Before we got all our information from the internet, magazines were the primary way of learning about specialty topics like computing. Randal Kottwitz was part of two major early pillars in this field, SoftSide magazine, as it transitioned from being a pamphlet with Basic programs to a full blown magazine with attached floppy disks and tapes and MacUser magazine, the go-to source for information about Apple's revolutionary 16 bit computer the Macintosh.

We talk about publishing, visions for the future of a digital life in the 80s and so, so much more!

Recorded September 2021.

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Microsoft and Nintendo slash prices, Steam enters the game retail business & Germany thinks about banning Counter Strike

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This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in May 2002. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

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Corrections: April 2002 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/april-2002-67235902 Turns out our Department of Corrections got it wrong and F-Zero AX was published by Sega: https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/f-zero-ax https://web.archive.org/web/20050909152548/f-zero.jp/f-zero_ax/index.html 2002: GBA to go online Edge 110 pg. 17 https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/54188-gameboy-owners-will-surf-the-web https://web.archive.org/web/20060321032545/http://www.x-trafun.com/home.htm Gameboy gets game downloader Edge 110 pg. 22 Sega licenses ports to THQ Edge 110 pg. 22 https://www.mobygames.com/game/altered-beast-guardian-of-the-realms

Nintendo cuts price of GBA https://archive.org/details/gamepro-issue-164-may-2002/page/n31/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance

Microsoft cuts price of Xbox in Europe https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue88/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1936791.stm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)

Xbox has the force https://archive.org/details/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_0246/page/10/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic

GDC subdued Edge 110 pg. 10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Developers_Conference Steam starts selling games https://archive.org/details/pcgames200205/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater Edge 110 pg. 18 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_(service) Sims sales numbers confirmation https://archive.org/details/pcgames200205/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sims_(video_game)

German authorities consider Counter Strike ban https://archive.org/details/pcgames200205/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/erfurter-schulmorde-killer-spiel-counterstrike-wird-nicht-indiziert-a-196419.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike

Netflix is growing by leaps and bounds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix#Launch_as_a_mail-based_rental_business_(1997%E2%80%932006) https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_214/page/n44/mode/1up?view=theater Angel of Darkness previewed Edge 110 https://www.mobygames.com/game/lara-croft-tomb-raider-the-angel-of-darkness/mobyrank

Software 2000 is no more https://archive.org/details/pcgames200205/page/n27/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_2000

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RPGs go VR PC gaming embraces the 386 Hudson Soft wants you to play responsibly

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This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in May 1992. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

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Corrections: April 1992 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/66723324 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-i https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMS_Industries https://www.mobygames.com/game/cd-i/zeldas-adventure https://www.mariowiki.com/Mario_Bros._Special 1992: Mario is coming to pinball Play Meter May 1992 pg. 35 Replay May 1992, pg. 3

Virtuality goes dungeoning https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-123/page/n47/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz_BeaBS_cg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtuality_(product)

First US Virtuality center opens Play Meter May, 1992, pg. 30

Hudson wants responsible gaming https://archive.org/details/video-games-and-computer-entertainment-issue-40-may-1992/Video%20Games%20and%20Computer%20Entertainment%20-%20Issue%2040%20-%20May%201992%20(Compressed)/page/n5/mode/1up https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-08-fi-1609-story.html https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Buster-Bros.-Game-Manual.pdf https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_034_May_1992/page/n99/mode/1up?view=theater

Multicarts are storming the NES https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_034_May_1992/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/action-52 https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/quattro-compilations https://bootleggames.fandom.com/wiki/Maxivision_15-in-1

Bring back the NES in SNES https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_034_May_1992/page/n99/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_8_(video_game_accessory) http://www.valugamer.com/?p=369

The MPC gets an upgrade https://archive.org/details/video-games-and-computer-entertainment-issue-40-may-1992/Video%20Games%20and%20Computer%20Entertainment%20-%20Issue%2040%20-%20May%201992%20(Compressed)/page/n23/mode/1up December 1991 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/60607281

