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Gary Bracey - Part 1 - Ocean
15 Apr 2026
01:28:52
For computer gamers in the 1980s and 90s, few companies were more ever-present than Ocean, a powerhouse in publishing, through their massive ad campaigns and amazing film licenses and coin-op conversions.
Our guest today, Gary Bracey, was the VP of Development at Ocean and oversaw the production of many a classic, such as Batman, Green Beret and Robocop, to say nothing of being their in-house go-to guy for judging film licenses.
Gary tells us about life in the Ocean dungeon, the amazing youngsters that coded the titles and what it took to get them to market.
Recorded: May 2025
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/c/VGNRTM
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Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garybracey/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_Projects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_Software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Software https://www.mobygames.com/game/31581/miami-vice/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/33164/street-hawk/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/48091/knight-rider/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/6233/f29-retaliator/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/84/digital-image-design-ltd/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/13812/head-over-heels/ Robocop ad on UK VHS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGLskD5sFHA Robocop ad in Spectrum game: https://www.indieretronews.com/2016/05/zx-spectrum-classics-robocop-retro.html https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/99v8l/new_zealand_story_the_1988_arcade_game/ https://www.mobygames.com/person/14498/dawn-drake/
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Phil Adam - Spectrum Holobyte, SPA, Interplay, Amico
12 Mar 2026
03:54:06
Phil Adam's career has spanned more than 40 years, from pioneering work marketing titles for Spectrum Holobyte, playing a pivotal role in bringing Tetris to the West, working at Interplay during the RPG renaisance and his current work as head of Amico.
Highs and lows in a career that has seen gaming grow up and maybe, find its youthful core once again.
Recorded May-July 2025
Video Version: https://youtu.be/iK3wUGg213s
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Jeff Johannigman - Part 1 - Atari PE, Synapse, Epyx, Electronic Arts, Origin, GDC
29 Apr 2025
01:47:00
From a bedroom coder to Game Developer's Conference OG to the creator of one of the greatest one-on-one action strategy games of the 8 bit era, Jeff Johannigman worked for some of the most legendary companies of the 80s, Epyx, Electronic Arts, and Origin.
In Part 1, we talk about those early days, including the making of games such as G.I. Joe and Savage Empire and working with important figures like Ihor Wolosenko, Dani Bunten, Chris Crawford, Warren Spector, and Richard Garriot. Jeff's insight and storytelling skill make this a wonderful chat.
Recorded: September 2024
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Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannigman/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Program_Exchange https://www.mobygames.com/person/2821/jeff-johannigman/credits/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/14/br%C3%B8derbund-software-inc/ Jerry Wolosenko - Synapse - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42014024 The Video Game Crash 40th Anniversary - Part 2: Everyone Else - https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-game-crash-76259421 The Video Game Crash 40th Anniversary - Part 1: Atari - https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-game-crash-75643983 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relax_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epyx Michael Katz Part 1 - Coleco - Epyx - Mattel - https://www.patreon.com/posts/35169258 https://www.mobygames.com/game/10151/gi-joe-a-real-american-hero/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie_(1984_video_game) https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2013/07/g-i-joe-c64-early-glimpse/ https://www.mobygames.com/person/962/dennis-caswell/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/115/starflight/ Don Daglow Part 1 - PDP - Mattel - Intellivision - EA https://www.patreon.com/posts/38445119 https://www.mobygames.com/game/1353/demon-stalkers/ https://www.mobygames.com/person/8515/danielle-berry/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/182619/mule-the-board-game https://www.reddit.com/r/amiga/comments/pbj1qp/why_electronic_arts_is_committed_to_the_amiga_1985/?rdt=32890 https://www.mobygames.com/game/company:2/platform:genesis/sort:-date/page:1/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/1837/gauntlet/screenshots/macintosh/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/1837/gauntlet/screenshots/macintosh/586818/ https://www.mobygames.com/person/127/warren-spector/ https://www.wcnews.com/wcpedia/Blueprints https://www.mobygames.com/game/823/wing-commander-ii-vengeance-of-the-kilrathi/ https://wiki.ultimacodex.com/wiki/File:Savage_empire_large.jpg https://gdconf.com/about-gdc
Recommended Links:
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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/
Copyright Karl Kuras
July 1982
19 Aug 2022
02:17:12
Universal sues Nintendo over Donkey Kong Spielberg signs with Atari Tron disappoints
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 July 1982. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Mads from the Retro Asylum is our cohost. You can find his other fine podcasts here: http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/
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Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Pepper II Video Version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/70739326 https://www.mobygames.com/game/pepper-ii https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=778&image=1
Corrections: June 1982 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/69476654 https://jaleco.fandom.com/wiki/Naughty_Boy http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/brute-force/ Jim Trucano - AMOA - https://www.patreon.com/posts/48912975 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK7H6gI1py0 https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10086 https://youtu.be/bTUrWYv2vtU https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vectrex https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_Vision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Professor
1982: US Army enlists Atari https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/10/us/briefing-006748.html?searchResultPosition=14 https://www.mobygames.com/game/bradley-trainer
Zaxxon commercial Replay July 1982, pg. 112 https://youtu.be/u3NUO2GFGAI https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/zaxxon
Sega Gremlin opens new factory Play Meter July 1, 1982 pg 17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremlin_Industries Jim Trucano - AMOA - https://www.patreon.com/posts/48912975
Ms Pacman set to match Pacman Play Meter 1 July 1982 pg 17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ms._Pac-Man
Bally and Atari both buy into Namco Games People Pay Late July 1982 pg 10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco
Nintendo seeks to expand US operations Games People Pay Late July 1982 pg 5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo
Coca-Cola buys Gottlieb Play Meter July 1, 1982, pg 22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottlieb
Universal sues over Donkey Kong Games People Pay Late July 1982 pg 4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong#Legacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RKO_Pictures
Showbiz and Pizza Time reach a settlement Play Meter July 15, 1982 pg 22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_E._Cheese May 1980 jump - https://www.patreon.com/posts/may-2020-37289753
Fuzzy Wuzzy Wizards want a piece of the pizza action Play Meter July 1 1982 pg 14 https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F2/820/820.F2d.362.85-3705.html https://tokencatalog.com/token_record_forms.php?action=DisplayTokenRecord&td_id=521569&inventory_id=584463&attribution_id=538537
Alladin's Castle continues aggressive expansion Games People Pay Late July 1982 pg 10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco#Expansion_into_other_markets_(1989%E2%80%931994)
Not everyone is happy with home PacMan Games People Pay Late July 1982 pg 7 https://www.mobygames.com/game/pac-man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smmjCGpa1V0
Coin op operators see costs jump Vending Times Census of the Industry July 1982, pg. 60
Vancouver bans minors Play Meter 15 July 1982 pg 20
Sega goes to court in England Play meter July 15, 1982, pg 22 March 1982 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/march-1982-64415756
5200 hits inventory snag Video Game Update July 1982 pg 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_5200 AVGN 5200 video - https://youtu.be/AknyR-kRvLc
Emerson Arcadia debuts at CES Video Game Update July 1982 pg 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaUw3_OR_q8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcadia_2001
Games by Apollo goes big on advertising https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/23/business/advertising-video-game-client-to-benton-bowles.html?searchResultPosition=2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games_by_Apollo
Activision earnings way up! Playthings July 1982 pg 11
KC Munchkin is back! Play Meter July 15, 1982 pg 22 https://www.mobygames.com/game/kcs-krazy-chase
Avalon Hill gets VCS fever https://archive.org/details/cgw_5/page/n5/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/avalon-hill-game-company/offset,75/so,1d/list-games/ Joel Billings - SSI - https://www.patreon.com/posts/36827469
More new companies enter the scene Video Game Update July 1982 pg 2
Spielberg goes Atari Video Game Update July 1982 pg 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Monkeys https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/et-the-extra-terrestrial_ https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/raiders-of-the-lost-ark https://youtu.be/-UFYpnE_Ob0
Atari announces Swordquest scavenger hunt Video Game Update July 1982 pg 1 https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/swordquest-series
Video game price war feared Play Things July 1982
Mattel loses suit over Odyssey patents https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/27/business/mattel-patent-suit.html?searchResultPosition=16 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey#Lawsuits
Dragon 32 is coming https://archive.org/details/your-computer-magazine-1982-07/page/n16/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_32/64 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_6809
Jon Freeman and Anne West fall leave Automated Simulations https://archive.org/details/cgw_5/page/n5/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epyx
Sinclair loses more key staff https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-004/page/n51/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/your-computer-magazine-1982-07/page/n37/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_Ace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAM_Coup%C3%A9
Wall Street downgrades Apple's future https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/08/business/market-place-apple-fighting-to-stay-ahead.html?searchResultPosition=9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Lisa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_III
Atari gets big order from Dade county https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/15/business/atari-contract.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-420-brenda-laurel-atari-research
Tron flops with both critics and analysts https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/09/movies/stock-decline-after-screening-of-tron-irks-disney-studio.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0084827/?ref_=bo_se_r_2 https://www.boxofficemojo.com/month/august/1982/?sort=grossToDate&ref_=bo_md__resort#table https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/07/movies/et-at-87-million-hit-of-summer-box-office.html?searchResultPosition=20 https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/14/movies/ex-disney-animators-try-to-outdo-their-mentor.html?searchResultPosition=6 https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/09/movies/disney-tron.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://youtu.be/DREG0dOW8jw https://youtu.be/cISmv0IGoQQ https://youtu.be/2BE3NqTRfLc
Arcades eat into MAD magazine numbers Games People Pay Late July 1982 pg 12 https://www.comichron.com/titlespotlights/mad.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_(magazine) https://www.mobygames.com/game/spy-vs-spy
Video games and cable tv erode broadcast audience https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/21/business/advertising-tv-ad-prices-are-raised.html?searchResultPosition=22
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/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.
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tron, atari, apple, macintosh, sinclair, spectrum, commodore, c64, dragon32, mattel, odyssey, magnavox, swordquest, vcs, activision, kc munchkin, games by apollo, colecovision, sega, arcade, fuzzy wuzzy wizerds, chuck e cheese, donkey kong, nintendo, gottlieb, pacman, ms pacman, zaxxon, gremlin, bradley trainer
June 2002
13 Aug 2022
02:18:05
Europe disses Xbox GTA3 makes Take Two a mint Activision goes after battle.net clones
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 June 2002. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Wouter, aka Wiedo, is our cohost. You can find his awesome twitter feed here: https://twitter.com/wiedo
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Corrections: May 2002 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/may-2002-68880588 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve_Corporation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mg6wrYCT9Q
2002: Game market rebounds after downturn Edge 111, pg. 13 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2
Xbox falters http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=TUFOIUFDLzIwMDI= Man!ac 2002-06 pg. 27, 29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)
Sims is crowned top selling game... again https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_215/page/n47/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sims_(video_game)
IBM gets into online games https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue89/page/n10/mode/1up https://web.archive.org/web/20020914044708/http://www.butterfly.net/ https://lwn.net/Articles/23968/ American McGee - id - spicy horse - ea - https://www.patreon.com/posts/45549970
Codemasters' E-shop adds an affiliates program Edge 111 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codemasters
Activision goes after Battle.net clone https://archive.org/details/GDM_June_2002/page/n3/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bnetd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle.net
Take Two posts big gains https://archive.org/details/GDM_June_2002/page/n3/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take-Two_Interactive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_III
Interplay losses mount https://archive.org/details/GDM_June_2002/page/n3/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interplay_Entertainment Don Daglow Part 2 - Broderbund - Beyond Software - Stormfront - SSI - https://www.patreon.com/posts/39095819
Interplay looking to sell Shiny https://archive.org/details/pcgames200206/page/n8/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiny_Entertainment https://www.mobygames.com/game/enter-the-matrix https://www.mobygames.com/game/matrix-path-of-neo https://www.mobygames.com/game/messiah
THQ buys up Outrage https://archive.org/details/GDM_June_2002/page/n3/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outrage_Games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/THQ
Rare is up for sale http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=TUFOIUFDLzIwMDI= Man!ac 2002-06 pg. 29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_(company)
Capital Entertainment Group founded https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue89/page/n8/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seamus_Blackley
Scott McCloud gets hooked on Bejweled https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_215/page/n40/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_McCloud
Max Payne to hit the big screen https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/129 pg. 12 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467197/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Dragon's Lair 3D gets action figures https://www.retromags.com/magazines/usa/electronic-gaming-monthly/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-155/ pg. 36 http://www.toymania.com/columns/spotlight/dl3d.shtml https://youtu.be/8-Cjsnq8kVU https://www.fangamer.com/products/bugsnax-bunger-plush
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/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.
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June 1992
29 Jul 2022
02:25:19
Atari gets trounced in court Nintendo and Sega slash prices CD gaming goes OEM
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 June 1992. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Chris from the Retro Asylum is our cohost. You can find his other fine podcasts here: http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/
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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
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Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Toki: Going Ape Spit Video Version - https://youtu.be/IqGZLAMyqw4 https://www.mobygames.com/game/toki-going-ape-spit https://www.mobygames.com/game/toki
Corrections: May 1992 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/may-1992-68552769 Dread (Amiga) - https://www.patreon.com/posts/dread-binary-big-68405040 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freescape https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descent:_FreeSpace_%E2%80%93_The_Great_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_World https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_52 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Garriott
1992: LA Riots hit coin op Play Meter June 1992, pg. 3 RePlay June 1992, pg. 15, pg. 48 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riots
Stuttgart hits Asterix with added tax https://archive.org/details/AmigaJoker199206_and_07/page/n121/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/astrix__ https://gauselmann.de/index-2.html https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gauselmann Wild Bill Stealey - Microprose - https://www.patreon.com/posts/36710924
Coinop supports recycling Play Meter June 1992, pg. 16 https://en.everybodywiki.com/Recycle_It,_Don%27t_Trash_It!
RePlay magazine highlights family fun centers RePlay June 1992 Jim Trucano - AMOA - https://www.patreon.com/posts/48912975
Parallel market for Street Fighter Championship Edition boards is huge RePlay June 1992, pg. 39 https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/street-fighter-ii-champion-edition Correction: Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting Edition was Street Fighter II Turbo in the USA
Capcom to launch SNES arcade stick https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_035_June_1992/page/n107/mode/1up https://segaretro.org/Capcom_Power_Stick_Fighter_MD Joe Morici - Capcom - https://www.patreon.com/posts/37289815 https://www.gpvideogames.com/Products/22037/the-ultimate-arcade-fighting-stick https://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/street-fighter-ii-the-world-warrior
Atari Corporation loses to Nintendo Play Meter June 1992, pg. 20 https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/16/business/company-news-nintendo-suit-by-atari-is-dismissed.html April 1999 Jump - https://www.patreon.com/posts/69717644
Nintendo revenue soars! RePlay June 1992, pg. 16
Console Price War heats up https://archive.org/details/Game_Informer_Issue_005_Summer_1992 pg. 43
German SNES price to undercut Megadrive https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1992-06/page/n24/mode/1up
Matsushita buys into San Mateo Software Group https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20035%20%28June%201992%29/page/n51/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DO_Interactive_Multiplayer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_3DO_Company
Lucasfilm licenses to Software Toolworks https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-06/page/n21/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_95/page/n19/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/secret-weapons-of-the-luftwaffe_ https://www.mobygames.com/game/secret-of-monkey-island-enhanced-version https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/loom
Commodore gives up on selling CDTV as a set top box https://archive.org/details/1992-06-compute-magazine/page/n30/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_CDTV
Commodore kills the A500 Plus http://amr.abime.net/issue_14_pages pg. 10 https://archive.org/details/amiga-world-1992-06/page/n9/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/amiga-world-1992-06/page/n13/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_500#Amiga_500_Plus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_600 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64
MicroLeague introduces real time game stats updates https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-06/page/n22/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/microleague-baseball-iv/promo/promoImageId,549053/
Gamepro introduces its face based scoring system https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_035_June_1992/page/n9/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GamePro https://www.kultboy.com/Amiga-Joker-Zeitschrift/4/ https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Play_(Zeitschrift) https://www.spieleveteranen.de/
Computer Gaming World struggles with VR https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_95/page/n127/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Williams_(game_developer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lawnmower_Man_(film) https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/neverwinter-nights_ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimjack
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/
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Copyright Karl Kuras
June 1982
23 Jul 2022
02:00:32
Activision and Atari bury the hatchet CES is flooded with 3rd party VCS carts Video games give Wall Street the jitters
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 June 1982. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Mads from the Retro Asylum is our cohost. You can find his other fine podcasts here: http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/
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Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Naughty Boy Video Version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-boy-69425784 https://www.mobygames.com/game/naughty-boy
Corrections: May 1982 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/68285778 https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/super-cobra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey Tron - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084827/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/pac-man Wild Bill Stealey - Microprose - https://www.patreon.com/posts/36710924
1822 Charles Babbage announces Difference Engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Difference_engine https://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/engines/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStop#Babbage's_(1984%E2%80%931994)
1972 The Carnegie Institute sees computers as future of education https://www.nytimes.com/1972/06/02/archives/electronics-seen-as-education-key-carnegie-study-urges-us-aid-for.html?searchResultPosition=16
Nolan Bushnell contracts with Bally https://archive.org/details/1974-06-25-john-britz-depositon-and-exhibits/1974-06-25%20John%20Britz%20Exhibit%202/page/n0/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutting_Associates
1982: Bankers bearish on coin-op Games People Pay Early-June 1982 pg. 1
Federal spending cuts hit coinop Play Meter June 15th, 1982 pg. 22 https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/03/garden/issue-and-debate-should-video-games-be-restricted-by-law.html?searchResultPosition=3
Chuck E Cheese reports earnings The Pizza Times June 1982 pg. 5
Atari, Gottlieb split Krull license Play Meter June 1st, 1982 pg. 32 https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_01_Number_04_1982-06_Reese_Communications_US/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game/krull
Japanese imports drying up Play Meter June 1st, 1982 pg. 32
Experts suggest arcade games may become collectible Games People Pay Early-June 1982 pg. 6
Thief ads list Bernie Stolar as director Play Meter June 1st, 1982 pg. 43 https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/thief__ https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=1735&image=1
Count Up to the Crash!
