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The home computer market implodes, Atari announces 7800 & Console software dries 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 June 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: Summer Games Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-111922026 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Games_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Summer_Olympics
Corrections: May 1984 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/may-1984-108363601 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ https://forums.atariage.com/topic/283473-coleco-industries-inc-annual-quarterly-reports-1981-to-1986/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/1181/ientertainment-network-inc/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/56/imagic/
1954: MIDAC and MIDSAC premiered Electronic Brain Shoots Dice, Plays Mean Game, The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · 27 Jun 1954 https://www.retrogamedeconstructionzone.com/2021/07/midsac-pool-simulator.html https://www.masswerk.at/nowgobang/2019/michigan-pool
1974: Is Pong gambling? While Pondering Decision, A Look at Evidence The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Florida) · 04 Jun 1974, Tue
Grand Trak 10 cracks 1000 https://archive.org/details/cashbox36unse_1/page/37/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/cashbox36unse_2/page/35/mode/1up
US coinop exports boom https://archive.org/details/cashbox36unse_3/page/38/mode/1up
Smithsonian displays coinop machines https://archive.org/details/cashbox36unse_3/page/39/mode/1up
1984: Home computer boom busts https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/04/business/the-expected-boom-in-home-computers-fails-to-materialize.html?searchResultPosition=1
Atari HQ gets mass layoffs Atari Layoffs Start At Home Office, The New York Times, June 1, 1984, Friday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 3, Column 5; Financial Desk https://books.google.de/books?id=wS4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA78&dq=infoworld%201984%20june&hl=de&pg=PA9#v=onepage&q=infoworld%201984%20june&f=false
Commodore raises prices https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-3/page/n1/mode/2up
Top Commodore Execs go to Tramel Computer market is Commodore's battleground, Financial Times (London,England), June 8, 1984, Friday, Section: SECTION II; International Companies; Pg. 17, Byline: BY LOUISE KEHOE IN SAN FRANCISCO
Philips announces new division https://archive.org/details/happycomputer-magazine-1984-06/page/n7/mode/2up
Coleco returns to profitability No Headline In Original, The Associated Press, June 14, 1984, Thursday, PM cycle, Section: Business News
Hasbro buys MB Playthings June 1984, pg. 9 Mattel gets financial boost Playthings June 1984, pg. 9 BUSINESS PEOPLE ;Mattel, Solely in Toys,Combines Management, The New York Times, June 7, 1984, Thursday, Late City Final Edition,Section: Section D; Page 2, Column 5; Financial Desk, Byline: By Kenneth N. Gilpin
General Instruments revenue 66% down No Headline In Original, Communications Daily, June 13, 1984, Wednesday, Section: NOTEBOOK; Vol. 4, No. 115; Pg. 8
More hardware companies fail AT&T to introduce personal computer; Kaypro mystery; UNIX-ability; Thinking ahead, The San Diego Union-Tribune, June 25, 1984 Monday, Section: BUSINESS; Pg. C-11, Byline: Dan Berger, Staff Writer
More Software companies fail https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-06-21/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
Argus buys Quicksilva https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-06-07/mode/1up?view=theater
Gillette buys into Datasoft https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_4.3/page/n15/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillette
Smaller publishers find strength in numbers https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_4.3/page/n15/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamix
Marketing will save us! Orwell, Chaplin and the high-tech hype; U.S. personal computers, Financial Times (London,England), June 14, 1984, Thursday, Section: SECTION I; The Management Page: Marketing; Pg. 20, byline: BY LOUISE KEHOE
Atari announces 7800 https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800 Still looking for a niche; Gearing up for battle with Apple and IBM, Industry Week, June 25, 1984, Section: NEWS ANALYSIS; Home Computers; Pg. 16, Byline: By MICHAEL A. VERESPEJ
Atari introduces MindLink at CES "Retailers, Manufacturers View Gadgets At 4-Day Show, The Associated Press, June 3, 1984, Sunday, AM cycle, Section: Domestic News https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Mindlink Video Explosion On the Way For Buyers, U.S. News & World Report, June 18, 1984, Section: Pg. 56. Byline: By MARY GALLIGAN
Atari announces more expensive computer for Q4 No Headline In Original, The New York Times, June 4, 1984, Monday, Late City Final Edition,Section: Section D; Page 5, Column 1; Financial Desk https://www.atari-computermuseum.de/1450xld.htm
Commodore unveils Plus/4 No Headline In Original, The New York Times, June 4, 1984, Monday, Late City Final Edition,Section: Section D; Page 5, Column 1; Financial Desk
Rick Dyer shows off Halcyon! Laser game's creator beams, The San Diego Union-Tribune, June 2, 1984 Saturday, Section: LIFESTYLE; Pg. D-1, Byline: Mark Sauer, Staff Writer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-sun-rick-dyer-aftermath-of-c/86522500/
Intellivision won't make it to CES
Computer games galore shown at CES https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-06-21/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater
Digital Audio is coming to floppies https://books.google.de/books?id=vi4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA5&dq=infoworld%201984%20june&hl=de&pg=PA9#v=onepage&q=infoworld%201984%20june&f=false https://tekkiepix.com/compusonics-2
Konami goes to Europe Konami will tap European market, The Japan Economic Journal, June 26, 1984, Section: SERVICE/LEISURE/FOOD; Pg. 17
Animatronics may save small coinop venues Replay June 1984, pg. 129 Play Meter June 1, 1984, pg. 43 https://berksnostalgia.com/gadgets-restaurant-berkshire-mall/
Console game releases dry up https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-3/page/n12/mode/1up UK computer sales boom https://archive.org/details/home-computing-weekly-066/mode/1up?view=theater
QL software drought continues https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-06-28/mode/1up?view=theater
Imagic gets a facelift https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-3/page/n11/mode/2up https://www.mobygames.com/company/56/imagic/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/7630/bantam-software/ Spinnaker gets serious about bookware https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-06-21/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater https://books.google.de/books?id=wi4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA7&dq=infoworld%201984%20june&hl=de&pg=PA42#v=onepage&q=infoworld%201984%20june&f=false Activision to distribute Gamestar https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-3/page/n11/mode/2up Boulder Dash license worth $1.3 million https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_4.3/page/n15/mode/2up
Thorn EMI gets HESWare rights https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-06-21/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/company/7034/thorn-emi-computer-software/ https://books.google.de/books?id=wi4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA7&dq=infoworld%201984%20june&hl=de&pg=PA14#v=onepage&q=infoworld%201984%20june&f=false https://www.mobygames.com/game/9358/dragonfire/cover/group-139555/cover-394849/ https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-06-28/page/n3/mode/2up?view=theater
Ultimate snubs move to budget pricing https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-06-07/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
Imagine sells game library https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-06-14/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
20th Century Fox licenses TV shows https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-06-21/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game/56197/automan/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/38810/the-fall-guy/
Epyx announces Activity Toys https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-3/page/n11/mode/2up
Epyx lets the Ruskies join in Olympic fever No Headline In Original, PR Newswire, June 14, 1984, Thursday, Dateline: SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 14
Wizardry gets enhanced https://www.atarimania.com/utility-atari-400-800-xl-xe-financial-cookbook_27176.html
EA wants to help cook your books https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-3/page/n3/mode/2up https://www.atarimania.com/utility-atari-400-800-xl-xe-financial-cookbook_27176.html
Rand McNally wants to search your roads https://archive.org/details/Ahoy_Issue_06_1984-06_Ion_International_US/page/n5/mode/2up
Osborne goes budget https://books.google.de/books?id=wy4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA5&dq=infoworld%201984%20june&hl=de&pg=PA9#v=onepage&q=infoworld%201984%20june&f=false https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paperback_Software
64er magazine interviews crackers https://archive.org/details/64er_1984_06/page/12/mode/2up BellSouth looking to team up with Commodore No Headline In Original, Communications Daily, June 18, 1984, Monday, Section: NOTEBOOK; Vol. 4, No. 118; Pg. 7
Mail Order Pro makes payments easier https://books.google.de/books?id=wS4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA78&dq=infoworld%201984%20june&hl=de&pg=PA15#v=onepage&q=infoworld%201984%20june&f=false https://books.google.de/books?id=wS4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA78&dq=infoworld%201984%20june&hl=de&pg=PA30#v=onepage&q=infoworld%201984%20june&f=false Telematch gives up on consoles https://archive.org/details/TeleMatch.N12.Computer.1984.06-KCz.pdf/mode/1up Dennis D. Groth settles DENNIS-D-GROTH; Comments on settlement of SEC complaint, Business Wire, June 05, 1984, Tuesday Atari Executive Settles Stock Sale Charge, The Associated Press, June 6, 1984, Wednesday, PM cycle, Section: Domestic News
Taito settles with Entex Replay June 1984, pg. 30
FCC Gives Sanyo go ahead for antenna-less TV FCC OKs low-cost cable-only TV sets, United Press International, June 15, 1984, Friday, BC cycle, Section: Financial, Byline: By SYDNEY SHAW
Tax breaks may be hurting home computer sales TAX SHIFT MAY AID SALE OF LOW-COST COMPUTERS, The New York Times, June 19, 1984, Tuesday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 13, Column 3; Financial Desk, Byline: By DAVID E. SANGER https://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v10n1/172_Writing_it_off_how_to_de.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deficit_Reduction_Act_of_1984
Computerland to go to China https://books.google.de/books?id=wy4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA5&dq=infoworld%201984%20june&hl=de&pg=PA15#v=onepage&q=infoworld%201984%20june&f=false Laserdiscs are coming to Saturday morning Playthings June 1984, pg. 54
Zap the Rise and Fall of Atari reviewed https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/24/books/thinking-machines-and-their-people.html?searchResultPosition=1
Steven Spielberg finds permanent home at Universal The Wizard of Wonderland, Newsweek, June 4, 1984, UNITED STATES EDITION, Section: MOVIES; Pg. 79, Byline: JACK KROLL with DAVID T. FRIENDLY in Los Angeles
RIP Dragon 32 https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-06-07/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-06-28/mode/1up?view=theater Breaking news!! Warner negotiating sale of Atari to Paper Says Warner Negotiating to Sell Atari, The Associated Press, June 30, 1984, Saturday, AM cycle, Section: Domestic News
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The dawn of the home computer seemed to usher in the death of computing's networked past dominated by dumb terminals connected to mainframes, but a few visionaries foresaw a world in which the microcomputer technology invading millions of homes could be connected and the data networks already in consumer hands, such as cable TV and telephones, could usher in a new way of connecting people and distributing software.