386 required gaming is here https://archive.org/details/questbusters-v9n05/page/n1/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/ultima-vii-the-black-gate https://www.mobygames.com/game/ultima-underworld-the-stygian-abyss https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-44/page/n19/mode/2up Paul Neurath Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/54857109

Commodore to launch A600 https://archive.org/details/computer-and-videogames-126/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/AmigaJoker199205/page/n89/mode/1up http://amr.abime.net/amr_popup_picture.php?src=amiga_power/magscans/ap13_1992_05/048.jpg&c=15978&n=1&filesize=386937 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_video_connector https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_A570

Atari leaks info about the Falcon https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1992-05/page/n28/mode/1up https://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=UG93ZXIgUGxheS8xOTky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CeBIT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Falcon

Windows 3.1 cements Microsoft's lead https://archive.org/details/1992-05-compute-magazine/page/n7/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1x https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Excel#Early_history February 1982 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/63177692 Note: The term was "second source"

Disney goes for the adult gamer https://archive.org/details/video-games-and-computer-entertainment-issue-40-may-1992/Video%20Games%20and%20Computer%20Entertainment%20-%20Issue%2040%20-%20May%201992%20(Compressed)/page/n23/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/who-framed-roger-rabbit https://winworldpc.com/product/disney-animation-studio/ibm-1992 King's Quest 5 goes CD https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1992-05/page/n52/mode/1up https://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=UG93ZXIgUGxheS8xOTky https://www.mobygames.com/game/kings-quest-v-absence-makes-the-heart-go-yonder Bard's Tale 4 is coming https://archive.org/details/questbusters-v9n05/page/n1/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,2687/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_of_Dreams https://www.mobygames.com/game/dragon-wars

RPGs go online https://archive.org/details/questbusters-v9n05/page/n1/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/neverwinter-nights_ Don Daglow Part 2 - Broderbund - Beyond Software - Stormfront - SSI https://www.patreon.com/posts/39095819 https://www.mobygames.com/game/mechwarrior/screenshots Robert Kniskern - Gamemaster https://www.patreon.com/posts/robert-kniskern-64771353

Wesson to make professional Simulator https://archive.org/details/video-games-and-computer-entertainment-issue-40-may-1992/Video%20Games%20and%20Computer%20Entertainment%20-%20Issue%2040%20-%20May%201992%20(Compressed)/page/n23/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/traconrapcon-series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2q0nl3i08o

Microsoft takes a swing at golf games https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_94/page/n17/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/microsoft-golf-versions

Lawnmower man promises to bring VR to the big screen https://archive.org/details/1992-05-compute-magazine/page/n34/mode/1up https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104692/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_7

Sinclair introduces the Zike https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-123/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Zike https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=536020163437685

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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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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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Nintendo, Sega, and Namco unite to save the arcade, Sony and Microsoft get sued over controllers & EverQuest goes premium

These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM

This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in April 2002. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

Woulter, aka Wiedo, is our cohost. You can find his awesome twitter feed here: https://twitter.com/wiedo

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Corrections: March 2002 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/65826648 https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/street-fighter-ii-the-world-warrior https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)#Controllers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_Design https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/graphics-engine-infinity-engine https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/deer-hunter-series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teton_Range https://youtu.be/VGJOQ3Mjr00 https://gamejolt.com/games/jetpak-dx-gameboy-color/138865

2002: Triforce gives arcades a glimmer of hope Edge 109 pg. 14 https://segaretro.org/Triforce

2001 best year ever for gaming https://archive.org/details/GDM_April_2002/page/n3/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sims https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_III Sony and Microsoft sued over controller patents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immersion_v._Sony http://edition.cnn.com/2002/TECH/fun.games/02/13/game.controller.suit.idg/index.html?related https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immersion_Corporation https://www.mobygames.com/game/ps3/lair Miyamoto shows of Mario Sunshine in London Edge 109 pg. 10 https://www.mobygames.com/game/gamecube/super-mario-sunshine

