND 16-BIT MODELS; Tokyo Sanyo will make Intel-compatible MPUs, The Japan Economic Journal, March 13, 1984, Section: ELECTRICALS & ELECTRONICS; Pg. 9

Commodore and IBM become Intel licensees

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/10/business/ibm-is-licensed-to-makeintel-chip.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-15/mode/1up?view=theater

Don Greenbaum - Commodore - https://www.patreon.com/posts/don-greenbaum-67077078

Commodore goes brit

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-29/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHJ6vVxJLlQ

IBM slashes PC prices in Europe

Infoworld March 26, 1984, pg. 11

Creative Computing reviews the TS 2068

https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1984-03/page/n93/mode/2up

Timex calls it quits

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-01/mode/1up?view=theater

InfoWorld March 19, 1984 pg. 16

Sinclair admits QL is a mess

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-08/mode/1up?view=theater

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-15/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-29/page/n31/mode/1up?view=theater

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-22/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater

QL peripheral makers multiply

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-29/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater

Developers abandon QL for CPC

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-15/mode/1up?view=theater

Sir Clive's portable TV impresses

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-29/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV80

Sinclair EV to be made by Hoover

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-08/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater

Imagine begins Bandersnatch and Psyclapse ad blitz

https://archive.org/details/computer-and-videogames-029/page/n153/mode/2up

Imagine bungles deal

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-08/mode/1up?view=theater

http://redparsley.blogspot.com/2016/08/input-magazine-retrospective.html

https://archive.org/details/Input_Vol_1_No_01_1997_Marshall_Cavendish_GB

Imagine announces price cut

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-08/page/n2/mode/1up?view=theater

https://archive.org/details/Big_K_Issue_03_1984_Jun/page/n15/mode/2up

Bug Byte won't give up on Miner Willie

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-22/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/mattie-goes-mining/

Novotrade details

First All-Hungarian Stock Corporation Ventures Into Video Gaming, The Associated Press, March 3, 1984, Saturday, BC cycle, Byline: By ROLAND PRINZ, Associated Press Writer

https://www.stayforever.de/2024/04/ddr-computer-sft-14/

https://www.ddr-museum.de/de/blog/2020/genex-geschenkdienst

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genex

https://archive.org/details/genexhauptkatalog1986

Hudsonsoft goes Speccy

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-29/mode/1up?view=theater

https://www.mobygames.com/game/company:1360/platform:zx-spectrum/sort:-date/page:1/

https://www.mobygames.com/game/19608/cannon-ball/

Geoff Crammond takes to the skies

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-29/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVNAippFbAs

https://www.mobygames.com/person/6244/geoffrey-j-crammond/

Mythos puts Karsten Köper on the map

https://archive.org/details/atari-club-magazin-1984-3/page/6/mode/2up

https://archive.org/details/atari-club-magazin-1984-3/page/10/mode/2up

http://thethalionsource.w4f.eu/Artikel/Mythos.htm

XOR brings Football Manager to the gridiron

Infoworld March 12, 1984, pg. 22

https://www.mobygames.com/company/1848/xor-corporation/

Palace software to leverage movie licenses

https://archive.org/details/home-computing-weekly-052

Enter the 'bookware'

https://archive.org/details/Acorn_User_Number_020_1984-03_Adn-Wesley_GB/page/n7/mode/2up

https://worldofspectrum.net/publisher/11213/

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-08/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater

Addison-Wesley launches line of games for girls

Infoworld March 26, 1984, pg. 20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsgYqUjtPj8

https://www.mobygames.com/company/23943/rhiannon-software/

https://www.wearelivinginthefuture.com/p/space-girls-gaming-obsolescence

https://archive.org/details/wozaday_Lauren_of_the_25th_Century

Angelsoft founded

https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-12/page/190/mode/1up?view=theater

https://www.mobygames.com/company/1107/angelsoft-inc/

Synergistic abandons publishing

https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_02_Number_12_1984-03_Reese_Communications_US/page/n13/mode/2up

Lotus goes for integration

https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1984-03/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Symphony_(MS-DOS)

http://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-commodore-plus4-3-plus-1-and.html

https://archive.org/details/Ahoy_Issue_03_1984-03_Ion_International_US/page/n9/mode/2up

Egghead Softwear is slashing prices

https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1984-03/page/n205/mode/2up

Comptiq brings US games to Japan

Comptique will market U.S.-made game packages, The Japan Economic Journal, March 13, 1984, Section: SPECIAL U.S. SECTION; Pg. 13

https://www.mobygames.com/company/6942/comptiq/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptiq

MSX looks to be a dud

https://archive.org/details/home-computing-weekly-052/page/n31/mode/2up

Sega to export 70,000 SC300's

Personal computers, The Japan Economic Journal, March 6, 1984, Section: NEWS PACKAGE; Pg. 18

MAX RIP

Commodore withdraws from toy business, The Japan Economic Journal, March 13, 1984, Section: SERVICE/LEISURE/FOOD; Pg. 18

Robotron ships with dual controller holder

https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-12/page/184/mode/1up?view=theater

https://forums.atariage.com/topic/166814-robotron-dual-controller-holder/

Violence in Gaming debate comes to the C64

https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Volume_2_Number_06_1984-03_Pumpkin_Press_US/page/n77/mode/2up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqPymlvBrSA

Alladin's Castle finally beats Mesquite

Play Meter 15th, 1984, pg. 13

Computer hacking laws proposed

https://archive.org/details/home-computing-weekly-053/page/n15/mode/2up

Piracy has Apple in a tizzy

No Headline In Original, United Press International, March 10, 1984, Saturday, PM cycle

Japanese Industry backs MITI

KEIDANREN SUPPORTS MITI'S SOFTWARE PROTECTION BILL, Copyright 1984 Jiji Press Ltd.Jiji Press Ticker Service, MARCH 13, 1984, TUESDAY

https://www.keidanren.or.jp/en/profile/pro001.html

Video Nasties Bill gets games amendment

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-22/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Recordings_Act_1984

UK Libraries clash with software publishers

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-29/mode/1up?view=theater

Are computer graphics art?

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/27/science/colorful-graphics-aren-t-for-everybody.html

https://blisscast.wordpress.com/2023/10/17/mindset-computer-vyper-game/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindset_(computer)

Smart devices invade homes

A Year After Layoffs, Atari Foresees Better Times in '84, The Associated Press, March 11, 1984, Sunday, BC cycle

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/08/garden/the-digital-revolution-breeds-smart-new-appliances.html

Seiko introduces the smartwatch

https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1984-03/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater

https://www.namokimods.com/en-eu/blogs/namokitimes/seiko-originals-the-uc-2000-a-smartwatch-from-1984

RIP Mike Kogan

Replay March 1984, pg. 10

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kogan

Recommended Links:

The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/

Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/

They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/

Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/

The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/

Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/

Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/

Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/

Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/

Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/

Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.

Copyright Karl Kuras

chuck e cheese

atari

commodore

commodore 64

ecco

dolphin's pearl

dolphin's rune

nintendo

nes

famicom

vs

amiga

appleii

palace

retro

video games

alladins castle

robotron

commodore max

addison-wesley

rhiannon software

bookware

thalion

geoff crammond

novotrade

hudsonsoft

spectrum

ql

amstrad

imagine

sinclair

timex

intel

pc clones

odyssey

magnavox

coleco

intellivision

exidy

laserdisc

dragon's lair
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Michael Hengst Part 2: Trickwerk, Jowood, Retro Gamer, Flying Fishkopp
13 mei· Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
The history of 80s and 90s game magazines is filled with big names like Computer Gaming World, Weekly Famitsu, Computer and Video Games, Micromania, and, a name that makes German speaking gamers of a particular vintage extremely nostalgic, Power Play.

In this second part of our interview, Michael tells us how he left Power Play to join a major German games publisher, founded a hint guide and magazine publisher of his own making guides of Eidos' Tomb Raider series and Nintendo's Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask, before becoming a freelance producer for games around the world. We also discuss the ever changing games landscape, evolving business models and his return to writing about games for the German edition of Retro Gamer magazine and games news website Gamers Global.

Recorded: January-February 2024

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https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomico

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Arts

Das Trickwerk company website - https://web.archive.org/web/20020523194549/http://www.dastrickwerk.de/

Games and More magazine - http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=R2FtZXMgYW5kIE1vcmU=

Majora's Mask Strategy Guide, German - https://archive.org/details/spieleberater_zeldaMM/page/n2/mode/1up?view=theater

News about Das Trickwerk insolvency - https://kress.de/news/beitrag/64369-grundsolide-sollte-so-eine-auflagenmeldung-sein-und-nicht-wacklig-und-windschief-weshalb-diese-farbige-metapher-nun-es-geht-um-das-segment-der-bauzeitschriften-wolfgang-kriwan-gesch-ftsf-hrer-des-fellbacher-fachschriften-verlags-u-a-quot-bauen-quot-quot-bauen-amp-renovieren-quot-quot-junge-h-user-quot-legte-beim-studium-der-aktuellen-ivw-auflagen-quartalsmeldungen-die-stirn-in-falten-w-hrend-die-fachschriften-zeitschrift-quot-althaus-moderni.html

https://www.mobygames.com/company/1546/jowood-entertainment-ag/

https://www.mobygames.com/person/90376/michael-hengst/

https://www.mobygames.com/company/14422/gameforge-productions-gmbh/

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-and-epic-games-fortnite/

https://www.retro-gamer.de/

https://www.gamersglobal.de/

https://www.gamersglobal.de/meinung/der-fixer#comment-2999823

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February 1994
4 mei· Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
The world goes ga-ga over game violence;
Sega reports horrible losses &
Doom redefines PC gaming!

These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM

This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in February 1994.
As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here:
https://www.theycreateworlds.com/
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7 Minutes in Heaven: Batman The Animated Series
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/103482653
https://www.mobygames.com/game/5525/batman-the-animated-series/

Corrections:
January 1994 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/january-1994-100523595
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://ko-fi.com/post/PC-FX-Sales-W7W1SYM97
https://archive.org/details/AtariCorporationAnnualReport1994

1994:
Atari launches showcase 33
https://archive.org/details/cashbox57unse_18/page/33/mode/1up

Taito goes 3D
Sanyo Links With Taito On 3-D Video Game System, Newsbytes News Network, February 23, 1994

Aussie's launch game regulations
CRACKDOWN ON VIDEO GAMES, COURIER-MAIL, February 15, 1994 Tuesday

British politicians target sex and violence in games and anime
British politicians try to curb Japanese 'manga', Japan Economic Newswire, FEBRUARY 17, 1994, THURSDAY

Knesset bill calls for game censorship
KNESSET BRIEFS, The Jerusalem Post, February 17, 1994, Thursday, NEWS; Pg. 14

Singapore moves to ban games
Ban on video games with too much violence and sex, Agence France Presse -- English, February 19, 1994 08:02 Eastern Time

Video game violence scare reaches China
JOJO MOYES reports on recent allegations linking brutality and pornography in video games and real life violence., South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), February 20, 1994, Sunday Edition; Pg. 4

Sega takes the lead!
Sega gains in key video-game segment, United Press International, February 14, 1994, Monday, BC cycle

Sega enters electronics market
Sega to break into electronic notebook market, Japan Economic Newswire, FEBRUARY 14, 1994, MONDAY
Sega Moves Into Electronic Toys; Lead Item Is a Learning Aid, Pico, A Hit Among Japanese Preschool Set ADWEEK, February 14, 1994, All Southeast EditionSouthwest EditionWestern Advertising News Edition, Section: CLIENT NEWS
https://segaretro.org/IR_7000_Communicator

Howard Lincoln becomes Chairman of the Board
Howard Lincoln appointed chairman of the board of Nintendo of America, Inc., Business Wire, February 15, 1994, Tuesday
NINTENDO NAMES NEW CHIEF IN COMEBACK BID, Charleston Gazette (West Virginia), February 16, 1994, Wednesday, Section: News; Pg. P2D
Nintendo plots leap over Sega, USA TODAY, February 16, 1994, Wednesday, FINAL EDITION, Section: MONEY; Pg. 1B

Sega drops forecasts
Nikkei closes week on a higher note, Financial Times (London,England), February 19, 1994, Saturday, London; Section: World Stock Markets (Asia Pacific); Pg. 19
Sega blames strong yen for decline; Analysts say competition has eaten into margins, The Independent (London), February 19, 1994, Saturday, Section: BUSINESS & CITY PAGE; Page 19.
Sega sounds losses warning, Evening Standard (London), February 18, 1994, Section: Pg. 33
Soaring Sega grounded by European slump; Stock Tumbles 25% On Earnings Outlook, The Nikkei Weekly (Japan), February 7, 1994, Section: INDUSTRY; Pg. 9

Nintendo workers first to feel NAFTA
NAFTA claims first U.S. victims: Nintendo takes Seattle plant south, The Vancouver Sun (British Columbia), February 7, 1994, Monday, FINAL EDITION, Section: BUSINESS; Pg. D9, Byline: SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER

Sega to beef up overseas production
Sega to step up overseas production, Japan Economic Newswire, FEBRUARY 25, 1994, FRIDAY

Sony gathers devs
Japan - Sony Links With 200 Video Game Software Firms,Newsbytes, February 1, 1994, Tuesday

