Electronic Arts, Activision, Sierra, Sega, GT Interactive, Konami... few resumes include so many illustrious names, but Chris Garske's does. Find out how this industry veteran helped bring some of the biggest games to market in this in depth interview.

Links: https://chrisgarske.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-garske-2625624/ https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,25751/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Gordon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cranford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trip_Hawkins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_3DO_Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Kotick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infocom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/sega-master-system/activision-publishing-inc/

Correction: Die Hard did get released by Activision on the NES.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Entertainment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(character) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/32X

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Pico The system Chris couldn't remember was the Pico.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari,_Inc._(Atari_SA_subsidiary)#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id_Software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konami

Ethernet heralds a new age of networked computing Sonic the Hedgehog is coming... Playstation2 gets a US launchdate

These stories and many more on this month's episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine

This month we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in August of 1980, 1990, 2000. 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: 1980: Stern Electronics gets into video RePlay August 1980, pg. 7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern_(game_company)#Stern_Electronics

Nintendo signs distribution deal with Far East Video RePlay August 1980, pg. 25 https://moneyppl.com/two-washington-frat-boys-became-millionaire-arcade-game-distributors/1238/

Musee Mecanique featured in Atari Coin Connection https://archive.org/details/Atari_Coin_Connection_Volume_4_Number_8_August_1980/page/n2/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_M%C3%A9canique https://museemecanique.com/

RePlay magazine profiles Argentine coin-op operator RePlay August 1980, pg. 17 http://www.sacoacard.com/press_release/playmetercoverstory.html

Handheld games take to TV Plaything August 1980, pg. 27 pg. 33 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYovW27KBC8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p49nY1dyq2M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwt9Lk6e-7s

Fantasy and strategy games are booming Toys Hobbies & Crafts August 1980, pg. 45

D&D implicated in student's death https://www.nytimes.com/1980/08/18/archives/brilliant-computer-student-dies-from-gun-wound-intellectual-fantasy.html?searchResultPosition=4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dallas_Egbert_III https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dungeon_Master https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazes_and_Monsters https://www.chick.com/products/tract?stk=0046

Ethernet is here! https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan198008/page/n18/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet

Radio Shack expands TRS-80 line https://www.nytimes.com/1980/08/01/archives/radio-shack-broadens-its-home-computer-line-broadening-a-threeway.html?searchResultPosition=2h https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_Pocket_Computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_Color_Computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_Model_II https://archive.org/details/80-microcomputing-magazine-1980-08/page/n7/mode/1up

The fourth Hypertext conference takes playce in Pennsylvania https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan198008/page/n22/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Xanadu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Nelson

SoftSide becomes a real boy... I mean magazine and advertises Mystery House from On-Line Systems! https://www.mobygames.com/game/hi-res-adventure-1-mystery-house https://archive.org/details/softside-magazine-23/page/n4/mode/1up Cryptologist funding cut https://www.nytimes.com/1980/08/27/archives/science-agency-blocks-funds-to-aid-research-on-computer-coding.html?searchResultPosition=3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Adleman

1990: MGT enters receivership https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue35Aug90/page/n6/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_105_1990-08_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n9/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAM_Coup%C3%A9 https://archive.org/details/crash-magazine-79/page/n13/mode/1up

ST CD to take on CDTV sans CDi https://archive.org/details/zero-magazine-10/page/n8/mode/1up https://www.maedicke.de/atari/hardware/cdar504.htm

Wingleader gets in depth previews https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue35Aug90/page/n38/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/wing-commander Leisure Suit Larry is going to the movies https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue35Aug90/page/n8/mode/1up https://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/al-lowe-interview

Sierra remakes King's Quest 1 https://archive.org/details/zero-magazine-10/page/n8/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/roberta-williams-kings-quest-i-quest-for-the-crown

Nolan Bushnell wants to bring VR to the masses within three years https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue35Aug90/page/n8/mode/1up

And Bushnell also wants to bring TV to your screen... https://www.inc.com/magazine/19890901/5784.html https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue35Aug90/page/n9/mode/1up

Super Famicom gets a release date https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20013%20%28August%201990%29#page/n24/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System

British developer Argonaut rumored to be developing 3D graphics for Nintendo https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_105_1990-08_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n8/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/argonaut-games-plc

First preview shot of Sonic the Headgehog revealed https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20013%20%28August%201990%29#page/n26/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/sonic-the-hedgehog

Mike Tyson dropped from Punch Out https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20013%20%28August%201990%29#page/n24/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch-Out!!_(NES)

Konami introduces the Laser Scope https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20013%20%28August%201990%29#page/n32/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaserScope

2000: PS2 North American launch date announced https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3955-gamepro-issue-143-august-2000/ pg. 28 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2

Sony launches PSOne https://archive.org/details/NextGen68Aug2000/page/n10/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_models#PS_One

Sega restrucuters and has a new president https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20133%20%28August%202000%29#page/n53/mode/1up

Sega offers $50 refund to Dreamcast owners that sign up for free month of internet service https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20133%20%28August%202000%29#page/n45/mode/1up Sega shows off Dreamcast DVD drive and MP3 VMU at E3 https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20133%20%28August%202000%29#page/n47/mode/1up https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20133%20%28August%202000%29#page/n53/mode/1up

CGW talks GOTCHA http://mechanar.com/gotcha/menu.htm https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_193/page/n42/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,107204/

Paul Steed fired from id https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_193/page/n41/mode/1up https://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=7315 https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,1065/

South Korea to promote game development https://archive.org/details/NextGen68Aug2000/page/n16/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_games_in_South_Korea

Vampire the Masquerade: Redemption gets pilloried in tests https://archive.org/details/NextGen68Aug2000/page/n85/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire:_The_Masquerade_%E2%80%93_Redemption

Looking Glass closes its doors https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_193/page/n36/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_193/page/n37/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_Glass_Studios

Recommended Links: 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/ The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/ Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/

Sound Effects by Ethan of History of How We Play.