Sony launches Playstation BB Edge 109 pg. 16 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Broadband_Navigator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essentials_(PlayStation) Eidos brings the Japanese weirdness to the West https://archive.org/details/GDM_April_2002/page/n3/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/ps2/mister-mosquito https://www.mobygames.com/game/mad-maestro https://www.mobygames.com/game/legaia-2-duel-saga

Capcom debuts Steel Battalion controller Edge 109 pg. 21 https://www.mobygames.com/game/xbox/steel-battalion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Battalion https://computerspielenacht.htwk-leipzig.de/computerspielenacht-start/

PC game boxes aren't dead yet https://archive.org/details/pcgames200204/page/n9/mode/1up

Canucks are trying to bring games to Linux Edge 109 pg. 18 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Findev#GameTree_Linux

EverQuest wants to make you a Legend... https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_114_April_2002/page/19/mode/1up https://everquest.allakhazam.com/story.html?story=662 https://www.giantbomb.com/marauders-mire/3035-4711/

Everquest devs leave Sony https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-072-2002-04/page/n17/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/sigil-games-online-inc

Players sue Mythic over sale of MMO items https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-072-2002-04/page/n13/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-072-2002-04/page/n15/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/dark-age-of-camelot https://www.mobygames.com/game/diablo-ii

Games are becoming hot movie properties Edge 109 pg. 13 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120804/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398913/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411951/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

G4 launches https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-163-april-2002 pg. 34 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G4_(American_TV_network)

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Ronald Spitzer was a corner stone of both New World Computing making sure games like Might and Magic and Nuclear War hit store shelves worldwide before moving on to running Electronic Art's affiliated label program.

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Nintendo cuts prices to keep up with Sega Windows 3.1 brings GUIs to the masses Lucasarts wants to bring simulations to the arcade

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Corrections: March 1992 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/65554323 https://niwanetwork.org/wiki/SNES-CD 1992 ACME arcade show leaves street operators in the lurch Play Meter pg. 66 https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/street-fighter-ii-champion-edition https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/gi-joe-a-real-american-hero__ https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/x-men___ https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/total-carnage https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/viewpoint https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/space-pirates https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/golden-tee-golf-ii https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/aero-fighters https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2951682/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwRw4bOOcf0&t=74s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Traveler_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holosseum

Rediffusion is going for full immersion https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue55Apr92/ACE_Issue_55_Apr_92/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.arcade-history.com/?n=commander&page=detail&id=70724 https://techmonitor.ai/technology/rediffusion_simulation_diversifies_into_super_games_machines_with_commander

Capcom runs Street Fighter 2 Champion Edition arcade cab ad in consumer mags https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20033%20%28April%201992%29/page/n12/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_033_April_1992/page/n12/mode/1up RePlay pg. 14

Modem mania is coming to consoles https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_033_April_1992/page/n15/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleplay_Modem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Channel

Nintendo cuts SNES price https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_033_April_1992/page/n91/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System#Launch

Mario goes PC http://amr.abime.net/issue_12_pages pg. 15 https://archive.org/details/the-one-for-amiga-games-43-1992-04/page/n10/mode/1up?q=the+one+1992 https://www.mobygames.com/game/mario-is-missing https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/mario-educational-games

Steve Jobs goes PC https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1992-04_OCR/page/n32/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXTSTEP

Windows 3.1 has arrived https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1992-04_OCR/page/n43/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1x

CDTV becomes a computer https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-04/page/n19/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_CDTV

Epyx targets laptop gamers https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-04/page/n25/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/msdos_epyx_getaway_laptop_entertainment_6_pack_1991

New Publisher Mirage aims to be the real deal https://archive.org/details/the-one-for-amiga-games-43-1992-04/page/n8/mode/1up?q=the+one+1992 https://www.mobygames.com/company/mirage-technologies-multimedia-ltd

Gravis announces the PC Gamepad https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-04/page/n23/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravis_PC_GamePad

Carmen Sandiego movie rights sold https://archive.org/details/Game_Informer_Issue_004_Spring_1992/page/n28/mode/1up Gary Carlston- Broderbund - https://www.patreon.com/posts/50036733 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167742/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7042146/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Lotus Founder fears for future of Internet https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1992-04_OCR/page/n32/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Kapor