Nintendo disses CDs
"Experts baffled by break-ins on Internet, St. Petersburg Times (Florida), February 13, 1994, Sunday, City Edition, BUSINESS; TECH TALK; Pg. 9H; DIGEST
Nintendo announces long-awaited format for Project Reality; 64-bit state-of-
the-art video game system will employ the fastest storage media available, Business Wire. February 10, 1994, Thursday"
Nintendo intends to play with solid state over CD-ROM, The Vancouver Sun (British Columbia), February 12, 1994, Saturday, FINAL EDITION, Section: BUSINESS; Pg. H3, Byline: N.Y. TIMES NEWS SERVICE
https://vgprintads.tumblr.com/post/77390106108/strider-genesismega-drive-simpsons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_64

3DO slashes prices
3DO cuts price on multiplayer, United Press International, February 22, 1994, Tuesday, BC cycle
Matsushita cuts price of new video game, The Daily Yomiuri, February 19, 1994, Saturday

Matushita buys into Interplay
Universal Studios Parent Teams Up With Video, Computer Game Outfit, Associated Press Worldstream, February 10, 1994, Thursday 21:47 Eastern Time, Section: Financial pages

Laseractive goes 3D
http://videogamekraken.com/laseractive-by-pioneer-corporation
Pioneer Develops 3-D Software For Laser Disk Player, Newsbytes, February 23, 1994, Wednesday
https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/44971/PEASJ1012/3D-Museum
https://youtu.be/bF2Y6v6GXhE?si=ZV-wsiG4HRiwZhaw

NEC launches Laseractive
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20055%20%28February%201994%29/page/n81/mode/1up?view=theater

Sega looks to license Saturn tech
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1994-02/page/n17/mode/2up

Court dismisses Fairchild claims
Nintendo wins patent infringement ruling; federal judge dismisses Fairchild, Semiconductor lawsuit, Business Wire, February 17, 1994, Thursday
https://patents.google.com/patent/US4095791A/en
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System_Game_Pak#Design_change

Commodore takes on Sega
Amiga Format, Feb. 1994, pg. 10

Sega announces CDX
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20055%20%28February%201994%29/page/n61/mode/1up?view=theater
https://segaretro.org/Sega_Multi-Mega

JVC to launch X-Eye
https://segaretro.org/Wondermega
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20055%20%28February%201994%29/page/n61/mode/1up?view=theater

Sonic goes Third
Release of the new "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" takes country by storm, Wednesday, Feb. 2
Sega celebrates "Hedgehog Day" with release of "Sonic 3", Business Wire, February 2, 1994, Wednesday
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3#Release

Nintendo goes big on Ken Griffey promotion
Nintendo's promotional grand slam; limited-edition Griffey baseball card, available with new Nintendo video game, Business Wire, February 28, 1994, Monday

Nintendo doesn't like vowels
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2017%20%28February%201994%29/page/n117/mode/1up?view=theater

Viacom goes multimedia
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2017%20%28February%201994%29/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater Viacom's win only a start Much lies ahead in merging companies, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, February 16, 1994, Wednesday, Section: BUSINESS; Section F; Page 1

Acclaim shows off animation system
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2017%20%28February%201994%29/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater
https://youtu.be/qgsyw9r-sc4?si=mOi8bIyDF6nM39G7
Gregory Fischbach Part 2 - Acclaim - https://www.patreon.com/posts/47720122

Core goes it alone
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2017%20%28February%201994%29/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater

Game makers go after Chinese pirates
Mainland Super Marios upset overseas video-game makers, South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), February 19, 1994, Business; Pg. 1
https://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/11/the-chinese-gaming-console-with-the-jackie-chan-seal-of-approval/
Microsoft wants further action against fakers, South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), February 22, 1994, Business; Pg. 1

MAS Systems brings arcade controls into the home
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20055%20%28February%201994%29/page/n63/mode/1up?view=theater
https://kotaku.com/arcade-stick-pioneers-die-in-tragic-accident-1846700437

Doom gets reviewed
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1994-02/page/n3/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1994-02/page/n35/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1994-02/page/n43/mode/2up

Artist Graphics brings 3D acceleration to the PC
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_115/page/n9/mode/2up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmKKyiTCWNc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xONCBNipb8k

Master your games with the Games Master
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1994-02/page/n17/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_123/page/n151/mode/1up?q=master&view=theater
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1994-02/page/n31/mode/2up

A1200 CD drive a no go
https://archive.org/details/amiga-computing-magazine-070/page/n10/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/amiga-computing-magazine-070/page/n13/mode/1up

Xplora 1 released
https://www.mobygames.com/game/11394/xplora-1-peter-gabriels-secret-world/
https://archive.org/details/cashbox57unse_20/page/26/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7EKnhIG6zY&list=PLqIy1v23IZFyTQUIdgVecQ0so94iiF48z

Aris goes MPEG
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2017%20%28February%201994%29/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2017%20%28February%201994%29/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater

Microprose's international offices go un-renamed
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1994-02/page/n17/mode/2up

Thalion loses key talent
Amiga Format, Feb. 1994, pg. 10
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalion_Software

Apple announces entry into settop box market
BUSINESS IN BRIEF Apple plans interactive device for TV sets, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, February 11, 1994, Friday, BUSINESS; Section D; Page 3
Japan's Pioneer, U.S. Oracle Corp. Announce Multimedia Tie-up, Associated Press Worldstream, February 16, 1994, Wednesday 04:35 Eastern Time

HP licenses CD32
https://archive.org/details/amiga-computing-magazine-070/page/n13/mode/1up

Atari ST User reviews The Whole Internet
https://archive.org/details/wholeinternetuse00krol/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/Atari_ST_User_Issue_097_1994-02_Europress_GB/page/n89/mode/2up

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The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/
They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/
Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/
The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/
Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/
Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/
Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/
Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/
Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/

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Michael Hengst - Part 1: Power Play
29 apr· Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
The history of 80s and 90s game magazines is filled with big names like Computer Gaming World, Weekly Famitsu, Computer and Video Games, Micromania, and, a name that makes German speaking gamers of a particular vintage extremely nostalgic, Power Play.

Michael Hengst was a mainstay at the mag and gives us a fascinating insight into how the business worked, how games were reviewed, and sets up a career in the industry that lasts to this day.

Recorded: January-February 2024

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https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/Power_Play

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markt%2BTechnik_VerlagDungeon Master Walkthrough - https://amr.abime.net/issue_1951_pages pg. 47

Michael's first issue of Power Play, March 1989 - http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=UG93ZXIgUGxheS8xOTg5

Advanced Military Commander write-up - https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=7179 https://www.mobygames.com/game/44860/advanced-daisenryaku-doitsu-dengeki-sakusen/screenshots/

German "Index" explained - https://usk.de/en/the-usk/faqs/what-is-the-index/

Super Mario All Stars Review - https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=4091&s=2

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Bild_Spiele

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February 1984
15 apr· Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
Famicom rules Japan,
Bushnell leaves Chuck E Cheese &
Vectrex put to rest

These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM!

This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in February 1984.
As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

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7 Minutes in Heaven: Campaign '84
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https://www.mobygames.com/game/158302/campaign-84/

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January 1984 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/january-1984-100014130
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/

1954-02
Anti Comic book bill proposed in New York
https://www.nytimes.com/1954/02/17/archives/bills-would-curb-immoral-reading-comicbook-committee-cites-torrent.html?searchResultPosition=1

1964-02
General Precision shows off 47" disc
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/60s/64/Pop-1964-02.pdf pg. 54

1974-02
atari and Kee Games arrangement clarified
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_31/page/51/mode/1up?view=theater

Pong boon leads to arcade bombs
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_32/page/45/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_34/page/50/mode/1up

MITS introduces Programmer add-on
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1974/Poptronics-1974-02.pdf pg. 19
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Instrumentation_and_Telemetry_Systems#Calculators

Sony becomes Heathkit distributor
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1974/Poptronics-1974-02.pdf pg. 16

Heathkit introduces digital color TV
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1974/Poptronics-1974-02.pdf pg. 18

Sinclair announces pocket TV
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1974/Poptronics-1974-02.pdf pg. 18
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV-1

Nixon addresses privacy in the age of the computer
Richard M. Nixon. (February 23, 1974). Radio Address About the American Right of Privacy.. Primary Sources in U.S. Presidential History. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:47DJ-HKP0-01K9-024S-00000-00&context=1516831.

LA Flipper ban upheld on appeal https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_31/page/51/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.latimes.com/visuals/photography/la-me-fw-archives-pinball-games-banned-in-los-angeles-20180911-htmlstory.html
https://la.curbed.com/2013/7/15/10219774/pinball-and-claw-games-were-illegal-in-la-from-1939-until-1974

1984-02
Bally/Williams merger called off
Replay Feb. 1984, pg. 10, 21

Bally/Midway cancel game leasing plans
Replay Feb. 1984, pg.

Nintendo predicts profit drop
(February 14, 1984). The Japan Economic Journal. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-2380-000H-H4N7-00000-00&context=1516831.

Nolan steps down at Pizza Time
Replay Feb. 1984, pg. 19
https://archive.org/details/cashbox46unse_2/page/29/mode/1up

More deck chair shuffling at Atari
Replay Feb. 1984, pg.

Warner sells Malibu
Replay Feb. 1984, pg. 50

Simutrek files for Chapter 11
Replay Feb. 1984, pg. 19

CVS declares bankruptcy
Replay Feb. 1984, pg. 10
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-02-02/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater

GoldmanSachs sees arcade decline continuing
https://archive.org/details/cashbox46unse_3/page/34/mode/1up?view=theater

Bally/Midway taps Budweiser for cross promotion
https://archive.org/details/cashbox46unse_4/page/30/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/cashbox46unse_3/page/36/mode/1up?view=theater

Don Bluth talks Space Ace
https://archive.org/details/cashbox46unse_3/page/42/mode/1up?view=theater

Nintendo promotes Larry Holmes' Punch Out!
Replay Feb. 1984, pg. 10
https://archive.org/details/cashbox46unse_3/page/31/mode/1up?view=theater

Twin Galaxies crowns Video Game Champs
Replay Feb. 1984, pg. 22

Famicom dominates Japanese market
(February 7, 1984). Sales of video games in Japan topped one-million mark last year. The Japan Economic Journal. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-2390-000H-H4SN-00000-00&context=1516831.

Mattel tells retailers "Show me the money!!"
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-11/page/167/mode/1up?view=theater

Imagic licenses to Amiga
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-11/page/166/mode/1up?view=theater

More impressions from CES
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-11/page/165/mode/1up?view=theater

Coleco makes big promises
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-11/page/171/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.mobygames.com/platform/colecoadam/

Commodore rethinking 264
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-11/page/170/mode/1up?view=theater

Commodore announces next gen
https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1984-02/page/n7/mode/2up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_900

IBM plans to go big on PC production
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_900

PCJr fracass becomes clearer
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-11/page/170/mode/1up?view=theater

Byte reviews the Mac
https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1984-02/page/n31/mode/1up?view=theater

Byte bemoans the move to compatibility
https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1984-02/page/n5/mode/2up

Sinclair breaks with Timex
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-02-02/page/n1/mode/2up?view=theater

CBM top execs leave
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-02-09/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater

Toshiba to develop "Super Chip"
"(FEBRUARY 8, 1984, WEDNESDAY). TOSHIBA TO DEVELOP ""SUPER-CHIP"". Japan Economic Newswire. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SP7-BB50-000F-P04M-00000-00&context=1516831.
(FEBRUARY 7, 1984, TUESDAY). 11 AREAS LIKELY TO BE DESIGNATED AS TECHNOPOLISES. Japan Economic Newswire. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SP7-BB60-000F-P064-00000-00&context=1516831.
(FEBRUARY 25, 1984, SATURDAY). MITI STICKING TO ""ARBITRATION"" CLAUSE IN SOFTWARE LAW. Japan Economic Newswire. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SP7-BB00-000F-P4KT-00000-00&context=1516831.
(February 14, 1984). IC production exceeded Y1 trillion in 1983; to rise 30% to reach Y1.5 trillion this year. The Japan Economic Journal. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-2370-000H-H4KH-00000-00&context=1516831."

NEC introduces image processing chip
(February 21, 1984). NEC develops high-speed image pipelined processor; World's 1st non-von Neumann type. The Japan Economic Journal. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-2350-000H-H4DW-00000-00&context=1516831.
https://www.shmj.or.jp/english/pdf/ic/exhibi704E.pdf

Personal CPM to be included on Z80s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_900

Edutainment is the next big thing
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-11/page/165/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-11/page/166/mode/1up?view=theater

Avalon Hill teams up with Toei
(February 14, 1984). Avalon Hill to sell simulation games in Japan. The Japan Economic Journal. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-2370-000H-H4K1-00000-00&context=1516831.

TI 99 4/A software not dead yet!
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-11/page/164/mode/2up

US eases restrictions on exports to China
(FEBRUARY 23, 1984, THURSDAY). U.S. TO EASE CONTROL ON TECHNOLOGY EXPORTS TO CHINA. Japan Economic Newswire. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SP7-BB00-000F-P4NT-00000-00&context=1516831.

Japanese copyright reform debate heats up
(FEBRUARY 1, 1984, WEDNESDAY). FIRST JAPAN-U.S. DIALOGUE ON SOFTWARE LAW IN FEBRUARY. Japan Economic Newswire. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SP7-BB80-000F-P0FP-00000-00&context=1516831.