Our guest, Larry J. Dunlap, was one such pioneer. The company he cofounded, The Games Network almost brought that dream to the world but tragically came up short.
Larry tells us of his early days as a musician, a recording entrepreneur, his entry into computing, the spectacular rise of The Games Network, its fall, and life after failure, his reinvention as an online game developer and today, as a novelist.
A fascinating life as told by a true storyteller.
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Nintendo and Sega financials dissapoint Sony gets ready for NextGen Venture money goes ga-ga over silliwood
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 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 or get it in the Humble Bundle here: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/game-programming-taylor-francis-books
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Corrections: April 1994 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/april-1994-107563816 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ 1994-05: Console market in a slump Edge 8, May 1994 pg. 18
Panasonic tries to save 3DO Edge 8, May 1994 pg. 16 https://x.com/blakejharrisNYC/status/1168364212139307008
Nintendo loosens minimum cart order rules in Japan "Nintendo easing iron grip on programmers Video-Game Giant Halves Minimum Cartridge Order, The Nikkei Weekly (Japan), May 2, 1994, Section: INDUSTRY; Pg. 8
Nintendo stock keeps dropping Nintendo shares no fun in 1994 - Emiko Terazono on reaction to the gamemaker's revised forecasts, Financial Times (London,England), May 6, 1994, Friday, London; Section: World Stock Markets; Pg. 39, Byline: By EMIKO TERAZONO
Nintendo is a top earner TOYOTA RETURNS AS NO.1 INCOME EARNER IN JAPAN, Jiji Press Ticker Service, MAY 18, 1994, WEDNESDAY,Dateline: TOKYO, MAY 18
Sega profits plunge Sega Enterprises reports 22.7% pretax profit fall, Japan Economic Newswire, MAY 19, 1994, THURSDAY
Sony Computer Entertainment of America formed https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/19/business/company-news-sony-starts-a-division-to-sell-game-machines.html?searchResultPosition=1
3DO shares collapse https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/21/business/company-news-shares-of-3do-fall-by-another-18.html
Nintendo profits plunge... more Nintendo suffers first profit decline in 10 years,Japan Economic Newswire,MAY 23, 1994, MONDAY Nintendo reports solid earnings despite strong yen; outlines exciting new software plans for 1994, Business Wire, May 23, 1994, Monday
THQ sales collapse T-HQ announces first-quarter results, Business Wire, May 11, 1994, Wednesday Absolute Entertainment reports first quarter results, Business Wire, May 10, 1994, Tuesday
EA/Broderbund merger collapses No Headline In Original, Consumer Electronics, May 9, 1994, Section: NOTEBOOK, Vol. 34, No. 19 https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-05/page/n21/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.smoliva.com/2024/08/07/what-the-learning-company-taught-us-about-the-history-of-computer-software/
Davidson & Associates buys Chaos Studios https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-05/page/n17/mode/1up?view=theater Fox Interactive launches Twentieth Century Fox establishes new interactive multimedia division; new division to utilize News Corp. resources, Business Wire, May 20, 1994, Friday
Fall of Park Place profiled https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-05/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
Forbes profiles Id Profits from the underground, Forbes, May 9, 1994,Section: COMPUTERS/COMMUNICATIONS INTERACTIVE MEDIA; Parameters; Commentary; Pg. 176, Byline: BY ANDREW J. KESSLER AOU lacks premieres Edge 8, May 1994 pg. 8
Saturn to become an arcade Titan Edge 8, May 1994 pg. 7 https://segaretro.org/Sega_Titan_Video Play Meter, May 1994, pg. 16 https://segaretro.org/Batman_Forever_(arcade)
Namco consolidates Play Meter, May 1994, pg. 12
Atari links up with Bally Edge 8, May 1994 pg. 13
Virtuality goes to Japan British high-tech game maker to enter Japan, Japan Economic Newswire, MAY 6, 1994, FRIDAY Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakayama_Marina_City#Minor_attractions Play Meter May 1994, pg. 251
Sony delivers devtools Edge 8, May 1994 pg. 13
Sega disses Jupiter for Mars Edge 8, May 1994 pg. 6
DMA signs up with Nintendo Nintendo and U.K.-based DMA design announce Project Reality agreement; 64-bit home games to debut in fall 1995, Business Wire, May 2, 1994, Monday
Nintendo smashes myths https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_058_May_1994/page/n31/mode/1up?view=theater
Howard Lincoln to deliver CES keynote Playthings May 1994, pg. 22
Laseractive drops price Pelican Brief,' Pakula Classics Due From Warner, Billboard, May 7, 1994, Section: HOME VIDEO; Laser Scans; Pg. 96, Byline: by Chris McGowan https://youtu.be/qSdfj5O-N1Q?si=Wx7ZJ_Yvc6MafKSK
NEC taps out of 3D race Edge 8, May 1994 pg. 14
NEC gives PC Engine another lease on life Edge 8, May 1994 pg. 15
Sigma Designs to bring Jaguar to PC Sigma To Make Atari Jaguar Titles Run On PC, Newsbytes, May 3, 1994, Tuesday
Reinventing the Z-Machine is apparently Rocket Science Platform battle, Forbes, May 9, 1994, Section: COMPUTERS/COMMUNICATIONS INTERACTIVE MEDIA; Pg. 168, Byline: By Nikhil Hutheesing
Silliwood gold rush continues... Sillywood, Forbes, May 9, 1994, Section: MANAGEMENT/CORPORATE STRATEGIES; Pg. 46, Byline: By Lisa Gubernick and Nikhil Hutheesing Rocket Science takes off with funding from Sega Enterprises and Bertelsmann Music Group; 10-month-old start up attracts major corporate investors, Business Wire, May 18, 1994, Wednesday
Penn & Teller sign up with Absolute PENN & TELLER, THOSE 'BAD BOYS OF MAGIC,' MAKE THEIR VIDEO GAME DEBUT WITH ABSOLUTE ENTERTAINMENT, Business Wire, May 19, 1994, Thursday CD-i gets John Cleese No Headline In Original, Consumer Electronics, May 2, 1994, Section: NOTEBOOK; Vol. 34, No. 18; Pg. 13 Argonaut working on 3D accelerator Edge 8, May 1994 pg. 19 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARC_(processor)
Sirius introduces 5 ft. 10 pack CD-ROM publishers unite-users benefit; introductory 5 ft. 10 Pak. flies from shelves, Business Wire, May 3, 1994, Tuesday https://worldroms.com/5-ft-10-pak-volume-1-details.html
Commodore advertises CD32.. in the US? https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_058_May_1994/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater
Commodore developing RISC CPU https://archive.org/details/amiga-computing-magazine-073/page/n33/mode/2up Commodore shows off CD drive at Cebit Amiga Format 59, pg. 24
C64S launches https://archive.org/details/64er_1994_05/page/n35/mode/1up https://www.c64-wiki.de/wiki/C64s
CPC emulation comes to PC Amstrad Action 104, pg. 8 https://cpc-emu.org/news.html
Sega Channel to launch in Japan Sega to provide to provide videogames on cable TV, Report From Japan, May 3, 1994,Section: Business
Silicon Graphics founder teams up with Mosaic devs https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/07/business/new-venture-in-cyberspace-by-silicon-graphics-founder.html?searchResultPosition=8
Lexis Nexis to get SEC filings https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/11/business/company-news-agreement-to-utilize-sec-data.html?searchResultPosition=18
Computer biz to dominate Akihabara Akihabara shifting to 'computer town' amid recession, Japan Economic Newswire, MAY 4, 1994, WEDNESDAY, Byline: Hisa Miyatake
Rewritable carts coming to Blockbuster Sega and NewLeaf to test video game software delivery system that eliminates retailer stock-outs, Business Wire, May 31, 1994, Tuesday https://segaretro.org/Game_Factory
Copying goes legit in the UK with EDOS https://commodore.software/downloads?task=download.send&id=15005:commodore-format-issue-44&catid=721 pg. 22 https://blog.amigaguru.com/edos-the-software-on-demand-of-the-80s/ http://amigaguru.com/Games/EDOS_MAGAZINE_1991-1992__ENGLISH.pdf https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/63955/EDOS/ https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC121687/filing-history?page=1 Psytronik keeps the C64 alive https://commodore.software/downloads?task=download.send&id=15005:commodore-format-issue-44&catid=721 pg. 8 https://www.psytronik.net/
Lieberman picks IDSA over SPA SENATORS WARN ON GAME RATINGS, Consumer Electronics, May 9, 1994, Section: THIS WEEK'S NEWS, Vol. 34, No. 19
