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   Get us on your mobile device: Android:  https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS:      https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine   And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM   Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com   Links Video version of the interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/michael-hengst-1-98828923 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   Copyright Karl Kuras

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. 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: Android:  https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS:      https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Links: If you don't see all the links, find them here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/100523595 7 Minutes in Heaven: Campaign '84 Video Version:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-84-102259801     https://www.mobygames.com/game/158302/campaign-84/ Corrections: 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

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 Watch the video version as a Patron at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/julian-jaz-and-97565043 Get us on your mobile device: Android:  https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS:      https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zzap!64 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Anderson_(entrepreneur) 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 Copyright Karl Kuras  

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: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book   Get us on your mobile device: Android: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine   And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM   Send comments on Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com   Links: If you don't see all the links, find them here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/100523595   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  

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: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book Alex's Humble Bundle Inclusion: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/game-architecture-worldbuilding-and-ai-taylor-francis-books   Get us on your mobile device: Android: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine   And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM   Send comments on Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com   Links: Complete Links for this episode can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/100014130   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

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 Get us on your mobile device: Android:  https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS:      https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Links: https://www.anagramquest.com/ 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 Copyright Karl Kuras

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: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book Get us on your mobile device: Android:  https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS:      https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Links: In case you don't see all the links, please, find them here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/december-1993-99076522 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/1u

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   Get us on your mobile device: Android: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine   And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM   Send comments on Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com   Links: (If you can't see all the links for this episode, please, check out this episode on our patreon page for the complete set.)   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

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   Get us on your mobile device: Android: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine   And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM   Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com   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   Copyright Karl Kuras

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/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book   Get us on your mobile device: Android: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine   And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM   Send comments on Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com   Links:   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-Gam

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: Android: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine   And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM   Send comments on Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com   Links:   7 Minutes in Heaven: Beach Head Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/96037276 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-compu

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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. 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: Android:  https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS:      https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Links: A complete set of links can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/95287239 7 Minutes in Heaven: Hired Guns Video Version:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-95284763 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. 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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/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book Get us on your mobile device: Android:  https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS:      https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Links: Complete links can be found at:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/94392565   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/Sinc

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 Get us on your mobile device: Android:  https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS:      https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Links: 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://

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! Recorded: November 2023 Get us on your mobile device: Android:  https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS:      https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Links: Some of the following links may not be fully functional: 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/ Copyright Karl Kuras

This is the full 7 Minutes in Heaven clip for the September 1983 episode covering Battlezone on the Atari 2600. An error in the edit of the full episode cut it short, so I decided to upload it to the feed as its own file. Remember, you can also watch Alex and my commentary on his actual 7 minutes of gameplay by becoming a patron:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/92412140/1722295006633795944?s=20mcgeoch9/status/1722295006633795944?s=

