Video Game Newsroom Time Machine Karl Kuras
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Monthly show looking back at video game news headlines from 30, 40, and 50 years ago from around the globe.
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February 1994
The world goes ga-ga over game violence;
Sega reports horrible losses &
Doom redefines PC gaming!
These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM
This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in February 1994.
As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here:
https://www.theycreateworlds.com/
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7 Minutes in Heaven: Batman The Animated Series
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/103482653
https://www.mobygames.com/game/5525/batman-the-animated-series/
Corrections:
January 1994 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/january-1994-100523595
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://ko-fi.com/post/PC-FX-Sales-W7W1SYM97
https://archive.org/details/AtariCorporationAnnualReport1994
1994:
Atari launches showcase 33
https://archive.org/details/cashbox57unse_18/page/33/mode/1up
Taito goes 3D
Sanyo Links With Taito On 3-D Video Game System, Newsbytes News Network, February 23, 1994
Aussie's launch game regulations
CRACKDOWN ON VIDEO GAMES, COURIER-MAIL, February 15, 1994 Tuesday
British politicians target sex and violence in games and anime
British politicians try to curb Japanese 'manga', Japan Economic Newswire, FEBRUARY 17, 1994, THURSDAY
Knesset bill calls for game censorship
KNESSET BRIEFS, The Jerusalem Post, February 17, 1994, Thursday, NEWS; Pg. 14
Singapore moves to ban games
Ban on video games with too much violence and sex, Agence France Presse -- English, February 19, 1994 08:02 Eastern Time
Video game violence scare reaches China
JOJO MOYES reports on recent allegations linking brutality and pornography in video games and real life violence., South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), February 20, 1994, Sunday Edition; Pg. 4
Sega takes the lead!
Sega gains in key video-game segment, United Press International, February 14, 1994, Monday, BC cycle
Sega enters electronics market
Sega to break into electronic notebook market, Japan Economic Newswire, FEBRUARY 14, 1994, MONDAY
Sega Moves Into Electronic Toys; Lead Item Is a Learning Aid, Pico, A Hit Among Japanese Preschool Set ADWEEK, February 14, 1994, All Southeast EditionSouthwest EditionWestern Advertising News Edition, Section: CLIENT NEWS
https://segaretro.org/IR_7000_Communicator
Howard Lincoln becomes Chairman of the Board
Howard Lincoln appointed chairman of the board of Nintendo of America, Inc., Business Wire, February 15, 1994, Tuesday
NINTENDO NAMES NEW CHIEF IN COMEBACK BID, Charleston Gazette (West Virginia), February 16, 1994, Wednesday, Section: News; Pg. P2D
Nintendo plots leap over Sega, USA TODAY, February 16, 1994, Wednesday, FINAL EDITION, Section: MONEY; Pg. 1B
Sega drops forecasts
Nikkei closes week on a higher note, Financial Times (London,England), February 19, 1994, Saturday, London; Section: World Stock Markets (Asia Pacific); Pg. 19
Sega blames s -
Michael Hengst - Part 1: Power Play
The history of 80s and 90s game magazines is filled with big names like Computer Gaming World, Weekly Famitsu, Computer and Video Games, Micromania, and, a name that makes German speaking gamers of a particular vintage extremely nostalgic, Power Play.
Michael Hengst was a mainstay at the mag and gives us a fascinating insight into how the business worked, how games were reviewed, and sets up a career in the industry that lasts to this day.
Recorded: January-February 2024
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https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/Power_Play
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markt%2BTechnik_VerlagDungeon Master Walkthrough - https://amr.abime.net/issue_1951_pages pg. 47
Michael's first issue of Power Play, March 1989 - http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=UG93ZXIgUGxheS8xOTg5
Advanced Military Commander write-up - https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=7179 https://www.mobygames.com/game/44860/advanced-daisenryaku-doitsu-dengeki-sakusen/screenshots/
German "Index" explained - https://usk.de/en/the-usk/faqs/what-is-the-index/
Super Mario All Stars Review - https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=4091&s=2
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Bild_Spiele
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February 1984
Famicom rules Japan,
Bushnell leaves Chuck E Cheese &
Vectrex put to rest
These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM!