Alpex faces off against Nintendo in court https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/16/business/patents-108332.html?searchResultPosition=30 https://itlaw.fandom.com/wiki/Alpex_Computer_v._Nintendo
Japanese Copyright change scuttled https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/19/business/japan-likely-to-retain-curb-on-software-raiding.html?searchResultPosition=33 Jean-Claude Van Damme to headline Street Fighter movie https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_058_May_1994/page/n171/mode/1up?view=theater
Multimedia-centric horror film captures Zeitgeist https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/01/movies/film-taking-the-children-like-your-mom-said-beware-sweet-serial-ads-931985.html?searchResultPosition=4
Virgin to release Music compilation CD Billboard previews music's digital future In The Brave New Technological World, Music Uses And Publishing Possibilities Seem Endless, Billboard, May 7, 1994, Section: MUSIC PUBLISHING; Spotlight; Pg. 76, Byline: BY MARILYN A. GILLEN
Green Jelly wants to ooze all over multimedia Green Jelly's Land Of Ooz: Zoo Act Opens Vid Facility, Billboard,May 21, 1994,Section: Pg. 1,Byline: BY DEBORAH RUSSELL
Recommended Links:
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Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.
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30 years ago: #Nintendo and #Sega financials disappoint, #Sony gets ready for NextGen & Venture money goes ga-ga over #Silliwood
These stories and many more on the VGNRTM!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/110575391
Sinclair ships QLs,
Atari looks hopeful &
Jack is BACK!
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 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:
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7 Minutes in Heaven: Rescue on Fractalus
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https://www.mobygames.com/game/11726/rescue-on-fractalus/
Corrections:
April 1984 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/april-1984-106448718
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_42/page/50/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.quora.com/What-was-Alan-Kays-experience-like-working-at-Apple
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_TopView
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smalltalk
1974:
New York Court rules pinball is a game of skill
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_45/page/51/mode/1up?view=theater
Atari opens another Game Center
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_45/page/50/mode/1up?view=theater
https://web.archive.org/web/20191123025509/https://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/documents/press_kits/atari_leisure_time_game_center.pdf
Bally buys Alladin's Castle
https://archive.org/details/cashbox36unse/page/43/mode/1up
1984:
Morgan predicts profitability by July 1
Atari expects to return to surplus this year. Financial Times (London,England), May 22, 1984, Tuesday, Section: SECTION II; International Companies; Pg. 21, Byline: BY LOUISE KEHOE IN SAN FRANCISCO
National News in Brief, United Press International, May 22, 1984, Tuesday, PM cycle, Section: Domestic News, Dateline: SANTA CLARA, Calif.
Ross predicts Warner profitability
No Headline In Original, The Associated Press, May 24, 1984, Thursday, BC cycle, Section: Business News
Atari confirms negotiations with Philips
Discussions with Philips; ATARITEL TO DELAY ENTRY INTO HIGH-TECH PHONE MARKET, Communications Daily, May 29, 1984, Tuesday, Section: Vol. 4, No. 104; Pg. 2
Atari announces more layoffs and plant closing
"Computer Giant Furloughs Middle Managers, The Associated Press, May 31, 1984, Thursday, AM cycle, Section: Domestic News, Dateline: SUNNYVALE, Calif.
Atari to end Hong Kong venture, Financial Times (London,England), ,May 31, 1984, Thursday, Section: SECTION II; International Companies; Pg. 19, Byline: BY LOUISE KEHOE IN SAN FRANCISCO"
Alan Kay goes to Apple
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/03/business/key-atari-scientist-switches-to-apple.html?searchResultPosition=1
Jack is back
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-05-17/mode/1up?view=theater
Tramel Technology founded
https://mcurrent.name/atarihistory/tramel_technology.html
Commodore exec exodus continues
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-05-24/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
Gulf and Western sells Sega
"COMPUTER SERVICES OBTAINS 70 PCT STAKE IN SEGA ENTERPRISES, Jiji Press Ticker Service, MAY 21, 1984, MONDAY, Dateline: TOKYO, MAY 21
No Headline In Original, PR Newswire, May 21, 1984, Monday"
Bally profits plummet
https://archive.org/details/cashbox46unse_15/page/29/mode/1up?view=theater
Mattel secures new financing
Mattel Agrees To Give Up 45 Percent of Its Voting Stock, The Associated Press, May 4, 1984, Friday, AM cycle, Section: Business News
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/04/business/mattel-sets-restructuring.html?searchResultPosition=1
Coleco issues new debt
Troubled Game Manufacturer Rasing $50 Million With Debentures, The Associated Press,May 9, 1984, Wednesday, AM cycle, Section: Business News
Coleco backlog is enormous
Toy and Hobby World, May 1984, pg. 8
Coleco gets new ad agency
Ketchum Scores Coleco; Demands Cash Up Front From Shaky ClientADWEEKMay 21, 1984, Eastern Edition, Byline: By Debbie Seaman
Hasbro buys Milton Bradley
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/05/business/rival-gets-milton-bradley.html?searchResultPosition=1
Toys R Us sales grow, but not thanks to games
No Headline In Original, PR Newswire, May 2, 1984, Wednesday, Dateline: ROCHELLE PARK, N.J., May 2
Japanese Coinop makers go after North American Pirates
https://archive.org/details/cashbox46unse_16/page/30/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/cashbox46unse_17/page/n29/mode/1up
Century's CVS gets new lease on life
Play Meter May 1, 1984, pg. 21
https://www.arcade-museum.com/company/crown-vending
Bankers learn not to finance games
Selling Repossessed Items Is a Banker's Nightmare; Want to Buy a Trawler, Bordello, or Video Game?, The American Banker, May 30, 1984, Wednesday, Section: BACK PAGE; Pg. 24, Byline: Special to the American Banker, Dateline: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
Activision sales collapse
No Headline In Original, United Press International, May 3, 1984, Thursday, BC cycle, Section: Financial, Dateline: MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.
Video Games aren't DEAD!
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-2/page/30/mode/1up
Atari announces 7800
Atari Unveils Video Game Expandable into Computer, The Associated Press,May 21, 1984, Monday, BC cycle,Section: Business News
ATARI; Unveils advanced video game that is expandable to introductory computer, Business Wire, May 21, 1984, Monday
Adam owner frustration grows
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-2/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
MSX adopts 3.5 inch disks
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-05-31/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
Activision signs deal with Pony
ACTIVISION; Signs licensing agreement with Pony Inc. for Japanese markets, Business Wire, May 30, 1984, Wednesday, Dateline: MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.
MSX coming to UK
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-05-24/mode/1up?view=theater
Dragon to announce MSX machine
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-05-31/mode/1up?view=theater
https://tromax.webnode.es/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_MSX
Philips and Thompson want to set new standard
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-05-03/mode/1up?view=theater
Amstrad development fracas revealed
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-05-03/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater
Acorn announces ABM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Business_Computer https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-05-03/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
First QL's go out to customers
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-05-03/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
Popular Computing Weekly gets their QL!