Video Games add pep to dreary CES https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/09/business/the-video-game-sales-war.html?searchResultPosition=2
GCE introduces Vectrex Toy & Hobby World June 1982 pg. S9 Lange Nacht der Computerspiele - https://computerspielenacht.htwk-leipzig.de/computerspielenacht-start/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vectrex
Entex introduces Adventure Vision Toy & Hobby World June 1982 pg. S34 https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_Vision http://www.adventurevision.com/SystemPictures-loose.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entex_Industries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Knight_(pinball)
Stand-alone electronic games bet on licenses Toy & Hobby World June 1982 pg. S1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Professor https://www.achtziger-forum.de/viewtopic.php?p=16206
Mattel has finally launched the Intellivision keyboard component... sorta https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_01_Number_04_1982-06_Reese_Communications_US/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater Don Daglow Part 1 - PDP - Mattel - Intellivision - EA - https://www.patreon.com/posts/38445119 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivision#Keyboard_Component
ColecoVision to have VCS add-on https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_01_Number_04_1982-06_Reese_Communications_US/page/n8/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ColecoVision#Atari_2600_expansion
Tiger Electronics enters the VCS market Toy & Hobby World June 1982 pg. S20 https://www.mobygames.com/company/tigervision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Electronics https://www.mobygames.com/game/miner-2049er https://www.mobygames.com/game/manic-miner Gauntlet Handheld - https://archive.org/details/hh_tgaunt
Fox enters cartridge market https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/07/business/fox-to-offer-video-games.html?searchResultPosition=3 https://www.mobygames.com/company/fox-video-games-inc Jerry Jewell - Sirius Software - https://www.patreon.com/posts/57602735
Activision and Atari bury the hatchet https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_01_Number_04_1982-06_Reese_Communications_US/page/n8/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activision#Early_years_(1980%E2%80%931982)
Activision announces new games Toy & Hobby World June 1982 pg. S21 https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/activision-publishing-inc/offset,1450/so,1d/list-games/
Activision earnings jump ten-fold Toys Hobbies and Crafts June 1982, pg. 13 https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/11/business/mattel-profit-17.1-million.html?searchResultPosition=7 Gregory Fischbach Part 1 - Activision - Acclaim - https://www.patreon.com/posts/46578120
Fears of crash hit Warner stock https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/04/business/market-place-pac-man-and-beyond.html?searchResultPosition=4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros.#New_owners
Toy retailers prepare for the cartridge onslaught Toy & Hobby World June 1982, pg. S1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSR,_Inc.
Toy retailers urged to attend CES Toy & Hobby World June 1982 pg. S4
Corvus shows off their Concept https://archive.org/details/sim_byte_1982-06_7_6/page/5/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/kilobaudmagazine-1982-06/page/n25/mode/1up
Commodore takes on IBM https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/22/science/personal-computers-how-much-memory-to-buy.html?searchResultPosition=2
IBM has no time for the UK https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-06-03/page/n4/mode/1up
Speccy and Beeb get off to rocky starts https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly?query=1982-06
Timex launches the Sinclair 1000 Toy & Hobby World June 1982 pg. S4 7 Minutes in Heaven - 3D Monster Maze - April 1982 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-3d-66504463
Sinclair to go public https://archive.org/details/Sinclair_User_003/page/13/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Research
Llamasoft advertises Vic20 games http://minotaurproject.co.uk/lshistory8.php https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-06-03/page/n5/mode/1up
Creative Computing isn't giving up on video discs https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1982-06/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater 7 Minutes in Heaven - Adventures in Video Land - https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-in-61568657
Byte goes video disk crazy https://archive.org/details/sim_byte_1982-06_7_6/page/3/mode/1up?view=theater
Professor equates video games to masturbation Replay June 1982, pg. 83
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/
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Randal Kottwitz - Interview -
17 Jul 2022
03:14:27
Before we got all our information from the internet, magazines were the primary way of learning about specialty topics like computing. Randal Kottwitz was part of two major early pillars in this field, SoftSide magazine, as it transitioned from being a pamphlet with Basic programs to a full blown magazine with attached floppy disks and tapes and MacUser magazine, the go-to source for information about Apple's revolutionary 16 bit computer the Macintosh.
We talk about publishing, visions for the future of a digital life in the 80s and so, so much more!
Recorded September 2021.
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Microsoft and Nintendo slash prices, Steam enters the game retail business & Germany thinks about banning Counter Strike
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 May 2002. 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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Corrections: April 2002 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/april-2002-67235902 Turns out our Department of Corrections got it wrong and F-Zero AX was published by Sega: https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/f-zero-ax https://web.archive.org/web/20050909152548/f-zero.jp/f-zero_ax/index.html
2002: GBA to go online Edge 110 pg. 17 https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/54188-gameboy-owners-will-surf-the-web https://web.archive.org/web/20060321032545/http://www.x-trafun.com/home.htm
Gameboy gets game downloader Edge 110 pg. 22
Sega licenses ports to THQ Edge 110 pg. 22 https://www.mobygames.com/game/altered-beast-guardian-of-the-realms
Nintendo cuts price of GBA https://archive.org/details/gamepro-issue-164-may-2002/page/n31/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance
Microsoft cuts price of Xbox in Europe https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue88/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1936791.stm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)
Xbox has the force https://archive.org/details/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_0246/page/10/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic
German authorities consider Counter Strike ban https://archive.org/details/pcgames200205/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/erfurter-schulmorde-killer-spiel-counterstrike-wird-nicht-indiziert-a-196419.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike
Netflix is growing by leaps and bounds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix#Launch_as_a_mail-based_rental_business_(1997%E2%80%932006) https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_214/page/n44/mode/1up?view=theater
Angel of Darkness previewed Edge 110 https://www.mobygames.com/game/lara-croft-tomb-raider-the-angel-of-darkness/mobyrank
Software 2000 is no more https://archive.org/details/pcgames200205/page/n27/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_2000
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/
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May 1992
02 Jul 2022
01:30:03
RPGs go VR PC gaming embraces the 386 Hudson Soft wants you to play responsibly
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 May 1992. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Mads from the Retro Asylum is our cohost. You can find his other fine podcasts here: http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/
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Corrections: April 1992 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/66723324 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-i https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMS_Industries https://www.mobygames.com/game/cd-i/zeldas-adventure https://www.mariowiki.com/Mario_Bros._Special 1992: Mario is coming to pinball Play Meter May 1992 pg. 35 Replay May 1992, pg. 3
Multicarts are storming the NES https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_034_May_1992/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/action-52 https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/quattro-compilations https://bootleggames.fandom.com/wiki/Maxivision_15-in-1
Bring back the NES in SNES https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_034_May_1992/page/n99/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_8_(video_game_accessory) http://www.valugamer.com/?p=369
The MPC gets an upgrade https://archive.org/details/video-games-and-computer-entertainment-issue-40-may-1992/Video%20Games%20and%20Computer%20Entertainment%20-%20Issue%2040%20-%20May%201992%20(Compressed)/page/n23/mode/1up December 1991 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/60607281
386 required gaming is here https://archive.org/details/questbusters-v9n05/page/n1/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/ultima-vii-the-black-gate https://www.mobygames.com/game/ultima-underworld-the-stygian-abyss https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-44/page/n19/mode/2up Paul Neurath Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/54857109
Commodore to launch A600 https://archive.org/details/computer-and-videogames-126/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/AmigaJoker199205/page/n89/mode/1up http://amr.abime.net/amr_popup_picture.php?src=amiga_power/magscans/ap13_1992_05/048.jpg&c=15978&n=1&filesize=386937 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_video_connector https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_A570
Atari leaks info about the Falcon https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1992-05/page/n28/mode/1up https://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=UG93ZXIgUGxheS8xOTky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CeBIT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Falcon
Windows 3.1 cements Microsoft's lead https://archive.org/details/1992-05-compute-magazine/page/n7/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1x https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Excel#Early_history February 1982 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/63177692 Note: The term was "second source"
Disney goes for the adult gamer https://archive.org/details/video-games-and-computer-entertainment-issue-40-may-1992/Video%20Games%20and%20Computer%20Entertainment%20-%20Issue%2040%20-%20May%201992%20(Compressed)/page/n23/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/who-framed-roger-rabbit https://winworldpc.com/product/disney-animation-studio/ibm-1992
King's Quest 5 goes CD https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1992-05/page/n52/mode/1up https://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=UG93ZXIgUGxheS8xOTky https://www.mobygames.com/game/kings-quest-v-absence-makes-the-heart-go-yonder
Bard's Tale 4 is coming https://archive.org/details/questbusters-v9n05/page/n1/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,2687/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_of_Dreams https://www.mobygames.com/game/dragon-wars
RPGs go online https://archive.org/details/questbusters-v9n05/page/n1/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/neverwinter-nights_ Don Daglow Part 2 - Broderbund - Beyond Software - Stormfront - SSI https://www.patreon.com/posts/39095819 https://www.mobygames.com/game/mechwarrior/screenshots Robert Kniskern - Gamemaster https://www.patreon.com/posts/robert-kniskern-64771353
Wesson to make professional Simulator https://archive.org/details/video-games-and-computer-entertainment-issue-40-may-1992/Video%20Games%20and%20Computer%20Entertainment%20-%20Issue%2040%20-%20May%201992%20(Compressed)/page/n23/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/traconrapcon-series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2q0nl3i08o
Microsoft takes a swing at golf games https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_94/page/n17/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/microsoft-golf-versions
Lawnmower man promises to bring VR to the big screen https://archive.org/details/1992-05-compute-magazine/page/n34/mode/1up https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104692/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_7
Sinclair introduces the Zike https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-123/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Zike https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=536020163437685
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May 1982
26 Jun 2022
02:15:07
Magnavox debuts the Odyssey Sinclair goes color with the Spectrum Gamers grow up
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 May 1982. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Mads from the Retro Asylum is our cohost. You can find his other fine podcasts here: http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/
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
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Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Fantasy Video Version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-may-68261930 https://www.mobygames.com/game/fantasy
Corrections: April 1982 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/66505131 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/tag/spacewar/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-first-popular-video-game-kicked-off-generations-virtual-adventure-180971020/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanders_Associates https://www.samsung.com/uk/tvs/tv-buying-guide/what-size-tv-should-i-get/
1942 LaGuardia thinks pinball is responsible for naked cops https://www.nytimes.com/1942/05/18/archives/brass-in-a-pinball-device-equals-77-police-buttons.html?searchResultPosition=1
1952 JetLink flight trainer gets updated for the computer age https://www.nytimes.com/1952/05/29/archives/jet-link-trainer-undergoing-tests-earthbound-classroom-is-able-to.html?searchResultPosition=2
1972 Magnavox debuts the Odyssey https://www.nytimes.com/1972/05/11/archives/magnavox-unveils-tv-game-simulator.html?searchResultPosition=1
Nolan Bushnell signs Magnavox demo visitor log Ralph Baer - Video Games: In the Beginning pg. 76
1982 Tron to bring computer graphics to the big screen https://archive.org/details/InterfaceAge198205/page/n71/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Softline_1982_05/page/n27/mode/1up
Disney sues over Robotron https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/04/business/disney-title-suit.html?searchResultPosition=4
Inflation and dwindling manufacturing is killing coin op profit margins Replay May 1982 pg. 14, Play Meter May 15, 1982, pg. 24
New Jersey arcade age restriction unconstitutional https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/01/nyregion/the-region-video-game-law-upset-in-jersey.html?searchResultPosition=2
Increasing legal action banning games unites industry Play Meter May 1, 1982, pg. 15 Play Meter May 1, 1982 pg. 39
Midway eyeing legal action against video game books Play Meter May 1, 1982, pg. 24
Chuck E Cheese opens 100th store Play Meter May 1, 1982, pg. 25
Arcade games advertised in Electronic Games magazine https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGames/Electronic%20Games%20Issue%203%20%28May%201982%29/page/n13/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGames/Electronic%20Games%20Issue%203%20%28May%201982%29/page/n99/mode/2up
Bally announces Mr. and Mrs. Pacman Pinball Games People Pay Late May 1982 pg. 5 https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/mr-and-mrs-pac-man
VCS Pacman is racking up sales Play Meter, May 15, 1982, pg. 36
Bally signs deal with CBS Games People Pay Late May 1982 pg. 5 RePlay May 1982, pg. 17
CountUp to the Crash Coleco announces entry into VCS and Intellivision market https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1982-05/page/n77/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/pac-man
Games by Apollo has problems with their freshman title https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGames/Electronic%20Games%20Issue%203%20%28May%201982%29/page/n8/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/apollo-inc
Mattel's sales soar Playthings, May 5, 1982, pg. 15 Toy & Hobby World April-May 1982
Video Technology Ltd. introduces the Creativision https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1982-05/page/n75/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VTech_CreatiVision https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzpAz0-U3eo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_TMS9918
Industry survey shows 50% of electronic users are adults Playthings May 5, 1982, pg. 40
ZX Spectrum premieres at Earl's Court https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-05-06/page/n4/mode/1up
Grundy launches the NewBrain https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-05-06/page/n4/mode/1up
Software piracy spawns an industry https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/09/business/copycatting-in-the-software-patch.html?searchResultPosition=8
Apple sues copycat https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/14/business/apple-computer-is-suing-franklin.html?searchResultPosition=2 https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1070 https://archive.org/details/softalkv2n09may1982/page/76/mode/1up
Apple pushes for tax code change https://archive.org/details/1982-05-compute-magazine/page/n9/mode/1up http://hackeducation.com/2015/02/25/kids-cant-wait-apple
Apple cancels distribution deals https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/07/business/apple-is-upheld-on-termination.html?searchResultPosition=3 https://archive.org/details/softalkv2n09may1982/page/n168/mode/1up
Wizardry continues with Knight of Diamonds https://archive.org/details/softalkv2n09may1982/page/14/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Softline_1982_05/page/n15/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/wizardry-knight-of-diamonds-the-second-scenario https://www.theycreateworlds.com/transcripts/tcw114
Scott Adams' updates Adventureland https://archive.org/details/1982-05-compute-magazine/page/n181/mode/1up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iytuoI001Cg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmD2lT5oeOE https://www.mobygames.com/game/scott-adams-graphic-adventure-1-adventureland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speak_%26_Spell_(toy) https://www.indieretronews.com/2021/12/stunt-car-racer-classic-stunt-car-game.html
EA is born! https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6935981871193341953/
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April 2002
02 Jun 2022
01:29:34
Nintendo, Sega, and Namco unite to save the arcade, Sony and Microsoft get sued over controllers & EverQuest goes premium
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 April 2002. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Woulter, aka Wiedo, is our cohost. You can find his awesome twitter feed here: https://twitter.com/wiedo
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7 Minutes in Heaven: Tekken Advance Video Version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/67202835 https://www.mobygames.com/game/gameboy-advance/tekken-advance https://www.mobygames.com/game/gameboy-advance/ultimate-mortal-kombat-3
Corrections: March 2002 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/65826648 https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/street-fighter-ii-the-world-warrior https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)#Controllers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_Design https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/graphics-engine-infinity-engine https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/deer-hunter-series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teton_Range https://youtu.be/VGJOQ3Mjr00 https://gamejolt.com/games/jetpak-dx-gameboy-color/138865
2002: Triforce gives arcades a glimmer of hope Edge 109 pg. 14 https://segaretro.org/Triforce
2001 best year ever for gaming https://archive.org/details/GDM_April_2002/page/n3/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sims https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_III
Sony and Microsoft sued over controller patents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immersion_v._Sony http://edition.cnn.com/2002/TECH/fun.games/02/13/game.controller.suit.idg/index.html?related https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immersion_Corporation https://www.mobygames.com/game/ps3/lair
Miyamoto shows of Mario Sunshine in London Edge 109 pg. 10 https://www.mobygames.com/game/gamecube/super-mario-sunshine
Sony launches Playstation BB Edge 109 pg. 16 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Broadband_Navigator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essentials_(PlayStation)
Eidos brings the Japanese weirdness to the West https://archive.org/details/GDM_April_2002/page/n3/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/ps2/mister-mosquito https://www.mobygames.com/game/mad-maestro https://www.mobygames.com/game/legaia-2-duel-saga
PC game boxes aren't dead yet https://archive.org/details/pcgames200204/page/n9/mode/1up
Canucks are trying to bring games to Linux Edge 109 pg. 18 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Findev#GameTree_Linux
EverQuest wants to make you a Legend... https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_114_April_2002/page/19/mode/1up https://everquest.allakhazam.com/story.html?story=662 https://www.giantbomb.com/marauders-mire/3035-4711/
Everquest devs leave Sony https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-072-2002-04/page/n17/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/sigil-games-online-inc
Players sue Mythic over sale of MMO items https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-072-2002-04/page/n13/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-072-2002-04/page/n15/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/dark-age-of-camelot https://www.mobygames.com/game/diablo-ii
Games are becoming hot movie properties Edge 109 pg. 13 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120804/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398913/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411951/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
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/
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Ronald Spitzer -
30 May 2022
01:04:48
Ronald Spitzer was a corner stone of both New World Computing making sure games like Might and Magic and Nuclear War hit store shelves worldwide before moving on to running Electronic Art's affiliated label program.
Recorded in September 2021.
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PCs get upgraded, MSX comes to Europe & Coinop goes cartridge
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.
Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book
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7 Minutes in Heaven: Impossible Mission Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-127469932 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible_Mission http://www.mayhem64.co.uk/interview/caswell.htm
Corrections: August 1984 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/august-1984-121143199 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco https://archive.org/details/game_machine_magazine_jp https://machinerobo.fandom.com/wiki/Machine_Robo:_Revenge_of_Cronos
1964: Libraries of the future are online Popular Electronics Sept. 1964, pg. 28
Fred introduced in PCC https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/co/1974/08/020031/13rRUB7a13N https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COSMAC_ELF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Weisbecker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSlDY6ZPIvY
1984 Toy stocks rally Traditional toys soar as electronic games flash 'Tilt', The San Diego Union-Tribune, September 2, 1984, Section: Business, Pg 1-8, Byline: Don Bauder Plastic robots from Japan changing the shape of the toy market, Christian Science Monitor (Boston, MA), September 21, 1984, Friday, Section: Business; Pg. 19, byline: Francine Kiefer
Nintendo preps for cartridge future Replay September 1984, pg. 3
Williams enters new production year with caution Replay September 1984, pg. 3 https://www.mobygames.com/game/17500/star-wars-return-of-the-jedi/
Coin op revenue hit over drinking age laws Replay September 1984, pg. 7 https://www.wgbh.org/podcasts/the-big-dig https://youtu.be/7zr4RBw5un4?si=euu-naPtomBbqME3
Tower of Druaga gets write up in Super Soft Super Soft Magazine, September 1984, pg. 2 https://www.mobygames.com/game/19625/the-tower-of-druaga/
Save the 7800 campaign started https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-6/page/93/mode/1up?view=theater https://fanlore.org/wiki/History_of_Star_Trek_Fan_Campaigns
Chip maker feels video game fall "GOULD'S WOES SPUR STOCK DROP, The New York Times, September 7, 1984, Friday, Late City Final ,Edition, Section: Section D; Page 1, Column 6; Financial Desk, Byline: By ERIC N. BERG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gould_Electronics"
Atari Japan to close Atari Inc. planning to pull out of the Japanese market, The Japan Economic Journal, September 25, 1984, Section: SERVICE/LEISURE/FOOD; Pg. 17
No mention of video games in Playthings Playthings, September 1984
Upgrade your PC Creative Computing September 1984 pg. 125
Commodore and Atari target the middle Commodore, Atari Spar in Mid-Price Fight, ADWEEK, September 3, 1984, Eastern Edition, Byline: Gail Belsky https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-09-27/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
Computer Entertainer doesn't believe Atari can deliver https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-6/mode/1up?view=theater
Byte reviews the QL https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Byte/80s/Byte-1984-09.pdf pg. 415
Amstrad disk drive announced https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-09-27/page/n3/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_CPC
Europe to get MSX'd MSX home computers to be shipped to Europe, The Japan Economci Journal, September 4, 1984, Section: Information Processing, Pg. 14 https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-09-27/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-09-20/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
Philips ready to launch MSX machine https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-09-06/mode/2up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philips_VG_8000
Plus 4 delays will limit supply https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-09-13/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-09-20/page/n21/mode/1up?view=theater
The C16 kills the Vic20 in Europe https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-09-13/mode/2up?view=theater
Currys gives up on PC market Company Briefing: Currys cuts its Micro-C losses / Micro computer shops closed, The Guardian (London), September 4, 1984
Elite released https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-09-27/page/n67/mode/1up?view=theater
Deus Ex Machina brings multimedia home https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-09-06/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-09-13/page/n59/mode/2up?view=theater Complete Playthrough: https://youtu.be/WhtI3BEgZwE?si=18V8aCTW6H6ek52l
The Mimi travels to the Apple II 'Voyage of the Mimi'' Beckons Youngsters to Science Careers, The Associated Press, September 10, 1984, Monday, PM cycle, Byline: By LEE MITGANG, AP Education Writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Voyage_of_the_Mimi https://archive.org/details/VoyageOfTheMimi4amCrack/Voyage%20of%20the%20Mimi%20-%20Rescue%20Mission%20title%20screen.png
Find the treasure... using your computer! Paperback Picks, United Press International, September 4, 1984, Tuesday, BC cycle, Section: Lifestyle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure:_In_Search_of_the_Golden_Horse
Melbourne returns to Middle Earth https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_035_1984-09_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n21/mode/2up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/group/7319/the-tolkien-software-adventure-series/
Ultimate announces "the first step in a new generation of computer adventure simulation developments." https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-09-27/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
Beach Head to get Speccy port https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_035_1984-09_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n23/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_035_1984-09_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n25/mode/2up?view=theater
Activision licenses to Japan https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-09-27/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-09-20/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater
IBM enters office suite market and shoots down Kmart. p Jr rumor IBM in Merger Talks With Rolm / Unveils New Software, The Associated Press, September 25, 1984, Section: Business News, Byline: James F. Peltz
Software Toolworks cooking book No Headline in Original, PR Newswire, September 25, 1984
PC Paintbrush announced https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Byte/80s/Byte-1984-09.pdf pg. 9
SEC goes digital S.E.C. inaugurates computer filing system, The New York Times, September 25, 1984, Section D, Page 1, Column 1, byline: Kenneth B. Noble https://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/25/business/sec-inaugurates-computer-filing-system.html
NABU on the ropes In Danger of Folding, The Associated Press, September 19, 1984, Section: Business News, Byline: Norman Black
Viewdata still not catching on.. Futures (Micro Guardian): How the Post Office failed to deliver / Prestel, The Guardian (London), September 13, 1984 https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-09-20/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compunet
Viewtron user profile No Headline in original, PR Newswire, September 14, 1984, Dateline: Miami, Sept. 14 Publishing
Computer Magazine boom busts Bloom Fades in Computer Magazine Market, The Associated Press, September 30, 1984, Sunday, BC cycle, Section: Business News, Byline: By SKIP WOLLENBERG, AP Business Writer
Computer makers prep for Xmas ad blitz Dreaming of a Byte Christmas, ADWEEK, September 3, 1984, All Editions, Section: Special Report; Fall Preview 1984; Computers, Byline, Gail Belsky
Scott Cohen's Zap! released Business Today; Will Atari be brought back with needed combination of creativity and pragmatism, September 27, 1984, Thursday, BC cycle, Section: Financial, Byline: By GAIL COLLINS, UPI Business Writer https://archive.org/details/zaprisefall00cohe
FCC helps fight coinop piracy Play Meter, September 1. 1984, pg. 12
Electronic smuggling on the rise in Brazil Contraband of Electronic Components Grows in Brazil, The Associated Press, September 22, 1984, Saturday, BC cycle, Section: Business News, Byline: By STAN LEHMAN, Associated Press Writer
Activision sues Revco Activision; Amending lawsuit against Revco, Business Wire, September 26, 1984
Psychics didn't see crash coming... No Headline In Original, United Press International, September 13, 1984, Thursday, PM cycle, Section: Domestic News https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/09/13/The-psychic-consulting-firm-Delphi-Associates-must-not-have/1212463896000/ https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/russell-targ
Video Games go ART! HORIZONS-Art; Nuclear disarmament art exhibit premieres, United Press International, September 30, 1984, Sunday, BC cycle, Section: Domestic News, Byline: By DAN SUSSMAN https://www.vdb.org/titles/mike-builds-shelter https://www.mobygames.com/game/73468/mike-builds-a-shelter/ https://rhizome.org/editorial/2015/jun/16/mike-builds-shelter/
CAD CAM computervision Market Outlook; All agree CAD/CAM sales will soar, Industry Week, September 17, 1984, Section: INFORMATION, Management; Pg. 111, Byline: John Teresko 1981: How COMPUTER GRAPHICS Will Change the World | Horizon | Retro Tech | BBC Archive https://youtu.be/W8-54-9J9ns?si=uB01CAs8znTVmZfx
Senior's test their skills on Crystal Castle ELDERLY TEST COORDINATION WITH VIDEO GAME, The New York Times, September 9, 1984, Sunday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section 1; Part 2; Page 56, Column 2; Metropolitan Desk, Byline: AP, Dateline: PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 8
Nolan is back! "AXLON-GAMES; Nolan Bushnell returns to game business with new firm, Business Wire, September 24, 1984, Monday https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/2242/axlon https://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Axlon
Dragon's Lair debuts on Saturday morning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon%27s_Lair_(TV_series)
Mylstar RIP Coke unit to close video game maker, United Press International, September 24, 1984, Monday, BC cycle, Section: Financial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottlieb
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April 1992
21 May 2022
01:36:28
Nintendo cuts prices to keep up with Sega Windows 3.1 brings GUIs to the masses Lucasarts wants to bring simulations to the arcade
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 April 1992. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Woulter, aka Wiedo, is our cohost. You can find his awesome twitter feed here: https://twitter.com/wiedo
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Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Agony Video Version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/66705785 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agony_(1992_video_game) https://www.mobygames.com/game/shadow-of-the-beast https://www.mobygames.com/game/altered-beast https://www.mobygames.com/game/zool-redimensioned Jerry Wolosenko - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42014024
Corrections: March 1992 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/65554323 https://niwanetwork.org/wiki/SNES-CD
1992 ACME arcade show leaves street operators in the lurch Play Meter pg. 66 https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/street-fighter-ii-champion-edition https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/gi-joe-a-real-american-hero__ https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/x-men___ https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/total-carnage https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/viewpoint https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/space-pirates https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/golden-tee-golf-ii https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/aero-fighters https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2951682/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwRw4bOOcf0&t=74s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Traveler_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holosseum
Rediffusion is going for full immersion https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue55Apr92/ACE_Issue_55_Apr_92/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.arcade-history.com/?n=commander&page=detail&id=70724 https://techmonitor.ai/technology/rediffusion_simulation_diversifies_into_super_games_machines_with_commander
Capcom runs Street Fighter 2 Champion Edition arcade cab ad in consumer mags https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20033%20%28April%201992%29/page/n12/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_033_April_1992/page/n12/mode/1up RePlay pg. 14
Modem mania is coming to consoles https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_033_April_1992/page/n15/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleplay_Modem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Channel
Nintendo cuts SNES price https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_033_April_1992/page/n91/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System#Launch
Mario goes PC http://amr.abime.net/issue_12_pages pg. 15 https://archive.org/details/the-one-for-amiga-games-43-1992-04/page/n10/mode/1up?q=the+one+1992 https://www.mobygames.com/game/mario-is-missing https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/mario-educational-games
Steve Jobs goes PC https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1992-04_OCR/page/n32/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXTSTEP
Windows 3.1 has arrived https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1992-04_OCR/page/n43/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1x
CDTV becomes a computer https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-04/page/n19/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_CDTV
New Publisher Mirage aims to be the real deal https://archive.org/details/the-one-for-amiga-games-43-1992-04/page/n8/mode/1up?q=the+one+1992 https://www.mobygames.com/company/mirage-technologies-multimedia-ltd
Gravis announces the PC Gamepad https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-04/page/n23/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravis_PC_GamePad
Carmen Sandiego movie rights sold https://archive.org/details/Game_Informer_Issue_004_Spring_1992/page/n28/mode/1up Gary Carlston- Broderbund - https://www.patreon.com/posts/50036733 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167742/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7042146/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Lotus Founder fears for future of Internet https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1992-04_OCR/page/n32/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Kapor
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/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.
April 1982
16 May 2022
02:58:59
Space War heralds the dawn of the video game Sanders and Associates patents the game console Pacman finally kills KCMunchkin
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 April 1982. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Wouter, aka Wiedo, is our cohost. You can find his awesome twitter feed here: https://twitter.com/wiedo
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Corrections: March 1982 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/64415756 Tom Dusenberry Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42807419 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=166YVv8ZV4E https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckner_%26_Garcia https://ballyalley.com/pics/keypad_overlays/keypad_overlays.html https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-st/star-raiders/screenshots
1932 Pinball ruled to be gambling https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/380431067/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74171177/pinball-ordinance-not-yet-implemented/
1952 Anti-Pinball law deemed illegal https://www.nytimes.com/1952/04/11/archives/pinball-law-illegal-hoboken-magistrate-rules-city-ordinance.html?searchResultPosition=1
IBM sees bright future in electronics https://www.nytimes.com/1952/04/30/archives/watson-reports-i-b-m-expansion-business-machines-chairman-tells.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_701 https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/history/year_1952.html https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/tag/ibm-709/
1962 Spacewar released at MIT https://www.howtogeek.com/794165/video-games-turn-60-how-spacewar-launched-a-revolution/ http://tech.mit.edu/V82/PDF/V82-N11.pdf
Business managers play IBM business sim https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12413174/the-observer/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81965512/smu-banking-management-game/
1972 Sanders and associates get game console patents https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99426904/magnavox-odyssey-patent-announcement/ https://www.nytimes.com/1972/04/29/archives/dc10-patent-is-set-mcdonnell-douglas-stresses-arrangement-of-3.html?searchResultPosition=14 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_H._Baer https://youtu.be/kDAKxjG7VaI
Cartrivision introduces movie rentals to the world https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1972/Pop-1972-04.pdf pg. 25 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWZHh5oVjB0
1982 Make your own maze is the new arcade craze https://archive.org/details/Atari_Coin_Connection_Volume_6_Number_3_April-May_1982 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dig_Dug https://www.mobygames.com/game/pit
Atari releases promo video to fight local laws Replay April 1982 pg. 9 https://archive.org/details/Atari_Coin_Connection_Volume_6_Number_3_April-May_1982
Pizza Time Theater fails to impress Wall Street https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/05/business/market-place-pizza-time-unproven-idea.html?searchResultPosition=7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_E._Cheese Willy's Wonderland - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8114980/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_8
Court rules that speed-up and conversion kits are illegal Replay April 1982 pg. 9 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013442/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Atari, finally, beats KC Munchkin Games People Pay Early April 1982 pg. 6 Replay April 1982 pg. 25 Play Meter April 15, 1982 pg. 15 Play Meter April 1, 1982 pg. 14
Atari releases home computer ports of Pacman and Centipede https://archive.org/details/kilobaudmagazine-1982-04/page/n199/mode/2up https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-8-bit/pac-man/screenshots https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-8-bit/centipede_/screenshots
Atari 5200 won't be backward compatible https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62351753/atari-5200-notice-of-no-backwards/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_5200
Sega to distribute Colecovision in Japan Replay April 1982 pg. 40 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ColecoVision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SG-1000
CBS gets into games https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/21/business/cbs-to-market-bally-games.html?searchResultPosition=2 https://www.mobygames.com/company/cbs-software https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/23/business/cbs-unit-offers-58-million-for-maker-of-rubik-s-cube.html?searchResultPosition=5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubik%27s_Cube https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideal_Toy_Company
Quaker Oats gets into games too https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/23/business/cbs-unit-offers-58-million-for-maker-of-rubik-s-cube.html?searchResultPosition=5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaker_Oats_Company#Quaker_Oats_Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Games
Flat panels are coming our way https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-04-rescan/page/n429/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid-crystal_display
Sinclair announces flat screen computer... and electric car https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-04-rescan/page/n427/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV80 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_C5
ZX82 is near! https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-04-23/page/n4/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum
BBC goes all in on computer literacy https://archive.org/details/your-computer-magazine-1982-04/page/n16/mode/1up
The BBC wants to answer your computer inquiries https://archive.org/details/your-computer-magazine-1982-04/page/n16/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC Micro Men - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXBxV6-zamM&t=65s
Hyperlink gaming comes to UK TVs https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_006_1982-04_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n24/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minitel
Buy plotting paper to make your zx81 art dreams a reality! https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_006_1982-04_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n49/mode/1up
Sinclair User launches https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-001
16 bit revolution is coming https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1982-04-a/page/n7/mode/1up
Video Disc gaming not dead yet... https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1982-04-a/page/n7/mode/1up
Zork Users Group announced https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1982-04-a/page/n248/mode/1up https://www.filfre.net/2012/07/the-zork-users-group/ Michael Dornbrook Part 1 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/44335732
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/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.
March 2002
30 Apr 2022
01:40:56
Gamecube gets an EU launch date EA sues over Einstein Aussies censor GTA
These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM
This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in March 2002. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Mads from the Retro Asylum is our cohost. You can find his other fine podcasts here: http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/
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Castlevania White Night Nocturne Play 3, pg. 10 https://www.emulatorgames.net/roms/gameboy-advance/castlevania-white-night-concerto-eurasia/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/castlevania-harmony-of-dissonance
SCUMMVM goes mobile https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue86/page/n53/mode/2up https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php?title=Windows_CE
Gamecube gets a European launch date Edge 108 pg. 7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameCube#History
Xbox gets aggressive price in Japan https://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=TUFOIUFDLzIwMDI= MArch 2002 pg. 30 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console) https://s1.eestatic.com/2020/10/30/omicrono/omicrono_532208931_163914552_1024x576.jpg
Sony launches printer for PS2 https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/01/18/sony-releases-new-ps2-printer https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/126 pg. 19
GTA3 gets censored in Australia https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-071-2002-03/page/n11/mode/1up https://censorship-history.fandom.com/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_3
Eidos sees sales drop https://archive.org/details/GDM_March_2002/page/n2/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/lara-croft-tomb-raider-the-angel-of-darkness
Majestic shut down https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-071-2002-03/page/n11/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/majestic https://www.patreon.com/posts/49842383
Playnet files for Chapter 11 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_212/page/n38/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/wwii-online-blitzkrieg https://www.wwiionline.com/ Gordon Walton Part 2 - EA - Origin https://www.patreon.com/posts/53726080 Gordon Walton Part 1 - Epyx - Konami - Harpoon - Gametek https://www.patreon.com/posts/52644122
Brian Fargo leaves Interplay https://archive.org/details/pcgames200203/page/n9/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,339/
PC sales dip 11% in the US Edge 108 pg. 19 https://www.computerworld.com/article/2585967/update--pc-market-declines-in-2001--slow-turnaround-expected.html
PC Game big boxes are out https://archive.org/details/pcgames200203/page/n9/mode/1up http://www.classicgaming.cc/pc/leisure-suit-larry/downloads
EA sues over Einstein likeness https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_212/page/n38/mode/1up https://casetext.com/case/electronic-arts-inc-v-hebrew-university-of-jerusalem
C64 disk images go legit! https://archive.org/details/zzapp_64_issue_107_600dpi/page/n3/mode/1up http://www.minotaurproject.co.uk/frontpage.php
Lego has the Force Play 3, pg. 111 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Star_Wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Star_Wars:_The_Video_Game
EA has Lego Players March 2002, pg. 14 https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/lego-licensees/offset,275/so,1d/
Bernie Stolar is back at BAM! PlayZone 2002 03 pg. 14 https://beta.gamesmarkt.de/details/131005 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Stolar https://www.mobygames.com/company/bam-entertainment-inc https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308208/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Jez San gets an OBE https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_113_March_2002/page/20/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jez_San
Argonaut purchases Particle Systems Edge 108 pg. 13 https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2016/07/feature_the_making_of_cancelled_ps2_sci-fi_shooter_exo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonaut_Games
Game devs look to movie biz for funding model Edge 108 pg. 9 https://venturebeat.com/2010/10/15/video-game-investors-seek-to-fund-games-via-film-financing-methods/ https://labusinessjournal.com/news/completion-bonds-come-to-video-game-world/
Gundam drones hit Japan Edge 108 pg. 20 https://www.ebay.com/itm/174786961705
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Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play
March 1992
24 Apr 2022
01:23:59
Nintendo owns CES Intel slashes prices Amiga users get antsy
These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM
This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in March 1992. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Mads from the Retro Asylum is our cohost. You can find his other fine podcasts here: http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/
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7 Minutes in Heaven: Turrican (Gameboy) Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65519668 https://www.mobygames.com/game/gameboy/turrican February 1991 Jump: https://www.patreon.com/posts/48323760
Corrections: February 1992 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/63742386 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acclaim_Entertainment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Pelling https://memorymachinepod.com/2021/06/30/the-memory-machine-59-the-birth-of-pinball-w-ethan-johnson/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxian3:_Project_Dragoon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Over_(Sheff_book)
1992: IRS clashes with operator Replay March 1992, pg. 3
Konami is keeping beat-em up action alive Replay March 1992, pg. 50 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men_(1992_video_game) https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10496 https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10052 https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10051
JVC launches Wondermega Gamers March 1992, pg. 7 http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=R2FtZXJzLzE5OTI= https://segaretro.org/Wondermega
SNES and NeoGeo heading to the UK https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_124_1992-03_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n9/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_124_1992-03_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n11/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo
European Devs bet on Sega at ECTS Gamers March 1992, pg. 10 http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=R2FtZXJzLzE5OTI=
Console side of CES belonged to Nintendo https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20032a%20%28March%201992%29/page/n37/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20032a%20%28March%201992%29/page/n41/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20032a%20%28March%201992%29/page/n43/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_NES_CD-ROM
PC side of CES cluttered with delayed titles, 3D worlds and new tech https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_92/page/n19/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/questbusters-v9n03/page/n1/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/AmigaFormatMagazine_201902/Amiga_Format_Issue_035_1992_06_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n46/mode/1up https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2022/04/jekyll-and-hyde/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/secret-of-monkey-island/screenshots Michael Jordan In Flight Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL39W0psFlU https://www.mobygames.com/game/legends-of-valour https://www.mobygames.com/game/wolfenstein-3d Robot War 7 Minutes in Heaven: https://www.patreon.com/posts/55259489
Sierra signs rep deal https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-03/page/n21/mode/1up
Jeff Tunnell steps down as president of Dynamix https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_92/page/n17/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,94388/
Doug Glen leaves Lucasarts for Sega Gamers March 1992, pg. 7 http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=R2FtZXJzLzE5OTI= https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-glen-a4710/details/experience/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/sega-cd/secret-of-monkey-island
Another World gets reviewed https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1992-03/page/106/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/out-of-this-world/mobyrank https://www.mobygames.com/game/out-of-this-world https://www.mobygames.com/game/out-of-this-world/mobyrank https://www.spieleveteranen.de/
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/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.