Apple loses IP case in Australia
https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1984-02/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater

Vectrex RIP
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-11/page/162/mode/2up

Recommended Links:

The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/
They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/
Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/
The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/
Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/
Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/
Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/
Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/
Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/

Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.

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Julian 'Jaz' Rignall - ZZAP!64, Virgin, IGN, Mean Machines, Future Publishing
8 apr· Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
In the early 80s, glory could be won in the arcades by those intrepid youths capable of garnering high scores. One such teen, Julian 'Jaz' Rignall, turned that skillset into a career, first as a strategy tip writer for UK mags like Personal Computing and Computer and Video Games, before becoming a founding writer for ZZAP!64, Mean Machines, Mean Machines Sega, and Nintendo Magazine System. His career then brought him to America where he worked for Virgin on titles such as Toonstruck and Jungle Book before becoming a pioneer in online games journalism at IGN. Today, he helps game devs test their wares before they hit our screens at VGM.

Jaz has seen every aspect of the games biz, from how the games are made, to how they are presented to the public, to how the press informs us about them. His insights are truly invaluable!

Recorded: August 2023

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Master_the_Video_Games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Computer_Games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_(magazine)
https://www.mobygames.com/game/191/bruce-lee/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascential
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_and_Video_Games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_Machines
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_Nintendo_Magazine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Adams
https://www.mobygames.com/company/51/virgin-interactive-entertainment-inc/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/518/toonstruck/
https://www.mobygames.com/company/3300/ea-pacific/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnLive
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart
https://vgm.co/index.htm

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January 1994
17 mrt· Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
Commodore hits the skids,

Sega bets big on entertainment centers &

The emulation revolution is born!

These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM

This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in January 1994.

As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here:

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7 Minutes in Heaven: Cliffhanger

Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/100523418

TV ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EAfkdgcxb4

https://www.mobygames.com/game/23868/cliffhanger/

Corrections:

December 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/december-1993-99076522

Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108255/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_8_nm_0_q_super%2520mario%2520bro

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_64_Game_Pak

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RedOctane

https://patents.google.com/patent/US20070232374A1/

https://www.mobygames.com/game/15033/donkey-konga/

1993:

Sega goes all in on big arcades

"(January 17, 1994). Sega plans amusement parks for ASEAN countries. Report From Japan. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SKM-Y8R0-004C-929W-00000-00&context=1516831.

Yomiuri Shimbun. (January 1, 1994, Saturday). Sega, French superhero; open amusement centers. The Daily Yomiuri. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SC6-V1K0-001X-J1FP-00000-00&context=1516831."

Play Meter Jan. 1994, pg. 2

https://www.facebook.com/sega.megapolis/

Blockbuster gets in on FEC biz

Replay Jan. 1994 pg. 2

https://parkrovers.com/home/2020/10/18/blockbusters-failed-indoor-theme-park

VR, meet redemption, redemption, meet VR

Play Meter Jan. 1994, pg. 2

Karaoke wars heat up in Japan

(January 19, 1994). 'Karaoke wars' intensifies. Report From Japan. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SKM-Y8P0-004C-9293-00000-00&context=1516831.

NBA Jam beats records

Play Meter Jan. 1994, pg. 2

Japanese recession hitting video game makers

Play Meter Jan. 1994, pg. 18

SF2 Turbo ships a million units

https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_054_January_1994 p. 259

Acclaim numbers skyrocket

https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_054_January_1994 p. 259

Microsoft signs deal with Sega

https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/18/business/company-news-microsoft-will-supply-software-for-sega.html

https://microsoft.fandom.com/wiki/Sega_Saturn#Microsoft_technology

https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_08/page/n25/mode/2up

https://segaretro.org/Windows_CE

Namco signs on to Playstation

Play Meter Jan. 1994, pg. 20

https://www.mobygames.com/game/company:1043/platform:playstation/sort:-date/page:1/

Sony reveals PSX stats

https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20054%20%28January%201994%29/page/n67/mode/2up

NEC reveals PCFX stats

https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20054%20%28January%201994%29/page/n67/mode/2up

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?PHPSESSID=cv914932bsf7di7a8k17n7oqoj&topic=1420.0

https://retrocdn.net/images/6/60/Edge_UK_004.pdf pg. 54

NeoGeo enters CDRom race

https://retrocdn.net/images/6/60/Edge_UK_004.pdf pg. 9

Konix Multisystem is back!!

https://retrocdn.net/images/6/60/Edge_UK_004.pdf pg. 7

Sega "delays" SegaVR

https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_054_January_1994 p. 259

Video Game monopoly inquiry begun in the UK

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-video-games-under-monopoly/77456435/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-video-game-monopoly-accusatio/92066281/

CDi finally gets Digital Video

https://retrocdn.net/images/6/60/Edge_UK_004.pdf pg. 8

Atari test markets expanded

https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1994.01/page/n113/mode/2up

Edge fawns over Cybermorph

https://retrocdn.net/images/6/60/Edge_UK_004.pdf pg. 60

Atari sues Sega

https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_054_January_1994 pg. 258

Lieberman bill a hidden threat during Senate hearings

Play Meter Jan. 1994, pg. 2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_United_States_Senate_hearings_on_video_games#Video_Game_Rating_Act_of_1994

ELSPA agrees on ratings system

https://archive.org/details/amiga-computing-magazine-069/page/n13/mode/2up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Association_for_UK_Interactive_Entertainment

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEGI

X marks the spot for CDRom drives

https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1994-01_OCR/page/n41/mode/1up?view=theater

Sony launches CDR

https://archive.org/details/64er_1994_01/page/n8/mode/1up?view=theater

PCI becomes the new standard

https://archive.org/details/Power.Play.N70.1994.01 pg. 112

Tandy expands retail presence

https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/13/business/company-news-tandy-will-hire-3600-adding-30-superstores.html

Apple adds DOS board

https://wiki.preterhuman.net/Apple_Now_Ships_Macintosh_Quadra_With_MS-DOS_and_Windows_Compatibility

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_Quadra_610

https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1994-01_OCR/page/n24/mode/1up?view=theater

Mac gamers get Y2K preview

https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-01/page/n13/mode/2up

Chicago enters beta

https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1994-01_OCR/page/n23/mode/1up?view=theater

Novell gives up UNIX trademark

https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1994-01_OCR/page/n41/mode/1up?view=theater

Commodore numbers are bad

https://archive.org/details/commodoreproxystatement1994/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater

https://archive.org/details/amiga-computing-magazine-069/page/n9/mode/2up

C64 emulator beta released

https://archive.org/details/64er_1994_01/page/n1/mode/2up

https://archive.org/details/64er_1994_01/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater

Activision gets reboot fever

https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1994.01/page/n113/mode/2up

CES dominated by computers and games

https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/10/business/for-consumers-multimedia-shines.html

Compton announces patent grant

https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_114/page/n9/mode/2up

https://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/31/business/patent-barred-for-compton-s.html

Race for digital distribution is on!

https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/19/business/company-news-in-terms-of-technology-viacom-might-have-an-edge.html

https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_114/page/n9/mode/2up

https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/18/business/company-news-gte-to-test-tv-services.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/14/nyregion/data-highway-accelerating-in-connecticut.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/13/business/company-news-digital-and-usa-video-in-market-test-of-new-technology.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/11/business/company-news-u-s-west-adds-to-voice-and-video-network-plan.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/24/business/the-media-business-hewlett-packard-to-get-big-pacific-bell-order.html

Other People's Money - https://youtu.be/62kxPyNZF3Q?si=Ez5F8ZTi_j4dneQx

US government pushes for open super highway

Play Meter Jan. 1994, pg. 2

Cable TV enters Internet age

Infoworld January 10, 1994 pg. 3

Multimedia boom doesn't lead to hiring boom

https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/09/business/the-multimedia-job-mirage.html

Babylon 5 premieres

https://twitter.com/straczynski/status/1751061515875348865

Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers are all the rage

Playthings, January 1994

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Morphin_Power_Rangers

Anime is on the rise

https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/14/arts/home-video-868930.html

EC bans imperial measurements

https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1994-01/page/n5/mode/2up

X-Men movie casting rumor is awesome

https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1994.01/page/n113/mode/2up

Worst Ad of the Month:

Wolfenstein 3D - SNES

https://retrogamingaus.com/4326/video-game-ad-of-the-day-wolfenstein-3d-2

Quotes of the Month:

Virtual reality won't merely replace TV, it will eat it alive" Arthur C. Clarke

https://archive.org/details/amiga-computing-magazine-069/page/n31/mode/2up

Recommended Links:

The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/

Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/

They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/

Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/

The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/

Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/

Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/

Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/

Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/

Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/

Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.

Copyright Karl Kuras
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January 1984
8 mrt· Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
Jack Tramiel leaves Commodore,

Apple advertises the Mac &

Amstrad enters the home computer market

These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM

This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in January 1984.

As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here:

https://www.theycreateworlds.com/

and order his book here:

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7 Minutes in Heaven: Moon Dust

Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/100007281

https://www.jaronlanier.com/

https://www.mobygames.com/game/47859/moondust/

Corrections:

December 1983 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/december-1983-98325214

Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/

1974:

D&D is released

https://twitter.com/GameResearch_E/status/1751283969583141097?t=_dYbQapJicUWEGYRO-0Q8g&s=03

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons

Blue Sky operators catch Pong fever

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-blue-sky-oper/94003918/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-independent-fraudulent-order/94006031/

Atari sells Syzygy

https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_30/page/53/mode/1up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari

Odyssey begins to get noticed

https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin-magnavox-odyssey/81646620/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-magnavox-odyssey-profile/94005725/

The Times-Picayune, January 5 1974, Section 1, pg. 9

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_(1968_TV_program)

Despite funding cuts, high schools continue to add computers

https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/16/archives/computers-flourish-as-classroom-tools-by-victor-k-mcelheny-high.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minicomputer

HP introduces programmable pocket calculator

https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/17/archives/hewlettpackard-markets-pocket-calculator-doing-computers-job-many.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-65

Watson Jr. steps down

Computerworld Jan 9, 1974, pg. 1,2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Watson_Jr.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Watson

Japan braces for oil embargo triggered downturn

https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/06/archives/in-japan-oil-may-expose-ills-of-growth-japan-haunted-by-growth-ills.html

Computer animation conference to feature at 2nd Annual New York animation festival

https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/09/archives/screen-2d-animation-festival-begins.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgCxCZNkQ9E

1984 meets suburban gridlock in kids book

https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/13/archives/three-novels-one-by-an-american-from-england-by-dee-wells-285-pp.html

https://archive.org/details/endlesspavement00jack/mode/2up?view=theater

Travelers Insurance Co adopts SSNs

Computerworld Jan. 16, 1974 pg. 1

1984:

Chuck E Cheese grows up

https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Volume_2_Number_04_1984-01_Pumpkin_Press_US/page/n13/mode/2up

https://chucke.fandom.com/wiki/Wolfman_Zapp

Chuck E Cheese isn't Bushnell's only restaurant edeavor

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/07/us/restaurantf-has-recipe-for-multimillion-dollar-computer-deals.html

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/12/19/silicon-valleys-power-restaurant-lion-compass-closing-after-35-years/

Unlicensed arcade shutters after killing

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/06/nyregion/a-video-arcade-the-city-fought-suddenly-closed.html

Nintendo sees profits drop

(January 17, 1984). The Japan Economic Journal. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-23K0-000H-H02Y-00000-00&context=1516831.

As the smoke clears, the realities of the year of the Crash begin to emerge... https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/10/business/sigh-of-relief-on-video-games.html

https://youtu.be/lE3OqJdzP74?si=mipAfE5i-E2OqcWT

Game Retailers hit hard

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/10/business/sigh-of-relief-on-video-games.html

Mattel takes second place in list of biggest stock market losers of 1983

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/03/business/memorable-83-market-moves.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/20/business/market-place-gains-losses-in-new-issues.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Milken

Mattel reports further losses

Toys Hobbies & Crafts January 1984

Industry predicts Mattel's exit

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/10/business/sigh-of-relief-on-video-games.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckCtXK2Gdh0&t=1s

Murdoch announces intent to buy big stake in Warner

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/04/business/new-warner-try-by-murdoch.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/08/business/the-battle-for-survival-at-warner.html

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-rupert-murdoch-att/69260875/

https://archive.org/details/cashbox45unse_30/page/n7/mode/1up?q=murdoch

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-rupert-murdoch-att/69260894/

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/19/business/warner-2-way-tv-cutbacks.html

Coleco announces losses

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/10/business/4th-quarter-loss-seen-by-coleco.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco_Adam

MB closes GCE

Toy and Hobby World, January 1984.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vectrex

Imagic turns freelance

computer entertainer page 152

https://www.mobygames.com/game/3929/star-wars/credits/atari-2600/

game cancelations continue to mount

computer entertainer page 147

Sega signs deal with Broderbund

(January 17, 1984). Sega and Broderbund form software team. The Japan Economic Journal.

https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-23K0-000H-H01R-00000-00&context=1516831.

https://www.mobygames.com/game/243/lode-runner/screenshots/sg-1000/

Video tape and compact discs wow at CES

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/09/business/company-news-in-electronics-optimism-and-worry.html

https://archive.org/details/cashbox45unse_30/page/n6/mode/1up

Commodore introduces the 264 and 364

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/09/business/computer-makers-new-mood.html

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-01-12

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_Plus/4

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_16

Jack resigns

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/14/business/founder-of-commodore-resigns-unexpectedly.html

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-01-19/mode/2up?view=theater

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/16/business/commodore-executive-rift-denied.html

https://archive.org/details/forbes131janforb/page/n355/mode/2up?view=theater

Marshall Smith named new head of Commodore

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-01-26/mode/1up

Game selling terminal competition heats up

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/12/business/technology-new-software-delivery-ideas.html

https://www.digitpress.com/library/manuals/atari2600/meltdown_draft.pdf

Palmtex launches PVS

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-01-26/page/n4/mode/1up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmtex_Portable_Videogame_System

https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_02_Number_11_1984-01_Reese_Communications_US/page/n17/mode/2up

1984 won't be like 1984

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_(advertisement)

Sinclair Introduces the QL

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-01-12

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-01-19/mode/1up?view=theater

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-01-19/page/n13/mode/1up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_68008

Amstrad announces home computer

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-01-05

Inmos promotes their Transputer

https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1984-01_OCR/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transputer

Sierra teases 3rd generation adventure game

computer entertainer page 151

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Quest

Warner buys into First Star

computer entertainer page 151

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Star_Software

https://www.mobygames.com/game/4632/boulder-dash/

Developers eager for the PCJr give Adam the cold shoulder

computer entertainer page 151

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PCjr

MECC goes Commodore

Ahoy Jan. 1984 pg. 13

https://www.mobygames.com/game/company:936/platform:c64/sort:-date/page:1/

Ahoy! magazine premieres

Ahoy Jan. 1984

CPU Jan. 1984 - http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=Q1BVLzE5ODQ=

Baby Bells are coming for you, modem users

https://archive.org/details/kilobaudmagazine-1984-01/page/n25/mode/1up

SCOTUS hears "Beta Max" case

https://archive.org/details/cashbox45unse_30/page/n13/mode/1up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Corp._of_America_v._Universal_City_Studios,_Inc.