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-05-10/page/n4/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-05-17/page/n15/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-05-31/page/n22/mode/1up?view=theater
Sir Clive passes on Delorean plant
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-05-24/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
Computer games take CES by storm
https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1984-05/page/n135/mode/1up?view=theater
Mac software arrives
https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1984-05/page/n207/mode/2up?view=theater
First Origin games get tested
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-2/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
Lucasfilm Games Premieres
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-2 Lucasfilm ''force'' enters video game market, United Press International, May 9, 1984, Wednesday, AM cycle, Section: Domestic News, Byline: By JOHN M. LEIGHTY
British devs embrace C64
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-05-31/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
USGold launches with Aztec Challenge and Forbidden Forest
https://archive.org/details/computer-and-videogames-031/page/n15/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/computer-and-videogames-031/page/n32/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/computer-and-videogames-031/page/n41/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/computer-and-videogames-031/page/n59/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/CommodoreHorizonsIssue051984May300dpi/page/n23/mode/2up?view=theater
Evil Dead coming to the C64
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-05-17/mode/1up?view=theater
Leisure Games wants you to go to Jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-05-03/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.mobygames.com/company/2715/leisure-genius/
Games Network warns that Bankruptcy is looming
Computer Taken by Creditor; GAMES NETWORK INSOLVENT, SAYS BANKRUPTCY IS NEAR, Communications Daily, May 17, 1984, Thursday,Section: Vol. 4, No. 97; Pg. 2
Adam Magazine to arrive
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-2/page/25/mode/1up
Australia recognizes Copyright
ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC NEWS IN BRIEF, Copyright 1984 Jiji Press Ltd.Jiji Press Ticker Service, MAY 30, 1984, WEDNESDAY
Sanders income booms while royalty revenue dips SANDERS-ASSOCIATES; Financial resultsBusiness WireMay 21, 1984, Monday, Dateline: NASHUA, N.H.
Battlefield Earth gets a soundtrack
https://archive.org/details/cashbox46unse_15/page/n31/mode/1up?view=theater
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/
Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.
Copyright Karl Kuras
In the earliest days of the gaming biz, Human Engineered Software was a trailblazer, bringing big names like Jeff Minter to the US. The company's founder, Jay Balakrishnan, is a serial entrepreneur who not only would help create the mass market for software at retail but would also have a long and storied career in games beyond Hes ware with such companies as Radical Entertainment and Dynamics. I spoke to Jay in November and December of 2023, and after a few technical hiccups we finally got a connection going and we jump right into that today, so don't worry that I don't start things off with my traditional chronology obsessed focus, we'll wrap around and cover the whole story as we go along. Enjoy!
Recorded: November-December 2023
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Nintendo bows to Blockbuster,
Commodore enters liquidation &
Acclaim-Midway divorce gets messy!
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 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: Rocko's Modern Life
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https://www.mobygames.com/game/37843/rockos-modern-life-spunkys-dangerous-day/
Corrections:
March 1994 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/march-1994-105189897
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://x.com/chrisgr93091552
1994:
Ataris settle with Nintendo
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/26/business/company-news-time-warner-increases-its-stake-in-atari.html
Nintendo and Atari Games reach settlement in long-running court case; litigation settlement ends five-year court battle and restores Atari's status as Nintendo licensee, Business Wire, March 24, 1994, Thursday
ATARI CORP. AND NINTENDO REACH SETTLEMENT IN PATENT INFRINGEMENT CASE, PR Newswire, March 24, 1994, Thursday - 19:44 Eastern Time
Atari Corp. falsely characterizes Nintendo/Atari settlement, Business Wire, March 25, 1994, Friday
https://archive.org/details/AtariCorporationAnnualReport1992/page/n12/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/AtariCorporationAnnualReport1993/page/n33/mode/1up
https://patents.google.com/patent/US4445114A/en
Nintendo gives in to rentals
Nintendo Reverses Stand, Will Play The Rental Game, Billboard, April 30, 1994, Section: Pg. 6
Nintendo finally pays Galoob
GALOOB TO RECEIVE $16.1 MILLION PAYMENT FROM NINTENDO TODAY, PR Newswire, April 11, 1994, Monday - 09:11 Eastern Time
EA and Broderbund to merge
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-04/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
Pearson buys Software Toolworks
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/01/business/pearson-enters-multimedia-software-arena.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/12/business/market-place-the-choices-are-few-for-investing-in-software-aimed-at-children.html?searchResultPosition=17
Paramount teams up with Davidson & Associates
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/13/business/the-media-business-software-plan-for-paramount.html?searchResultPosition=18
https://www.avid.wiki/Davidson/Simon_%26_Schuster
Warner consolidates
https://archive.org/details/cashbox57unse_29/page/30/mode/1up?view=theater
TSR and SSI call it quits
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_117/page/n11/mode/2up
WMS to buy Tradewest
BUSINESS BRIEFS: WMS INDUSTRIES INC TO ACQUIRE TRADEWEST IN HOME-VIDEO PUSH, WALL STREET JOURNAL, April 6, 1994, Wednesday, Section: Section B; Page 4, Column 5
WMS Industries to acquire Tradewest Inc., Business Wire, April 5, 1994, Tuesday
Acclaim signs deal for Batman Sequel
WARNER BROS. AND ACCLAIM ANNOUNCE 'BATMAN FOREVER' PACT; Blockbuster Motion Picture to be Released in 1995, Business Wire, April 26, 1994, Tuesday
SEGA SELECTS ACCLAIM AS FIRST U.S. PUBLISHER TO USE PROPRIETARY TITAN TECHNOLOGY FOR COIN-OP GAMES AND HIGH-END SEGA HOME HARDWARE PLATFORMS, Business Wire, April 7, 1994, Thursday
Big Movers in the Stock Market, The Associated Press, April 7, 1994, Thursday, AM cycle
MGM signs up with Sega
MGM, SEGA TO DEVELOP INTERACTIVE VIDEO GAMES, Extel Examiner, April 29, 1994, Friday - 03:15 Eastern Time
Could Disney buy a major games publisher?
Will Disney Chart More Adventurous Course in Wells' Absence?, The Associated Press, April 11, 1994, Monday, PM cycle, Section: Business News, Byline: By E. SCOTT RECKARD, Associated Press Writers
Living Books buys Dr. Seuss rights
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/22/business/the-media-business-dr-seuss-rights-are-sold.html?searchResultPosition=34
US announces Special 301 trade action against China
NINTENDO OF AMERICA STATEMENT ON SPECIAL 301 ACTION BY USTR, PR Newswire, April 30, 1994, Saturday - 19:04 Eastern Time
Japan misses chip import target
Newsbyte, US Japan Chip Wars Heat Up - Again! 01/03/94, WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., 1994 JAN 3 (NB)
Japanese toy wholesale system under pressure
Big stores rile small retailers with bargain toy price strategy, Industry's retail pricing structure said to have been undermined, The Nikkei Weekly (Japan), April 18, 1994, Section: INDUSTRY; Pg. 9
AFTRA signs deal with EA
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-04/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater
Sega disses Summer CES
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-04/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater
Dedicated cabs rule UK ATEI show
https://archive.org/details/edge-007-april-1994/page/8/mode/1up?view=theater
American Laser goes CDRom
Play Meter, April 1994, pg. 14 & Acme 13
Midway takes page from Capcom's playbook
https://archive.org/details/cashbox57unse_28/page/30/mode/1up?view=theater
AMOA teams up with Ross Perot's EDS
Play Meter, April 1994, pg. 1, 66A
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claw_(video_game)#Development
EDS' EARNINGS RISE 13 PERCENT IN FIRST QUARTER, PR Newswire, April 27, 1994, Wednesday - 16:29 Eastern Time
Saturn to launch with Jupiter
https://archive.org/details/edge-007-april-1994/page/6/mode/1up?view=theater
Jaguar UK launch botched
https://archive.org/details/edge-007-april-1994/page/13/
https://archive.org/details/edge-007-april-1994/page/17/
3DO prospects in Japan look good
So far, 3DO multiplayer living up to hype, Matsushita Claims It Sold 40,000 Of Long-Awaited Machines In First 3 Days, The Nikkei Weekly (Japan), April 4, 1994,Section: INDUSTRY DIGEST; Pg. 9, Byline: BY MASATO ISHIZAWA Staff writer
https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Fifth_generation_of_video_games
3DO licenses tech to Toshiba for GPS
3DO. TOSHIBA TIE UP ON NAVIGATION SYSTEM, Jiji Press Ticker Service, APRIL 12, 1994, TUESDAY
3DO kicks off US ad campaign
3DO Kicks Off National Advertising Campaign, Business Wire, April 25, 1994, Monday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W67sqPQ9u0
MSU gives Konix Multisystem a second go
https://archive.org/details/edge-007-april-1994/page/14/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.konixmultisystem.co.uk/index.php?id=archive
https://www.konixmultisystem.co.uk/index.php?id=msu
Japanese devs not waiting for Nintendo
https://archive.org/details/edge-007-april-1994/page/13/mode/1up?view=theater
Capcom to support 3DO and PSX
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_057_April_1994/page/n159/mode/1up?view=theater
Virgin to support CDi
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_057_April_1994/page/n159/mode/1up?view=theater
Tower Records ditches CDi and Gameboy
Tower Video Dumps CD-I; VSDA Adds Game Seminars, Billboard, April 30, 1994, Section: HOME VIDEO; Shelf Talk; Pg. 72
Lethal Enforcers comes to the SNES
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_057_April_1994/page/n171/mode/1up?view=theater
Nintendo censorship strikes again
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-04/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater
Sega announces MegaJet is coming home!