Damon Slye Interview
05 Apr 2022
02:14:46
Few game studios of the 80s and 90s tackled a wider set of genres with as much success and innovative spirit as Dynamix. Co-founder Damon Slye walks us through the company's amazing history, the life of a developer, the evolution of 3D technology, relationships with publishers, and how do you make Karl's favorite game of all time, Project Firestart.
Recorded August and September 2021.
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Piracy runs rampant in UK arcades PacMan fever is everywhere Commodore debuts the C64
These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM
This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in March 1982. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Mads from the Retro Asylum is our cohost. You can find his other fine podcasts here: http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/
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Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Guttang Gotton/Loco-Motion Video version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/64415631 https://www.mobygames.com/game/loco-motion
Corrections: February 1982 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/63177692 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaserDisc https://www.mobygames.com/game/kick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man_(TV_series)#Broadcast_history https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItnxeyAa1Mo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Telephone_Company
1932 The Connecticut Leather Company is founded https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60429047/coleco-incorporation/ They Create Worlds - Visions of Coleco Part 1 - https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-hmuip-ef4480 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco
1942 Pinball production must end https://www.nytimes.com/1942/03/19/archives/pinball-strategy.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://www.nytimes.com/1942/03/17/archives/making-game-machines-to-end-may-1-says-wpb.html?searchResultPosition=4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Production_Board
Drive Mobile comes under judicial scrutiny https://www.nytimes.com/1942/03/13/archives/new-device-tested-under-pinball-ban-court-sees-demonstrations-for.html?searchResultPosition=2 http://www.pinrepair.com/arcade/mdrivey.htm
Pennsylvania bans free play pinball https://www.nytimes.com/1942/03/01/archives/court-hitspin-ball-games-pennsylvania-superior-bench-orders.html?searchResultPosition=3
1962 Pinball games seized in raid https://www.nytimes.com/1962/03/21/archives/pinball-devices-seized-in-raid.html?searchResultPosition=1
Renting computer time on the rise https://www.nytimes.com/1962/03/04/archives/data-centers-aid-small-business-renting-of-computer-time-keeps.html?searchResultPosition=7
1972 Silicon image storage has arrived https://www.nytimes.com/1972/03/05/archives/television-framesnatching-playback-storage-spawning-a-business.html?searchResultPosition=51 https://www.cognasys.com/DrHofstein.htm
Computer predicts the end of the world https://www.nytimes.com/1972/03/05/archives/the-machine-the-doom-and-the-fool.html?searchResultPosition=23 https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3xw3x/new-research-vindicates-1972-mit-prediction-that-society-will-collapse-soon
RCA gets patent for liquid crystal display https://www.nytimes.com/1972/03/25/archives/liquid-crystal-display-is-devised-at-rca-rcas-liquid-crystal.html?searchResultPosition=66
1982 The Force is strong with Parker Brothers Playthings February 1982 https://www.mobygames.com/company/parker-brothers https://www.mobygames.com/company/coleco-industries-inc Tom Dusenberry Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42807419
Coke gets into games Play Meter March 15, 1982 pg. 18 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Pictures#1980s:_Coca-Cola,_Tri-Star,_and_other_acquisitions_and_ventures They Create Worlds - Gottlieb Part 1 - https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-89fxj-111b603 They Create Worlds - Gottlieb Part 2 - https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-6xbge-112f173
UK arcade market in decline Play Meter March 15, 1982 pg. 35 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_005_1982-03_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n25/mode/2up Kevin Hayes Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/50612798
Deregulation comes to coin op Play Meter March 15, 1982 pg. 17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_restraints https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15352113/why-do-we-keep-buying-vehicles-at-dealerships/
Supreme Court refuses to hear Mesquite Texas case Games People Pay Late Edition March 1982, pg. 9 https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/455/283/
Nintendo goes after Crazy Kong Replay March 1982, pg. 110 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Kong
Twin Galaxies is keeping score Replay March 1982 pg. 136 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Galaxies https://www.twingalaxies.com/
Atari up 50% Games People Pay Late Edition March 1982, pg. 9 They Create Worlds - https://www.mixcloud.com/theycreateworlds/atari-ray-kassar-and-warner/
Toyfare sees battle for gaming market heat up https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=61771436&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjQwMDk2MzAxNywiaWF0IjoxNjQ3NzU2NTUzLCJleHAiOjE2NDc4NDI5NTN9.8YjZ5IOI_OxLvRbcF4fy7FeRFCC80355-COi5KID-VQ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivoice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivoice#Games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM1EW-eQEIo
Atari announces massive ad campaign Playthings, March 1982 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0lFpUqGons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAjb4GLit4E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR_l7YEVKeE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opVmjPGzBUg
Pacman released on the 2600 https://twitter.com/GameResearch_E/status/1502030565213712393?s=20&t=TsBTMS354YUjXwWENTg78g https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man_(Atari_2600)
Ms. Pac-Man gets reviewed Games People Pay Early Edition March 1982, pg. 7, 9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ms._Pac-Man
Pac-Man Fever the album hits store shelves Replay March 1982, pg. 121 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man_Fever_(album) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EL27TypZSw
Astrovision announces new games and peripherals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naNbcrxTZ9w https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bally_Astrocade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gez3MlUVpe0
Winter CES brings the computer goods https://archive.org/details/1982-03-compute-magazine/page/n27/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_MAX_Machine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64 https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=320 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bally_Astrocade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GRASS_(programming_language) http://oldcomputers.net/toshiba-t100.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_PC-1500 https://www.zock.com/8-Bit/D_FX9000.HTML https://www.unige.ch/medecine/nouspikel/ti99/ea_mod.htm https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_005_1982-03_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n65/mode/1up
Epyx goes PC https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_2.2/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_2.2/page/n3/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epyx https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/dos/epyx-inc/1982/
Lucasfilm is the talk of Siggraph https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1982-03-a/page/n89/mode/2up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNB7JaGj-hE https://www.mobygames.com/game/c64/rescue-on-fractalus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixar#Early_history
Judge in IBM case calls for congressional inquiry https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/06/business/tenacious-judge-in-ibm-case.html?searchResultPosition=16 https://cs.stanford.edu/people/eroberts/cs181/projects/corporate-monopolies/government_ibm.html
Personal Software becomes VisiCorp https://archive.org/details/softalkv2n07mar1982/page/43/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/softalkv2n07mar1982/page/99/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VisiCalc
Programs Unlimited begins franchising https://archive.org/details/softalkv2n07mar1982/page/43/mode/1up September 1981 Jump - https://www.patreon.com/posts/56209373
Joel Billings takes on Chris Crawford https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_2.2/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_2.2/page/n4/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_1.1/page/n4/mode/1up Joel Billings Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/36827469 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Cosmos
Gamers are targetted by Navy recruiters Games People Pay Late Edition March 1982, pg. 8 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087597/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.
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February 2002
22 Mar 2022
01:24:53
Nintendo of America loses its President EA drops its online plans IBM gets out of the PC biz
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 2002. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Mads from the Retro Asylum is our cohost for this ep. You can also find him on these amazing podcasts: http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/
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
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Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: The Fish Files (GBC) Video version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/64113628 https://www.mobygames.com/game/gameboy-color/fish-files https://www.mobygames.com/game/gameboy-color/scooby-doo-classic-creep-capers https://www.mobygames.com/game/new-addams-family-series
Corrections: January 2002 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/62708089 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2 https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/04/gamecube-versus-playstation-2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EsPup-RxIA https://gta.fandom.com/wiki/GameCube https://kotaku.com/the-famicom-s-built-in-microphone-was-wonderfully-weird-1840887609 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaserScope https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingress_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_3DO_Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trip_Hawkins Jerry Jewell Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/57602735
2002: Sony sues over Mod chips https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMAN!AC_DE_2002-02.pdf&page=45 https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/sony-wins-case-against-seller-of-mod-chips/ https://quade.co/ps2-modchip-guide/
Sony launches budget line in Japan https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=kult/kultmags&km=show&id=4469 pg. 12 https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/11/14/sce-declares-playstation-2-mega-hits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essentials_(PlayStation)
EA drops ea.com https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_211/page/n35/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameSpy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogo.com Gordon Walton Interview Part 1 https://www.patreon.com/posts/52644122 Gordon Walton interview Part 2 https://www.patreon.com/posts/53726080 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_Online https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sims_Online
TV is getting interactive Edge 107, pg. 10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_television https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXlALQW6bgQ
Street Fighter II is coming to mobile Edge 107 pg. 13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QiU1IQKuaw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69v1CDn_Fds
Edge magazine profiles game consultancies Edge 107 pg. 15 https://blog.ihobo.com/
King of Fighters goes Online Edge 107 pg. 17 https://www.gamezone.de/SNK-Firma-15741/News/Viele-neue-Infos-zu-SNK-Playmore-906269/ https://web.archive.org/web/20031204111223/http://www.kofworld.com/KOFOnline.asp
SNK is back! Hobby Consolas 125 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNK
Minoru Arakawa steps down Edge 107 pg. 12 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoru_Arakawa
Nvidia takes Enron's place on S&P https://archive.org/details/GDM_February_2002/page/n3/mode/1up https://www.slickcharts.com/sp500
IBM exits Desktop business https://www.thefreelibrary.com/IBM+and+Sanmina-SCI+sign+agreement.-a0108597731 https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue85/page/n22/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue85/page/n23/mode/1up
Rumors suggest Microsoft to buy Take 2 https://archive.org/details/pcgames200202/page/n9/mode/1up
Wizardry 9 cancelled https://archive.org/details/pcgames200202/page/n11/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir-Tech Paul Neurath Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/54857109 They Create Worlds - https://www.theycreateworlds.com/transcripts/tcw114 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizardry Joel Billings Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/36827469
Germany cracks down on Wolfenstein https://archive.org/details/pcgames200202/page/n9/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/pcgames200202/page/n11/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Department_for_Media_Harmful_to_Young_Persons https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45142651
Las Malvinas son Argentinas... Edge 107 pg. 18 https://web.archive.org/web/20070315004353/http://www.malvinas2032.com.ar/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcpMduHPKh0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkland_Islands
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/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.
February 1992
13 Mar 2022
01:17:28
Addams Family conquers pinball Sega claims lead over Nintendo Street Fighter II gets a sequel
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 1992. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Mads from the Retro Asylum is our cohost for this ep. You can also find him on these amazing podcasts: http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/
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
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Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Video version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/63733406 https://www.mobygames.com/game/godfather/credits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather_(1991_video_game)
Corrections: January 1992 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/61897668 Michael Katz Interview Part 2 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/63732329 http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/madden-for-some-football/
1992: Addams Family pinball launches Play Meter Feb 1992, pg. 20 , Replay Feb 1992, pg. 54 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Addams_Family_(pinball) https://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?any=batman&search=Search+Database&searchtype=quick#195 https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=4032
The future of the arcade is 3D Play Meter Feb 1992, pg. 34 https://ultimatehistoryvideogames.jimdofree.com/galaxian-3/ Replay Feb. 1992, pg. 23 https://www.mobygames.com/game/galaxian-3
Street Fighter II to get a sequel Replay Feb. 1992, pg. 3 https://www.mobygames.com/game/street-fighter-ii-champion-edition https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111301/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Kevin Hayes Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/50612798
Sega claims lead over Nintendo https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20031%20%28February%201992%29/page/n35/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Genesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System https://www.mobygames.com/game/space-gun
Nintendo loosens licensing restrictions https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_031_February_1992/page/n131/mode/1up https://i.pinimg.com/originals/9e/0a/d3/9e0ad38e1e57766ce63ec1b15b2eaa29.jpg
Sega settles with Razorsoft https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-02/page/n19/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/genesis/stormlord January 1992 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/61897668
Maxivision is bringing a boatload of games to your NES https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-02/page/n105/mode/1up https://bootleggames.fandom.com/wiki/Maxivision_15-in-1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO7RtMRK2Kc
Commodore raises price of Amiga 2000 https://archive.org/details/info-magazine-47/Info_Issue_47_1992_Feb/page/n5/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_2000
Broderbund to go public https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-02/page/n21/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broderbund Gary Carlston Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/50036733 Don Daglow Interview Part 1 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/38445119 Ken Williams Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42700706
Nintendo makes bid for Mariners https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/08/business/japan-s-unlikely-bidder-for-us-pastime.html?searchResultPosition=1 The Ultimate History of Video Games - Panel Discussion - https://www.patreon.com/posts/61106591 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Mariners https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_sports_league_organization#northamerican https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdome
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/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.
Jerry Jewell Interview
10 Mar 2022
01:13:51
Jerry Jewell was the cofounder of Sirius Software, one of the great early developers of games for the Apple II. Together with luminaries like Nasir Gebelli, Sirius made Steve Wozniak's brain child the go-to computer for entertainment in the early 80s. Find out how the business worked back then, the comradery between competitors in the industry, and how the video game crash took them down.
Bally bathes in Pacman Gold Mattel to develop VCS titles The FCC gives cellphones the greenlight
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 1982. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Peter is on vacation so we have the pleasure of Mads from the Retro Asylum to join us. http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/
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
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Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Video version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/63176861 https://www.mobygames.com/game/kick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kick_(video_game)
Corrections: January 1982 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/61568685 https://foramusementonly.libsyn.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon%27s_Lair https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076636/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/games/pages/qh.asp https://dfarq.homeip.net/commodore-64-vs-vic-20/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottlieb Leisure Time Electronics News Report - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCjhHyQgq84
1942 Pinball seizures continue to add up https://www.nytimes.com/1942/02/01/archives/3261-pinball-machines-seized.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1942/02 https://www.nytimes.com/1942/02/25/archives/pinball-in-jersey-banned-by-court-ruling-upholding-teaneck-law.html?searchResultPosition=4/02/85515039.html?pageNumber=17
1952 New York Police Commissioner takes sledgehammer to gambling machines https://www.nytimes.com/1952/02/28/archives/monaghan-wielding-the-sledge-hammer.html?searchResultPosition=1
Magnetic Tape drives automated clerical worker https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/02/27/84241618.html?pageNumber=35
1962 RCA reveals new experimental IC https://www.nytimes.com/1962/02/07/archives/rca-has-new-device-microelectronic-unit-is-13-size-of-aspirin.html?searchResultPosition=11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention_of_the_integrated_circuit#MOS_integrated_circuit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOSFET_applications#MOS_integrated_circuit http://www.bitsavers.org/magazines/Computers_And_Automation/196203.pdf pg. 37
1972 Handcrafted core memory is here to stay https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1972/Pop-1972-02.pdf pg. 49 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic-core_memory
Electronic text editing is coming to newsrooms https://www.nytimes.com/1972/02/17/archives/harrisintertype-selling-new-device.html?searchResultPosition=19 https://www.omnia.ie/index.php?navigation_function=2&navigation_item=c3a4d7bcc62861ac5d82b09ee1a66ab5&repid=2
Computer industry expected to boom in '72 https://www.nytimes.com/1972/02/25/archives/boom-in-computers-is-found-renewing.html?searchResultPosition=1
IBM comes under regulatory scrutiny https://www.nytimes.com/1972/02/13/archives/how-big-is-too-big-size-of-ibm-raises-problems-for-trust-busters.html?searchResultPosition=17
1982: Bally is swimming in PacMan profits https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/16/business/pac-man-sublicenses-extend-bally-s-profits.html?searchResultPosition=78 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pac-Man_video_games https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4907/pac-man-game
Mastering Pac-Man hits the best seller charts https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/21/books/paperback-best-sellers-mass-market.html?searchResultPosition=69 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Uston https://archive.org/details/Mastering_Pac-Man_Revised/mode/2up?q=mastering+pacman
Token wars ensue Games People Pay 1982-02 pg. 2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_crash_of_1983
Stern wins big in court Replay, 1982-02 pg. 42 https://books.google.de/books?id=MslT0l-tzNEC&pg=PA131&lpg=PA131&dq=stern+vs+gaglione&source=bl&ots=WflNdFkuy-&sig=ACfU3U2llcvxtwuKx_KtXyLvU0b03wkEFg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjLxZX7_v71AhVOQvEDHYyxBLMQ6AF6BAgOEAM#v=onepage&q=stern%20vs%20gaglione&f=false https://www.mobygames.com/game/scramble
Atari gets trounced in court Games People Pay 1982-02 pg. 8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jotEgcEY6-w Play Meter 1982-02 pg.40 http://bogost.com/blog/meteors/ https://imgur.com/a/BaLHs
Mattel announces games for the VCS https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/19/business/briefs-248583.html?searchResultPosition=52 https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/atari-2600/mattel-electronics/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivision
IBM and MCA dump Discovision https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/05/business/discovision-to-sell-videodisk-operation.html?searchResultPosition=150 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DiscoVision https://www.patreon.com/posts/61568685 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbh1XP4kCT4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaserDisc
Fortune 32:16 brings the 68000 to desktops https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-02-rescan/page/n7/mode/1up https://randoc.wordpress.com/2016/06/05/fortune-systems/ https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-02-rescan/page/n443/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_ST
AMD signs deal to produce Intel chips https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-02-rescan/page/n343/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zilog_Z8000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Micro_Devices
Intel to distribute MSDOS with systems https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-02-rescan/page/n9/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-02-rescan/page/n341/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP/M
Everyone wants to be compatible https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/25/business/technology-others-follow-apple-s-lead.html?searchResultPosition=23 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Electronic_Publishers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ColecoVision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emulator
More state school systems choose Apple https://archive.org/details/softalkv2n06feb1982/page/36/mode/2up http://hackeducation.com/2015/02/25/kids-cant-wait-apple https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II
Commodore to spend over $5 million on Shatner ad https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/18/business/advertising-commodore-computers-plans-big-campaign.html?searchResultPosition=5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK9VU1aJvTI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V-bPLmtAFg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_MAX_Machine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64 https://quattrobit.blogspot.com/2019/03/commodore-ultimax-al-winter-ces-1982.html
FCC gives go ahead to cellular radio https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/22/business/fcc-ready-to-issue-cellular-radio-orders.html?searchResultPosition=107 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakup_of_the_Bell_System
Government lawyers install Space Invaders on office terminals https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/08/us/briefing-202708.html?searchResultPosition=112
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/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.
