Commodore buys Amiga
Jack Tramiel declares war on  competition
Nintendo announces US NES launch plans

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 August 1984. 
As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

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7 Minutes in Heaven: Sabrewulf
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/121098237
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/14732/sabre-wulf/

Corrections:
July 1984 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/july-1994-116535754
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Pong
    https://gamehistory.org/atari-2600-tarzan/
    https://www.giantbomb.com/photon-the-ultimate-game-on-planet-earth/3030-39589/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Electron
    https://archive.org/details/book_video_games/page/n77/mode/2up
    

1974:        
Atari sells Japanese manufacturing to Namco
    https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-24.pdf   pg. 49

Basketball a hit
    Cashbox august 3 1974  
    https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-04.pdf  pg. 43

Clean Sweep 1 player
    https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-10.pdf  pg. 50

Track 10 adds oil slick
    https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-17.pdf  pg. 46      
    https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/videogames/show/2351

Gene Lipken joins Atari
    https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-24.pdf   pg. 49

Medal Games are spreading
    Game Machine August 10, 1974 pg. 7
    
Cali SC rules in favor of pinball
    Cashbox Aug 10 1974
    https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-10.pdf  pg. 48

Coinop on the Price is Right
    Cashbox august 3 1974  
    https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-04.pdf  pg. 43
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Price_Is_Right

13 year olds simulate life on computer
    Two Youths Turn Computers on to 'Life', Hardford Courant, 11 Aug 1974, Page 3
    http://www.rearden.com/people.php

1984:
Silicon Valley proves resilient
    Gloom in the Valley . . . But a Silver Lining, Too, U.S. News & World Report, August 20, 1984, Section: Pg. 38, Byline: By JOANNE DAVIDSON

Warner second quarter losses are massive
    Warner Communications reports huge loss, United Press International, August 2, 1984, Thursday, BC cycle

Jack slashes prices
    Atari's Tramiel Gets Tough With Price Cuts, ADWEEK, August 13, 1984, Eastern Edition,Byline: By Gail Belsky
    Computer Entertainer Vol. 3 Number 5 pg. 1      https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-5/page/n13/mode/2up?view=theater

Commodore to buy Amiga
    Commodore Deal With Amiga Set,The New York Times, August 17, 1984, Friday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 3, Column 6; Financial Desk

Atari sues Amiga
    ATARI HEAD SUES ALLY THAT DEFECTED TO RIVAL, The New York Times, August 21, 1984, Tuesday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 1, Column 1; Financial Desk, Byline: By DAVID E. SANGER    
    https://www.tech-insider.org/personal-computers/research/1984/0822.html
    
Atari to introduce 16 and 32 bit systems
    Atari To Sell More-Powerful Computers, The Associated Press, August 27, 1984, Monday, AM cycle, Section: Business News, Byline: By STEVE WILSTEIN,

Jack declares war on competition    
    Computer Entertainer Vol. 3 Number 5 pg. 1   
    https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-5/page/n13/mode/2up?view=theater
    
Jack can't collect
    Tramiel Reported Seeking $50 Million in Lieu of Atari Debts, The Associated Press, August 31, 1984, Friday, PM cycle, Section: Business News

Imagine Megagames up for auction    
    https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_034_1984-08_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n23/mode/2up

Coleco unveils new marketing ploy
    Coleco will offer scholarships to some computer purchasers, United Press International, August 22, 1984, Wednesday, BC cycle, Section: Financial       
    Advertising;At Coleco, The Adam Is Reborn, The New York Times, August 13, 1984, Monday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 8, Column 3; Financial Desk, Byline: By Pamela G. Hollie    
    https://youtu.be/tklBAzg_cgw?si=rDW-RNgtAqd_7QHl

VCRs and Action Figures muscle video games out of retail
    The Video Revolution, Newsweek, August 6, 1984 UNITED STATES EDITION, Section: BUSINESS; Pg. 50     
    Media Room, The Associated Press, August 12, 1984, Sunday, BC cycle

Video killed the Video Game Star
    FROM PAC-MAN TO GI JOE, Forbes, August 13, 1984, Section: MONEY AND INVESTMENTS; The Columnists; Psychology & Investing; Pg. 138, Byline: By Srully Blotnick;
    Toys sales boom, United Press International, August 21, 1984, Tuesday, BC cycle, Section: Financial
    Playthings, August 1984.

Video Game tie-ins come of age
    Allan Carr keeps bubbling to the top in a heady world, The San Diego Union-Tribune,August 12, 1984 Sunday, Section: ENTERTAINMENT; Pg. E-2, Byline: David Elliott, Movie Critic    
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloak_%26_Dagger_%28video_game%29   
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087065/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088395/?ref_=nm_flmg_knf_t_4
    ACTIVISION; To develop and market software based on Ghostbusters motion picture, Business Wire, August 28, 1984, Tuesday
    Gregory Fischbach Part 1 - Activision - Acclaim - https://www.patreon.com/posts/46578120
    https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-08-09/mode/1up?view=theater   
    https://www.mobygames.com/company/6665/dktronics/
    https://archive.org/details/OnlineTodayV03N08/page/n9/mode/2up   
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/40828/paul-mccartneys-give-my-regards-to-broad-street/
    Jay Balakrishnan - HESWare, Radical, Dynamics, Solid State Software - https://www.patreon.com/posts/jay-balakrishnan-103071267

Nintendo sees coinop sales plummet
    Nintendo anticipates greater sales, profit, The Japan Economic Journal, August 28, 1984, Section: SECURITIES; Pg. 16

Atari sells distributorship
    Replay, August 1984, pg. 3
    
Coin-op computers a bust
    Campus coin-op computers crash; Good product ahead of its time, United Press International, August 29, 1984, Wednesday, BC cycle, Section: Financial, Byline: By J.B. BLOSSER

3rd parties scrap releases
    Computer Entertainer Vol. 3 Number 5 pg. 11

IBM tries to save the PCJr
    I.B.M. RAISES DIVIDEND, OFFERS A FREE KEYBOARD, The New York Times, August 1, 1984, Wednesday, Late City , Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 1, Column 1; Financial Desk, Byline: By STUART DIAMOND 
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/335702730148    
    https://archive.org/details/pcjr-magazine-1984-volume-1/PCjr%20Magazine%20-%20198410%20-%20Volume%201%20Number%209/page/58/mode/2up?view=theater&q=512
    https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-5/page/n14/mode/1up?view=theater
    https://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue59/review_lotus_123.php    
    MICROPRO; Greets enhanced PCjr with WordStar, Business Wire, August 13, 1984, Monday

IBM announces AT
    I.B.M.'S. NEW POWERHOUSE A T ;TWICE AS FAST AS OLD PC'S, The New York Times, August 15, 1984, Wednesday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 1, Column 3; Financial Desk, Byline: By DAVID E. SANGER
    https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1984-08/page/n9/mode/2up   
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivetti_M24
    SHORTAGE OF SEMICONDUCTORS EASES, The New York Times, August 27, 1984, Monday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 1, Column 3; Financial Desk, Byline: By DAVID E. SANGER
    https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1984-08/page/n11/mode/2up

IBM and EC reach agreement
    WEEK IN BUSINESS;BEST WEEK EVER ON WALL STREET, The New York Times, August 5, 1984, Sunday, Late City , Final Edition, Section: Section 3; Page 14, Column 3; Financial Desk, Byline: By Nathaniel C. Nash

IBM announces new business strategy for Europe
    I.B.M.'S NEW ROLE IN EUROPE,