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.

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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

SSI introduces yearly updates https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_2.3/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_2.3/page/n5/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/strategic-simulations-inc/offset,200/so,1d/list-games/

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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