Few developers have had as long and prolific a career as our guest, Graeme Bayless. From working on mainframes, to selling Kaypros, to playtesting Accolade's launch titles, to producing games for SSI, Sega Technical Institute, Hyperbole Studios, Dynamix, EA, Eidos, and NetherRealm Studios.
In Part 5, we talk about Graeme's winding up of Fierce Wombat, looking for a new position and being offered a position at NetherRealm Studios, where he worked on Injustice 2, Mortal Kombat 11 and Mortal Kombat 1. We discuss life in a studio with the most senior staff in the business, gamer-first design philosophy and what it means to move from one game engine to the next in the modern console environment. Graeme gives us amazing insights into the life of a game dev like few others can or would.
Recorded: February 2024
Check out parts 1-4 here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/graeme-bayless-1-111627155 https://www.patreon.com/posts/graeme-bayless-2-112571388 https://www.patreon.com/posts/graeme-bayless-3-114736184 https://www.patreon.com/posts/graeme-bayless-4-116996485
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Copyright Karl Kuras
January 2002
17 Feb 2022
01:47:55
Microsoft and Nintendo battle over launch numbers Cell phones make gaming pervasive SNK is dead
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 2002. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Peter is on vacation so we have the pleasure of Mads from the Retro Asylum to join us. http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/
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Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Video version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/62682389 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Typing_of_the_Dead
Corrections: December 2001 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/60827058 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understanding_Comics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy:_The_Spirits_Within https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioWare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo
2002: Microsoft and Nintendo both claim victory in dual launch battle Edge 106 pg. 9 Edge 106 pg. 11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_game_consoles https://www.mobygames.com/game/luigis-mansion https://www.mobygames.com/game/halo-combat-evolved
Playstation 2 price drop in Japan Edge 106. pg. 11
Sony Prez says Microsoft is new rival https://archive.org/details/NextGen85Jan2002/page/n15/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/ghostbusters-the-video-game__ https://www.mobygames.com/game/ghostbusters-the-video-game
Yamauchi establishes Fund Q Edge 106 pg. 11 https://www.consolewars.de/news/1958/yamauchi_spricht/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Crystal_Chronicles_(video_game)#Development https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/08/more-specifics-on-final-fantasy-announcement http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7103/nintendo-and-square-settlement-details May 2001 Jump - https://www.patreon.com/posts/52306821 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XI
Trip Hawkins bails out 3DO https://archive.org/details/GDM_January_2002/page/n3/mode/1up https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=kult/kultmags&km=show&id=5708 pg. 35 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_3DO_Company
House of the dead goes cellshaded https://archive.org/details/NextGen85Jan2002/page/n19/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/house-of-the-dead-iii
Eidos causes panic with text message https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_111_January_2002/page/26/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/commandos-2-men-of-courage https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,184101/ https://www.polygon.com/22924209/americas-army-proving-grounds-shutdown-servers-sunset-pc-ps4
Amstrad is buying up Spectrum game rights Edge 106 pg. 13 http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/7697/Amstrad-E-Mailer-Plus/ https://manualzz.com/doc/o/hv01i/alchnews-z88-user-and-issue-38--march-2002-amstrad-emailer-plus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum#Amstrad_models https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Research#Amstrad_acquisition_of_assets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_C5
Pogo is bringing the internet to the palm of your hand Edge 106 pg. 13 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogo_Mobile_and_nVoy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_Mini
Segway revolutionizes human transport Edge 106 pg. 16 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segway
Bleem! is dead https://archive.org/details/gamestar-magazine-issue-01-2002/page/9/mode/1up https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/124 pg. 15 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleem!
EA.com sees massive layoffs https://archive.org/details/GDM_January_2002/page/n3/mode/1up Gordon Walton Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/53726080
NextGen is no more https://archive.org/details/NextGen85Jan2002/page/n7/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Generation_(magazine)
Thalamus is back! https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=kult/kultmags&km=show&id=5708 pg. 36 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalamus_Ltd
Scott McCloud foreshadows the Metaverse https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_210/page/n54/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_McCloud https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaverse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron_scandal https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1016268/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0392439/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://frandallfarmer.github.io/neohabitat-doc/docs//
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100th Episode - 7 Minutes in Heaven Spectacular
07 Feb 2022
00:54:19
100 episodes, a milestone most podcasts never reach.
To celebrate the 100th episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine, we have assembled the entire team, Karl, Peter, Mads, Jon, and Ethan for a 7 Minutes in Heaven spectacular! Each of us has had to pick a game for another member of the team to play for 7 minutes. The only rules, the games have to be at least 20 years old, have not been played on a previous 7 Minutes in Heaven segment, and the player can not have previously played the games!
So, celebrate with us as we tackle some timeless (and some forgotten by time) classic titles!
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Links: Peter's 7 Minutes in Heaven: Video Version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/62260426 Retro Game Squad DOS games Ep - https://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/rgs-061-dos-games Blakestone - https://www.mobygames.com/game/blake-stone-aliens-of-gold Death Rally - https://www.mobygames.com/game/death-rally_ Super Cars - https://www.mobygames.com/game/super-cars Super Cars II - https://www.mobygames.com/game/super-cars-ii Rock n' Roll Racing - https://www.mobygames.com/game/rock-n-roll-racing
Mads' 7 Minutes in Heaven Video Version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/62260552 Freddy Pharkas Frontier Pharmacist - https://www.mobygames.com/game/freddy-pharkas-frontier-pharmacist Smurfs - https://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/smurfs_ Daikatana GBC - https://www.mobygames.com/game/gameboy-color/john-romeros-daikatana_ Daikatana Windows - https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/john-romeros-daikatana
Ethan's 7 Minutes in Heaven Video Version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/62260663 Cannon Fodder - https://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/cannon-fodder Turrican 2 - https://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/turrican-ii-the-final-fight Out of this World - https://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/out-of-this-world
Karl's 7 Minutes in Heaven Video Version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/62260720 Blasto - https://www.mobygames.com/game/blasto_ Cabbage Patch Kids - https://www.mobygames.com/game/cabbage-patch-kids-adventures-in-the-park Microwave - https://www.mobygames.com/game/apple2/microwave
Jon's 7 Minutes in Heaven Video Version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/62260794 Project Firestart - https://www.mobygames.com/game/c64/project-firestart Rick Dangerous - https://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/rick-dangerous Creatures 2 - https://www.mobygames.com/game/creatures-2-torture-trouble Damon Slye Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/59126766 Zombi - https://www.mobygames.com/game/zombi Dawn of the Dead - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077402/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 ZombiU - https://www.mobygames.com/game/zombiu
January 1992
31 Jan 2022
01:24:01
PCEngine goes Duo SNES snags Street Fighter II exclusive PowerPC to take on Intel
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 1992. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Peter is on vacation so we have the pleasure of being joined by our guest co-host Jon from the Retro Games Squad https://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/
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Corrections: December 1991 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/60607281 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaleco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_graphics#Vector_display_hardware https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LZ_129_Hindenburg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1938_radio_drama)
1992: Spectrum Holobyte teams up with Virtuality https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue52Jan92/ACE_Issue_52_Jan_92/page/n10/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_90/page/n23/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_90/page/n69/mode/1up November 1991 jump - https://www.patreon.com/posts/59604459 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum_HoloByte https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtuality_(product)
NEC launches the Duo https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20030%20%28January%201992%29/page/n49/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TurboGrafx-16 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TurboGrafx-16#LT
Street Fighter II is coming to the SNES https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20030%20%28January%201992%29/page/n71/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Fighter_II
Acclaim is coming to Genesis https://archive.org/details/Game_Informer_Issue_003_January-February_1992 pg. 17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirrorsoft https://www.mobygames.com/company/arena-entertainment Greg Fischbach Interview Part 1 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/46578120 Greg Fischbach Interview Part 2 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/47720122
Accolade files counterclaim against Sega https://archive.org/details/Game_Informer_Issue_003_January-February_1992 pg. 17 pg. 54 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_v._Accolade Michael Katz Interview Part 2 - https://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/michael-katz-interview-part-2 https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/genesis/accolade-inc/
Atari shows off new wares at Comdex https://archive.org/details/atari_interface_jan92 https://archive.org/details/atari_interface_jan92/page/n7/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/atari_interface_jan92/page/n33/mode/1up https://atarimuseum.nl/atari-pc/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_STacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ST_BOOK https://www.facebook.com/348667254556/posts/neuzugang-ein-atari-cdar504-cd-rom-laufwerk-baujahr-1989-/10157955487614557/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_PC_compatible_systems
IBM, Apple, and Motorola team up for PowerPC https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1992-01_OCR/page/n30/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1992-01_OCR/page/n31/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerPC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ballmer
CD upgrades are on the way https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_36_January_1992 pg. 26 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loom_(video_game)#Talkie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed-Up_Mother_Goose#Other_versions Al Lowe Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/29977733
Intertainment 91 sees Multimedia and 3D as the future https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_90/page/n67/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_3DO_Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knightmare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BattleTech_Centers https://www.mobygames.com/game/plumbers-dont-wear-ties January 1982 jump - https://www.patreon.com/posts/61568685
Amiga to go portable https://archive.org/details/info-magazine-46/Info_Issue_46_1992_Jan/page/n65/mode/1up https://web.archive.org/web/20120624063440/http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/portamiga.html
CES will open to the public https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Show#1993
Konix launches the Joystick tester https://archive.org/details/micromania-segunda-epoca-44/page/n10/mode/1up http://ididapoo.blogspot.com/2012/03/amiga-magazines-wonders-of-early-90s.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konix_Multisystem
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/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.
January 1982
24 Jan 2022
01:44:56
Video games and computers are Christmas biz standouts Atari and Activision settle out of court Anti-games hysteria begins to rise
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 1982. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Peter is on vacation so we have the pleasure of Mads from the Retro Asylum to join us. http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/
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Corrections: December 1981 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/60231153 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interton_Video_Computer_4000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco_Telstar_Arcade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlezone_(1980_video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_(1981_video_game) AMOA 1980 Special - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42756585 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-1_(arcade_game) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1WSYdn1b8I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Micro
1942: New Jersey town raises pinball licensing fees by 1,900% https://www.nytimes.com/1942/01/08/archives/pinball-fee-raised-1900.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://www.nytimes.com/1942/01/29/archives/pinball-player-fined-in-jersey-winner-who-demanded-prize-pays-25.html?searchResultPosition=7
New York cracks down on pinball https://www.nytimes.com/1942/01/28/archives/police-press-drive-on-pinball-games-3031-machines-seized-and-1562.html?searchResultPosition=4 https://www.nytimes.com/1942/01/26/archives/pinball-blitz-pressed-police-to-rush-seizure-of-machines-before.html?searchResultPosition=6/26/85213738.html?pageNumber=17 https://www.nytimes.com/1942/01/29/archives/pinball-as-racket-fought-by-mayor-in-affidavit-oposing-suit-for.html?searchResultPosition=10 https://www.nytimes.com/1942/01/25/archives/mayor-asks-speed-in-pinball-raids-fearing-injunction-moves-by.html?searchResultPosition=11 https://www.nytimes.com/1942/01/22/archives/police-open-raids-on-pin-ball-games-seizures-in-5-boroughs-made.html?searchResultPosition=12
National pinball and slot machine tax rakes in the bucks https://www.nytimes.com/1942/01/19/archives/game-machine-tax-produces-4708696-wisconsin-leads-in-payments-on.html?searchResultPosition=3
1952: Ordvac makes the grade https://www.nytimes.com/1952/01/18/archives/-ordvac-the-brain-to-be-gi-genius-it-finds-mathematics-easy-as-pi.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORDVAC
Electronic Fighter Jet simulator delivered to Navy https://www.nytimes.com/1952/01/13/archives/simulator-to-train-jet-pilots-of-navy.html?searchResultPosition=3 https://curtisswright.com/company/default.aspx
1962: US Congress holds hearings on pinball https://www.nytimes.com/1962/01/20/archives/pinball-company-denies-crime-links.html?searchResultPosition=2 https://www.nytimes.com/1962/01/17/archives/attorney-general-asks-pinball-law.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/pinball-u/beginners-guide-bingo-pinball-nick-baldridge/ https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-87hhrg79618/pdf/CHRG-87hhrg79618.pdf http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/gottlieb-part-1/ http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/gottlieb-part-2/
1982: Christmas season is a bust for retail... https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/05/business/christmas-sales-plunge.html?searchResultPosition=1 Playthings 1982-01 https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/20/business/business-failures-rise.html?searchResultPosition=20 https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/12/business/december-retail-sales-rose-7.8-in-new-york.html?searchResultPosition=26 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_1980s_recession
Commodore and Apple earnings skyrocket https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/26/business/commodore-international-ltd-reports-earnings-for-qtr-to-dec-31.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/22/business/apple-computer-inc-reports-earnings-for-qtr-to-dec-25.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/22/business/computer-markers-list-earnings.html?searchResultPosition=2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_III
Winchesters are on the rise https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/10/business/new-from-silicon-valley-the-winchester-drive.html?searchResultPosition=8 https://archive.org/details/1982-01-compute-magazine/page/n201/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_hard_disk_drives
Sears to offer NEC, IBM and Vector Graphic computers https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan198201/page/n7/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=797
Atari opens its Regional Software Acquisition Center in Sunnyvale, California https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan198201/page/n121/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Program_Exchange
Softside magazine introduces Sofside DV the magazine of the future. https://archive.org/details/softside-magazine-40/SoftSide_40_Vol_5-04_1982-01_Gambler?q=softside+1982 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoftSide
Book publishers jump on gaming bandwagon https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/31/books/paperback-talk.html?searchResultPosition=1 Replay 1982-01 pg. 13 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Uston https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Master_the_Video_Games https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_2.1/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_2.1/page/n27/mode/2up Replay 1982-01 pg. 93 https://books.google.de/books/about/Amusement_Machines.html?id=YKoMAAAACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y
Blue Sky dealers invade coin op market Play Meter 1982-01-15 pg. 39 https://historian159.rssing.com/chan-12531872/all_p5.html
The video game scare hits the opinion pages https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/10/nyregion/invaded-by-video-war-games.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/24/opinion/wasting-time.html?searchResultPosition=6
Ronnie Lamm takes on video games https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/05/nyregion/the-battle-for-america-s-youth.html?searchResultPosition=5 https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/20/opinion/l-video-games-offer-a-lot-more-than-fun-179177.html?searchResultPosition=10 https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/05/nyregion/the-battle-for-america-s-youth.html?searchResultPosition=5 Play Meter 1982-01-01 pg. 58 Games People Pay Early-January 1982 pg. 6 Play Meter 1982-01-01 pg. 46 http://popularculturegaming.com/?p=697 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4jjyGIdAvE (Starting at 2:15)
Government antitrust actions end https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/09/business/dow-advances-4.75-phone-accord-cited.html?searchResultPosition=5 https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/09/business/dominance-ended-ibm-fights-back.html?searchResultPosition=5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaganomics
Atari and Activision reach settlement Toy and Hobby World Jan 1982 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activision#Early_years_(1980%E2%80%931982)
Mattel settles suit with Conic Toy and Hobby World Jan 1982 https://www.handheldmuseum.com/Mattel/FB.htm https://www.handheldmuseum.com/Conic/Football.htm
The UK declares 1982 to be the Information Technology Year https://archive.org/details/YourComputer_198201/page/n2/mode/1up https://www.economicshelp.org/macroeconomics/economic-growth/uk-recession-1981/ https://www.eteknix.com/raspberry-pi-becomes-third-best-selling-computer-ever/
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Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.
The Ultimate History of Video Games - Panel Discussion
13 Jan 2022
01:50:52
20 years ago, a book was released that promised to reveal the secrets behind the history of the video game industry, in fact, it promised to be the ultimate history of the video game industry. Of course we are talking about Steven Kent's Ultimate History of Video Games undoubtedly the most popular book on the topic in the English language and probably the world. Did it live up to the hype? Or did the bold title write checks that the book just could not cash?
Hello, and welcome to a very special episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine. I'm your host Karl and we have gathered three luminaries in the area of video game history and friends of the show, to break down the good, the bad, and the ugly of this famous tome. Regular listeners will be familiar with our resident Warden of the Department of Corrections and author of the History of How we play blog, Ethan Johnson.Dale Geddes, the world renowned FCC regulation specialist.And the master historian, and the man behind the They Create Worlds podcast and book, now available from fine retailers everywhere, Alex Smith.