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Space War heralds the dawn of the video game Sanders and Associates patents the game console Pacman finally kills KCMunchkin

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1932 Pinball ruled to be gambling https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/380431067/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74171177/pinball-ordinance-not-yet-implemented/

1952 Anti-Pinball law deemed illegal https://www.nytimes.com/1952/04/11/archives/pinball-law-illegal-hoboken-magistrate-rules-city-ordinance.html?searchResultPosition=1

IBM sees bright future in electronics https://www.nytimes.com/1952/04/30/archives/watson-reports-i-b-m-expansion-business-machines-chairman-tells.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_701 https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/history/year_1952.html https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/tag/ibm-709/

1962 Spacewar released at MIT https://www.howtogeek.com/794165/video-games-turn-60-how-spacewar-launched-a-revolution/ http://tech.mit.edu/V82/PDF/V82-N11.pdf

Business managers play IBM business sim https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12413174/the-observer/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81965512/smu-banking-management-game/

1972 Sanders and associates get game console patents https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99426904/magnavox-odyssey-patent-announcement/ https://www.nytimes.com/1972/04/29/archives/dc10-patent-is-set-mcdonnell-douglas-stresses-arrangement-of-3.html?searchResultPosition=14 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_H._Baer https://youtu.be/kDAKxjG7VaI

Cartrivision introduces movie rentals to the world https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1972/Pop-1972-04.pdf pg. 25 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWZHh5oVjB0

1982 Make your own maze is the new arcade craze https://archive.org/details/Atari_Coin_Connection_Volume_6_Number_3_April-May_1982 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dig_Dug https://www.mobygames.com/game/pit

Atari releases promo video to fight local laws Replay April 1982 pg. 9 https://archive.org/details/Atari_Coin_Connection_Volume_6_Number_3_April-May_1982

Pizza Time Theater fails to impress Wall Street https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/05/business/market-place-pizza-time-unproven-idea.html?searchResultPosition=7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_E._Cheese Willy's Wonderland - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8114980/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_8

Court rules that speed-up and conversion kits are illegal Replay April 1982 pg. 9 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013442/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Atari, finally, beats KC Munchkin Games People Pay Early April 1982 pg. 6 Replay April 1982 pg. 25 Play Meter April 15, 1982 pg. 15 Play Meter April 1, 1982 pg. 14

Atari profits surge despite higher tax rate https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/14/business/company-earnings-warner-up-57.4-in-quarter.html?searchResultPosition=3 https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/14/business/business-digest-wednesday-april-14-1982-the-economy.html?searchResultPosition=10

Atari releases home computer ports of Pacman and Centipede https://archive.org/details/kilobaudmagazine-1982-04/page/n199/mode/2up https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-8-bit/pac-man/screenshots https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-8-bit/centipede_/screenshots

Atari 5200 won't be backward compatible https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62351753/atari-5200-notice-of-no-backwards/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_5200

Sega to distribute Colecovision in Japan Replay April 1982 pg. 40 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ColecoVision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SG-1000

CBS gets into games https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/21/business/cbs-to-market-bally-games.html?searchResultPosition=2 https://www.mobygames.com/company/cbs-software https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/23/business/cbs-unit-offers-58-million-for-maker-of-rubik-s-cube.html?searchResultPosition=5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubik%27s_Cube https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideal_Toy_Company

Quaker Oats gets into games too https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/23/business/cbs-unit-offers-58-million-for-maker-of-rubik-s-cube.html?searchResultPosition=5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaker_Oats_Company#Quaker_Oats_Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Games

Flat panels are coming our way https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-04-rescan/page/n429/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid-crystal_display Sinclair announces flat screen computer... and electric car https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-04-rescan/page/n427/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV80 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_C5

Sinclair claims volume victory https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1982-04-a/page/n7/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX80 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX81 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_VIC-20

ZX82 is near! https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-04-23/page/n4/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum