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20057%20%28April%201994%29/page/n63/mode/2up
https://consolemods.org/wiki/Master_System:Master_System_Model_Differences#Master_System_Super_Compact/Master_System_Girl_(1994)
Commodore pulls out of World of Commodore-Amiga show
https://archive.org/details/amiga-computing-magazine-072/page/n13/mode/1up
Commodore announces liquidation
Commodore Scuttles Ship, The Associated Press, April 29, 1994, Friday, AM cycle
IBM agrees to make Cyrix chips
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/15/business/ibm-agrees-to-make-chips-designed-by-cyrix.html?searchResultPosition=19
EA sees big upswing in CDRom sales
Company Results Roundup, Newsbytes, April 29, 1994, Friday
Could CDRom usurp video games?
PC GAMES COULD CAPTURE SEGA, NINTENDO CUSTOMERS, WALL STREET JOURNAL,April 27, 1994, Wednesday, Section B; Page 1, Column 5, Byline: BY JOSEPH PEREIRA
Argonaut, Cirrus and Diamond team up for PC 3D API standard
3-D GRAPHICS ALLIANCE FOR PC GAMES ANNOUNCED BY DIAMOND COMPUTER SYSTEMS, CIRRUS LOGIC AND ARGONAUT SOFTWARE, PR Newswire, April 25, 1994, Monday - 09:02 Eastern Time
https://blazingrender.net/
3Dlabs and Creative team up for PC 3D API standard
3Dlabs announces alliance with Creative Technology; Customized GLiNT processor to bring interactive 3D graphics to multimedia desktops, Business Wire, April 18, 1994, Monday
Spectrum Holobyte bets on fractals
Fractals to put the squeeze on the game industry, Business Wire, April 13, 1994, Wednesday
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal_compression#Implementations
Microprose dumps Adventure engine
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_117/page/n11/mode/2up
Maxis wants to turn SimCity into a sandbox
https://archive.org/details/game-developer-april-1994/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater
Doom leaves Edge unimpressed
https://archive.org/details/edge-007-april-1994/page/60/mode/1up?view=theater
Newscorp buys Kesmai
Murdoch's News Corp. to acquire Kesmai Corp; Global media company positions Delphi to deliver the next wave of online interactive multimedia, Business Wire, April 25, 1994, Monday
AOL swamped by new signups
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-04/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-04/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/edge-007-april-1994/page/92/mode/1up?view=theater
Game Developer magazines debuts
https://archive.org/details/game-developer-april-1994/page/n3/mode/1up
Second round of video game violence hearings lack fireworks
Play Meter, April 1994, pg. 12
Data East beats Capcom in court
Play Meter, April 1994, pg. 1
Ads in software patented
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/08/business/company-news-patent-dispute-brewing-on-software-use-of-ads.html
https://medium.com/swlh/how-i-screwed-a-patent-troll-out-of-a-billion-dollars-2849cb3e248a
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/ed/d8/f2/387782f38818da/US5105184.pdf
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/08/business/us-revokes-cotton-patents-after-outcry-from-industry.html
Study finds no link between video violence and juvenile delinquency
Offenders do not watch more violence, The Times, April 11, 1994, Monday, Section: Home news, Byline: Alexandra Frean, Media Correspondent
Middlesex University offers Gaming degrees
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1994-04/page/n13/mode/2up
https://retrocdn.net/images/7/7f/CVG_UK_149.pdf pg. 14
RIP 3' disks
https://archive.org/details/amstrad-action-103/page/n7/mode/2up
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/
Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.
Copyright Karl Kuras
Nolan Bushnell, the PT Barnum of games, left indellible marks on the industry, some greater than others, and among the big hits like Atari and Chuck E. Cheese, were also many misses and could-have-beens. Our guest, Joneva Barry, was witness to one of them, Kadabrascope, an attempt to use computers to bring down the cost of traditional 2D animation. An accomplished artist and educator, Joneva tells us of those heady days of high tech, great hopes, the comradery with Sente, the fall of Pizza Time Theater and her career in movies and as a school teacher.
Recorded: July 2023
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Links:
Chuck E Cheese’s The Christmas That Almost Wasn't - https://youtu.be/irSesKa1-Zo?si=dg5HBc7-lbRDFU17 http://platypuscomix.com/darkvault/misfits/misfit52.html https://www.donnacohen.com/ciriculum-vitae https://jeffcummins.wixsite.com/jeff https://www.showbizpizza.com/info/documents/ptt/ptt_pizzatimes3-1.pdf https://www.showbizpizza.com/info/documents/ptt/ptt_pizzatimes3-2.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixar#Early_history
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Acorn and Commodore soar, as Coleco and Atari falter
Software takes center stage in PC clone world
UK game prices hit rock bottom
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 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: Atic Atac
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-106323507
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atic_Atac
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-04-26/page/n1/mode/1up
Corrections:
March 1984 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/march-1984-104469980
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
1954
Kefauver hearing puts pressure on comics industry
https://www.nytimes.com/1954/04/20/archives/comicbook-hearing-to-start-tomorrow.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1954/04/23/archives/senator-charges-deceit-on-comics-kefauver-says-child-study-groups.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estes_Kefauver
1964
IBM announces the 360
https://x.com/kenshirriff/status/1777022892477239724
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_System/360
1974
Sega becomes American
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_41/page/50/mode/1up?view=theater
https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-saga-of-sega/
Mirco Games brings freeplay to video
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_42/page/50/mode/1up?view=theater
Sam Stern urges industry to go to 25 cent play
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_43/page/35/mode/1up?view=theater
David Gottlieb, RIP
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_43/page/35/mode/1up?view=theater
1984
Atari losses fall
Post Net Income of $30.9 Million, The Associated Press, April 19, 1984, Thursday, AM cycle, Section: Business News
Newsbytes, April 17, 1984, Atari in Trouble Again
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/19/business/warner-severs-tie-with-ladd-warner-communications.html
Banks cut Coleco credit line
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/03/business/coleco-says-banks-cut-its-credit.html?searchResultPosition=1
Coleco reports rebound from last quarter's loss, United Press International, April 17, 1984, Tuesday, BC cycle
Commodore sales skyrocket!
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/27/business/profit-off-at-xerox-sperry-up.html
Toy & Hobby World, April 1984 pg. 12
Acorn revenues soar!
https://archive.org/details/AcornUser021-Apr84/page/n8/mode/1up
TI turn-around unprecedented
Newsbytes, April 17, 1984, Texas Instruments Update
Milton Bradley returns to profitability
Milton Bradley Shows Profit in First Quarter, The Associated Press, April 20, 1984, Friday, BC cycle, Section: Business News
Toy Maker Talking About 'Business Combination' With Another Company, The Associated Press, April 26, 1984, Thursday, AM cycle, Section: Business News, Dateline: SPRINGFIELD, Mass.
Pizza Time Losses continue to mount
Newsbytes, April 17, 1984, In Brief
Atari closes last California factory
Newsbytes, April 3, 1984, Atari Lay-Off
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/07/business/atari-to-cut-550-jobs-at-2-plants.html
Alan Kay leaves Atari
Newsbytes, April 10, 1984, A week of resignations
5200 Software drought
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-1/page/12/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-1/page/15/mode/1up
German court squashe Unimex duplicator
https://binarium.de/unimex_duplicator_sp280
https://archive.org/details/happycomputer-magazine-1984-04/page/n7/mode/1up
Sinclair misses another QL deadline
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-04-05/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews057-14Apr1984/page/n3/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews056-07Apr1984/page/n5/mode/1up
Sinclair finds QL workaround!
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews059-28Apr1984/page/n3/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-04-26/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
Hannover Fair sees flood of PCs
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews058-21Apr1984/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
Commodore unveils PC clone
Newsbytes, April 3, 1984, Speaking of Clones
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/05/business/2-machines-challenge-ibm.html
IBM looks to shut down clones
Newsbytes, April 3, 1984, More IBM, by Paul Richter
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews056-07Apr1984/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
IBM buys additional Intel shares
Newsbytes, April 3, 1984, In Brief
PCJr sales still dismal
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-1/page/10/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews059-28Apr1984/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater
Apple ][ forever!