Nintendo beats Universal

https://archive.org/details/cashbox46unse/page/31/mode/1up

(JANUARY 6, 1984, FRIDAY). UNIVERSAL APPEALS VIDEO GAME TRADEMARK CASE AGAINST NINTENDO. Copyright 1984 Jiji Press Ltd.Jiji Press Ticker Service. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJD-P2P0-001B-N0JD-00000-00&context=1516831.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_City_Studios,_Inc._v._Nintendo_Co.,_Ltd.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074751/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

Software copyright debate heads to showdown in Japan

(January 24, 1984). CLASH WITH MITI THAT ADVOCATES 'PROGRAM RIGHT' LAW; Copyright law can protect programmings: Cultural Agency. The Japan Economic Journal. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-23F0-000H-H51C-00000-00&context=1516831.

Former Atari employees sue

https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_02_Number_11_1984-01_Reese_Communications_US/page/n17/mode/2up

Computer Trade Association files stolen

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-01-05/page/n4/mode/1up

The Great White North will teach yanks about computers, eh?

https://www.youtube.com/@bitsandbytestvo https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/30/arts/12-lessons-for-novices-in-computers.html

Atari signs deal with Androbot

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/10/business/atari-licensing-pact.html

Learning with Leeper cover art sets Sierra standards

https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan198401/page/n108/mode/1up

Barbera spills the beans on Pacman TV show

https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_02_Number_11_1984-01_Reese_Communications_US/page/n17/mode/2up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man_(TV_series)

Mattel airlifts toys

Playthings, January 1984

TSR gets new management

https://archive.org/details/MicroAdventurer03-Jan84/page/n5/mode/1up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Gygax#Leaving_TSR

http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/

Quotes of the Month:

William Grubb, chairman of Imagic at CES told the NYT: "For this industry, 1983 was the year of humility." https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/10/business/sigh-of-relief-on-video-games.html

Arnold Greenberg, president of Coleco at CES, told the NYT, when discussing defective Coleco Adams: "You still hear a few horror stories but they are almost all about machines that were shipped a while ago and just recently put on the shelves."

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/10/business/4th-quarter-loss-seen-by-coleco.html

A spokeswoman for CBS Electronics, when asked about the massive number of unsold carts still sitting in the retail pipeline: "We hope retailes can be rid of most of their excess inventory by the first quarter of 1984. Overall retailers reported an excellent Christmas season adn hopefully this will help towards a fresh start in 1984."

Toy and Hobby World, January 1984.

Recommended Links:

The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/

Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/

They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/

Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/

The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/

Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/

Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/

Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/

Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/

Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/

Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.

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William Volk - Avalon Hill, Activision, Lightspan, PlayScreen
28 feb· Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
Few developers can boast careers spanning more than 4 decades, but today's guest, William Volk has developed games for virtually every platform released, covering every genre, including strategy, RPG, adventures, educational titles, puzzle games, and more.
Sit back and enjoy the insights, memories, and experience of a true legend of the industry!

Recorded October 2023

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https://www.mobygames.com/person/3264/william-d-volk/
He Put in a Bar, in the Back of His Car - https://youtu.be/pEQ_VLo4pBY?si=mw5p8i7-dlDo5-Zp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestake_experiment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromemco
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalon_Hill
https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/24/jobs/the-computer-telecommuters-say-theres-no-workplace-like-home.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Minsky
https://www.mobygames.com/game/7390/ports-of-call/
https://www.mobygames.com/company/3165/aegis-interactive-entertainment/
https://www.macintoshrepository.org/6195-mac-challenger
Infinite Loop - https://youtu.be/clxpPQbj234?si=aN1f215CSDnRmkVj
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LightWave_3D
https://www.mobygames.com/game/9222/the-manhole/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperCard
https://www.mobygames.com/game/1219/return-to-zork/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/44036/cosmic-osmo/
https://www.mobygames.com/company/434/cyan-worlds-inc/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/39698/rodneys-funscreen/
https://youtu.be/yZbJL5Egyzs?si=abJ5FJ_CS9O-wZju
https://www.mobygames.com/company/42078/lightspan-inc/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realtime_Associates
https://kidscreen.com/2001/10/01/lightspan-20011001/
https://psxdatacenter.com/games/U/L/LSP-010360.html
https://www.gamezone.com/news/wayans_brothers_the_dozens_announced_at_e3/
https://www.pgconnects.com/hong-kong/speakers/william-volk/
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/william-volk-veteran-game-developer-mobile-pioneer
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/trump-dump/id1070999857
https://www.apple.com/de/tv-pr/originals/extrapolations/
https://www.theclimatetrail.com/
https://www.calstate.edu/attend/student-services/Pages/esports.aspx
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Oscar-Clark/dp/1138428302
https://www.mobygames.com/game/52384/controller/
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/why-johnny-can-t-ship
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Child_Left_Behind_Act

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December 1993
23 feb· Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
Night Trap gets Lieberman's panties in a bunch,
Id unleashes Doom &
Apple II is no more

These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM

This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in December 1993.
As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here:
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7 Minutes in Heaven: Street Fighter II
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-ii-99045806
Nostalgia Nerd's video about the game - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haAxGfvCitE&t=447s
https://www.mobygames.com/game/6239/street-fighter-ii/screenshots/c64/
https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/Street_Fighter_II

Corrections:
November 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/november-1993-97323863
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_64
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPS_Technologies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_Instinct_Gold
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_3DO_Company
htps://sites.google.com/view/sources-why-we-hate-each-other/
https://www.internethistorypodcast.com/

1993:
Capcom sues Data East
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater
RePlay Dec. 1993 pg. 32
https://www.mobygames.com/game/6239/street-fighter-ii/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/17110/fighters-history/

Tournament Battle brings networking to arcades
https://archive.org/details/micromania-segunda-epoca-67/page/n41/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Street_Fighter_II#Tournament_Battle

Japanese mix video game and parks shows
RePlay Dec. 1993, pg. 9
https://segaretro.org/Amusement_Machine_Show_1993

Namco teams up with magic Edge
Play Meter Dec. 1993 pg. 3
https://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=832

WMS suspected of stock market shenanigans
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/07/business/redstone-tied-concern-invested-in-viacom.html
https://wondery.com/shows/business-wars/season/73/

Al Stone defects to Sega
Play Meter Dec. 1993 pg. 18
https://segaretro.org/Alan_Stone

Sega set for world domination
RePlay Dec. 1993. pg. 52
http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/dreams-of-sega/

Sonic tops Q survey
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n53/mode/1up?view=theater

Bill Kunkel calls it for Say-Guh!
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n147/mode/1up?view=theater

3DO launch a dud
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20053%20%28December%201993%29/page/n16/mode/1up?view=theater

Atari announces Jaguar devs
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater

Atari launches Jaguar ad campaign
https://archive.org/details/video-games-december-1993/page/n19/mode/2up?view=theater

Bit Hype forces Sega's hand
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20053%20%28December%201993%29/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20053%20%28December%201993%29/page/n70/mode/1up?view=theater

Nintendo announces Project Reality chip makers
(December 20, 1993). NINTENDO PICKS 64-BIT CHIP SUPPLIERS. The Nikkei Weekly (Japan). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-4KR0-000H-H3WP-00000-00&context=1516831.

Nintendo disses CDs
Edge Dec. 1993, pg. 15
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleem!

Lieberman attacks video game violence
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/17/nyregion/toys-r-us-stops-selling-a-violent-video-game.html
Our Commentary of the hearings - https://youtu.be/-dWCFp_hmNU?si=7dC4UG9X2VOEkiaF

Lethal Enforcers is on Genesis... and maybe coming to SNES
https://www.mobygames.com/game/15901/lethal-enforcers/cover/group-103113/cover-279819/
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n47/mode/2up?view=theater

Toys R Us stops selling Night Trap
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/17/nyregion/toys-r-us-stops-selling-a-violent-video-game.html

MK gets cut for Japan
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20053%20%28December%201993%29/page/n92/mode/1up?view=theater

Nintendo is only after kids...
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n37/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n34/mode/1up?view=theater

Nintendo releases game content guidelines
Gamepro Dec. 1993, pg. 267

Video Game industry agrees on a rating system
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/09/business/industry-set-to-issue-video-game-ratings-as-complaints-rise.html
Gregory Fischbach Part 2 - Acclaim - https://www.patreon.com/posts/47720122
Gregory Fischbach Part 1 - Activision - Acclaim - https://www.patreon.com/posts/46578120

MPAA threatened to sue video game makers
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n34/mode/1up?view=theater

VictorMaxx Stuntmaster VR headset reviewed
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n153/mode/1up?view=theater

Movies and games should stay in their own lanes
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/10/arts/home-video-290893.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/28/business/market-place-home-software-s-treasure-hunt.html
William Volk - Activision, Avalon Hill, Lightspan, PlayScreen - https://www.patreon.com/posts/william-volk-95625819
https://www.mobygames.com/game/6142/the-horde/

Interactivity is the new hype word.
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
Gary Carlston- Broderbund - https://www.patreon.com/posts/50036733

Edge sees the future in 3D
Edge Dec. 1993, pg. 3

Id to make modding Doom easy
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n57/mode/1up?view=theater
American McGee - id - spicy horse - ea - https://www.patreon.com/posts/45549970

Origin announces Interactive Movie
https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.12/page/n11/mode/1up ' https://archive.org/details/bioforge

Sierra sees stars
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n93/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n95/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.12/page/n11/mode/1up

Standardization is the future
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-12_OCR/page/n45/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-12_OCR/page/n41/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-12_OCR/page/n35/mode/1up?view=theater

Bill Gates wants Little Johnny to learn to be an office drone
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/07/business/microsoft-aims-for-younger-market.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Home#Kids
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1993/12/14/495893.html?pageNumber=58
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/12/business/sound-bytes-a-glimpse-into-the-future-as-seen-by-chairman-gates.html

Ahead Inc readies virtual guitar
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/26/business/interface-people-and-technology-are-virtual-groupies-included.html
https://archive.org/details/virtual-guitar/PXL_20211230_050908168.jpg
https://www.mobygames.com/game/20009/quest-for-fame/ https://www.ebay.com/itm/173062395733
https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19941120&slug=1942916
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexdonnini/details/experience/
Michael Dornbrook Part 2 - Infocom - Guitar Hero - https://www.patreon.com/posts/44632017

Sierra buys Coktel Vision
Amiga Joker Dec. 1993, pg. 10
https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1993-12/page/28/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_113/page/n11/mode/1up
Ken Williams - Sierra https://www.patreon.com/posts/42700706
https://www.mobygames.com/company/1127/coktel-vision/

Maxis breaks free from Broderbund
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/24/business/company-reports-broderbund-stock-tumbles-on-growth-concerns.html

Sinclair gets into software retailing
https://archive.org/details/PCZone009 pg. 55
https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_11_February_1994/page/n7/mode/2up?view=theater

RIP Apple II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_IIe
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/26/business/the-executive-computer-from-novelty-to-necessity-reminiscences-of-a-pc-fanatic.html

Amiga dead? Not at the World of Commodore show in Cologne it ain't
https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue1231993Dec/page/n9/mode/1up

Brian Moriarty leaves The Dig
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater

3DO goes online in Omaha
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_113/page/n13/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_West

Businesses see the future of commerce in Mosaic
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/08/business/business-technology-a-free-and-simple-computer-link.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/09/garden/interactive-video-armchair-activities.html

Fantastic Four movie pushed back
https://archive.org/details/video-games-december-1993/page/n14/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/video-games-december-1993/page/n14/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20053%20%28December%201993%29/page/n27/mode/1up?view=theater

Quotes of the Month:
Edge Dec. 1993 pg. 43
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20053%20%28December%201993%29/page/n53/mode/1up?view=theater

Recommended Links:

The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/
They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/
Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/
The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/
Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/
Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/
Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/
Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/
Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/

Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.