Recorded January 4, 2022
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December 2001
06 Jan 2022
01:27:36
Xbox launches in North America Sony invests in Square Sega takes trade shows by storm
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 2001. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Peter is on vacation so we have the pleasure of being joined by our guest co-host Jon from the Retro Games Squad https://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/
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2001: Xbox launches in the US https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue83/page/n7/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)
Sony invests in Square https://archive.org/details/NextGen84Dec2001/page/n26/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/pcgames200112/page/n14/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy:_The_Spirits_Within https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_(video_game_company)#Square_Pictures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psygnosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Studios#Studios
US Supreme Court strikes down anti-violent game ordinance Play Meter December 2001 pg. 18 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Peterson
JAMMA show belongs to Sega https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AEdge_UK_104.pdf&page=11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GD-ROM Greg Fischbach Interview Part 1 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/46578120 Greg Fischbach Interview Part 2 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/47720122
Sega steals the show at TGS https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Edge_UK_104.pdf&page=6 https://segaretro.org/Sega_Chihiro https://segaretro.org/Triforce https://segaretro.org/Sega_NAOMI
TDK announces Aquaman game https://archive.org/details/NextGen84Dec2001/page/n26/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/aquaman-battle-for-atlantis
Engineering student lights up GBA https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Edge_UK_104.pdf&page=22 https://www.zdnet.com/article/game-boy-hacking-kit-to-hit-the-streets/
Atlantis brings PC gaming to VR Play Meter December 2001 pg. 34 https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurent-scallie/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtuality_(product)
Direct X goes up against OpenGL https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Edge_UK_104.pdf&page=15
EA puts down Ultima remake https://archive.org/details/pcgames200112/page/n15/mode/1up https://reconstruction.voyd.net/index.php?event=project&typeKeyword=remakes3d
Alone in the Dark film rights acquired https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Edge_UK_104.pdf&page=17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alone_in_the_Dark_(1992_video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alone_in_the_Dark_(2005_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BloodRayne
House of the Dead movie moves forward https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-159-december-2001 pg 34 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_Dead_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_(film)
Scott McCloud takes on gaming https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_209/page/n99/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_McCloud
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December 1991
01 Jan 2022
01:15:34
Trip Hawkins lays the groundwork for 3DO Broderbund goes public Sony shows off the Playstation
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 1991. 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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Corrections: November 1991 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/59604459 https://www.mobygames.com/game/samurai-warrior-the-battles-of-usagi-yojimbo https://www.mobygames.com/game/gameboy/legend-of-zelda-links-awakening https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!_(TV_special)
1991: Microprose joins forces with Jaleco in the arcades Play Meter, Dec 1991, pg. 3 https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/arcade/microprose-software-inc/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaleco https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/botss-battle-of-the-solar-system Wild Bill Stealey Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/36710924
Philip Morris warns game makers not to use their logos Play Meter Dec 1991 https://apnews.com/article/aead3784fe9b026135c11be89a49bae7 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1990/03/13/cigarette-logos-in-video-arcade-games-prompt-complaints/dd576ebc-1048-4da3-b75a-60788fd14d7a/ https://www.sega-16.com/2016/09/philip-morris-sued-sega-over-unauthorized-malboro-ads/
Software Publishers Association Conference sees choppy waters on the hoirzon https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_89/page/n115/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_and_Information_Industry_Association Joe Morici Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/37289815 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_1000
Tokyo's International Electronics Show awash with CD Roms https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20029%20%28December%201991%29/page/n165/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-i https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC-FX
Sony shows off PlayStation at Tokyo Electronics show https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20029%20%28December%201991%29/page/n163/mode/1up https://www.wikiwand.com/de/Nintendo_PlayStation March 1991 Jump - https://www.patreon.com/posts/49507040
Phillips launches line of CD PCs https://archive.org/details/pc-review-02/page/8/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/pc-review-02/page/n8/mode/1up
San Mateo Software Group is formed https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_89/page/n122/mode/1up https://web.archive.org/web/20191123020757/http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/interviews/john_edelson/interview_john_edelson.html https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_89/page/n147/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_3DO_Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DO_Blaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DO_Interactive_Multiplayer#History
Commodore updates the Amiga https://archive.org/details/Amiga_Power_Issue_08_1991-12_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n13/mode/1up https://www.amigawiki.org/doku.php?id=de:parts:agnus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga
Robocop 3 to sport special hardware protection https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue991991Dec/page/n9/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/robocop-3_
Civilization gets reviewed by Computer Gaming World https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_89/page/n85/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization_(video_game)
Broderbund is going public https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_89/page/n122/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broderbund Gary Carlston Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/50036733 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Print_Shop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Sandiego
Mediagenic files for bankruptcy https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_89/page/n122/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activision
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December 1981
22 Dec 2021
01:21:19
Atari takes Pacman clones to court Sinclair balks at government handout for BBCMicro Captain Kirk pimps the Vic20
These stories and our celebration of 50 years of Computer Space 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 1981. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Peter is on vacation so we have the pleasure of Mads from the Retro Asylum to join us. http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/
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1941: War curtails coinop https://www.nytimes.com/1941/12/11/archives/juke-boxes-limited-by-priority-order-nelson-directs-manufacturers.html?searchResultPosition=4
1971: Nutting shows off Computer Space at MOA show https://archive.org/details/cashbox33unse_18/page/n45/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/cashbox33unse_21/page/54/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/cashbox33unse_22/page/44/mode/2up https://gamehistory.org/ep-60-computer-space/ https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2021/05/12/worldly-wednesdays-a-timeline-of-computer-space/ Jim Trucano Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/48912975 Space War emulator - https://spacewar.oversigma.com/
1981: Court dismisses counterclaims in Chuck E Cheese case Play Meter, Dec. 1, 1981, pg. 121, pg. 196 https://books.google.de/books?id=ej0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=on-line+systems+pacman+lawsuit&source=bl&ots=PmhWvgAncV&sig=ACfU3U2yVUNLqzGGbwtcCdxWIXSEAZjG7A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj0sqjz4-D0AhWSSvEDHVgGC3kQ6AF6BAgOEAM#v=onepage&q=on-line%20systems%20pacman%20lawsuit&f=false May 1980 Jump - https://www.patreon.com/posts/37289753 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_E._Cheese https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShowBiz_Pizza_Place https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Nights_at_Freddy%27s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy%27s_Wonderland
Coinop asks: Recession? What recession? Play Meter, Dec. 15, 1981, pg. 4
Play Meter looks back at the year that was Play Meter, Dec. 1, 1981, pg. 43
Atari numbers continue to sore Toy & Hobby World Dec. 1981 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari
Atari licenses game from Namco Replay Dec 1981, pg. 7 https://www.mobygames.com/game/pole-position https://www.mobygames.com/game/dig-dug https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco
Atari sues Online Systems https://books.google.de/books?id=ej0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=on-line+systems+pacman+lawsuit&source=bl&ots=PmhWvgAncV&sig=ACfU3U2yVUNLqzGGbwtcCdxWIXSEAZjG7A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj0sqjz4-D0AhWSSvEDHVgGC3kQ6AF6BAgOEAM#v=onepage&q=on-line%20systems%20pacman%20lawsuit&f=false Gaming Historian - KC Munchkin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1ItAYurjoo&t=7s Ken Williams Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42700706 https://www.mobygames.com/game/jawbreaker https://www.mobygames.com/game/gobbler
Atari fails to stop KC Munchkin https://books.google.de/books?id=ej0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=on-line+systems+pacman+lawsuit&source=bl&ots=PmhWvgAncV&sig=ACfU3U2yVUNLqzGGbwtcCdxWIXSEAZjG7A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj0sqjz4-D0AhWSSvEDHVgGC3kQ6AF6BAgOEAM#v=onepage&q=on-line%20systems%20pacman%20lawsuit&f=false Gaming Historian - KC Munchkin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1ItAYurjoo&t=7s https://www.mobygames.com/game/kc-munchkin
Tomy cuts deal with Midway to produce handheld games Toy & Hobby World Dec. 1981 https://www.handheldmuseum.com/Entex/PacMan.htm
Coleco sees drop in electronic toys Toy & Hobby World Dec. 1981 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco
Captain Kirk pimps for Commodore https://archive.org/details/1981-12-compute-magazine/page/n197/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputing198112/page/n147/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_International https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shatner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_VIC-20
Atari cries foul over Intellivision ads https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/14/business/atari-intellivision-tv-battle.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h00PNO-JA48 at 1:38 at 10:44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsA7ZKTGrr4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V-bPLmtAFg https://wearethemutants.com/2017/05/18/george-plimpton-advertisements-for-intellivision-1980-1983/ February 1980 jump - https://www.patreon.com/posts/34288179 Michael Katz Interview Part 1 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/35169258
Creative computing reviews the IBM PC https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1981-12/page/n20/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PC_DOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-DOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP/M-86
Sinclair strikes back at government backing for BBCMicro https://archive.org/details/YourComputer_198112/page/n12/mode/1up November 1981 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/59272789 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Micro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX81
Xmas season not as bad as feared https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/24/business/christmas-sales-top-predictions.html?searchResultPosition=10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hess%27s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_VIC-20
Atari slashes price of 800 https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/31/business/atari-reduces-price-of-computer.html?searchResultPosition=6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_8-bit_family#400/800_release http://www.indieretronews.com/2021/11/final-assault-rather-impressive-fps.html https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/mood/
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/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play and Enzo Maida.
November 2001
17 Dec 2021
01:12:29
9/11 rocks the world of gaming Gamecube launches in Japan Pokemon gets its own handheld
These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in November of 2001. 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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Corrections: October 2001 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/58914230 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looney_Tunes#Figuren https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LimeWire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnutella https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOD_(file_format) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Landlord%27s_Game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgism https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Tristan-Donovan/dp/1250082722
Gamecube launches in Japan https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AEdge_UK_103.pdf&page=6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameCube https://www.mobygames.com/game/luigis-mansion https://www.mobygames.com/game/wave-race-blue-storm https://www.mobygames.com/game/super-monkey-ball
Microsoft postpones Japanese launch of Xbox https://archive.org/details/NextGen83Nov2001/page/n13/mode/1up May 2001 jump: https://www.patreon.com/posts/52306821
93% of PS2 owners use their machines to play DVDs https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/121 pg. 7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3
Spaceworld 2001 shows the future of Nintendo https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AEdge_UK_103.pdf&page=64 https://archive.org/details/NextGen83Nov2001/page/n14/mode/1up https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/121 pg. 7 pg. 40 https://archive.org/details/NextGen83Nov2001/page/n31/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Melee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker Early Zelda tech demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEF9Utdu-L0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild
Pokemon gets its own console https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/121 pg. 45 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Mini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamagotchi
Euro-Man makes currency exchange fun https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AEdge_UK_103.pdf&page=21 https://www.mobygames.com/company/engine-software-bv
Troma tries its hand at games. https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Edge_UK_103.pdf&page=22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troma_Entertainment https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462485/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117609/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/279640/
Sam and Max are hitting the road again https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue82/page/n7/mode/1up https://samandmax.co.uk/games/plunge-through-space/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_%26_Max
Books about the history of games abound https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Edge_UK_103.pdf&page=23 http://www.arcade-fever.com/ https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/supercade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_IV:_The_History_of_the_Videogame_Industry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ultimate_History_of_Video_Games
Games are rotting your brain https://www.eschoolnews.com/2001/08/29/study-computer-games-might-stunt-learning/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/scientists-link-computer-games-to-brain-damage-3002093389/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryuta_Kawashima https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_108_November_2001/page/n29/mode/1up
Tokyo Game show cancels Spring show https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue82/page/n7/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Game_Show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Entertainment_Supplier%27s_Association
Interplay gets last laugh https://archive.org/details/NextGen83Nov2001/page/n17/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interplay_Entertainment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivendi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus_Interactive
Bioware sues Interplay https://archive.org/details/pcgames200111/page/n17/mode/1up https://www.gamebanshee.com/news/67374-bioware-sues-interplay.html https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bioware-files-suit-against-interplay/1100-2813738/ http://www.ironworksforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33641 Don Daglow Interview Part 2 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/39095819 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioWare https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/baldurs-gate-series https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/neverwinter-nights-series https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/pool-of-radiance-ruins-of-myth-drannor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volition_(company)
Activision buys Treyarch https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue82/page/n5/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treyarch https://www.mobygames.com/company/treyarch-corporation Correction: Treyarch only ported Spiderman to the Dreamcast.
Jon Romero and Tom Hall are back! https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue82/page/n5/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkeystone_Games
Dinamic Multimedia closes its doors https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue82/page/n6/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinamic_Software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinamic_Multimedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microman%C3%ADa
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/
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Jeff Stephenson - Interview
14 Dec 2021
02:03:52
Behind every great game design, there is a great game engine and Jeff Stephenson was responsible for one of the greatest game engines ever, SCI, which powered many Sierra adventures as well as the tech that powered The Sierra Network.
What was life at Sierra like in those heady Corsegold days? Jeff tells all.
30 years ago: Computer industry booms as consoles slump, Nintendo announces Ultra64 & The internet gets scary
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 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
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7 Minutes in Heaven: Cliffhanger (Amiga) Video Version: https://youtu.be/KZ7J9qEpqxI https://www.mobygames.com/game/29830/cliffhanger/
Corrections: July 1994 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/july-1994-part-1-116538490 https://www.patreon.com/posts/july-1994-part-2-116538674 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ Defunctland Jim Henson Series - https://youtu.be/BVoGf1JTVeI?si=PBwUInz2t7hBe-Eq https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_superhighway https://en.namu.wiki/w/RX-78%20Gundam https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/SPECIAL https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW164 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Cook Wrestling with Games - XBAND - https://youtu.be/k_5M-z_RUKA?si=tuuDxPGj6GnTPc-B https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_(service)
1994: Canada to get their own ratings New VCR proves 6 heads are better than 1, The Toronto Star, August 11, 1994,Thursday, FINAL EDITION, Section: FAST FORWARD; Pg. F2, byline: BY ROBERT WRIGHT TORONTO STARON THE EDGE
California presses forward with video game violence bill https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3018-egm2-issue-02-august-1994/ pg. 29 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-13-mn-45306-story.html
IDSA board selected
Mattel takes a second look at games Mattel Hires Sega Executive, The Associated Press, August 2, 1994, Tuesday, BC cycle
Square goes public CORPORATE PROFILE: SQUARE, Jiji Press Ticker Service, AUGUST 5, 1994, FRIDAY
Japanese companies playing with fire "As derivatives proliferate, so do worries Companies try to control risks from transactions intended to rein in costs but which can backfire, The Nikkei Weekly (Japan), August 15, 1994, Section: FINANCE; Pg. 13, Byline: BY ASAKO ISHIBASHI Staff writer"
Acclaim buys Valiant ACCLAIM ACQUIRES VOYAGER COMMUNICATIONS FOR $65 MILLION Marks Company's Diversification into Comic Book Publishing, Business Wire, August 2, 1994, Tuesday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_book_collecting#Bust_of_the_speculator_market
UK video rental market embraces games... illegally Games Spark Sagging U.K. Vid Biz; But Many Don't Have Licenses To Rent Them, Billboard, August 13, 1994, Section: HOME VIDEO; Pg. 76, Byline: BY PETER DEAN Sonic out to zap the 'swapping' boom, The Scotsman, August 23, 1994, Tuesday, Byline: By Chris Mullinger UK teens tune out to games MEDIA GUARDIAN: LUST FOR NASTIES AND HARD NEWS, The Guardian (London), August 8, 1994, Section: THE GUARDIAN FEATURES PAGE; Pg. T17
Sega announces US theme park Universal Teams With Sega on Theme Park, Disneyland Annex Scaled Back, The Associated Press, August 12, 1994, Friday, AM cycle, Section: Business News, Byline: By E. SCOTT RECKARD, AP Business Writer Report: Sega Plan to Open 50 High-Tech Theme Parks in U.S., The Associated Press, August 16, 1994, Tuesday, BC cycle, Section: Business News
Sega buys Data East Pinball Sega acquires Data East Pinball, Business Wire, August 26, 1994, Friday
Doom coming to arcades DOOM IS ALL AROUND US, Business Week, August 1, 1994, Business and Industry, Section: Pg. 72; https://doom.fandom.com/wiki/Trivia https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/112509-share-your-epic-doom-related-stories/
Atari Games President passes Play Meter, August 1994, pg. 32
Hasbro readies to enter VR market No Headline In Original, ADWEEK, August 15, 1994, Eastern Edition, Byline: By Jennifer Comiteau and Penny Warneford, with Cathy Taylor https://www.unseen64.net/2018/10/04/hasbro-toaster-virtual-reality-console/
Begone Project Reality, all hail Ultra 64 https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3018-egm2-issue-02-august-1994/ pg. 28
Sega teams up with Hitachi in Japan HITACHI SALES TO HELP SEGA MARKET VIDEO GAMES, Jiji Press Ticker Service, AUGUST 3, 1994, WEDNESDAY Sega, Hitachi Sales link up to sell video game machine, Japan Economic Newswire, AUGUST 3, 1994, WEDNESDAY
Sega buys Cross Products The leading video game development tool, Business Wire, August 15, 1994, Monday https://segaretro.org/Cross_Products https://web.archive.org/web/19961227100911/http://www.crossprod.co.uk/
Jaguar CD to launch by Xmas https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3018-egm2-issue-02-august-1994/ pg. 29 ATARI CORP. ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 1994 RESULTS, PR Newswire, August 1, 1994, Monday - 19:55 Eastern Time, Section: Financial News
Sanyo gives console market a TRY SANYO TO RELEASE INTERACTIVE GAME MACHINE TRY, Jiji Press Ticker Service, AUGUST 31, 1994, WEDNESDAY
3DO announces losses Video Game System Company Posts $ 16.1 Million First-Quarter Loss, The Associated Press, August 11, 1994, Thursday, AM cycle, Section: Business News COMPANY NEWS; SHARES OF 3DO SOAR ON FORECAST FOR NEW SYSTEM, The New York Times, August 24, 1994, Wednesday, Late Edition - Final, Distribution: Financial Desk, Section: Section D; ; Section D; Page 3; Column 1; Financial Desk ; Column 1; 3DO UNVEILS PLANS TO BOOST POWER OF GAME PLAYERS, WALL STREET JOURNAL, August 25, 1994, Thursday, Section: Section B; Page 8, Column 4, Byline: BY JIM CARLTON ANOTHER KEY EXEC DEPARTS O&M'S, INTERACTIVE GROUP; 3DO POWERS UP TO MEET COMPETITION; INTERACTING:; OTHER NEWS: Advertising Age, August 29, 1994, Section: Pg. 14
Mortal Friday gets $10 million budget ACCLAIM'S 'MORTAL KOMBAT II' PREPARED TO STRIKE ON 'MORTAL FRIDAY,' SEPTEMBER 9; Company Spending Over $10 Million on Global Launch, Business Wire, August 4, 1994, Thursday https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_121/page/n29/mode/2up Acclaim buys into FMV Playthings, August 1994, pg. 19 https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_061_August_1994/page/n157/mode/1up?view=theater
Macromedia and Microware want to bring PCs and ITV together Agreement to Make Computer Programs Available for Interactive TV Use, The Associated Press, August 1, 1994, Monday, AM cycle, Section: Business News, Byline: By STEVEN P. ROSENFELD, AP Business Writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macromedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microware
Computer industry profits boom Not drowning, waving at profits, The Age (Melbourne, Australia), August 2, 1994 Tuesday, Late Edition, Section: COMPUTERS; Mass Storage; Pg. 34
SPA reports huge boom in sales "NORTH AMERICAN PC SOFTWARE SALES REACH $1.48 BILLION, IN FIRST QUARTER 1994; HOME EDUCATION SALES LEAD GROWTH -- UP 128%, PR Newswire, August 8, 1994, Monday - 14:29 Eastern Time, Section: Financial News" CDRom bundles discouraging sales Dataquest Consumer Survey Shows Where CD-ROM Title Developers Can Be Successful, Business Wire, August 8, 1994, Monday Sirius Publishing to release long-awaited 5-ft. 10-Pak Volume II, Business Wire, August 8, 1994, Monday https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1994-08/page/n15/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-08/page/14/mode/2up
Flash memory prices tumbling Not drowning, waving at profits, The Age (Melbourne, Australia), August 2, 1994 Tuesday, Late Edition, Section: COMPUTERS; Mass Storage; Pg. 34 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory
Cyrix to take on AMD Infoworld August 8, 1994, pg. 5
Employers begin to crackdown on games Games they play, The Times, August 1, 1994, Monday, Section: Business, Byline: Jon Ashworth
Microsoft targets "loosely supervised Executives" SUNDAY, August 7, 1994; Playing Games at Work, The New York Times, August 7, 1994, Sunday, Late Edition - Final, Distribution: Magazine Desk, Section: Section 6; ; Section 6; Page 12; Column 1; Magazine Desk ; Column 1;
MacPlay expands lineup Playthings, August 1994, pg. 44
Ad game business booming in Germany https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1994-08/page/n29/mode/2up
Media Vision collapse profiled https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-08/page/10/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-08/page/12/mode/2up
Victormaxx announces Cybermaxx Virtual Reality Headset For PCs A Reality, Newsbytes News Network, August 5, 1994 http://videogamekraken.com/cybermaxx-by-victormaxx
Mice go 3D Echoes of Silicon Valley, Agence France Presse -- English, August 04, 1994 08:13 Eastern Time, Section: Domestic, non-Washington, general news item, Dateline: PALO ALTO, California, Aug 4 https://www.ebay.com/itm/304724946528
Microprose to bring Magic to PC IT'S IN THE CARDS' FOR MICROPROSE(R) AND WIZARDS OF THE COAST(R);PR Newswire, August 10, 1994, Wednesday - 17:23 Eastern Time, Section: State and Regional News https://www.mobygames.com/game/530/magic-the-gathering/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/6274/magic-the-gathering-battlemage/
Star Trek licenses are a mess https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-08/page/14/mode/2up
TEN to bring SimCity online Total Entertainment Network will feature online debut of popular SimCity, game, Business Wire, August 10, 1994, Wednesday
The web becomes a scary place E-mail evil, The Jerusalem Post, August 4, 1994, Thursday, Section: OPINION; Pg. 6, Byline: SANDY ROVNER
Siliwood goes Online DISNEY, AMERITECH, BELLSOUTH AND SOUTHWESTERN BELL PLAN ALLIANCE TO DEVELOP AND OFFER VIDEO SERVICES, PR Newswire, August 8, 1994, Monday - 13:31 Eastern Time, Section: Financial News
Fujitsu brings habitat back to USA Fujitsu to start 'cyberspace' game business in U.S., Japan Economic Newswire, AUGUST 10, 1994, WEDNESDAY
Computer Porn outpacing UK lawmakers https://archive.org/details/Atari_ST_User_Issue_103_1994-08_Europress_GB/page/n39/mode/2up
Labor promises telecommunications reform Party line for fun and games, The Times, August 5, 1994, Friday, Byline: Emma Woollacott https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Communications
Interactive TV license purchasers default SOME TOP BIDDERS AT AIRWAVE AUCTION FAILING TO PAY UP, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania), AUGUST 12, 1994, FRIDAY, SOONER EDITION, Section: BUSINESS, Byline: BLOOMBERG BUSINESS NEWS
Acorn enters set top box market https://archive.org/details/AcornUser145-Aug94/page/n7/mode/2up
Ziff Davis buys Compute ZIFF-DAVIS ACQUIRES ASSETS OF COMPUTE MAGAZINE; COMPUTER LIFE AND FamilyPC'S ADVERTISERS TO GET UNEXPECTED BONUS CIRCULATION, PR Newswire, August 8, 1994, Monday - 19:06 Eastern Time
Teenage reviewers on the rise Teenage games writers get to call the shots, The Age (Melbourne, Australia), August 2, 1994 Tuesday, Late Edition, Section: COMPUTERS; Pg. 40, Byline: Amy Harmon
Computer game book rights up for grabs Book Notes, The New York Times, August 3, 1994, Wednesday, Late Edition - Final, Distribution: Cultural Desk, Section: Section C; ; Section C; Page 20; Column 5; Cultural Desk ; Column 5;,Byline: By Sarah Lyall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_novels_based_on_video_games
Disney gets MYST rights Out of the 'Myst': Disney plays game for book, film; Hit CD-ROM software is going Hollywood, The Hollywood Reporter, August 11, 1994, Thursday, Byline: Scott Hettrick
Stormfront to simulate strike season PENDING BASEBALL STRIKE PROMPTS VIDEO GAME DEVELOPER TO PINCH HIT FOR REAL THING, PR Newswire, August 12, 1994, Friday - 09:02 Eastern Time, Section: Financial New Real Unreal Baseball, The Associated Press, August 17, 1994, Wednesday, PM cycle, Section: Sports News, Byline: By JIM LITKE, AP Sports Writer Indians overtake White Sox in AL Central; Braves, Expos torrid in Nintendo, Baseball League, Business Wire, August 21, 1994, Sunday
Leonard Herman releases Phoenix https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-13-mn-45306-story.html pg. 32
Nintendo ordered to pay $208 million Nintendo U.S. unit told to pay 208 mil. dlrs in damages, Japan Economic Newswire, AUGUST 2, 1994, TUESDAY https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-08/page/14/mode/2up No Headline in Original, Ad Day, August 8, 1994, Section: Corridor Talk Pg. 38, byline: Kevin Kerr
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The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/ They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/ Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/ The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/ Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/ Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/ Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/ Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/ Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.