BBC goes all in on computer literacy https://archive.org/details/your-computer-magazine-1982-04/page/n16/mode/1up The BBC wants to answer your computer inquiries https://archive.org/details/your-computer-magazine-1982-04/page/n16/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC Micro Men - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXBxV6-zamM&t=65s

Hyperlink gaming comes to UK TVs https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_006_1982-04_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n24/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minitel

Buy plotting paper to make your zx81 art dreams a reality! https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_006_1982-04_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n49/mode/1up

Sinclair User launches https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-001

Antic magazine debuts https://archive.org/details/1982-04-anticmagazine

16 bit revolution is coming https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1982-04-a/page/n7/mode/1up

Video Disc gaming not dead yet... https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1982-04-a/page/n7/mode/1up

Zork Users Group announced https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1982-04-a/page/n248/mode/1up https://www.filfre.net/2012/07/the-zork-users-group/ Michael Dornbrook Part 1 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/44335732

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Gamecube gets an EU launch date EA sues over Einstein Aussies censor GTA

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Corrections: February 2002 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/64118823 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(PlayStation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Lincoln https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo#Nintendo_of_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoru_Arakawa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatsumi_Kimishima https://www.mobygames.com/game/deep-space-operation-copernicus

2002: ATEI show dissapoints Edge 108 pg. 14 https://www.highwaygames.com/arcade-machines/perfect-pool-8652/ https://www.highwaygames.com/search.html?search_for=tsurugi https://www.highwaygames.com/arcade-machines/blade-honor-8391/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWaiJREBs-w

Castlevania White Night Nocturne Play 3, pg. 10 https://www.emulatorgames.net/roms/gameboy-advance/castlevania-white-night-concerto-eurasia/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/castlevania-harmony-of-dissonance SCUMMVM goes mobile https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue86/page/n53/mode/2up https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php?title=Windows_CE

Gamecube gets a European launch date Edge 108 pg. 7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameCube#History

Xbox gets aggressive price in Japan https://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=TUFOIUFDLzIwMDI= MArch 2002 pg. 30 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console) https://s1.eestatic.com/2020/10/30/omicrono/omicrono_532208931_163914552_1024x576.jpg

Sony launches printer for PS2 https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/01/18/sony-releases-new-ps2-printer https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/126 pg. 19

GTA3 gets censored in Australia https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-071-2002-03/page/n11/mode/1up https://censorship-history.fandom.com/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_3

Eidos sees sales drop https://archive.org/details/GDM_March_2002/page/n2/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/lara-croft-tomb-raider-the-angel-of-darkness

Majestic shut down https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-071-2002-03/page/n11/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/majestic https://www.patreon.com/posts/49842383

Playnet files for Chapter 11 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_212/page/n38/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/wwii-online-blitzkrieg https://www.wwiionline.com/ Gordon Walton Part 2 - EA - Origin https://www.patreon.com/posts/53726080 Gordon Walton Part 1 - Epyx - Konami - Harpoon - Gametek https://www.patreon.com/posts/52644122

Bioware settles with Interplay Edge 108 pg. 13 https://www.mobygames.com/game/neverwinter-nights https://www.mobygames.com/company/black-isle-studios https://www.mobygames.com/company/bioware-edmonton

Brian Fargo leaves Interplay https://archive.org/details/pcgames200203/page/n9/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,339/

PC sales dip 11% in the US Edge 108 pg. 19 https://www.computerworld.com/article/2585967/update--pc-market-declines-in-2001--slow-turnaround-expected.html PC Game big boxes are out https://archive.org/details/pcgames200203/page/n9/mode/1up http://www.classicgaming.cc/pc/leisure-suit-larry/downloads

EA sues over Einstein likeness https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_212/page/n38/mode/1up https://casetext.com/case/electronic-arts-inc-v-hebrew-university-of-jerusalem

C64 disk images go legit! https://archive.org/details/zzapp_64_issue_107_600dpi/page/n3/mode/1up http://www.minotaurproject.co.uk/frontpage.php

Lego has the Force Play 3, pg. 111 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Star_Wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Star_Wars:_The_Video_Game

EA has Lego Players March 2002, pg. 14 https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/lego-licensees/offset,275/so,1d/