This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in February 1984.
As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here:
https://www.theycreateworlds.com/
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7 Minutes in Heaven: Campaign '84
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-84-102259801
https://www.mobygames.com/game/158302/campaign-84/
Corrections:
January 1984 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/january-1984-100014130
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
1954-02
Anti Comic book bill proposed in New York
https://www.nytimes.com/1954/02/17/archives/bills-would-curb-immoral-reading-comicbook-committee-cites-torrent.html?searchResultPosition=1
1964-02
General Precision shows off 47" disc
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/60s/64/Pop-1964-02.pdf pg. 54
1974-02
atari and Kee Games arrangement clarified
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_31/page/51/mode/1up?view=theater
Pong boon leads to arcade bombs
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_32/page/45/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_34/page/50/mode/1up
MITS introduces Programmer add-on
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1974/Poptronics-1974-02.pdf pg. 19
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Instrumentation_and_Telemetry_Systems#Calculators
Sony becomes Heathkit distributor
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1974/Poptronics-1974-02.pdf pg. 16
Heathkit introduces digital color TV
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1974/Poptronics-1974-02.pdf pg. 18
Sinclair announces pocket TV
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1974/Poptronics-1974-02.pdf pg. 18
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV-1
Nixon addresses privacy in the age of the computer
Richard M. Nixon. (February 23, 1974). Radio Address About the American Right of Privacy.. Primary Sources in U.S. Presidential History. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:47DJ-HKP0-01K9-024S-00000-00&context=1516831.
LA Flipper ban upheld on appeal https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_31/page/51/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.latimes.com/visuals/photography/la-me-fw-archives-pinball-games-banned-in-los-angeles-20180911-htmlstory.html
https://la.curbed.com/2013/7/15/10219774/pinball-and-claw-games-were-illegal-in-la-from-1939-until-1974
1984-02
Bally/Williams merger called off
Replay Feb. 1984, pg. 10, 21
Bally/Midway cancel game leasing plans
Replay Feb. 1984, pg.
Nintendo predicts profit drop
(February 14, 1984). The Japan Economic Journal. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S -
Julian 'Jaz' Rignall - ZZAP!64, Virgin, IGN, Mean Machines, Future Publishing
In the early 80s, glory could be won in the arcades by those intrepid youths capable of garnering high scores. One such teen, Julian 'Jaz' Rignall, turned that skillset into a career, first as a strategy tip writer for UK mags like Personal Computing and Computer and Video Games, before becoming a founding writer for ZZAP!64, Mean Machines, Mean Machines Sega, and Nintendo Magazine System. His career then brought him to America where he worked for Virgin on titles such as Toonstruck and Jungle Book before becoming a pioneer in online games journalism at IGN. Today, he helps game devs test their wares before they hit our screens at VGM.
Jaz has seen every aspect of the games biz, from how the games are made, to how they are presented to the public, to how the press informs us about them. His insights are truly invaluable!
Recorded: August 2023
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Anderson_(entrepreneur)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Master_the_Video_Games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Computer_Games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_(magazine)
https://www.mobygames.com/game/191/bruce-lee/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascential
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_and_Video_Games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_Machines
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_Nintendo_Magazine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Adams
https://www.mobygames.com/company/51/virgin-interactive-entertainment-inc/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/518/toonstruck/
https://www.mobygames.com/company/3300/ea-pacific/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnLive
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart
https://vgm.co/index.htm
Copyright Karl Kuras
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January 1994
Commodore hits the skids,
Sega bets big on entertainment centers &
The emulation revolution is born!
These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM
This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in January 1994.
As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here:
https://www.theycreateworlds.com/
and order his book here:
https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book
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7 Minutes in Heaven: Cliffhanger
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TV ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EAfkdgcxb4
https://www.mobygames.com/game/23868/cliffhanger/
Corrections:
December 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/december-1993-99076522
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108255/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_8_nm_0_q_super%2520mario%2520bro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_64_Game_Pak
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RedOctane
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20070232374A1/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/15033/donkey-konga/
1993:
Sega goes all in on big arcades
"(January 17, 1994). Sega plans amusement parks for ASEAN countries. Report From Japan. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SKM-Y8R0-004C-929W-00000-00&context=1516831.