Copyright Karl Kuras
November 1991
06 Dec 2021
01:23:08
Gambling comes to the NES, Master System games are coming to the GameGear & Gameboy goes FPS
These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in November of 1991. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Peter is on vacation so we have the pleasure of Mads from the Retro Asylum to join us. http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/
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Corrections: October 1991 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/58472276 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syndicate_(series) https://deadline.com/2021/10/dune-sequel-greenlit-by-legendary-warner-bros-theatrical-release-1234862383/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_graphics
1991: MidiMaze is coming to Gameboy https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue50Nov91/ACE_Issue_50_Nov_91/page/n6/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI_Maze https://www.mobygames.com/game/faceball-2000 Faceball 2000 Battle of the Ports - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD0hm1F0qHI
Master System to Game Gear converter released https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3328-mega-play-vol2-no6-november-december-1991/ pg. 14 https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1991-11/page/42/mode/1up https://segaretro.org/Master_Gear_Converter
Minnesota to test NES based online gambling system Play Meter November 1991, pg. 24
Minnesota drops plan to test NES based online gambling system Playthings November 1991 https://kotaku.com/when-nintendo-wanted-to-bring-gambling-into-american-ho-5838193 https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/4706-nes-modem-and-minnesota-state-lottery-cart/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Computer_Network_System
Psygnosis teams up with EA to publish on Genesis https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue50Nov91/ACE_Issue_50_Nov_91/page/n10/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/genesis/shadow-of-the-beast https://www.mobygames.com/game/genesis/killing-game-show
Sega still miffed over Stormlord https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_028_November_1991 pg. 114 https://archive.org/details/video-games-computer-entertainment-issue-34-november-1991/page/n21/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/razorsoft-inc
Multix wants to bring NES gaming to your PC https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_028_November_1991 pg. 114 http://www.multix.com/product.htm https://archive.org/details/game-zone-01/page/10/mode/1up
Computer Gaming World magazine goes ... console? https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_88/page/n69/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_88/page/n77/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_88/page/n91/mode/2up
Revolution Software takes on SCUMM https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue50Nov91/ACE_Issue_50_Nov_91/page/n8/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Theatre https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/game-engine-virtual-theatre https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/game-engine-scumm
US Gold is getting out of the arcade port business https://archive.org/details/Amiga_Power_Issue_07_1991-11_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n9/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/us-gold-ltd/offset,100/so,1d/list-games/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_of_the_Exploding_Fist
Digital Research has been acquired by Novell https://archive.org/details/1991-11-compute-magazine/page/n9/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kildall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Research
FMV is coming to a PC near you https://archive.org/details/megazoneau18/page/n6/mode/1up
Maxwell group announces US publishing arm https://archive.org/details/video-games-computer-entertainment-issue-34-november-1991/page/n21/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/arena-entertainment
Robert Maxwell found dead at sea https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/06/world/robert-maxwell-found-dead-off-canary-islands.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Maxwell
Dr. Seuss has passed Plaything November 1991, pg. 15 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!_(TV_special)
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November 1981
29 Nov 2021
01:33:42
Atari kills the Cosmos, Commodore bets on games & British retail discovers computers
These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in November of 1981. 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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Corrections: October 1981 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/57968823 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagatelle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko https://memorymachinepod.com/2021/06/30/the-memory-machine-59-the-birth-of-pinball-w-ethan-johnson/ https://memorymachinepod.com/2021/02/22/the-memory-machine-52-the-era-of-the-penny-arcade-w-ethan-johnson/ https://memorymachinepod.com/2021/05/03/the-memory-machine-57-the-70s-video-arcade-game-preservation-society/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunchback_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Cobra http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/vector-lights/ Michael Katz Interview Part 1 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/35169258 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Castle_Wolfenstein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7X6Yeydgyg https://archive.org/details/1981-11-compute-magazine/page/n5/mode/1up
1951: Man challenges machine to a game of chess https://www.nytimes.com/1951/11/12/archives/mere-man-defies-a-robot-at-chess-so-unbeatable-electric-brain.html?searchResultPosition=2 https://www.nytimes.com/1951/11/13/archives/machine-spurns-chess-electronic-brain-to-be-too-busy-at-defense.html?searchResultPosition=3 https://www.gettyimages.de/detail/nachrichtenfoto/washington-dc-donald-jacobs-bethesda-maryland-nachrichtenfoto/515303124
1971: Stanford Daily reports on the Galaxy Games Standford Daily January 5, 1972 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Game http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-galaxy-game/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacewar! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Space
MITS introduces their digital calculator http://www.decodesystems.com/pe-71nov.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Instrumentation_and_Telemetry_Systems#Calculators https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_8800
Intel launches the 4004 https://www.edn.com/intel-4004-is-announced-november-15-1971/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_4004
PayTV is coming to a hotel room near you https://www.nytimes.com/1971/11/14/archives/payasyouview-movies-for-hotels-firstrun-films-are-shown-on-tv-in.html?searchResultPosition=22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_television_systems
Gaming is coming to a writst near you Toy & Hobby World November 1981 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69501320/game-time-electronic-game-watch-profile/ https://www.handheldmuseum.com/GCE/GameTime.htm https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69501320/game-time-electronic-game-watch-profile/ http://vectrexmuseum.com/vectrexhistory.php https://www.polygon.com/a/smartwatch-history-guide-evolution/watch-history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microvision
TSR advertises Dungeon! Playthings, November 1981 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S8YbfoUzLw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeon!
What is the best game? https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/21/style/the-videogames-how-they-rate.html?searchResultPosition=1
Atari admits to easter egg in Adventure https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGames/Electronic%20Games%20Issue%201%20%28Winter%201981%29/page/n15/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Robinett
Asteroids brings bankswitching to the VCS https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGames/Electronic%20Games%20Issue%201%20%28Winter%201981%29/page/n15/mode/1up https://web.archive.org/web/20180716082851/http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/articles/longevity/longevity.html https://web.archive.org/web/20180716082851/http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/articles/longevity/longevity.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_switching
Commodore licenses Bally games Play Meter, November 15, 1981 p. 32 https://books.google.de/books?id=3UDbCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA54&lpg=PA54&dq=bally+commodore+deal&source=bl&ots=nVnqsVhSoU&sig=ACfU3U2v0rJQNf7QjSNQl7BAaBPXJNoiTw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj8lI3v7p70AhWMh_0HHVhoA7EQ6AF6BAghEAM#v=onepage&q=bally%20commodore%20deal&f=false https://tcrf.net/Star_Battle https://tcrf.net/Radar_Rat_Race_(Commodore_VIC-20)
Metamorphic Systems wants to make your Apple ii a PC compatible https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1981-11_OCR/page/n514/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-80_SoftCard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_III https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II_processor_cards
HP launches the 125 https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1981-11_OCR/page/n519/mode/1up http://hpmuseum.net/display_item.php?hw=41 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VEB_Robotron http://rechenwerk.halle.it/usr/digital-ag/projekte/andere/museum/
Compute! magazine profiles the state of Japanese micros https://archive.org/details/1981-11-compute-magazine/page/n43/mode/1up http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-japanese-pc-industry/
British drug store chain to become computer retailer https://archive.org/details/your-computer-1981-11/page/13/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/your-computer-1981-11/page/37/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_(company) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHSmith
Acorn gets approval for 50% grant for UK secondary schools https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1981-11/page/n25/mode/1up https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1984/nov/27/computers-in-schools https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Computers
Computer & Video Games launches in the UK https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_001_1981-11_EMAP_Publishing_GB https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_and_Video_Games
Electronic Games launches in the USA https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGames https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Games January 1981 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/46769496
Rubick's Cube is taking the toy world by storm Playthings, November 1981 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubik%27s_Cube
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Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play and Enzo Maida.
Paul Neurath - Interview
26 Nov 2021
01:15:19
Few technological leaps have been more impressive in the history of gaming than the move from 2D to 3D and few developers have contributed more to that revolutionary step towards immersion more than our guest Paul Neurath.
Paul tells us of his career, starting out as a solo coder to cofounding and running one of the most legendary studios in PC gaming history, Looking Glass.
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Xbox stands on shaky ground, Lord of the Rings gets a second master & Gaming goes to academia
These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in October of 2001. 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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Corrections: September 2001 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/57280094 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GarageGames https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Flash#Macromedia
2001: Xboxes are coming off the line... but at what cost? https://archive.org/details/NextGen82Oct2001/page/n9/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)#Sales
3rd party confidence in Xbox shaken https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:Edge_UK_102.pdf&page=6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_game_consoles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_III
What Xbox lacks in exclusives it makes up in emulation https://archive.org/details/NextGen82Oct2001/page/n19/mode/1up http://xbmcxbox.blogspot.com/2013/03/complete-list-of-emulators-for-original.html https://www.instructables.com/The-Easiest-Way-To-Soft-Mod-An-Original-XBOX/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodi_(software)
Nintendo outlines online plans for Gamecube https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameCube_online_functionality#Supported_games https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File%3AEdge_UK_102.pdf&page=11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2_Expansion_Bay August 2000 Jump - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42013999
Alien Front Online brings voice to Dreamcast multiplayer https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/120 pg. 20 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_Front_Online
ECTS abandoned by the majors https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue81/page/n13/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/NextGen82Oct2001/page/n11/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Warcraft#Development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Computer_Trade_Show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_Immortal Greg Fischbach Interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/46578120 Joe Morici Interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/37289815
Windows XP launches October 25 https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue81/page/n25/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP July 2001 Jump: https://www.patreon.com/posts/54644068
EA secures Lord of the Ring movie license https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Electronic_Arts Don Daglow Interview Part 2: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39095819 https://www.mobygames.com/game/lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers
EA seeks licenses for LAN tournaments https://archive.org/details/pcgames200110/PC-Games%202001-10/page/11/mode/1up https://www.pcgames.de/Spiele-Thema-239104/News/FIFA-Verbot-fuer-LAN-Parties-11115/ https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/ea-sports-games
Compaq to merge with HP https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue81/page/n25/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compaq#Late_1990s%E2%80%932000s
Titus takes control of Interplay https://archive.org/details/pcgames200110/PC-Games%202001-10/page/14/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus_Interactive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interplay_Entertainment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Isle%27s_Torn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_IX:_Ascension https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Isle_Studios
Harvard study claims game ratings underreport violence https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_207/page/n37/mode/1up https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-aug-01-fi-29231-story.html https://www.kidrisk.org/team/about/profiles/KMTprofile.html https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/ms-pac-man https://9gag.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Coffee_(mod)
Gaming gets its first dedicated academic journal http://gamestudies.org/ https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_107_October_2001/page/n26/mode/1up
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October 1991
08 Nov 2021
01:17:30
SNES launches in the USA, Photoshop dethrones Deluxe Paint & Japan is training the next gen of game devs
These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in October of 1991. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Peter is on vacation so we have the pleasure of Mads from the Retro Asylum to join us. http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/
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Time Codes: 7 Minutes in Heaven: 12:44 Corrections: 17:04 Time Jump: 31:07
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Corrections: September 1991 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/56919717 https://www.mobygames.com/game/super-mario-all-stars https://www.mobygames.com/game/ys-the-vanished-omens Chris Garske Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/39835860
1991: AMOA show shines despite absences RePlay October 1991, pg. 59 https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/captain-commando https://www.mobygames.com/game/botss-battle-of-the-solar-system https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/starblade_ https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/steel-talons https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/rail-chase https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/neo-geo/1991/
SNES hits US shelves Playthings October 1991, pg. 15 September 1991 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/56919717 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System
Sega buys Virgin Mastertronic Playthings October 1991 https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AHobbyConsolas_ES_001.pdf&page=8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastertronic#Sega_takeover July 1991 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/54273463
Raymond E Feist to come to the TG16 https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_027_October_1991 pg. 76 http://www.crydee.com/raymond-feist/games https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/turbografx-cd/cinemaware-corporation/
Lucasarts transitions to Photoshop https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_87/page/n31/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deluxe_Paint https://www.mobygames.com/game/monkey-island-2-lechucks-revenge https://www.mobygames.com/game/indiana-jones-and-the-fate-of-atlantis
First ad for Strike Commander https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_87/page/n72/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/strike-commander https://www.mobygames.com/game/pacific-strike
Bullfrog to self-publish... someday https://archive.org/details/TheOneIssue37Oct91/page/n11/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/bullfrog-productions-ltd https://www.mobygames.com/game/populous-ii-trials-of-the-olympian-gods https://www.mobygames.com/game/syndicate
The One asks if piracy is killing the software industry. https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-37/page/n45/mode/2up
Play Time profiles Norwegian cracker party https://archive.org/details/playtime199110/Play%20Time%201991-10/page/n7/mode/2up
PC Format launches in the UK https://archive.org/details/pc-format-001 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_Format
Japan is training the next generation of game developers https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue49Oct91/ACE_Issue_49_Oct_91/page/n11/mode/1up https://twitter.com/johnandersen21/status/1138344667924312064?lang=en https://www.irishtimes.com/news/a-school-for-joysticks-1.114177
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Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play and Enzo Maida.