Newsbytes, April 10, 1984, Apple II Forever
https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/Apple_II_Forever
Newsbytes, April 17, 1984, Mac-Update
Apple holds its own with IBM
Newsbytes, April 10, 1984, Apple vs. IBM
Tomy drops out of US market
Toy & Hobby World, April 1984 pg. 12
HP introduces the ThinkJet
https://www.hp.com/hpinfo/abouthp/histnfacts/museum/imagingprinting/0011/
https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1984-04-rescan/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater
Moves to Asia continue
Newsbytes, April 17, 1984, Stealing some thunder
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/26/nyregion/thursday-april-26-1984-international.html
Bill Gates on Time cover
https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19840416,00.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/22/business/the-heady-world-of-ibm-suppliers.html
IBM working on GUI
https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1984-04-rescan/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_TopView
3rd parties abandon Adam
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-1/page/8/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-1/page/10/mode/1up?view=theater
Imagine changes course on price cut
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews056-07Apr1984/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater
UK game prices hit 1 pound 99!
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews057-14Apr1984/page/n3/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews057-14Apr1984/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
PC Write shareware model a success
Newsbytes, April 10, 1984, Betting on Piracy
Wordstar hits hard times
Newsbytes, April 17, 1984, Software Snafus
Atari Program Exchange shuttered
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-1/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
Atari introduces AtariLab
PRESS CONFERENCE, PR Newswire, April 4, 1984, Wednesday
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AtariLab
Broderbund announces Print Shop
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-1/page/6/mode/1up?view=theater
HESWare hires Nimoy
https://archive.org/details/Ahoy_Issue_04_1984-04_Ion_International_US/page/n7/mode/2up
Empires redefines pass-and-play
https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews057-14Apr1984/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/9706
Synapse withdraws from UK market
https://archive.org/details/computer-and-videogames-030/page/n19/mode/1up
Random House enters software biz
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/11/business/advertising-random-s-software-account.html
64er launches
https://archive.org/details/64er_1984_04/mode/2up
France goes online
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/30/business/computer-linkups-spurred-by-france.html
Games Network signs up additional franchises
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-04-12/page/n18/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-04-26/page/n12/mode/1up?view=theater
Videotext gone took 'r jawbs!
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/29/arts/tv-view-a-corporate-look-into-the-near-future.html
MITI throws in the towel
MITI GIVES UP PLAN TO SUBMIT SOFTWARE BILL TO DIET, Japan Economic Newswire, APRIL 21, 1984, SATURDAY
REVIEW-SOFTWARE: JAPAN, U.S. REMAIN APART ON SOFTWARE PROTECTION, Japan Economic Newswire, APRIL 19, 1984, THURSDAY
CalTech students hack Rose Bowl scoreboard
https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1984-04-rescan/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.edn.com/forget-touchdowns-engineers-score-with-pranks/
RCA axes Video disk
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/12/arts/tv-review-viewer-controls-screen.html?searchResultPosition=1
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/06/business/rca-defends-timing-of-videodisk-canceling.html
Licensing business explodes
Children's Characters Stir Big Sales, The Associated Press, April 25, 1984, Wednesday, PM cycle, Section: Domestic News, Byline: By ROBERT WADE, Associated Press Writer
Takara pens deal with Hasbro
US firm permitted to use characters, The Japan Economic Journal, April 17, 1984, Section: SERVICE/LEISURE/FOOD; Pg. 18
Toy & Hobby World, April 1984
D&D scare hits the UK
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-04-12/page/n1/mode/2up
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/
Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.
Copyright Karl Kuras
sega
nintendo
atari
coleco
acorn
commodore
c64
spectrum
sinclair
ql
microsoft
windows
vision
gottlieb
chuck e cheese
pizza time
pcjr
shareware
pulsonic
imagine
mastertronic
ultimate
aticatac
apple
macintosh
appleii
40 years ago:
#Acorn and #Commodore soar, as #Coleco and #Atari falter,
Software takes center stage in PC clone world &
UK game prices hit rock bottom
These stories and more on the VGNRTM!
#c64 #zxspectrum #ql #mastertronic #sega
Sega previews Saturn at CES,
Commodore warns of bankruptcy &
Doom brings corporate networks to their knees
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 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: Mega Turrican
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/104910543
https://www.mobygames.com/game/16645/mega-turrican/
Corrections:
February 1994 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/february-1994-103514526
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicktoons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famicom_Disk_System
1994:
Coinop goes BIG!
Edge March 1994, pg. 16
Coinop goes small
Edge March 1994, pg. 14
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2021/03/zool-arcade/
Daytona gets new name
Play Meter, March 1994, pg. 1
Irem shuts down arcade division
Play Meter, March 1994, pg. 1
Karaoke goes CD
https://archive.org/details/cashbox57unse_22/page/38/mode/1up?view=theater
US Rating System to be in place by Xmas
VIDEO-GAME MAKERS WILL SET UP SYSTEM FOR RATING PRODUCTS, WALL STREET JOURNAL, March 7, 1994, Monday, Section: Section B; Page 7, Column 6
UK Rating system to start in March
https://archive.org/details/AmigaFormatMagazine_201902/Amiga_Format_Issue_057_1994_03_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n21/mode/2up
3DO issues ratings system
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-03/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.mobygames.com/game/1824/hell-a-cyberpunk-thriller/cover/group-13661/cover-30908/
Current NextGen falters at CES
Edge, March 1994, pg. 6
Sega Previews Saturn
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20056%20%28March%201994%29/page/n57/mode/2up
Edge, March 1994, pg. 6
Nintendo fools no one with SGi demos
Edge, March 1994, pg. 6
Acclaim The Duel demo details
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-03/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
Gregory Fischbach Part 2 - Acclaim - https://www.patreon.com/posts/47720122
Gregory Fischbach Part 1 - Activision - Acclaim - https://www.patreon.com/posts/46578120
3D tool makers show wares at CES
https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1994-03/page/15/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavefront_Technologies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softimage_3D
https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1994-03/page/17/mode/1up?view=theater
Sega of America announces 32X
MONITOR, The Irish Times, March 15, 1994, CITY EDITION, Section: EDUCATION & LIVING; Pg. Supplement Page 12
SEGA TO ENTER 32-BIT VIDEO GAME MARKET IN FALL WITH PRICE BREAK ON HARDWARE, WALL STREET JOURNAL, March 15, 1994, Tuesday, Section: Section B; Page 6, Column 4, Byline: BY DON CLARK
PSX shown to UK Devs
Edge, March 1994, pg. 13
3DO announces new licensees and PC add-on card
No Headline In Original, WALL STREET JOURNAL, March 11, 1994, Friday, Section: Section B; Page 5, Column 4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DO_Interactive_Multiplayer#Licensed_systems
Microsoft WON'T provide an OS for Saturn
Microsoft plays down Sega video game role, Financial Times (London,England), March 10, 1994, Thursday, London, Section: International Company News; Pg. 30, Byline: By LOUISE KEHOE and MICHIYO NAKAMOTO
Crystal Dynamics signs on for Saturn development
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-03/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.mobygames.com/game/company:1281/platform:sega-saturn/sort:-date/page:1/
CD32 haralds CD revolution in UK
MONITOR, The Irish Times, March 15, 1994, CITY EDITION, Section: EDUCATION & LIVING; Pg. Supplement Page 12
Nintendo announces Super Gameboy
NINTENDO UNIT UNVEILS DEVICE, WALL STREET JOURNAL, March 15, 1994, Tuesday, Section: Section C; Page 6, Column 6
Nintendo still smug, despite share price collapse
Nintendo still at the top of its game, Despite sagging shares, firm outscores rivals in efficiency, profitability, The Nikkei Weekly (Japan), March 28, 1994, Section: INDUSTRY; Pg. 9, Byline: BY ASAKO ISHIBASHI Staff writer
Nintendo profits expected to fall by 40%
Nintendo group's pretax profit to fall 40%, daily says, Japan Economic Newswire, MARCH 31, 1994, THURSDAY, Dateline: TOKYO, March 31 Kyodo
Sega Enterprises to raise dividend, skip share split, Japan Economic Newswire, MARCH 10, 1994, THURSDAY, Dateline: TOKYO, March 10 Kyodo
Acclaim reports record earnings!