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December 1983
12 feb· Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
Toys push games off of shelves,

GUIs vie for supremacy &

Coinops' laserdisc dreams dashed

These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM

This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in December 1983.

As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here:

https://www.theycreateworlds.com/

and order his book here:

https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book

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7 Minutes in Heaven: Porky's

Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-98182124

https://www.mobygames.com/game/22975/porkys/

Corrections:

November 1983 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/november-1983-96193251

Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/

1973

Coinop braces for oil-crisis fallout

https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_23/page/43/mode/1up

https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_24/page/42/mode/1up

http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/space-invaders-and-nishikado/

Ball and paddle goes color

https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_23/page/43/mode/1up

http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-ultimate-so-far-history-of-nutting_21.html

https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_23/page/n47/mode/1up

Kee Games teams up with Atari

https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_24/page/42/mode/1up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kee_Games

https://archive.org/details/cashbox05unse_9/mode/2up?view=theater

1983

Marschfield kicks games out

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/08/us/massachusetts-town-exiles-pac-man-and-all-that.html

https://eu.wickedlocal.com/story/marshfield-mariner/2021/09/23/marshfield-ma-coin-machine-industries-association-supreme-court-ban-pacman-donkeykong-look-back/8241109002/

AMOA a dud

Play Meter Dec. 31, 1983

Laserdisc is DOA in the UK

https://archive.org/details/play-meter-december-15-1983/page/60/mode/2up

Kevin Hayes - Atari - Namco https://www.patreon.com/posts/50612798

Laserdisc games coming home... just not any time soon.

Play Meter Dec. 1, 1983

Sente debuts the Sente Computer System

NewsBytes 12/20/83 - Entering the Snakepit - A Winner:

https://arcadeblogger.com/2019/11/10/bally-sente-saviour-of-the-arcades/

Games People Dec. 18, 1983, pg. 1

https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/videogames/search/gallery?manuf_id=63

https://youtu.be/dSwR9ra57uk?si=nY7UQORTBVaK-mLa

Battle of the Cons is over

RePlay, Dec. 1983 pg. 13

Play Meter Dec. 1, 1983

Rosen steps down

Playthings, Dec. 1983, p. 11

RePlay, Dec. 1983, pg. 18

Nintendo profits drop

(DECEMBER 21, 1983, WEDNESDAY). NINTENDO'S CONSOLIDATED NET DOWN 2.3 PCT. Copyright 1983 Jiji Press Ltd.Jiji Press Ticker Service. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJD-P360-001B-N1P6-00000-00&context=1516831.

Nintendo buys Pizza Time franchise

(December 6, 1983). Family restaurant will be opened in Vancouver. The Japan Economic Journal. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-1MS0-000H-H0FJ-00000-00&context=1516831.

https://archive.org/stream/0966961706/0966961706_djvu.txt pg. 114

Atari opens first Atari Adventure location

https://archive.org/details/Atari_Coin_Connection_Volume_7_Number_11_December_1983

https://atari-computermuseum.de/aac.htm

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fpaot66m84vm41.jpg

Dragon's Lair merch on the way

Playthings, Dec. 1983

http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/games/related/merchandise/trading_cards_stickers.asp

Video game prices drop as toys take Xmas center stage

Playthings, Dec. 1983

Intellivision System Changer launched

https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-9/page/130/mode/1up?view=theater

https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-9/page/143/mode/1up?view=theater

https://retroconsoles.fandom.com/wiki/System_Changer

Wagner out at Mattel

Playthings, Dec. 1983

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-19-me-412-story.html

Warner sells movie and TV rights

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/22/business/warner-will-sell-existing-contracts.html

(December 23, 1983, Friday). Warner sells film contracts for $350m. Financial Times (London,England). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-29G0-000F-5467-00000-00&context=1516831.

Atari teams with Activision to bring games home

(December 16, 1983, Friday, AM cycle). Atari, Activision To Broadcast Video Games to Homes. The Associated Press. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJ4-K6B0-0011-5089-00000-00&context=1516831.

NewsBytes 12/20/83 - Software Through the Airwaves

Romox test units hit the streets

https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-9/page/141/mode/1up?view=theater

Vidco brings piracy to the 2600

https://www.retrothing.com/2006/06/vintage_video_g.html

Electronic Games Hotline Dec. 4, 1983 pg. 4

Move over 5200 joystick, 5200 controller buttons shoddy too!

https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-9/page/135/mode/1up?view=theater

Comdex fails to impress

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/06/science/personal-computers-windows-and-gateways-loom-in-near-future.html

VisiOn launch fails to impress

https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews039-07Dec1983/page/n5/mode/2up

Really, windows? Who needs it?

https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews041-21Dec1983/page/n5/mode/2up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VNS8TE4XhU&t=250s

Apple introduces Lisa development tools

https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-12_OCR/page/n9/mode/1up

Sierra's Homeword makes word processing easy

https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-9/page/142/mode/1up?view=theater

http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.com/2014/08/homeword-sierra-onlines-easy-to-use.html

https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1983-12/page/n195/mode/2up?view=theater

EA gets into productivity

https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1983-12/page/n69/mode/2up?view=theater

https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1983-12/page/n161/mode/2up?view=theater

Tandy goes PC compatible

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/01/business/tandy-s-personal-computer.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_2000

PCJr gets tested

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/27/science/personal-computers-the-little-ibm-finally-arrives-for-a-test.html

Computers are the hottest item this Xmas...

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/10/business/under-1983-christmas-tree-expect-the-home-computer.html

https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-9/mode/1up?view=theater

https://vgpavilion.com/mags/1983/12/18egh/text/ pg. 1

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/25/nyregion/the-guilt-of-computerless-parents.html

JCPenney drops computers

NewsBytes 12/20/83 Next Casualty

Coleco tries to calm markets

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/02/business/market-placevartanig-g-vartan-split-view-on-coleco-continues.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/01/business/coleco-says-its-adam-is-in-very-short-supply.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/09/business/coleco-can-t-savor-a-success.html

https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-9/page/136/mode/1up?view=theater

Commodore plagued by defective machines

Electronic Games Hotline Dec. 4, 1983, pg. 2

Atari announces Translator for the XL

https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-9/mode/1up?view=theater

http://www.atarimania.com/utility-atari-400-800-xl-xe-translator-_29943.html

Apple gets sprites

https://vgpavilion.com/mags/1983/12/18egh/text/ pg. 4

https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Fun_with_Computer_Games_Vol_02_No_02_1983-12_Fun_Games_Publishing_US/page/n19/mode/2up

Apple to enter home computer market

https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-9/mode/1up?view=theater

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_IIc

Computer game sales expected to rise dramatically in 1983

Playthings, Dec. 1983

TI99 software draught is over

electronic Games Hotline Dec. 4, 1983 pg. 2

MSX unites Japanese appliance makers

(DECEMBER 22, 1983, THURSDAY). TOKYO REPORT; SALES DRIVE FOR 'MSX' LAUNCHED. Copyright 1983 Jiji Press Ltd.Jiji Press Ticker Service. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJD-P320-001B-N1F3-00000-00&context=1516831.

CHARLES SMITH. (December 12, 1983, Monday). Adoption of MSX brings a new era. Financial Times (London,England). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-2C80-000F-51NS-00000-00&context=1516831.

Speccy hits 1 million

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-12-22/page/n3/mode/2up

British hunger for computers outstrips supply

By Jason Crisp. (December 12, 1983, Monday). 'They're walking off the shelves'; BRITAIN'S HOME COMPUTER BOOM. Financial Times (London,England). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-2C70-000F-51JX-00000-00&context=1516831.

https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews041-21Dec1983/page/n3/mode/2up

https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews041-21Dec1983/page/n5/mode/2up

The Welsh give it another go

https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews039-07Dec1983/page/n23/mode/2up

Manic Miner moves publishers

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-12-08

Hungarian software makes a splash in the UK

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-12-01

Marvel gets Adventure-ous

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-12-22

https://www.mobygames.com/group/256/scott-adams-questprobe-series/

Richard Scarry signs deal with Coleco

https://vgpavilion.com/mags/1983/12/18egh/text/ pg. 4

https://www.mobygames.com/game/174878/richard-scarrys-best-electronic-word-book-ever/

Might & Magic: Adventure Number 1: The Lava Pits of Aznar goes on sale

https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1983-12/page/n339/mode/2up?view=theater

https://www.mobygames.com/game/132448/might-magic-the-lava-pits-of-aznar/

Quicksoft goes shareware

https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-12_OCR/page/n9/mode/1up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC-Write

Penguin Publishing enters software market

https://archive.org/details/MicroAdventurer02-Dec83/page/n5/mode/2up

https://www.mobygames.com/game/26582/the-warlock-of-firetop-mountain/screenshots/

https://www.mobygames.com/company/8195/puffin-books-ltd/

Microsoft gets into book publishing

electronic Games Hotline Dec. 4, 1983 pg. 3

6502 goes 16 bit

https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-12_OCR/page/n8/mode/1up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WDC_65C816

https://www.westerndesigncenter.com/wdc/index.php

Hey baby, I got a gig on 12 inches...

https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-12_OCR/page/n9/mode/1up

Online banking gaining steam

By PHILIP T. SUDO. (December 2, 1983, Friday). Pronto Tailored for More Systems; Home Banking Program Supported by Apple, IBM Computers. The American Banker. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-5Y90-000F-R551-00000-00&context=1516831.

Shopping goes online

https://archive.org/details/family-computing-04/page/n55/mode/2up

https://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/69/CUC-International-Inc.html

Compuserve introduces online ads

https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-12_OCR/page/n9/mode/1up

Political scandal inspires Japanese computer game

Play Meter Dec. 15, 1983 pg. 92

PBS brings computer education to US TV

By DAVID O. TYSON. (December 2, 1983, Friday). Chase Promoting Public TV Series; Bank Is Taking Out Full-Page Ads in Newspapers To Boost 'Academy on Computers,' a 12-Week Course. The American Banker. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-5Y80-000F-R54S-00000-00&context=1516831.

Automan premieres

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/03/arts/tv-notes-cbs-tops-fall-sweeps-fifth-time.html

https://youtu.be/kA1NT4I0s34?si=sAQgPQyUimj-hqIi

Quotes of the Month:

https://archive.org/details/family-computing-04/page/n69/mode/2up

Al Lowe - Sierra https://www.patreon.com/posts/29977733

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-12-15/page/n3/mode/2up?view=theater

Recommended Links:

The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/

Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/

They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/

Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/

The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/

Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/

Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/

Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/

Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/

Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/

Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.

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The Computer Chronicles - 40th Anniversary with S.M. Oliva
5 feb· Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
40 years ago, American television saw the dawn of a nationwide show updating viewers on the latest developments in the exciting world of computers, The Computer Chronicles.

We dive into the history of this show with blogger S.M.Oliva, author of The Computer Chronicles Revisited, to find out what it was, what it achieved, and how it left us an invaluable record of the early consumer computer industry.

Recorded: October 2023

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Links:

https://www.smoliva.blog/

https://archive.org/details/computerchronicles?tab=about

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halcyon_(console)

Halcyon Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeI5zKeGELA

Halcyon NFL game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9EbCv48z84

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4HyBLgmRlw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Morrow_(computers)

https://www.mobygames.com/game/1775/amnesia/

Julie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewu_NBUHePU

Mr. Gameshow Game - https://youtu.be/OKR5nxQcj3M?si=tUAW5Jw9msonwEvF

https://www.mobygames.com/game/54306/apache-strike/

https://www.mobygames.com/company/1338/pbi-software-inc/

https://www.smoliva.blog/post/computer-chronicles-revisited-100-strategic-conquest-beyond-dark-castle-apache-strike-chuck-yeager-advanced-flight-trainer-mean-18/

https://www.mobygames.com/person/12686/richard-l-seaborne/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCarthy_(computer_scientist)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kildall

Gary Kildall Special - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdj8gh9GPc4

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November 1993
28 jan· Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
Next gen trash talk heats up,
Nintendo and Sega trapped by strong yen &
CDROM can't pay the rent

These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM

This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in November 1993.

As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here:

https://www.theycreateworlds.com/

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https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book

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7 Minutes in Heaven: Aladdin - Genesis

Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-97263025

https://www.mobygames.com/game/2069/disneys-aladdin/

Corrections:

October 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/october-1993-95287239

Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/402330/Press_X_to_Not_Die/

https://tokyo-joypolis.com/

1993:

AMOA shows little promise for street ops

Play Meter, Nov. 1993, pg. 3

EA beefs up coinop efforts

Play Meter, Nov. 1993, pg. 5

https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File%3ACVG_UK_144.pdf&page=7

Nintendo returns to coinop

Play Meter, Nov. 1993, pg. 18

FunExpo attracts burgeoning family fun center biz

Play Meter, Nov. 1993, pg. 38

Operators and Manufacturers agree on violence in games

RePlay Nov. 1993, pg. 78, 88

Operators and Manufacturers don't agree on revenue sharing

RePlay Nov. 1993, pg. 78

The Moloney's are back!