Bernie Stolar is back at BAM! PlayZone 2002 03 pg. 14 https://beta.gamesmarkt.de/details/131005 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Stolar https://www.mobygames.com/company/bam-entertainment-inc https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308208/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Jez San gets an OBE https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_113_March_2002/page/20/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jez_San

Argonaut purchases Particle Systems Edge 108 pg. 13 https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2016/07/feature_the_making_of_cancelled_ps2_sci-fi_shooter_exo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonaut_Games

Game devs look to movie biz for funding model Edge 108 pg. 9 https://venturebeat.com/2010/10/15/video-game-investors-seek-to-fund-games-via-film-financing-methods/ https://labusinessjournal.com/news/completion-bonds-come-to-video-game-world/

Gundam drones hit Japan Edge 108 pg. 20 https://www.ebay.com/itm/174786961705

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Nintendo owns CES Intel slashes prices Amiga users get antsy

These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM

This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in March 1992. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

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Links: Banter: https://retrogames.biz/products/thea500-mini/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM22rNAgq1o&list=PL8OAuMoGF4GLzM9L7w5oa6RrhXnl3ca2T 7 Minutes in Heaven: Turrican (Gameboy) Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65519668 https://www.mobygames.com/game/gameboy/turrican February 1991 Jump: https://www.patreon.com/posts/48323760

Corrections: February 1992 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/63742386 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acclaim_Entertainment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Pelling https://memorymachinepod.com/2021/06/30/the-memory-machine-59-the-birth-of-pinball-w-ethan-johnson/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxian3:_Project_Dragoon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Over_(Sheff_book)

1992: IRS clashes with operator Replay March 1992, pg. 3

Konami is keeping beat-em up action alive Replay March 1992, pg. 50 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men_(1992_video_game) https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10496 https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10052 https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10051

JVC launches Wondermega Gamers March 1992, pg. 7 http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=R2FtZXJzLzE5OTI= https://segaretro.org/Wondermega

SNES and NeoGeo heading to the UK https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_124_1992-03_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n9/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_124_1992-03_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n11/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo

European Devs bet on Sega at ECTS Gamers March 1992, pg. 10 http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=R2FtZXJzLzE5OTI= Console side of CES belonged to Nintendo https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20032a%20%28March%201992%29/page/n37/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20032a%20%28March%201992%29/page/n41/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20032a%20%28March%201992%29/page/n43/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_NES_CD-ROM PC side of CES cluttered with delayed titles, 3D worlds and new tech https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_92/page/n19/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/questbusters-v9n03/page/n1/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/AmigaFormatMagazine_201902/Amiga_Format_Issue_035_1992_06_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n46/mode/1up https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2022/04/jekyll-and-hyde/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/secret-of-monkey-island/screenshots Michael Jordan In Flight Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL39W0psFlU https://www.mobygames.com/game/legends-of-valour https://www.mobygames.com/game/wolfenstein-3d Robot War 7 Minutes in Heaven: https://www.patreon.com/posts/55259489

Intel slashes prices https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1992-03_OCR/page/n35/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I486

Commodore drops CDTV price https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-03/page/n23/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_CDTV

Amiga anxiety grows http://jokerarchiv.spokintosh.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=142 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga

Sierra signs rep deal https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-03/page/n21/mode/1up Jeff Tunnell steps down as president of Dynamix https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_92/page/n17/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,94388/

Doug Glen leaves Lucasarts for Sega Gamers March 1992, pg. 7 http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=R2FtZXJzLzE5OTI= https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-glen-a4710/details/experience/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/sega-cd/secret-of-monkey-island

Another World gets reviewed https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1992-03/page/106/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/out-of-this-world/mobyrank https://www.mobygames.com/game/out-of-this-world https://www.mobygames.com/game/out-of-this-world/mobyrank https://www.spieleveteranen.de/

Mitchie passes away https://archive.org/details/info_Issue_48_1992-03.info_Publications_US/page/n17/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Miner https://www.oldcomputr.com/commodore-amiga-1000-1985/

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