Playthings, March 1994, pg. 10
NBA Jam launch to match Mortal Kombat
NBA Jams' Wins Acclaim; TriStar's New Cover Girl, Billboard, March 19, 1994, Section: HOME VIDEO; Shelf Talk; Pg. 68, Byline: by Elleen Fitzpatrick
Midway dumps Acclaim
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/31/business/company-news-nintendo-licensing-deal-rocks-acclaim-s-stock.html https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/18/business/stocks-advance-on-good-inflation-news.html
NINTENDO'S PROJECT REALITY GAME SYSTEM GETS LIFT IN ACCORD WITH WMS INDUSTRIES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, March 31, 1994, Thursday, Section: Section B; Page 7, Column 1, Byline: BY JIM CARLTON
Sega shows off Virtua Racing on Genesis
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-03/page/n87/mode/1up?view=theater
Playmates Toys gets into games
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-03/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.mobygames.com/company/1481/playmates-interactive-entertainment-inc/games/
Playmates revenue drops
Playmates sales fall 10pc to $ 1.42b in saturated market, South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), March 22, 1994, Section: Business; Pg. 3, Byline: By CARRIE LEE
EA signs Shaq and Jordan
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-03/page/n25/mode/1up?view=theater
Commodore Australia closes down
IT'S NOT ALL DOOM AND GLOOM FOR COMMODORE; COMPUTER VISION, Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), March 21, 1994 Monday, Late Edition, Section: COMPUTERS; Pg. 50
Commodore warns of imminent bankruptcy
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/26/business/company-news-computer-pioneer-signals-bankruptcy-near.html?searchResultPosition=1
https://archive.org/details/amiga-computing-magazine-071/page/n11/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/amazing-computing-magazine-1994-03/page/n81/mode/2up
VFX1 brings VR home
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-03/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1994-03/page/12/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFX1_Headgear https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1994-03/page/n19/mode/2up
New World bought by NTN
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_116/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater
MCA announces game studio
https://www.mobygames.com/company/1982/universal-interactive-inc/
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-03/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater
Broderbund signs up affiliates
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-03/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
Rocket Science goes full Siliwood
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_116/page/n14/mode/1up?view=theater
Microsoft's got game
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-03/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater
Newton gets games
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-03/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
Sierra goes big on CGI
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-03/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater
Tsunami wants to inject you into a game
https://www.mobygames.com/game/1478/blue-force/trivia/
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-03/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater
Dragon's Lair comes to CDRom
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-03/page/n18/mode/1up?view=theater
Shareware confusion rises
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1994-03/page/n25/mode/2up?q=shareware
https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1994.03/page/n5/mode/2up
Company networks get Doom-ed!
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_116/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater
Microsoft announces Microsoft Network
Microsoft to test PC network, Financial Times (London,England), March 14, 1994, Monday, London, Section: International Company News; Pg. 19
IBM and Videotron team up
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/12/business/company-news-videotron-and-ibm-to-explore-interactive-technology.html
https://techmonitor.ai/technology/ibm_previews_its_powerpc_403ga_emebedded_microcontroller_chip
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerPC_400#PowerPC_403
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=gJaSV-oulLE
https://books.google.ca/books?id=aeQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA62&dq=videoway+popular+mechanics&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwixn-r1wrTpAhWPbs0KHbhTC6AQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=videoway%20popular%20mechanics&f=false
https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/groupe-videotron-lte
Japanese recession hits Akihabara
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/05/world/tokyo-journal-electronics-district-hits-hard-times.html?searchResultPosition=1
Survey reveals some winners amid chilly business climate, The Daily Yomiuri, March 28, 1994, Monday
https://www.triptojapan.com/blog/akihabara-exploring-tokyo-s-electric-town
Discounting takes Japanese retail by storm
Cheap and cheerful: Changing patterns of Japanese retailing, Financial Times (London,England), March 15, 1994, Tuesday, London, Section: Pg. 24, Byline: By EMIKO TERAZONO
Rhino Group grows
Enlarged Rhino advances to Pounds 2m, Financial Times (London,England). March 4, 1994, Friday, London, Section: UK Company News; Pg. 24, Byline: By PAUL TAYLOR
UK mag publisher Impact calls it quits
THE GAMES OF CHANCE; You don't need to live in the metropolis to make a million from mags, The Guardian (London), March 10, 1994, Section: THE GUARDIAN FEATURES PAGE; Pg. 17
https://archive.org/details/zzap64-magazine-106
https://archive.org/details/amiga-force-16/page/n11/mode/2up?view=theater
https://segaretro.org/Impact_Magazines
Dark Horse Comics gets into games mag business
https://archive.org/details/max-overload-01/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/AmigaFormatMagazine_201902/Amiga_Format_Issue_057_1994_03_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n19/mode/2up
Move over cover disks...CDs are here!
https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1994-03/page/9/mode/1up?view=theater
Multimedia Porn becomes harder to ignore
https://archive.org/details/AcornUser140-Mar94/page/n21/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_116/page/n9/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/amiga-computing-magazine-071/page/n29/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1994-03/page/n17/mode/2up
McGraw Hill publishes Best of Byte
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/01/science/peripherals-the-bytes-of-the-past-emerge-as-a-book.html?searchResultPosition=1
https://archive.org/details/bestofbyte0000rana
Japan buys more chips abroad
Japan, U.S. emphasize 3 sectors for foreign chips Tokyo Relieved No Guarantee Sought, The Nikkei Weekly (Japan), March 28, 1994, Section: ECONOMY; Pg. 2, Byline: BY HIROSHI NAKAMAE Staff writer
Girls need to get into games
A TOOL FOR WOMEN, A TOY FOR MEN: VIDEO GAMES HELP BOYS GET A HEAD START, WALL STREET JOURNAL, March 16, 1994, Wednesday, Section: Section B; Page 1, Column 6, Byline: BY WILLIAM M BULKELEY
Carmen Sandiego goes around the world
https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1994-03/page/8/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_in_the_World_Is_Carmen_Sandiego%3F_(game_show)#International_versions
Magic the Gathering takes gaming market by storm
Playthings, March 1994, pg. 18
Linux launched
https://twitter.com/WeAreRSGroup/status/1768186561227538885/photo/1
RIP John Candy
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/05/obituaries/john-candy-comedic-film-star-is-dead-of-a-heart-attack-at-43.html?searchResultPosition=7
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/
Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.
Copyright Karl Kuras
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.
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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.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/boulder-dash--data
Bills pile up at Pizza Time
Company Deferring Some Debts, The Associated Press, March 9, 1984, Friday, PM cycle, Section: Business News, Byline: By LORETTA NOFFSINGER, Associated Press Writer
Bankruptcy Threat Issued, The Associated Press, March 16, 1984, Friday, AM cycle
Pizza Time Theater enters Chapter 11
Curtains for the Pizza Time Theatre, Financial Times (London,England), March 30, 1984, Friday, Section: SECTION I; Pg. 18, Byline: By Louise Kehoe in San Francisco
Joneva Barry - Chuck E. Cheese, Kadabrascope - https://www.patreon.com/posts/joneva-barry-e-101938460
Roger Hector - Atari, Disney, Sega, Namco, Sente - https://www.patreon.com/posts/72058794
Owen Rowley - Chuck E Cheese, Autodesk - https://www.patreon.com/posts/owen-rowley-88533133
Bally buys Sente
BALLY-MANUFACTURING; Acquires Sente Technologies Division of Pizza Time Theatre Inc., Business Wire, March 29, 1984, Thursday
Chip shortage looms
Play Meter March 1st, 1984, pg. 16
Jay Balakrishnan - HESWare, Radical, Dynamics, Solid State Software - https://www.patreon.com/posts/jay-balakrishnan-103071267
Goldman Sachs quantifies the Crash
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-12/page/182/mode/1up?view=theater
Battle for Warner is over...
Warner buys back Murdoch's stake with aid from Chris-Craft, Financial Times (London,England), March 19, 1984, Monday, Section: SECTION I; Pg. 16, Byline: BY WILLIAM HALL IN NEW YORK
https://archive.org/details/masterofgamestev00bruc
Atari cuts another 200
Atari cuts jobs in restructuring, Financial Times (London,England), March 21, 1984, Wednesday, Section: SECTION II; International Companies; Pg. 19, Byline: BY LOUISE KEHOE IN SAN FRANCISCO
A Year After Layoffs, Atari Foresees Better Times in '84, The Associated Press, March 11, 1984, Sunday, BC cycle
Coleco losses dwarf expectations
COLECO LOSES $35 MILLION IN QUARTER, The New York Times, March 8, 1984, Thursday, Late City Final Edition, C, Section: Section D; Page 1, Column 3; Financial Desk, Byline: By DAVID E. SANGER
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/08/business/coleco-loses-35-million-in-quarter.html
Coleco announces massive layoffs
No Headline In Original, The Associated Press, March 28, 1984, Wednesday, AM cycle, Section: Business News, Byline: By S.W. BELL, AP Business Writer, Dateline: AMSTERDAM, N.Y.
Massive losses can't bring Mattel's spirits down
Mattel, Despite $171 Million Loss, Optimistic About Future, The Associated Press, March 15, 1984, Thursday, AM cycle, Byline: By ROGER GILLOTT, AP Business Writer
Mattel reaches new financing agreement with creditor banks, Financial Times (London,England), March 15, 1984, Thursday, Section: SECTION II; International Companies; Pg. 27, Byline: BY PAUL TAYLOR IN NEW YORK
Intellivision reborn!