Replay Nov. 1993, pg. 32 , 33, 35

https://www.arcade-history.com/?n=tap-a-tune&page=detail&id=4249

Virtuality goes public

Replay Nov. 1993, pg. 34

James Clark disses 3DO

Paula Parisi. (November 4, 1993, Thursday). SGI's Clark: 3DO doesn't add up. The Hollywood Reporter. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJF-CDB0-006P-R3MS-00000-00&context=1516831.

https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-11/page/n121/mode/1up?view=theater

Trip Hawkins gets defensive

Edge, November 1993, pg. 6, 12, 19 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_112/page/n9/mode/2up

Where's the money in interactivity?

BY CYNTHIA LITTLETON. (November 4, 1993, Thursday, BC cycle). Panel: Interactive tech ready, but viewers aren't. United Press International. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJ4-J0R0-001S-60JY-00000-00&context=1516831.

Paula Parisi. (November 5, 1993, Friday). Goodson: Lose interactive game shows. The Hollywood Reporter. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJF-CD90-006P-R3K8-00000-00&context=1516831.

Paula Parisi. (November 8, 1993, Monday). CD-ROM players: next VCRs?; Multimedia format is poised for major growth in '90s, study finds. The Hollywood Reporter. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJF-CD90-006P-R3HS-00000-00&context=1516831.

King World invests in Crystal Dynamics

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_World_Productions

https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-11/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater

VideoCD logo coming

Edge November 1993, pg. 8

First look at CDi Zelda

https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20052%20%28November%201993%29/page/n97/mode/1up?view=theater

Sony decides to go it alone

BY STEVE McCLURE. (November 20, 1993). Sony Ventures Into Video Game Biz; With A New Integrated Hardware/Software System. Billboard. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJF-0NJ0-002S-H3KS-00000-00&context=1516831.

BY SONOKO WATANABE Staff writer. (November 1, 1993). Sony to set up video-game unit Shelves plan to hook up with Nintendo, zooms in on low end of market. The Nikkei Weekly (Japan). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-4N60-000H-H552-00000-00&context=1516831.

(November 1, 1993). NEW SONY VIDEOGAME FACES UNCERTAIN PROSPECTS. Consumer Electronics. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SKP-XDT0-006B-64X1-00000-00&context=1516831.

Commodore preps US CD32 launch

https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_112/page/n11/mode/2up

https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue1221993Nov/page/n17/mode/2up

Wall street bullish on Atari

(November 4, 1993, Thursday, BC cycle). Wall Street impressed with Atari's propsects. United Press International. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJ4-J0P0-001S-60HN-00000-00&context=1516831.

Generation transition concerns an issue for Sega

https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20052%20%28November%201993%29/page/n65/mode/1up?view=theater

https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20052%20%28November%201993%29/page/n67/mode/1up?view=theater

Nintendo Extends Super Mario All Stars giveaway

(November 1, 1993). Advertising Age. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJ4-GYS0-000S-845B-00000-00&context=1516831.

Nintendo sales and profits down

By MICHIYO NAKAMOTO. (November 19, 1993, Friday). Tough new players in video games - Michiyo Nakamoto watches Matsushita and Sony enter the field. Financial Times (London,England). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SKR-MTT0-006F-W3FM-00000-00&context=1516831.

Yomiuri Shimbun. (November 19, 1993, Friday). Nintendo sales, profits down. The Daily Yomiuri. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SC6-V290-001X-J39V-00000-00&context=1516831.

(NOVEMBER 18, 1993, THURSDAY). Nintendo posts 23.9% pretax drop for fiscal half. Japan Economic Newswire. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SP7-GS90-000F-P13B-00000-00&context=1516831.

Sega begins mnaufacturing in Wales

MARY FAGAN, Industrial Correspondent. (November 1, 1993, Monday). Welsh factory to produce Sega video-game catridges; First contract outside Far East goes to AB Electronic. The Independent (London). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3T47-89T0-0021-R536-00000-00&context=1516831.

Sega downgrades forecast

GAIL COUNSELL. (November 10, 1993, Wednesday). Sega slashes profit forecast; Video game group says strength of yen will hit earnings. Gail Counsell reports. The Independent (London). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3T47-88T0-0021-R2N1-00000-00&context=1516831.

EA suspends SNES lineup

https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:CVG_UK_144.pdf&page=8

https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File%3ACVG_UK_144.pdf&page=33

EA resumes SNES lineup

Sega decides to crash Mario's big bash

(November 4, 1993). Lancaster: Sega's big self-projection racket. Marketing. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:419K-5BV0-00X8-J51R-00000-00&context=1516831.

Ad games on the rise

By Kate Fitzgerald. (November 1, 1993). Videogames attract advertisers; McDonald's signs on as number of games tied to products grows. Advertising Age. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJ4-GYR0-000S-844B-00000-00&context=1516831.

By David Kilburn. (November 1, 1993). Dentsu already deep into interactive; Japanese agency links with 3DO, creates videogames for clients. Advertising Age. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJ4-GYR0-000S-8446-00000-00&context=1516831.

Nitendo wins big in South African court

(November 8, 1993, Monday). SOUTH AFRICAN SUPREME COURT RULES FOR NINTENDO IN MAJOR VICTORY AGAINST VIDEO GAME PIRATES. PR Newswire. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJJ-3CT0-007J-72FH-00000-00&context=1516831.

Console game pirates start to train

https://amr.abime.net/amr_popup_picture.php?src=amiga_joker/magscans/aj_1993_11/040.jpg&c=92625

Pad computing more of an Uh? than an Aahhh!

https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/09/science/personal-computers-zoomers-newtons-real-life-so-far-promise-exceeds-usefulness.html

Big Blues chronicles fall of IBM

https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-11_OCR/page/n86/mode/1up?view=theater

AI puts help desks on disk

https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-11_OCR/page/n47/mode/1up?view=theater

Smartec bets on dual scan

https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-11_OCR/page/n54/mode/1up?view=theater

Broderbund announces Living Books

https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-11/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater

Shakespeare does Karaoke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?a&v=CpHnp9JKgcY&feature=youtu.be Minute 1:30

https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-11_OCR/page/n69/mode/1up?view=theater

Komisar becomes CEO of Lucasarts

https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/02/business/company-news-chief-executive-named-at-lucas-s-software-unit.html

(November 1, 1993, Monday). LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT NAMES RANDY KOMISAR PRESIDENT; LUCASARTS TOPS BEST YEAR IN ITS HISTORY WITH NEW LEADER. PR Newswire. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJJ-3G30-007J-7008-00000-00&context=1516831.

Logitech goes 3D with the Cyberman

https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-11/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater

Larry Probst sees software download future

STUART VARNEY. (November 2, 1993). Exec Explains Interactive Lane of Electronic Highway. CNN. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3TD9-1JJ0-0029-50P8-00000-00&context=1516831.

Wireless Email taking off

https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-11_OCR/page/n31/mode/2up

Free lunches on the internet may be coming to an end

https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/03/business/business-technology-jams-already-on-data-highway.html

By KATE MADDOX, Staff reporter. (November 8, 1993). The big picture; Visions of a new TV begin to emerge. Electronic Media. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJD-X370-002S-52YW-00000-00&context=1516831.

Renegade ports to Interactive TV

Edge November 1993, pg. 75

Sex sells

Edge November 1993, pg. 63

Cable News fuels tech stock rollercoaster

https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/07/business/market-watch-watch-what-they-pay-not-what-they-say.html

Video Games move into museum

https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/07/style/token-art.html

Tom Quinn, RIP

https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-11/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater

Man!ac launches

http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=TUFOIUFDLzE5OTM=

Recommended Links:

The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/

Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/

They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/

Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/

The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/

Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/

Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/

Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/

Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/

Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/

Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.

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Ray Thackery - Daterbase, DEC
16 jan· Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
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November 1983
9 jan· Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
IBM introduces the PCJr

Coleco ships the Adam

Infocom disses graphics

These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM

This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in November 1993.

As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here:

https://www.theycreateworlds.com/

and order his book here:

https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book

Get us on your mobile device:

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7 Minutes in Heaven: Beach Head

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https://www.mobygames.com/game/19932/beach-head/

Corrections:

October 1983 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/october-1983-94392565

Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/

Chronicles Revisited Podcast 14 — Touch the Screen! Touch the Screen! https://www.smoliva.blog/post/chronicles-revisited-podcast-014/

The Computer Chronicles 40th Anniversary with S.M. Oliva https://www.patreon.com/posts/computer-40th-s-95453094

https://www.cashbox-magazine.com/about

https://www.mobygames.com/game/11121/chiller/

1973

Video Games take center stage at MOA show

https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_18/page/51/mode/1up

https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_21/page/47/mode/1up

https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_19/page/55/mode/1up

Atari asks ops to steer clear of copycats

https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_19/page/61/mode/1up

German arcade owners seeth

https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_21/page/48/mode/1up

Heathkit offers budget priced calculator kit

https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1973/Poptronics-1973-11.pdf pg. 89

Electronic watches on the rise

https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1973/Poptronics-1973-11.pdf pg. 5

Video Phone shown at CeBit

https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1973/Poptronics-1973-11.pdf pg. 19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzdCKBZP4Jo

1983-11

Williams loses $6 million in fourth quarter

Games People, Nov. 19, 1983, pg. 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecVcA3l6v3E

Atari is the (coinop) come-back kid

RePlay Nov. 1983, pg. 123

Battle of the Cons

Replay, Nov. 1983, pg. 15

Tokyo Amusement Machine Show side steps laser craze

Replay Nov. 1983, pg. 23

Games People Nov. 28, 1983, pg. 9

Replay Nov. 1983, pg. 86

Monitor maker TSK cuts credit

Games People, Nov. 19, 1983, pg. 1

Activision to lay off a quarter of its workforce

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/12/business/activision-sets-layoffs-for-90.html

Odyssey2 is no more

https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-8/page/120/mode/1up?view=theater

Starpath bows out

https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-8/page/117/mode/1up?view=theater

Fox drops out of games

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/10/business/fox-quitting-video-games.html

Milton Bradley expects losses

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/15/business/milton-bradley-expects-deficit.html

Vectrex debuts 3D Imager

https://archive.org/details/logical_gamer_novdec83/page/5/mode/2up

Spectravideo's Compumate gets reviewed

Personal Computer News, Nov. 23, 1983 pg. 38

Amiga to release computer/game combo machine

https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Fun_with_Computer_Games_Vol_02_No_01_1983-11_Fun_Games_Publishing_US/page/n105/mode/2up

Berlin Consumer Trade Show sees micros and video games galore

http://www.atarimuseum.de/gamesum.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_MZ

https://www.videospielgeschichten.de/die-fans-fragen-klaus-ollmann-antwortet/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philips_Videopac%2B_G7400

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFA_(Messe)#1970%E2%80%931990

http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=Q1BVLzE5ODM=

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp7z5j6N5lhyqNEEtxz1bnkhjCTbJ_rqS&si=GVvJ9SIMYkaOO7av

TI stock shoots up

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/01/business/a-seesaw-day-for-computers.html

IBM Introduces the PC Jr

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/02/business/the-debut-of-ibm-s-junior.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/02/business/ibm-s-speedy-redirection.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/06/business/week-in-business-japan-s-car-makers-are-sent-a-message.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PCjr

Small Idaho company to supply PCJr keyboard

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/26/business/advanced-input-s-ibm-coup.html

Atari and Coleco hike prices

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/10/business/atari-coleco-raise-computer-prices.html

Personal Computer News Nov. 9, 1983, pg. 6

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/12/business/commodore-corp-reports-earnings-for-qtr-to-sept-30.html?searchResultPosition=1

Atari backs away from home computers

https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-8/page/119/mode/1up?view=theater

Coleco lowers Adam shipment targets

Toy & Hobby World November 1984, pg. S1

https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Fun_with_Computer_Games_Vol_02_No_01_1983-11_Fun_Games_Publishing_US/page/n11/mode/2up

https://archive.org/details/logical_gamer_novdec83/page/5/mode/2up

JCPenney and KMart pass on Adam

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/15/business/penney-s-holiday-line-omits-adam-computer.html

Adam shipments lower than expected

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/24/business/dow-declines-0.20-in-heavy-trading.html

Adam review

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/29/science/personal-computers-the-new-adam-arrives-for-a-test.html

Cabbage Patch Doll Mania ensues

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/29/us/adoptable-dolls-aren-t-having-any-trouble-finding-homes.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabbage_Patch_Kids

https://youtu.be/qR0aVHlXpvM?si=PoN1JgbZkmkA39Hi

Aquarius discounted

https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1983/11/27/issue.html

Commodore teases TED

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-11-24/mode/1up?view=theater

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_Plus/4

Comdex to be swamped by PC clones

https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Byte/80s/Byte-1983-11.pdf pg. 7

Tandy to enter PC compatible market

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/30/business/tandy-computer-s-hard-test.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_1000

HP moves to reduce OS options

Personal Computer News, Nov. 2, 1983 pg. 3

Reflex launches Hercules

Personal Computer News, Nov. 2, 1983 pg. 3

Apple outlook flat

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/08/business/apple-sees-flat-profit-outlook.html

Apple funds IBM clone adapter

Personal Computer News, Nov. 23, 1983 pg. 2, 5

Personal Computer News, Nov. 30, 1983, pg. 4

Microsoft Debuts Windows

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/13/business/wekk-in-business-more-good-news-about-inflation.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/11/business/microsoft-displays-window-program.html?searchResultPosition=1