October 1981
28 Oct 2021
02:00:55
Arcade board mobility has coinop spooked George Plimpton is pimping Intellivision & The youth of America sees pro-gaming as their future
These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in October of 1981. 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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Corrections: September 1981 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/56209373 7 Minutes in Heaven - Castle Wolfenstein - https://www.patreon.com/posts/56209208 https://www.mobygames.com/game/frogger-ancient-shadow Jerry Jewell Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/57602735
Atari and GCC drop suits Replay Oct. 1981 pg. 16 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Computer_Corporation
Atari settles with Cinematronics Play Meter Oct. 15, 1981 pg. 148 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinematronics
Williams revenues double Replay Oct. 1981, pg. 14 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMS_Industries
Coleco signs licensing deal with Midway Toy & Hobby World Oct. 1981 pg. 16 https://archive.org/details/hh_cpacman https://www.miniarcade.com/coleco/coleco.php https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/sunset-bowl-in-ballard-will-close-in-april/ Michael Katz Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/35169258 https://archive.org/details/hh_cdkong https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1982-Sears-Christmas-Book/0003 https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1982-Sears-Christmas-Book/0636 https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1982-Sears-Christmas-Book/0646
George Plimpton to promote Intellivision sweepstakes Toy & Hobby World Oct. 1981 pg. 58 https://wearethemutants.com/2017/05/18/george-plimpton-advertisements-for-intellivision-1980-1983/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPUMfUvRAOE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Plimpton February 1980 Jump - https://www.patreon.com/posts/34288179
Imagic enters the game publishing fray https://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/08/business/advertising-imagic-account.html?searchResultPosition=2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagic They Create World Imagic ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/mysteries-of-57377105
Byte takes a first look at the IBM PC https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1981-10_OCR/page/n25/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1981-10_OCR/page/n31/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer
Atari muscles in on Apple's educational turf https://archive.org/details/1981-10-compute-magazine/page/n5/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_8-bit_family https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/
Nasir Gebelli goes it alone https://archive.org/details/softalkv2n02oct1981/page/39/mode/1up Jerry Jewell Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/57602735
Computers can win big at chess tournaments https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1981-10_OCR/page/n305/mode/1up
Coining of phrase arcade-adventure https://archive.org/details/softalkv2n02oct1981/page/55/mode/1up
The Dirty Book is looking for your raunchy software creations https://archive.org/details/softalkv2n02oct1981/page/80/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/TheDirtyBookV2N1/page/n3/mode/2up?q=the+dirty+book
The Gamemaster beckons you to enter his mansion https://archive.org/details/softalkv2n02oct1981/page/82/mode/1up http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/softline_3.2.pdf https://books.google.de/books?id=-dgDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=harlow+stevens+jr&source=bl&ots=UxMV-u2BB_&sig=ACfU3U0VAEzuFq0DpEWWDkGS07PAFMjsqw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjSpdOb_MfzAhWrgP0HHQHgCLsQ6AF6BAgUEAM#v=onepage&q=harlow%20stevens%20jr&f=false
Mike Blanchet profiled in New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/25/magazine/video-games-star-war.html?searchResultPosition=1 http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/articles/blanchet/blanchet.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polybius_(urban_legend)
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/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play and Enzo Maida.
Kevin Hayes - Interview
19 Oct 2021
01:32:36
Kevin Hayes started out as an accountant but ended up at Atari Ireland in the early days of the arcade boom before coming to America and running Atari and, later, Namco's arcade chains.
What was international arcade cabinet distribution and manufacturing like in the Golden Era?
How did you make money off of an arcade in the 80s and 90s?
How did Tengen come about?
Find out on this very special interview episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine!
Bejeweled addiction sweeps the world Atari classics are coming to phones & Companies are dying in droves
These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in September of 2001. 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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Time Codes: 7 Minutes in Heaven: 14:48 Corrections: 23:56 Time Jump: 40:32
Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: https://www.patreon.com/posts/57280976 https://www.mobygames.com/game/max-payne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Payne
Corrections: August 2001 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/55664565 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive Remember Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP_XkN2v7OM Hit Save Preservation - https://hitsave.org/blog/nintendo-e-reader-preservation-the-ren-e-ssance/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/playstation/theme-park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Mouse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast_online_functionality SegaNet launch - December 2000 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/46179124 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ericsson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thief:_Deadly_Shadows https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratchet_%26_Clank https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_Cooper#Film_adaptation
2001: Sega debuts new coinops... in an industrial park https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AEdge_UK_101.pdf&page=7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WaveRunner https://www.mobygames.com/game/virtua-fighter-4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sega_arcade_system_boards https://www.wilcoxarcade.com/single-post/2018/09/19/lets-talk-about-this-unis-soccer-arcade-game
The world goes bejeweled crazy https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_206/page/n33/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/bejeweled-deluxe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bejeweled https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PopCap_Games
Atari 2600 classics coming to cellphones https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_206/page/n35/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/ifone https://web.archive.org/web/20040619153334/http://www.ifone.com/
Infogrames to become Atari https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_206/page/n35/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari#Atari_SA_(2001%E2%80%93present)
eb1.com brings online game rentals to your PC https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_206/page/n35/mode/1up https://www.gamespot.com/articles/eb1-to-offer-microsoft-games/1100-2818523/ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-01-next-big-thing-or-next-big-bubble https://web.archive.org/web/20020401000000*/eb1.com
Zoogi brings gambling to video games https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_206/page/n39/mode/1up https://www.casinocitytimes.com/news/article/the-zootec-group-launches-zoogi-129544 https://web.archive.org/web/20010515235752/http://www.zoogi.com/
Back to the Roots gets highlighted in Micromania https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue80/page/n41/mode/1up https://web.archive.org/web/20010201151200/http://www.back2roots.org/ http://www.back2roots.org/
GBA gets emulated https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_106_September_2001/page/n127/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/History_of_emulation#Game_Boy_Advance
Pinball gets the emulation treatment https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_106_September_2001/page/n132/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PINMAME https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Pinball https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinect
Final Fantasy The Spirits Within bombs https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AEdge_UK_101.pdf&page=13 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy:_The_Spirits_Within#Box_office https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3008595457/weekend/?ref_=bo_rl_tab#tabs Max Payne - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467197/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Blizzard wins in Diablo dispute http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=UEMtR2FtZXMvMjAwMQ== pg. 10 https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/04/04/review-of-a-man-apart A Man Apart - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266465/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.mobygames.com/game/diablo Warcraft - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0803096/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.mobygames.com/game/lost-vikings
Ion Storm Dallas shuts down https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_206/page/n39/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_Storm#Closure
Deicide of God Games https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue80/page/n6/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/gathering
Dynamix is no more https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue80/page/n6/mode/1up https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sierra-reorganizes-its-operations/1100-2804362/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/dynamix-inc Ken Williams Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42700706
Michael Crichton closes Timeline http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=UEMtR2FtZXMvMjAwMQ== pg. 13 https://www.mobygames.com/company/timeline-computer-entertainment American McGee Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/45549970 https://www.mobygames.com/company/red-storm-entertainment-inc
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/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play and Enzo Maida.
September 1991
02 Oct 2021
01:31:23
Sonic becomes a packin Dune is coming in stereo Flight Sims go to a galaxy far far away
These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in September of 1991. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Peter is on vacation so we have the pleasure of being joined by our guest co-host Jon from the Retro Games Squad https://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/
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Time Codes: 7 Minutes in Heaven: 04:06 Corrections: 14:28 Time Jump: 26:01
Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Video version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/56919489 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega-Lo-Mania
Corrections: August 1991 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/55336450 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-i https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collier%27s_Encyclopedia https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/historical-spot-exchange-rates/usd/USD-to-JPY-1991
1991: Microprose seeks IPO https://www.everygamegoing.com/mag_pages/new_computer_express/148/lc-p005.jpg https://www.mobygames.com/company/microprose-software-inc Wild Bill Stealey Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/36710924 August 1991 jump - https://www.patreon.com/posts/29893503
Sega working on polygon arcade hardware https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue48Sep91/ACE_Issue_48_Sep_91/page/n9/mode/1up https://segaretro.org/Sega_Model_1 https://segaretro.org/Sega_System_16 https://segaretro.org/Sega_Y_Board https://segaretro.org/Sega_System_32
Sega gives away Sonic https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_026_September_1991 pg. 67 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog#1991%E2%80%931996:_Conception_and_Genesis_games
Sega partners with Falcom https://www.everygamegoing.com/mag_pages/new_computer_express/147/lc-p008.jpg https://www.giantbomb.com/sega-falcom-inc/3010-18248/developed/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/nihon-falcom-corp
Lucasfilm working on a Star Wars sim https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue48Sep91/ACE_Issue_48_Sep_91/page/n6/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_X-Wing_(video_game_series) Noah Falstein Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/37807684 https://www.mobygames.com/game/star-trek-25th-anniversary
Infocom is back... https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue48Sep91/ACE_Issue_48_Sep_91/page/n7/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/leather-goddesses-of-phobos-2-gas-pump-girls-meet-the-pulsating- http://gamingafter40.blogspot.com/2010/03/last-days-of-infocom-now-with-babes.html Chris Garske Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/39835860 https://www.mobygames.com/company/legend-entertainment-company
Dune to get not one but 2 titles https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue48Sep91/ACE_Issue_48_Sep_91/page/n7/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/dune-series https://www.mobygames.com/game/dune https://www.mobygames.com/game/dune-ii-the-building-of-a-dynasty https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087182/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
Ocean in full license fever https://archive.org/details/Amiga_Power_Issue_05_1991-09_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n14/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/simpsons-bart-vs-the-space-mutants https://www.mobygames.com/game/terminator-2-judgment-day https://www.mobygames.com/game/robocop-3_ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop_3 https://www.mobygames.com/game/hudson-hawk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Hawk
PC game sales in UK overtake Atari https://www.everygamegoing.com/mag_pages/new_computer_express/149/lc-p005.jpg
Gaming is coming to UK TV https://archive.org/details/crash-magazine-92/page/n11/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GamesMaster
Microsoft comes under FTC scrutiny https://archive.org/details/1991-09-compute-magazine/page/n9/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft_Corp. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Works https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip%27s_Challenge
Afterdark brings the flying toasters https://archive.org/details/1991-09-compute-magazine/page/n167/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Dark_(software)
Game Informer Issue 1 debuts https://archive.org/details/Game_Informer_Issue_001_Fall_1991 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FuncoLand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Informer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egghead_Software
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/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play and Enzo Maida.
Don Daglow en Español
25 Sep 2021
00:55:37
Bienvenidos a la primera entrevista del Video Game Newsroom Time Machine en español (aun si es español muy pobre). :)
El legendario diseñador de Neverwinter Nights, Utopia y Tony LaRussa Baseball, y producer de titulos como Prince of Persia, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers y Racing Destruction Set vuelve a hablar con nosotros pero esta vez sobre el tema de sus juegos para mainframes PDP en los años 70 como estudiante. Su pasion por la programacion y diseño no ha disminuido. Nos ofrece un vistazo facinante a una epoca de juegos antes de las microcomputadores y lo hace en español!
Que disfruten!
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Links: Don Daglow Personal Page - https://www.daglowslaws.com/ Don Daglow Interview Part 1 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/38445119 Don Daglow Interview Part 2 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/39095819 Don Daglow on Mobygames - https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,3246/ PDP-10 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDP-10 Basic programming language - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC DECtape - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DECtape SPSS - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPSS Star Trek - https://www.mobygames.com/game/star-trek_____ Baseball - https://www.mobygames.com/game/baseball_______ Ecala - https://www.mobygames.com/game/ecala Eliza - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA Strong Museum of Play - https://www.museumofplay.org/ Turing Test - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_test
Few developers have had as long and prolific a career as our guest, Graeme Bayless. From working on mainframes, to selling Kaypros, to playtesting Accolade's launch titles, to producing games for SSI, Sega Technical Institute, Hyperbole Studios, Dynamix, EA, Eidos, and NetherRealm Studios.
In Part 4, we talk about the decade that Graeme spent in the wilderness of the game's industry, during which he worked on titles such as Tomb Raider Legend and Anniversary at Crystal Dynamics, tried to salvage projects like Enslaved, Dead to Rights Retribution and Splatterhouse at Namco, returned to sports titles at 2K Games before getting the chance to start his own studio, Fierce Wombat.
Graeme gives us amazing insights into the life of a game dev like few others can or would.
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Donkey Kong comes to Nintendo's rescue Software retailing is coming to a mall near you Computer Chronicles brings tech to TV
These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in August of 1981. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Peter is on vacation so we have the pleasure of Mads from the Retro Asylum to join us. http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/
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Time Codes: 7 Minutes in Heaven: 09:38 Corrections: 19:11 Time Jump: 36:20
Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Video version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/56209208 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Wolfenstein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berzerk_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfenstein_3D Ed Zaron Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/30697517 Longplay with sound samples - https://youtu.be/8fgok9eHqO8 Champion of the Raj - 7 Minutes in Heaven - https://www.patreon.com/posts/54250971
Corrections: August 1981 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/55291660 https://mario.fandom.com/de/wiki/Pauline https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLATO_(computer_system) https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=639 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atanasoff%E2%80%93Berry_computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Pac-Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_VIC-20 https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/people/laine-nooney Ed Zaron Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/30697517 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epyx November 1978 Jump - https://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/video-game-newsroom-time-machine-0
1971: UK computer industry on the fritz https://www.nytimes.com/1971/09/05/archives/british-computer-chief-calm-in-crisis-market-shrinking-imports.html?searchResultPosition=3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Computers_Limited https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thatcherism#Economic_positions
1981: Frogger goes head-to-head with Donkey Kong Vending Times, Sept. 1981, pg. 68 https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/frogger https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/donkey-kong https://www.mobygames.com/game/gameboy-color/frogger
Casual gamers may be outnumbering the hardcore Play Meter, Sept. 15, 1981, pg. 17 AMOA 1980 Special Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42756585 https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/pac-man https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/asteroids_ https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/defender
Marcos bans video games https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/20/world/marcos-bans-video-games.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_games_in_the_Philippines#1981_ban_on_video_games
UK's Century Electronics announces interchangeable arcade system Play Meter, Sept. 15, 1981, pg. 25 http://www.macros-arcade.com/cvs.htm https://www.gamesdatabase.org/game/arcade/dark-warrior https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/hunchback-series Jim Trucano Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/48912975 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_video_game#Technology
Mattel Electronics becomes independent unit Toy & Hobby World Sept. 1981 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivision Don Daglow Interview Part 1 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/38445119
Revenue records for Toys R Us, Coleco Toy & Hobby World Sept. 1981 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toys_%22R%22_Us https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco They Create Worlds - The Visions of Coleco Part 1 https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-hmuip-ef4480 Michael Katz Interview Part 1 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/35169258
Apple sales triple https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1981-09_OCR/page/n357/mode/1up July 1979 Jump - https://www.patreon.com/posts/28794108 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_III https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VisiCalc
Exidy exits the home computer market Replay Sept. 1981, pg. 20 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exidy_Sorcerer
NY Times profiles pervasiveness of computer tech in Japan https://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/05/business/computer-technology-pervades-lif-e-in-japan.html
The dedicated software retailer is born https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1981-09_OCR/page/n357/mode/1up https://www.inc.com/magazine/19820101/9347.html https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/04/14/Fascinating-gadget-lures-singer-from-operatic-career-to-business/1069356072400/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/04/14/Fascinating-gadget-lures-singer-from-operatic-career-to-business/1069356072400/ https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/21/business/they-want-to-sell-software-like-hamburgers.html http://www.bitsavers.org/magazines/Datamation/198105.pdf pg. 79 Ken Williams Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42700706 Ed Zaron Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/30697517
Sesame Street is coming to the Apple ii https://archive.org/details/1981-09-compute-magazine/page/n147/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/ernies-quiz https://www.mobygames.com/game/mix-and-match https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_Street June 1979 Jump - https://www.patreon.com/posts/27819027
Softporn ad appears in Softalk https://archive.org/details/softalkv2n01sep1981/page/68/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/softporn-adventure
The Computer Chronicles premieres https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_computerFatte25a0701_4350842/mode/2up?q=silicon+gulch+gazette+1981 https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/9821-computer-chronicles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Cheifet http://www.cheifet.com/ Computer Chronicles on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/ComputerChroniclesYT Computer Chronicles Amiga and Atari ST Episode - https://youtu.be/kX5N8lWpqLM Computer Chronicles Jack Tramiel - https://youtu.be/eaKukgUrxuA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kildall
Time magazine profiles The People's Court http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,924829,00.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_People%27s_Court Rain Man - People's Court clip - https://youtu.be/Bp9AClR8qCY
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/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play and Enzo Maida.
Gary Carlston - Interview
09 Sep 2021
01:43:59
Broderbund was one of the most important publishers of the 80s and 90s, releasing seminal titles such as Choplifter, Prince of Persia, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, Print Shop, and Myst. But behind the scenes was a family, a true band of siblings, that proved that business didn't have to be a cutthroat winner-take-all affair. Gary Carlston, together with his brother Doug and sister Cathy, helped create a legendary company with a legacy like few others.
Gary tells his story from humble beginnings peddling TRS-80 games to local shops to becoming a global powerhouse and, finally, having to call it quits to preserve the family.
PS2 goes online Sega liquidates Dreamcast Monolith pushes Lithtech
These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in August of 2001. 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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Time Codes: 7 Minutes in Heaven: 8:32 Corrections: 19:19 Time Jump: 32:44
Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Video Version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/55617071 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted_Metal:_Black
Corrections: July 2001 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/54644068 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Warcraft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codemasters https://thedoteaters.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_Enix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PidZ3amIrB4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissidia_Final_Fantasy_NT
2001: Nintendo debuts Cardreader for GBA https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/118 pg. 29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_e-Reader https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/e-reader-series
Sony highlights their PS2 Online strategy at E3 https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/118 pg. 23 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2_Expansion_Bay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2_online_functionality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Mouse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeGcon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_2_online_games
Sega and Sony announce Dreamcst/PS2 crossplay https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/118 pg. 16 https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue79/page/n56/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_that_support_cross-platform_play https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/dreamcast-cross-platform-online-play.38522/ https://archive.org/details/NextGen80Aug2001/page/n16/mode/1up https://segaretro.org/Guru_Guru_Onsen_2
Sega sells out its last Dreamcasts. https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/118 pg. 18 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast
IBM to develop PS3 chip https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue79/page/n56/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_(microprocessor) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3
Nokia gets into the set top box game https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/118 pg. 18 https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/4336 https://web.archive.org/web/20001018022442/http://press.nokia.com/PM/790116.html https://web.archive.org/web/20001019094340/http://www.nokia.com/multimedia/ibc2000/press_room.html http://www.bambi-amiga.co.uk/amigahistory/nokia/23rdfeb2002.html http://www.bambi-amiga.co.uk/amigahistory/nokia/media_terminal.html
Richard Garriot teams up with NCSoft https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_205/page/n33/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lineage_(series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_British
EA shuts down UO Volunteer program https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_205/page/n33/mode/1up November 2000 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/44985252 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco_(2017_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_Online
Does EA.com have a chance? https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_205/page/n109/mode/1up Gordon Walton Interview Part 2 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/53726080
Ion Storm Austin to be renamed https://www.retromags.com/magazines/usa/pc-gamer/pc-gamer-issue-87/, pg. 38 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_Storm
Monolith sets up spin-off to market game engine https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_105_August_2001/page/n27/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolith_Productions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LithTech
American McGee cofounds Carbon 6 https://archive.org/details/pcgames200108/page/n12/mode/1up American McGee Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/45549970 https://www.ign.com/articles/american-mcgee-reveals-oz-adventures-a-hybrid-tv-and-video-game-project
Retromania hits Japan https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:Edge_UK_100.pdf&page=16 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:Edge_UK_100.pdf&page=27
Samurai Jack premiere on August 10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Jack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hghol1iG2DQ
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/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play and Enzo Maida.