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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.

Follow us on Twitter @videonewsr2
and consider supporting our patreon at:
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    March 1984

    March 1984

    Pizza Time goes bust,
    Amiga announces a computer &
    Nintendo launches the VS
     
    These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM!
     
    This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in March 1984.
    As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
     
    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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    iOS:  https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine
     
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    7 Minutes in Heaven: Dolphin's Rune/Dolphin's Pearl
    Video Version:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/104389483
        https://www.mobygames.com/game/21190/the-dolphins-pearl/
        Game Manual: https://archive.org/details/c64man_dolphins-rune
        Ecco the Dolphin 7 Minutes in Heaven: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-80192007



    Corrections:
    February 1984 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/february-1984-102404099
    Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
        https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-la-pinball-or/145438040/
        https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-san-francisco/145438150/
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitance_Electronic_Disc
        https://www.mobygames.com/game/38079/cosmic-chasm/
        https://www.mobygames.com/game/82890/cube-quest/
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomy_Tutor
        https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/a/15340
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_80186#In_personal_computers
     
    1974:
    Atari introduces Gran Track 10
        https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_37/page/58/mode/1up?view=theater    
        https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_38/page/54/mode/1up?view=theater
        https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_36/page/52/mode/2up
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYcNvAAeu6k
        https://www.facebook.com/100057102354061/videos/1111919918819701/
     
    Wurlitzer ends manufacturing
        https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_37/page/59/mode/1up?view=theater
        https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_35/page/44/mode/1up?view=theater
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wurlitzer
     
    1984:
    Laserdisc games galore!
        https://archive.org/details/198403VideoGamesExpress/mode/1up   
        Play Meter 15th, 1984, pg. 56
        Replay March 1984, pg. 10
        https://www.dragons-lair-project.com/games/
     
    Centuri turns it around
        No Headline In Original, PR Newswire, March 14, 1984, Wednesday, Dateline: HIALEAH, Fla., March 14
     
    The battle begins with Sente vs. VS!
        Replay March 1984, pg. 10
        https://sergiostuff.com/category/nintendo-vs-dualsystem/
        https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/punch-out
     
    Exidy goes interchangeable
        Replay March 1984, pg. 10
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exidy#First_Star_Software_games
        https://www.classicarcademuseum.org/exidy-max-a-flex-system
        https://www.a

    • 5 hr 5 min
    Michael Hengst Part 2: Trickwerk, Jowood, Retro Gamer, Flying Fishkopp

    Michael Hengst Part 2: Trickwerk, Jowood, Retro Gamer, Flying Fishkopp

    The history of 80s and 90s game magazines is filled with big names like Computer Gaming World, Weekly Famitsu, Computer and Video Games, Micromania, and, a name that makes German speaking gamers of a particular vintage extremely nostalgic, Power Play.
    In this second part of our interview, Michael tells us how he left Power Play to join a major German games publisher, founded a hint guide and magazine publisher of his own making guides of Eidos' Tomb Raider series and Nintendo's Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask, before becoming a freelance producer for games around the world.  We also discuss the ever changing games landscape, evolving business models and his return to  writing about games for the German edition of Retro Gamer magazine and games news website Gamers Global.
    Recorded: January-February 2024
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    Michael Hengst Interview Part 1:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/michael-hengst-1-98828923
    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomico
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Arts
    Das Trickwerk company website - https://web.archive.org/web/20020523194549/http://www.dastrickwerk.de/
    Games and More magazine - http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=R2FtZXMgYW5kIE1vcmU=
    Majora's Mask Strategy Guide, German - https://archive.org/details/spieleberater_zeldaMM/page/n2/mode/1up?view=theater
    News about Das Trickwerk insolvency - https://kress.de/news/beitrag/64369-grundsolide-sollte-so-eine-auflagenmeldung-sein-und-nicht-wacklig-und-windschief-weshalb-diese-farbige-metapher-nun-es-geht-um-das-segment-der-bauzeitschriften-wolfgang-kriwan-gesch-ftsf-hrer-des-fellbacher-fachschriften-verlags-u-a-quot-bauen-quot-quot-bauen-amp-renovieren-quot-quot-junge-h-user-quot-legte-beim-studium-der-aktuellen-ivw-auflagen-quartalsmeldungen-die-stirn-in-falten-w-hrend-die-fachschriften-zeitschrift-quot-althaus-moderni.html
    https://www.mobygames.com/company/1546/jowood-entertainment-ag/
    https://www.mobygames.com/person/90376/michael-hengst/
    https://www.mobygames.com/company/14422/gameforge-productions-gmbh/
    https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-and-epic-games-fortnite/
    https://www.retro-gamer.de/
    https://www.gamersglobal.de/
    https://www.gamersglobal.de/meinung/der-fixer#comment-2999823
    Copyright Karl Kuras

    • 2 hr 17 min
    February 1994

    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/
    and order his book here:
    https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book
    Get us on your mobile device:
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    iOS:      https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine
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    Links:
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    https://www.patreon.com/posts/103514526
    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

    • 2 hr 52 min
    Michael Hengst - Part 1: Power Play

    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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    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!
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    Links
    Video version of the interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/michael-hengst-1-98828923
    https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/Power_Play
    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markt%2BTechnik_VerlagDungeon Master Walkthrough - https://amr.abime.net/issue_1951_pages  pg. 47
    Michael's first issue of Power Play, March 1989 - http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=UG93ZXIgUGxheS8xOTg5
    Advanced Military Commander write-up - https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=7179 https://www.mobygames.com/game/44860/advanced-daisenryaku-doitsu-dengeki-sakusen/screenshots/
    German "Index" explained - https://usk.de/en/the-usk/faqs/what-is-the-index/
    Super Mario All Stars Review - https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=4091&s=2 
    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Bild_Spiele
     
    Copyright Karl Kuras

    • 1 hr 17 min
    February 1984

    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/
    and order his book here:
    https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book
    Get us on your mobile device:
    Android:  https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz
    iOS:      https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine
    And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon!
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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

    • 3 hr 7 min
    Julian 'Jaz' Rignall - ZZAP!64, Virgin, IGN, Mean Machines, Future Publishing

    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
    Watch the video version as a Patron at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/julian-jaz-and-97565043
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    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!
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    Links:
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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
     

    • 2 hr 46 min

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