Personal Computer News, Nov. 30, 1983, pg. 4, 6

Lightpens, the interface choice of the future

https://archive.org/details/1983-11-computegazette/page/n33/mode/2up

https://archive.org/details/commodore-user-magazine-02/page/n5/mode/2up

https://archive.org/details/1983-11-compute-magazine/page/n170/mode/1up?view=theater

https://archive.org/details/Info-64_Issue_2_Winter_83-84_1983_Cybertech_US/page/n13/mode/2up

Newbrain to return from the dead

Personal Computer News, Nov. 2, 1983 pg. 3

Electron deliveries fall short

Personal Computer News, Nov. 2, 1983 pg. 2

Personal Computer News, Nov. 30, 1983, pg. 2

Acorn second processor sticker shock

Personal Computer News, Nov. 30, 1983, pg. 2

Dynasty Computer corp wants to sell you a computer in your home

https://www.retromags.com/files/file/5858-electronic-games-hotline-volume-2-no-7-november-6-1983/ pg. 2

http://www.atariprotos.com/othersystems/sorcerer/hardware/smartalec.htm

Broderbund announces partnership with TI

https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-8/page/119/mode/1up?view=theater

Toy and Hobby World Nov. 1984, pg. S12

https://www.retromags.com/files/file/5858-electronic-games-hotline-volume-2-no-7-november-6-1983/ pg. 8

https://archive.org/details/1983-11-computegazette/page/n49/mode/2up

Infocom disses graphics

https://archive.org/details/1983-11-computegazette/page/n23/mode/2up

https://archive.org/details/1983-11-computegazette/page/n29/mode/2up

https://archive.org/details/family-computing-03/page/n15/mode/2up

EA brings album cover aesthetics to game software packaging

https://archive.org/details/family-computing-03/page/n15/mode/2up

Quicksilva arrives in the US

https://archive.org/details/1983-11-computegazette/page/n133/mode/2up

Mirror Group jumps into software

https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-11-17/mode/1up?view=theater

Computer magazines boom

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/09/business/boom-in-computer-magazines.html

Hobby Computer magazine debuts

http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=SGFwcHkgQ29tcHV0ZXIvMTk4Mw==

Info64 debuts

https://archive.org/details/Info-64_Issue_2_Winter_83-84_1983_Cybertech_US

GameLine adds stock info and email

https://www.retromags.com/files/file/5858-electronic-games-hotline-volume-2-no-7-november-6-1983/ pg. 2

Time exits Teletext

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/22/business/time-inc-drops-teletext-experiment.html

Online education may be the future

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/20/us/from-1500-miles-professor-teaches-his-class-by-computer.html

Bond plays games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUc4GkMN1qs

RePlay Nov. 1983, pg. 178

https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-8/page/117/mode/1up?view=theater

Atari 5200 ad mentioned in Videogaming and computergaming illustrated

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS-pingC-xY

https://archive.org/details/Videogaming_and_Computer_Gaming_Illustrated_1983-11_Ion_International_US/page/n3/mode/1up

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/09/business/advertising-changes-by-atari-and-ibm.html

Japan agrees to loosen restrictions on the Yen

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/13/business/wekk-in-business-more-good-news-about-inflation.html

New study finds games designed to be addictive

Games People, Nov. 19, 1983, pg. 1

https://archive.org/details/mindatplaypsycho0000loft/page/n9/mode/2up

Recommended Links:

The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/

Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/

They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/

Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/

The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/

Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/

Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/

Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/

Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/

Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/

Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.

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Gregg Barnett - Beam Software, Discworld
2 jan· Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
Gregg Barnett is a 40 year veteran of the gaming industry, having started with porting The Hobbit to the C64, developing the legendary Way of the Exploding Fist, bringing Discworld to computers and today working on high tech VR based training gear for firefighters. Gregg opens up about all the massive shifts in the industry he has witnessed, as well as the good and the bad involved with being a game dev.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Australia#Renaissance_%E2%80%93_1970s_and_1980s
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karate_Champ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karateka_(video_game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_America%27s_Cup#Aftermath
https://www.mobygames.com/game/19426/bedlam/
https://www.mobygames.com/company/18/cinemaware-corporation/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/181/defender-of-the-crown/screenshots/nes/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/8662/shadowrun/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FASA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Pratchett
https://www.mobygames.com/group/199/discworld-universe/
https://www.mobygames.com/company/63/psygnosis-limited/
https://www.mobygames.com/company/2602/sony-electronic-publishing-ltd/
https://www.mobygames.com/company/2221/sick-puppies-studio/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/9400/ghost-master/
https://www.mobygames.com/person/4217/will-wright/
https://flaimsystems.com/
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October 1993
25 dec 2023· Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
Nintendo profits crash,
Next gen console battle begins &
Arcades go 3D

These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM

This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in October 1993.

As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

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7 Minutes in Heaven: Hired Guns
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https://www.mobygames.com/game/6742/hired-guns/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/83985/overcooked/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/59006/spaceteam/

Corrections:
September 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/september-1993-93580366
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
Video Game Historian - Aladdin Deck Enhancer - https://youtu.be/_eG-PSZU5MI?si=UkmcQ6RDEs_Ljm-w

1993-10:
JAMMA show brings the tech
https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/222/mode/1up?view=theater

Riiiiiiiiiiiiidge Racer debuts, remember that one?
https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/64/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaBUeINW_3s

Sega takes fighting 3D
https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/66/mode/1up?view=theater

Sega teams up with W Industries
https://segaretro.org/Press_release:_1993-07-01:_W_INDUSTRIES_MAKES_VIRTUAL_REALITY_A_REALITY_FOR_SEGA
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_57_Oct_1993/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater

Williams sues Capcom
Play Meter Oct. 1993, pg. 3

7-Eleven's coinop exodus continued
Play Meter Oct. 1993, pg. 3

Nintendo reduces profit outlook
(October 5, 1993, Tuesday). Nintendo. The Times. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3T2M-8VY0-00H1-F1G8-00000-00&context=1516831.
https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/historical-spot-exchange-rates/usd/USD-to-JPY-1993
They expect exports to make up 59% of their sales in the first half of the year and only 42% in the second half. (October 5, 1993). Nintendo to suffer 1st profit decline in 10 years. Report From Japan. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SKM-Y970-004C-93PW-00000-00&context=1516831. BY YUZO SAEKI, Staff writer. (October 11, 1993).
Nintendo expects profits to fall 26%; HIGH YEN, COMPETITION HURT PERFORMANCE. The Nikkei Weekly (Japan). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-4NH0-000H-H0BX-00000-00&context=1516831. Garth Alexander and Helen Davidson. (October 10, 1993, Sunday).
Super Mario under threat as Sega closes profits gap. The Sunday Times (London). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3T2M-8WK0-00H1-F37F-00000-00&context=1516831.
Garth Alexander and Helen Davidson. (October 10, 1993, Sunday). Super Mario under threat as Sega closes profits gap. The Sunday Times (London). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3T2M-8WK0-00H1-F37F-00000-00&context=1516831.

Sega calls for truce
By MAT TOOR. (October 21, 1993). Sega calls for truce. Marketing. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:419K-59R0-00X8-J073-00000-00&context=1516831.

Sega beats Nintendo in UK
Dominic Mills. (October 30, 1993, Saturday). Ad of the Week. The Times. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3T2M-8YV0-00H1-F3G0-00000-00&context=1516831. https://youtu.be/X-LGs3AkkXY?si=tuzHTmEqjM2fSFuc

Jaguar role out plans revealed
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_051_October_1993 pg. 16
https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/58/mode/1up?view=theater

EGM goes hands-on with 3DO
https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/60/mode/1up?view=theater
Edge 1, pg. 49
Edge 1 pg. 54
Edge1 pg. 58

Nintendo signs up Silicon Graphics
https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/70/mode/1up?view=theater

CGI vs clayamation vs. Digitization
https://archive.org/details/play-time-1993-10/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_57_Oct_1993/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/play-time-1993-10/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.10/page/n9/mode/1up

Nintendo gives away Mario All-Stars
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_051_October_1993 pg. 168
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_57_Oct_1993/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater

Wolfenstein 3D to come to the SNES
https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/220/mode/1up?view=theater

Sega does Sports
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_051_October_1993 pg. 132

EA announces EA Sports Soccer
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_051_October_1993 pg. 149

Sega introduces the Activator
https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/60/mode/1up?view=theater
https://segaretro.org/Activator

Move Over Gameboy, Newton is here
https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/207/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Newton

ReelMagic wants to bring FMV to the PC
https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-october-1993/page/56/mode/1up?view=theater

Buggy software on the rise
https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-october-1993/page/4/mode/1up?view=theater

Centergold prepares for stock launch
By PAUL TAYLOR. (October 7, 1993, Thursday). CentreGold valued at Pounds 50m. Financial Times (London,England). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SKR-N110-006F-W48W-00000-00&context=1516831.
GAIL COUNSELL, Business Correspondent. (October 5, 1993, Tuesday). Nintendo losing ground to Sega ; Video games giant blames profit warning on soaring yen. The Independent (London). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3T47-8F30-0021-R1WR-00000-00&context=1516831.

Apple goes Multimedia
https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1993-10/page/n32/mode/1up

EA plans to ditch floppies
Edge 1, pg. 21

Sam & Max undergoes pizza party testing
https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.10/page/n9/mode/1up

More details of AT&T deal to buy TSN emerge
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_051_October_1993 pg. 168
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/31/business/company-encountering-digital-age-occasional-look-computers-everday-life-keyboard.html

Arnie Katz argues for National Electronic Gaming Convention
https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-october-1993/page/52/mode/1up?view=theater

Ziff Davis buys CGW
https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-october-1993/page/56/mode/1up?view=theater

Edge 1 premieres
Edge 1

Mario teaches... English?
https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1993-10/page/n29/mode/2up
https://www.nexgam.de/artikel/buch-super-mario-super-englisch-multi

Mortal Kombat goes multimedia
https://archive.org/details/cashbox57unse_6/page/30/mode/1up

TSR brings video to board games
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_57_Oct_1993/page/n14/mode/1up?view=theater

Matt Groening launches Bongo Comics
https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/208/mode/1up?view=theater

Recommended Links:

The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/
They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/
Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/
The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/
Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/
Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/
Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/
Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/
Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/
Modo Historia - https://www.youtube.com/c/ModoHistoriaPodcast

Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.

Copyright Karl Kuras
- Luisteren Nogmaals beluisteren Doorgaan Wordt afgespeeld...
- Later beluisteren Later beluisteren
October 1983
10 dec 2023· Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
The Boom is over,
Texas Instruments is out &
Nintendo becomes stock market darling

These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM

This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in October 1983.

As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here:

https://www.theycreateworlds.com/

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7 Minutes in Heaven: Kool-Aid Man
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-aid-94380376
https://www.mobygames.com/game/16706/kool-aid-man/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/40671/kool-aid-man/
https://youtu.be/mpbaznILT3s?si=oGZ8BCrVkhGu_aeG

Corrections:
September 1983 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/september-1983-92463308
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nio3hYAx_Tc
https://youtu.be/zONxBXLw4YY

1973-10
Sega joins pong craze
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_16/page/n108/mode/1up

Midway announces Space Race clone
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_14/page/52/mode/1up?view=theater.

Kee Games plant opens
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_14/page/52/mode/1up?view=theater

Video game sales exceed 45,000
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_17/page/59/mode/1up?view=theater

1983-10
Supreme Court refuses to hear speed up kit case
"Economy At A Glance, United Press International, October 3, 1983, Monday, AM cycle, available at https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJB-F6H0-001X-R0FX-00000-00&context=1516831.
By ELIZABETH OLSON, United Press International, October 3, 1983, Monday, BC cycle, available at https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJB-F6M0-001X-R0W3-00000-00&context=1516831."
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/23/business/the-gavel-comes-down-on-computer-copycats.html

Lasermania grips coinop
Replay Oct. 1983, pg. 8
Replay, Oct. 1983, pg. 97, 41, 136

Coleco catches Singe
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-7

SENTE is a go...
Replay Oct. 1983 pg. 22, 8

Nintendo dividend tops charts
NINTENDO INCREASES ANNUAL DIVIDEND BY 6.5 YEN, Copyright 1983 Jiji Press Ltd.Jiji Press Ticker Service, OCTOBER 11, 1983, TUESDAY, available at https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJD-P7J0-001B-N4KX-00000-00&context=1516831. Copyright 1983 Jiji Press Ltd., Copyright 1983 Jiji Press Ltd.Jiji
Press Ticker Service, OCTOBER 11, 1983, TUESDAY, available at https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJD-P7G0-001B-N4GD-00000-00&context=1516831.
Matsushita Electric tops 807 firms in consolidated earnings figures, The Japan Economic Journal, October 11, 1983, available at https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-1PT0-000H-H1RH-00000-00&context=1516831.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/43294923

Konami opens US operations
Replay Oct. 1983 pg 136

Atari opens Chicago dealership
Replay Oct 1983 pg. 10

Harry Williams, RIP
Replay Oct. 1983 pg. 28

Bars need not fear arcades
PR Newswire, October 5, 1983, Wednesday, available at https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJB-2S40-000D-81GN-00000-00&context=1516831.