Atari dumps product in the desert Commodore and Sinclair revenues sore The Vic20 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 September 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 Get us on your mobile device: Android:  https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS:      https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Battlezone Video Version:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-92412140 https://www.mobygames.com/game/360/battlezone/   Corrections: August 1983 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/august-1983-89829848 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ https://youtu.be/A-6AKe2pvsQ?si=Y86cYPldukmG2V-H https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMS9918 1973     Rally big in Europe     https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_9/page/45/mode/1up Atari launches Gotcha and Pong Doubles     https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_13/page/n53/mode/1up?view=theater     https://edfries.wordpress.com/2016/05/25/fixing-color-gotcha/ 1983: Warner posts MASSIVE loss     Play Meter Sept. 1, 1983 pg. 130 Atari dumps carts in desert     Atari Buries Videogame Gear In New Mexico Dump, The Associated Press, September 27, 1983, Tuesday, AM cycle     Atari Parts Are Dumped, The New York Times, September 28, 1983, Wednesday, Late City Final Edition     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_video_game_burial     Kevin Hayes - Atari - Namco https://www.patreon.com/posts/50612798     https://eu.alamogordonews.com/story/news/2022/08/25/et-atari-tomb-alamogordo-nm-games-auctioned/65418680007/ Deck chairs on the SS Atari get shuffled     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S6     https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/08/business/business-people-atari-replaces-head-of-unit-after-9-months.html Milton Bradley v Atari suit details revealed     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S4     http://www.mainbyte.com/ti99/hardware/mbx/mbx.html     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmD2lT5oeOE SEC files charges against former Atari execs     https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/27/business/2-charged-in-atari-stock-sale.html Mattel reports higher than expected second quarter loss     https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/09/business/mattel-reports-losing-156.1-million-in-quarter.html       https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-6/mode/1up?view=theater     Don Daglow Part 1 - PDP - Mattel - Intellivision - EA  https://www.patreon.com/posts/38445119 Activision expects massive losses     Maker of Video-Game, Computer Software Sees Loss, The Associated Press, September 16, 1983, Friday, PM cycle Layoffs hit Imagic     Imagic lay-offs in wake of U.S. video game glut, Financial Times (London,England), September 20, 1983, Tuesday Interton files for bankruptcy     https://archive.org/details/TeleMatch.N05.1983.08-KCz.pdf/page/n76/mode/1up?view=theater         http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg70-1292_vc4000.htm#page=reviews          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interton_Video_Computer_4000     https://www.interton.com/de-de/     https://blog.hnf.de/vom-hoergeraet-zum-computerspiel/ Marshfield bans coinop games     Replay September 1983, pg. 10         https://eu.wickedlocal.com/story/marshfield-mariner/2021/09/23/marshfield-ma-coin-machine-industries-association-supreme-court-ban-pacman-donkeykong-look-back/8241109002/       https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/08/us/massachusetts-town-exiles-pac-man-and-all-that.html Williams reports lower earnings     Play Meter Sept. 1, 1983 pg. 130 Sega sells US operations to Gulf and Western     September 29, 1983, Thursday  PR Newswire     September 27, 1983, Tuesday Sente gets ready to open for business     PIZZA-TIME; Game division to open Oct. 1, Business Wire, September 29, 1983, Thursday     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 Wells Gardner feels arcade tumble pinch     Bull market bums, Forbes, September 26, 1983 Funai joins forces with Electronic Specialty Products     ELECTRONIC-SPECIALTY; Forms joint venture with Funai Electric Co. to market coin-operated video games, Business Wire, September 21, 1983, Wednesday         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB0Wkel_R5Q        https://www.arcade-museum.com/manuf_detail.php?manuf_id=1392        Replay September 1983, pg. 9 4 killed at Malibu Grand Prix massacre     Play Meter Sept. 1, 1983, pg. 24         https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/06/01/evidence-room-extra-family-member-of-man-executed-after-malibu-grand-prix-murders-shares-memories-with-kprc-2/     Play Meter Sept. 1, 1983, pg. 14     https://citizennewspapergroup.com/news/2009/sep/02/cases-gone-cold/ Intellivision drops below a hundo     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S8 VCS Cartridge prices drop even in the UK     https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_023_1983-09_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n27/mode/1up?view=theater European 5200 launch canned     https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_023_1983-09_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n28/mode/1up?view=theater       https://archive.org/details/TeleMatch.N05.1983.08-KCz.pdf/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater  Atari cancels Graduate     https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-6/page/n2/mode/1up?view=theater Sharp announces Famicom TV     https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Sharp_C1        Sharp develops TV with microcomputer, The Japan Economic Journal, September 27, 1983     https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/07/how_sharp_accidentally_copyright_trolled_nintendo_almost_40_years_ago Unions fail at Atari     High Tech's Challenge, Newsweek, September 5, 1983, UNITED STATES EDITION     Unions in Trouble; PART III: Looking For New Members  The Associated Press, September 1, 1983, Thursday, PM cycle Broderbund goes console     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S26 Fischbach promoted     PR Newswire, September 9, 1983, Friday     Gregory Fischbach Part 2 - Acclaim https://www.patreon.com/posts/47720122     Gregory Fischbach Part 1 - Activision - Acclaim https://www.patreon.com/posts/46578120 International variants proliferate     https://archive.org/details/TeleMatch.N05.1983.08-KCz.pdf/page/n75/mode/1up?view=theater     http://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=42 Move over pay-per-view porn, video games are the new hotness in hotel room entertainment     PR Newswire, September 20, 1983, Tuesday        https://patents.justia.com/assignee/international-anasazi-inc        https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/travel/1983/09/11/computer-shortcuts-nuclear-tour/0cafa363-b334-482f-a5b9-3a9453de3ec6/ Sooo many controllers!     https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-6/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater Coleco shocks analysts     https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/07/business/coleco-s-new-memory-device.html Adam, meet FCC, FCC stop Adam     https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews028-21Sep1983/page/n5/mode/2up TI cuts prices even further     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S6      TI hires coffee man to run computer division     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S4 TI opens up to 3rd parties     https://archive.org/details/TeleMatch.N05.1983.08-KCz.pdf/page/n75/mode/1up?view=theater Commodore reports record earnings and new ad strategy     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S4 Sinclair profits soar     https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews028-21Sep1983/page/n7/mode/2up Sinclair looks to China     https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews028-21Sep1983/page/n5/mode/2up Acorn second processors delayed... again     https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews029-28Sep1983/page/n3/mode/2up Tandy licenses software to CBS     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S10 HES  teams up with Microsoft     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S8 Osborne files for bankruptcy     https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/15/business/pacesetting-computer-maker-files-for-bankruptcy.html Toshiba gets into PC clone market.     https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews028-21Sep1983/page/n3/mode/2up Digital Research bets on productivity     https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews026-07Sep1983/page/n4/mode/1up        https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews027-14Sep1983/page/n3/mode/2up Computing goes mobile     https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-09_OCR         https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=891&st=1     https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=891&st=1         https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=891&st=1     https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/80s/1984/CE-1984-06.pdf Wizardry goes Windows     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S26 Infocom names Dornbrook product manager     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S40 Draw like Bilbo     https://archive.org/details/PersonalComput

At the height of the arcade boom, two young entrepreneurs wanted to take arcade gaming higher, creating a unique, immersive cooperative experience combining computer game tech with the latest laser disc audio visuals. Simutron promised gamers an immersive experience, in the Star Trek universe no less, at dedicated game centers.  Sadly it would not come to pass.   Brent Naseath, cofounder of the venture tells us what happened back then with Simutron, how his career in tech evolved and his new quest to harness the power of technology to save democracy itself.   Recorded May 2023   Get us on your mobile device: Android:  https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS:      https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine   And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM   Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com     Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDP-10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altos_Computer_Systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Microsystems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Motion_Picture http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-simutron-tournament-center-ultimate.html https://emotionalblackholes.com/essay-27-simutron/ https://www.digitpress.com/library/magazines/joystik/joystik_sep83.pdf   pg. 10 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-04-01-fi-1730-story.html https://www.percsolutions.com/ https://www.timeextension.com/features/the-rise-and-fall-of-laserdisc-video-gaming https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesars_Superdome https://www.simplilearn.com/what-is-six-sigma-a-complete-overview-article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fooled_by_Randomness https://endpoliticsnow.com/   Copyright Karl Kuras