Yomiuri Shimbun. (January 1, 1994, Saturday). Sega, French superhero; open amusement centers. The Daily Yomiuri. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SC6-V1K0-001X-J1FP-00000-00&context=1516831."
Play Meter Jan. 1994, pg. 2
https://www.facebook.com/sega.megapolis/
Blockbuster gets in on FEC biz
Replay Jan. 1994 pg. 2
https://parkrovers.com/home/2020/10/18/blockbusters-failed-indoor-theme-park
VR, meet redemption, redemption, meet VR
Play Meter Jan. 1994, pg. 2
Karaoke wars heat up in Japan
(January 19, 1994). 'Karaoke wars' intensifies. Report From Japan. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SKM-Y8P0-004C-9293-00000-00&context=1516831.
NBA Jam beats records
Play Meter Jan. 1994, pg. 2
Japanese recession hitting video game makers
Play Meter Jan. 1994, pg. 18
SF2 Turbo ships a million units
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_054_January_1994 p. 259
Acclaim numbers skyrocket
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_054_January_1994 p. 259
Microsoft signs deal with Sega
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/18/business/company-news-microsoft-will-supply-software-for-sega.html
https://microsoft.fandom.com/wiki/Sega_Saturn#Microsoft_technology
https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_08/page/n25/mode/2up
https://segaretro.org/Windows_CE
Namco signs on to Playstation
Play Meter Jan. 1994, pg. 20
https://www.mobygames.com/game/company:1043/platform:playstation/sort:-date/page:1/
Sony reveals PSX stats
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20054%20%28January%201994%29/page/n67/mode/2up
NEC reveals PCFX stats
https://ar -
January 1984
Jack Tramiel leaves Commodore,
Apple advertises the Mac &
Amstrad enters the home computer market
These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM
This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in January 1984.
As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here:
https://www.theycreateworlds.com/
and order his book here:
https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book
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7 Minutes in Heaven: Moon Dust
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/100007281
https://www.jaronlanier.com/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/47859/moondust/
Corrections:
December 1983 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/december-1983-98325214
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
1974:
D&D is released
https://twitter.com/GameResearch_E/status/1751283969583141097?t=_dYbQapJicUWEGYRO-0Q8g&s=03
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons
Blue Sky operators catch Pong fever
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-blue-sky-oper/94003918/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-independent-fraudulent-order/94006031/
Atari sells Syzygy
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_30/page/53/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari
Odyssey begins to get noticed
https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin-magnavox-odyssey/81646620/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-magnavox-odyssey-profile/94005725/
The Times-Picayune, January 5 1974, Section 1, pg. 9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_(1968_TV_program)
Despite funding cuts, high schools continue to add computers
https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/16/archives/computers-flourish-as-classroom-tools-by-victor-k-mcelheny-high.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minicomputer
HP introduces programmable pocket calculator
https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/17/archives/hewlettpackard-markets-pocket-calculator-doing-computers-job-many.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-65
Watson Jr. steps down
Computerworld Jan 9, 1974, pg. 1,2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Watson_Jr.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Watson
Japan braces for oil embargo triggered downturn
https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/06/archives/in-japan-oil-may-expose-ills-of-growth-japan-haunted-by-growth-ills.html
Computer animation conference to feature at 2nd Annual New York animation festival
https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/09/archives/screen-2d-animation-festival-begins.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgCxCZNkQ9E
1984 meets suburban gridlock in kids book
https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/13/archives/three-novels-one-by-an-american-from-england-by-dee-wells-285-pp.html
https://archive.org/details/endlesspavement00jack/mode/2up?view=theater
Travelers Insurance Co adopts SSNs
Computerworld Jan. 16, 1974 pg. 1
1984:
Chuck E Chees