The boom is over
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/17/business/video-games-industry-comes-down-to-earth.html

Warner loses $122.4 million in third quarter
New York Times, October 15, 1983, pg. 37

Warner cuts 250 jobs at New York HQ
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/14/business/warner-cuts-corporate-staff-by-250.html

2600 being sold off for $60
Playthings, Oct. 1983, pg. 24

Activision supports 5200
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-7/page/105/mode/1up

Mattel revenues collapse
By James E. Braham, Profit's a question on home screens, Industry Week, October 3, 1983, available at https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SPF-0RB0-0010-M0WW-00000-00&context=1516831.

Mattel Computer Adaptor tested
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews032-19Oct1983/page/n19/mode/1up?view=theater

Coleco revenue plummets
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/25/business/declines-sharp-for-apple-and-coleco.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/05/business/market-placedaniel-f-cuff-coleco-s-adam-betting-heavy.html
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews031-12Oct1983/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-7/page/108/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews032-19Oct1983/page/n5/mode/1up

CBS posts gains
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/13/business/cbs-inc-profits-surge-3-groups-help-results.html

Toys R Us sees drop in video games and computers
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/13/business/toys-r-us.html

Apple earnings plummet
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/25/business/declines-sharp-for-apple-and-coleco.html
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews032-19Oct1983/page/n3/mode/1up

Commodore numbers surge
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/27/business/results-are-mixed-for-xerox.html

MacNeil Lehrer Newshour interviews Jack Tramiel
https://youtu.be/U5skpKlVOqc?si=6vDkO5DnwZJZIbrd
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_507-mp4vh5d74j#at_2421.316381_s

TI drops out
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/29/business/retreat-set-by-texas-instruments.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/31/business/ibm-may-benefit.html
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-10_OCR/page/n8/mode/1up?view=theater

David Ahl presents Price Wars, the Graphic Novel
https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1983-10/page/n187/mode/1up?view=theater

IBM profits up
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/15/business/ibm-net-up-24.8-in-quarter.html

IBM welcomes Taiwanese imitators
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews033-26Oct1983/page/n3/mode/1up?view=theater

Apple cuts price of Lisa by 15%
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews030-05Oct1983/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater

Formats, formats everywhere
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_3.5/page/n4/mode/1up

Japanese show off at SICOB
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews031-12Oct1983/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater
http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Interface2/Cartridges/Interface2_RC_Cartridges.htm
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews032-19Oct1983/page/n62/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews033-26Oct1983/page/n19/mode/1up?view=theater

Tandy introduces Coco2
"https://oldcomputermuseum.com/tandy_coco2.html
NEW PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET, United Press International, October 5, 1983, Wednesday, BC cycle, available at https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJB-F670-001X-R50S-00000-00&context=1516831."

Tandy introduces the MC10
https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1983-10/page/n42/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_MC-10

Osborne effect postulated as cause of death
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews030-05Oct1983/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater

Computer industry shakeup not affecting jobs
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/16/jobs/computer-industry-more-jobs-despite-layoffs.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-150

UK computer makers want to make Acorn a standard
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews030-05Oct1983/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater

British homes in love with micros
Computer buying bonanza awaited; Jason Crisp reveals problems behind the Christmas surge, Financial Times (London,England), October 8, 1983, Saturday, available at https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-2PT0-000F-54WF-00000-00&context=1516831. By BARNABY J. FEDER. (October 10, 1983, Monday, Late City Final Edition).
COMPUTER MARKET STRONG IN BRITAIN. The New York Times. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8G-J7J0-0008-Y1B4-00000-00&context=1516831.
Teenage programming superstars blossom in the UK
Joan Gray, A world of asteroids and whizz-kid programmers, Financial Times (London,England), October 10, 1983, Monday, available at https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-2PS0-000F-54VH-00000-00&context=1516831.

Spectrum goes cartridge
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews031-12Oct1983/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater
http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Interface2/Cartridges/Interface2_RC_Cartridges.htm
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews032-19Oct1983/page/n62/mode/1up?view=theater
http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Interface2/Cartridges/Interface2_RC_Unreleased.htm

Microdrive weakness becomes more apparent
https://archive.org/details/nzbitsandbytes-2-03/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater
sinclair recommends photocopying printouts
https://archive.org/details/nzbitsandbytes-2-03/page/n3/mode/1up?view=theater

Game software prices begin to drop in England
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_024_1983-10_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n90/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_3.5/page/n4/mode/1up
Martin Wheeler - Virgin, BITS, Recluse https://www.patreon.com/posts/72185638
Jerry Wolosenko - Synapse - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42014024

Guild of Software Houses forms
https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue011983Oct/page/n5/mode/2up

CGW hates on the c64
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_3.5/page/n26/mode/1up
http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=Q1BVLzE5ODM= CPU 10-1983 pg. 30, 25, 1
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_3.5/page/n39/mode/1up

Cmmodore User magazine debuts
https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue011983Oct/page/n5/mode/2up

Atarisoft launches
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/27/business/atari-s-new-games-fit-other-machines.html
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-7
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-7/page/105/mode/1up

Trip is bringing the hotness
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-10_OCR/page/n101/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_3.5/page/n11/mode/1up

Epyx launches the "Preview Disk"
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-7/page/108/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/a8b_Epyx_Preview_Disk_1983_Epyx_US

Computer games go 3D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RoNTTPcPwI
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_024_1983-10_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n18/mode/1up?view=theater

Turn your micro into an animation studio
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-10_OCR/page/n357/mode/1up?view=theater

Tom Carter Productions goes interactive
Replay Oct. 1983 pg. 137
https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/hucks-landing/

Animated features are dead... except for Disney
TODAY'S TOPIC: Little Life Left In Full-Length Animated Feature Production, The Associated Press, October 3, 1983, Monday, PM cycle, available at https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJ4-M6D0-0011-523X-00000-00&context=1516831.

Activists go after commercial length TV shows aimed at kids
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/12/arts/eight-children-s-tv-shows-assailed.html

Wherehouse goes public
(October 6, 1983, Thursday). WHEREHOUSE; Public offering. Business Wire. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJD-MK90-001B-R0VJ-00000-00&context=1516831
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wherehouse_Entertainment

First commercial cellphone service introduced
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/14/business/cellular-mobile-phone-debute.html

Best Quote of the month: https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews032-19Oct1983/page/n5/mode/1up

Recommended Links:

The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/
They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/
Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/
The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/
Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/
Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/
Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/
Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/
Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/

Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.

Copyright Karl Kuras
- Luisteren Nogmaals beluisteren Doorgaan Wordt afgespeeld...
- Later beluisteren Later beluisteren
September 1993
26 nov 2023· Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
Mortal Monday,
F-15 Strike Eagle saved by Falcon,
Sega announces Saturn

These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM

This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in September 1993.

As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here:
https://www.theycreateworlds.com/
and order his book here:
https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book

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7 Minutes in Heaven: General Chaos
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-93420048
https://www.mobygames.com/game/23830/general-chaos/

Corrections:
August 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/august-1993-91387119
5th Anniversary Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/5th-anniversary-92773072
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/63391/battletoads/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/8131/virtua-racing/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Famicom_Naizou_TV_SF1
https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_Nintendo_Television
Ethan, in fact, playing Wizkid - https://www.patreon.com/posts/71057943

1993
September 13th is Mortal Monday
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n16/mode/1up?view=theater
Gregory Fischbach Part 2 - Acclaim https://www.patreon.com/posts/47720122
Gregory Fischbach Part 1 - Activision - Acclaim https://www.patreon.com/posts/46578120
Chris Garske - EA - Activision - Sierra - Sega - GT Interactive https://www.patreon.com/posts/39835860

Street Fighter 2 sequels not as pricey as expected
https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-50-september-1993/page/133/mode/1up?view=theater

Bill White switches sides
https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-50-september-1993/page/136/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_56_Sept_1993/page/n19/mode/1up?view=theater

Nintendo Espana founded
https://archive.org/details/micromania-segunda-epoca-64/page/n7/mode/1up

Sega beats Nintendo at CES
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n85/mode/1up?view=theater

CES closes to the public
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater

Multimedia is the new hotness
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n45/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/PC.Games.N012.1993.09-fl0n/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW4OQcBaV5c&list=PLBw24bgyD-sJkM_K9uPP6N73WwyxRFLaW
https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-september-1993/page/61/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue1201993Sep/page/n8/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.filfre.net/2023/10/a-digital-pornutopia-part-1-the-seedy-rom-revolution/
https://www.filfre.net/2023/11/a-digital-pornutopia-part-2-the-internet-is-for-porn/

MPEG becomes standard
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater

Commodore sets big goals for CD32
The One , Sept. 1993, pg. 14

CDI gets FMV add-on
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue1201993Sep/page/n8/mode/1up?view=theater

Saturn is Sega's future
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20050%20%28September%201993%29/page/n49/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20050%20%28September%201993%29/page/n53/mode/2up

Japanese turn to yanks
https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-50-september-1993/page/136/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_56_Sept_1993/page/n22/mode/1up?view=theater

Game crossovers taking off
https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-50-september-1993/page/136/mode/1up?view=theater

Acclaim is wheeling and dealing
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_56_Sept_1993/page/n19/mode/1up?view=theater

Acclaim signs deal with James Cameron
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater

Barkley signs with Accolade
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-09/page/n7/mode/1up

Game while you fly in Europe
https://archive.org/stream/FinancialTimes1993UKEnglish/Jul%2007%201993%2C%20Financial%20Times%2C%20%23606%2C%20UK%20%28en%29_djvu.txt
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20050%20%28September%201993%29/page/n79/mode/2up

Top Guy takes the NES on the go
https://bootleggames.fandom.com/wiki/Top_Guy
https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-50-september-1993/page/112/mode/1up?view=theater.

Microprose bought by Spectrum Holobyte
https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.09/page/n8/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-september-1993/page/60/mode/1up?view=theater
Wild Bill Stealey - Microprose https://www.patreon.com/posts/36710924

Windows goes to the Arcade
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-09/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.mobygames.com/game/2842/microsoft-arcade/

Lucasfilm sends Amiga owners mixed messages
http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=QW1pZ2EgR2FtZXMvMTk5Mw==
Amiga Games September 1993 pg. 8
https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.09/page/n8/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue1201993Sep/page/n12/mode/1up?view=theater

SSI diversifies D&D
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n41/mode/1up?view=theater
Joel Billings - SSI https://www.patreon.com/posts/36827469
Don Daglow Part 2 - Broderbund - Beyond Software - Stormfront - SSI https://www.patreon.com/posts/39095819
Don Daglow Part 1 - PDP - Mattel - Intellivision - EA https://www.patreon.com/posts/38445119

Psygnosis partners with MDI
https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/49109/Dictionary%20of%20the%20Living%20World/
https://archive.org/details/micromania-segunda-epoca-64/page/n7/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/company/3187/media-design-interactive/

Ad games continue to proliferate in Germany
https://archive.org/details/PC.Games.N012.1993.09-fl0n/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/PC.Games.N012.1993.09-fl0n/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater
http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=QW1pZ2EgR2FtZXMvMTk5Mw== Amiga Games September 1993 pg. 9

Tandy to sell off computer manufacturing operations
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TRS-80_and_Tandy-branded_computers#PC-compatible_computers

MediaVision give Soundblaster a run for its money
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Vision_Pro_AudioSpectrum
https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1993-09/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-09/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater

Mediavision gets into interactive movie biz
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-09/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.mobygames.com/company/47/hyperbole-studios/

Scorched Earth reviewed in CGW
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_110/page/n75/mode/1up
http://www.whicken.com/scorch/index.html
http://www.cafepress.com/officialscorch

Sega gets into toys
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Toys

TSN goes paperless
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n94/mode/1up?view=theater
Ken Williams - Sierra https://www.patreon.com/posts/42700706

Andy Eddy leaves Video Games and Computer Entertainment
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_56_Sept_1993/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater

Smithsonian inducts software
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-09/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater

Vectrex makers post OG files online
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_56_Sept_1993/page/n14/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vectrex

Camerica shuts down
https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-50-september-1993/page/136/mode/1up?view=theater

Recommended Links:

The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/

Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/

They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/

Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/

The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/

Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/

Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/

Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/

Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/

Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/

Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.

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5th Anniversary Interview
15 nov 2023· Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
After 5 years of asking the questions, the tables get turned and Karl finally has to get grilled. You, the listener (or at least some of you) asked for it, so by multiple demand, the Karl interview!

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Links:
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Trantor's C64 Sight
https://web.archive.org/web/20050320163500/http://www.trantornator.com/c64.html

Trantor's Ami-Crypt
https://community.fortunecity.ws/skyscraper/fdisk/1548/amiga.html

Trantor Comics Leisure Suit Larry Page
https://community.fortunecity.ws/skyscraper/fdisk/1548/larry/index.htm

Retro Gaming Club blog:
http://retrogamingclub.blogspot.com/

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Afleveringen

March 1984

Michael Hengst Part 2: Trickwerk, Jowood, Retro Gamer, Flying Fishkopp

February 1994

Michael Hengst - Part 1: Power Play

February 1984

Julian 'Jaz' Rignall - ZZAP!64, Virgin, IGN, Mean Machines, Future Publishing

January 1994

January 1984

William Volk - Avalon Hill, Activision, Lightspan, PlayScreen

December 1993

December 1983

The Computer Chronicles - 40th Anniversary with S.M. Oliva

November 1993

Ray Thackery - Daterbase, DEC

November 1983

Gregg Barnett - Beam Software, Discworld

October 1993

October 1983

September 1993

5th Anniversary Interview