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-12/page/179/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revco
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivision#INTV_Corporation_(1984%E2%80%931990)
2600 goes to Turkey
ATARI; Signs agreement with Turkish firm to manufacture and distribute video game products in Turkey, Business Wire, March 20, 1984, Tuesday https://www.reddit.com/r/TheCinemassacre/comments/1afkuz2/the_first_atari_2600_commercial_in_turkey_80s/
http://www.atariboxed.com/index.php?go=output&sort=T1.Modul_Complete_Title,%20T1.Modul_Complete_Model,%20T1.Modul_Complete_TV,%20T1.Modul_Complete_Label&dir=DESC&rows_per_page=50&select_system=1&select_company=49
Odyssey RIP
Pioneer Home Video Game Is Dropped, The Associated Press, March 20, 1984, Tuesday, AM cycle, Byline: By TOM EBLEN, Associated Press Writer First Home Video-Game Maker Calling It Quits, The Associated Press, March 21, 1984, Wednesday, PM cycle, Byline: By TOM EBLEN, Associated Press Writer
Nintendo may show off console at summer CES
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-12/page/182/mode/1up?view=theater
Goodbye Video Game Update including Computer Entertainer...
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-12/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/electronic-fun-with-computers-and-games-volume-2-number-5-march-1984/page/4/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_02_Number_12_1984-03_Reese_Communications_US/page/n5/mode/2up
Julian 'Jaz' Rignall - Computer and Video Games, ZZAP!64, Mean Machines, Future Publishing, Virgin, IGN - https://www.patreon.com/posts/julian-jaz-and-97565043
Jerry Wolosenko - Synapse - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42014024
Amiga announces 68000 based home computer
Infoworld March 26, 1984, pg. 13
Infoworld March 19, 1984 pg. 20
https://www.landley.net/history/mirror/atari/museum/mickey.html
https://theretrohour.com/amstrad-cpc-40th-anniversary-with-roland-perry-pt-1-the-retro-hour-ep425/
Mac distribution widens
Infoworld March 26, 1984, pg. 11
Infoworld March 26, 1984, pg. 16
Apple IIx rumors begin
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-12/page/184/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_IIGS
https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1984-03/page/n43/mode/2up
Intel licenses chip designs to Sanyo
BOTH 8- AND 16-BIT MODELS; Tokyo Sanyo will make Intel-compatible MPUs, The Japan Economic Journal, March 13, 1984, Section: ELECTRICALS & ELECTRONICS; Pg. 9
Commodore and IBM become Intel licensees
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/10/business/ibm-is-licensed-to-makeintel-chip.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-15/mode/1up?view=theater
Don Greenbaum - Commodore - https://www.patreon.com/posts/don-greenbaum-67077078
Commodore goes brit
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-29/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHJ6vVxJLlQ
IBM slashes PC prices in Europe
Infoworld March 26, 1984, pg. 11
Creative Computing reviews the TS 2068
https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1984-03/page/n93/mode/2up
Timex calls it quits
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-01/mode/1up?view=theater
InfoWorld March 19, 1984 pg. 16
Sinclair admits QL is a mess
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-08/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-15/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-29/page/n31/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-22/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
QL peripheral makers multiply
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-29/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
Developers abandon QL for CPC
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-15/mode/1up?view=theater
Sir Clive's portable TV impresses
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-29/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV80
Sinclair EV to be made by Hoover
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-08/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
Imagine begins Bandersnatch and Psyclapse ad blitz
https://archive.org/details/computer-and-videogames-029/page/n153/mode/2up
Imagine bungles deal
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-08/mode/1up?view=theater
http://redparsley.blogspot.com/2016/08/input-magazine-retrospective.html
https://archive.org/details/Input_Vol_1_No_01_1997_Marshall_Cavendish_GB
Imagine announces price cut
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-08/page/n2/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Big_K_Issue_03_1984_Jun/page/n15/mode/2up
Bug Byte won't give up on Miner Willie
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-22/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/mattie-goes-mining/
Novotrade details
First All-Hungarian Stock Corporation Ventures Into Video Gaming, The Associated Press, March 3, 1984, Saturday, BC cycle, Byline: By ROLAND PRINZ, Associated Press Writer
https://www.stayforever.de/2024/04/ddr-computer-sft-14/
https://www.ddr-museum.de/de/blog/2020/genex-geschenkdienst
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genex
https://archive.org/details/genexhauptkatalog1986
Hudsonsoft goes Speccy
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-29/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.mobygames.com/game/company:1360/platform:zx-spectrum/sort:-date/page:1/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/19608/cannon-ball/
Geoff Crammond takes to the skies
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-29/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVNAippFbAs
https://www.mobygames.com/person/6244/geoffrey-j-crammond/
Mythos puts Karsten Köper on the map
https://archive.org/details/atari-club-magazin-1984-3/page/6/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/atari-club-magazin-1984-3/page/10/mode/2up
http://thethalionsource.w4f.eu/Artikel/Mythos.htm
XOR brings Football Manager to the gridiron
Infoworld March 12, 1984, pg. 22
https://www.mobygames.com/company/1848/xor-corporation/
Palace software to leverage movie licenses
https://archive.org/details/home-computing-weekly-052
Enter the 'bookware'
https://archive.org/details/Acorn_User_Number_020_1984-03_Adn-Wesley_GB/page/n7/mode/2up
https://worldofspectrum.net/publisher/11213/
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-08/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
Addison-Wesley launches line of games for girls
Infoworld March 26, 1984, pg. 20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsgYqUjtPj8
https://www.mobygames.com/company/23943/rhiannon-software/
https://www.wearelivinginthefuture.com/p/space-girls-gaming-obsolescence
https://archive.org/details/wozaday_Lauren_of_the_25th_Century
Angelsoft founded
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-12/page/190/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.mobygames.com/company/1107/angelsoft-inc/
Synergistic abandons publishing
https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_02_Number_12_1984-03_Reese_Communications_US/page/n13/mode/2up
Lotus goes for integration
https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1984-03/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Symphony_(MS-DOS)
http://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-commodore-plus4-3-plus-1-and.html
https://archive.org/details/Ahoy_Issue_03_1984-03_Ion_International_US/page/n9/mode/2up
Egghead Softwear is slashing prices
https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1984-03/page/n205/mode/2up
Comptiq brings US games to Japan
Comptique will market U.S.-made game packages, The Japan Economic Journal, March 13, 1984, Section: SPECIAL U.S. SECTION; Pg. 13
https://www.mobygames.com/company/6942/comptiq/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptiq
MSX looks to be a dud
https://archive.org/details/home-computing-weekly-052/page/n31/mode/2up
Sega to export 70,000 SC300's
Personal computers, The Japan Economic Journal, March 6, 1984, Section: NEWS PACKAGE; Pg. 18
MAX RIP
Commodore withdraws from toy business, The Japan Economic Journal, March 13, 1984, Section: SERVICE/LEISURE/FOOD; Pg. 18
Robotron ships with dual controller holder
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-12/page/184/mode/1up?view=theater
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/166814-robotron-dual-controller-holder/
Violence in Gaming debate comes to the C64
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Volume_2_Number_06_1984-03_Pumpkin_Press_US/page/n77/mode/2up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqPymlvBrSA
Alladin's Castle finally beats Mesquite
Play Meter 15th, 1984, pg. 13
Computer hacking laws proposed
https://archive.org/details/home-computing-weekly-053/page/n15/mode/2up
Piracy has Apple in a tizzy
No Headline In Original, United Press International, March 10, 1984, Saturday, PM cycle
Japanese Industry backs MITI
KEIDANREN SUPPORTS MITI'S SOFTWARE PROTECTION BILL, Copyright 1984 Jiji Press Ltd.Jiji Press Ticker Service, MARCH 13, 1984, TUESDAY
https://www.keidanren.or.jp/en/profile/pro001.html
Video Nasties Bill gets games amendment
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-22/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Recordings_Act_1984
UK Libraries clash with software publishers
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-03-29/mode/1up?view=theater
Are computer graphics art?
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/27/science/colorful-graphics-aren-t-for-everybody.html
https://blisscast.wordpress.com/2023/10/17/mindset-computer-vyper-game/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindset_(computer)
Smart devices invade homes
A Year After Layoffs, Atari Foresees Better Times in '84, The Associated Press, March 11, 1984, Sunday, BC cycle
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/08/garden/the-digital-revolution-breeds-smart-new-appliances.html
Seiko introduces the smartwatch
https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1984-03/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.namokimods.com/en-eu/blogs/namokitimes/seiko-originals-the-uc-2000-a-smartwatch-from-1984
RIP Mike Kogan
Replay March 1984, pg. 10
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kogan
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/
Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.
Copyright Karl Kuras
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