Activision launches the third party publisher business EA bets big on Sega and Microsoft nabs Halo

These stories and many more on this month's episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine

This month we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in July of 1980, 1990, 2000. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events..

Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or [email protected]

And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=7594060

Links: 1980: Summer CES sees attendance drop Toys, Hobbies & Crafts, July 1980, pg. 7

Coleco sales reach $136 million Plaything magazine, July 1980, pg. 11

Activision launches its first four games Plaything magazine, July 1980

Missile Command is targeting 50 cent play Replay July 1980, pg. 27 https://archive.org/details/Atari_Coin_Connection_Volume_4_Number_7_July_1980

Midway sues Universal over Cosmic Alien Replay July, 1980, pg. 10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhYVcwhSWjI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ4rC_gAWPM https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7398

Japan is stepping up chip production Plaything magazine, July 1980

Computers are doing graphics... and some even in color https://www.nytimes.com/1980/07/06/archives/computers-that-draw-pictures-some-even-work-in-color-the-computers.html?searchResultPosition=3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Catmull

Zork is coming! https://books.google.de/books?id=Uj4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT8&dq=infoworld+1980+june&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwia9sbu7p3qAhXQ3KQKHfFBA5IQ6AEwAHoECAAQAg#v=onepage&q=infoworld%201980%20june%20zork&f=false https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zork

Zork's Z-Machine explained https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan198007/page/n81/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-machine https://www.mobygames.com/game/zork-the-great-underground-empire

Playing D&D on a computer is super easy https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan198007/page/n67/mode/2up https://classicreload.com/dungeon-masters-assistant-vol-1-encounters.html https://www.mobygames.com/game/neverwinter-nights

1990: Play Meter features PlayChoice Play Meter, July 1990, pg. 29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayChoice-10

NEC signs ICOM to develop for TG16 CD Plaything, July 1990, pg. 10 https://www.mobygames.com/company/rabid-entertainment-inc

EA goes 16 bit on Genesis Plaything, July 1990, pg. 10 https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/genesis/electronic-arts-inc/ https://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/michael-katz-interview-part-2

Mario goes four colors Playthings, July 1990 https://archive.org/details/NintendoComicsSystemBookCollection/mode/2up

Nintendo sues Galoob over Game Genie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Galoob_Toys,_Inc._v._Nintendo_of_America,_Inc. Toys and Hobby, July 1990, pg. 14

9 year old sues Nintendo... and LJN... and Major League Baseball https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_18_July_1990 pg. 22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1F0bh4aVhQ

Tynesoft goes bust https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue821990July/page/n91/mode/2up https://www.mobygames.com/company/tynesoft-computer-software http://www.stairwaytohell.com/articles/KBlake.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dJXgJ1c4vY https://www.mobygames.com/game/superman-the-game https://www.mobygames.com/game/superman-the-man-of-steel__

Nuclear War is coming to the C64 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_73/page/n19/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/nuclear-war https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/nuclear-war/

Infocom is no more https://archive.org/details/thegamesmachine-32/page/n77/mode/2up

Apogee offers free "try-out" games https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_18_July_1990 pg. 22

2000: Sony announces $300 launch price https://archive.org/details/NextGen67Jul2000/page/n20/mode/1up https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Launch_price

Bleem gets court order against Sony https://archive.org/details/NextGen67Jul2000/page/n19/mode/1up

Bleem is coming to the Dreamcast https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20132%20%28July%202000%29#page/n41/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleem!

Bleem on Xbox? https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20132%20%28July%202000%29#page/n43/mode/1up https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-12-11-the-history-of-bleem

Microsoft buys Bungie https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue66/page/n3/mode/1up https://web.archive.org/web/20060502035147/http://bungie.net/Inside/CustomPage.aspx?section=History&subsection=Main&page=6

The Sims gets an expansion pack https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_192/page/n35/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/sims-1-series https://www.everydaynodaysoff.com/2013/03/17/bacon-wrapped-weapons-for-call-of-duty/

Can you smell what the iSmell is cooking? https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_192/page/n35/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISmell

Microprose halts development of M1 Tank Platoon 3 https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-07/page/n8/mode/1up https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076257/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac

New Internet Computer Company releases a new internet computer https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue66/page/n15/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Internet_Computer

Logitech launches Personal Broadcasting software https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue66/page/n15/mode/1up https://www.itreseller.ch/Artikel/3902/Logitech_Video_fuer_jedermann.html https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/56459-98 https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2002/05/13/daily31.html

Micromania magazine has a guide to online abbreviations and emoticons. https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue66/page/n15/mode/1up

Infogrames kills GT Interactive https://archive.org/details/NextGen67Jul2000/page/n20/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari,_Inc._(Atari_SA_subsidiary)

Recommended Links: 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/ The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/ Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/

Sound Effects by Ethan of History of How We Play.

We pick up in this second part of our interview with Don Daglow, as he leaves EA to join Broderbund, where he would produce Prince of Persia, help land distribution for SimCity and license Star Wars. He followed that amazing run with his own studio, Beyond Software, later renamed Stormfront Studios, that would create the first graphical MMO, Neverwinter Nights, bring Madden to the PC and so much more.

Links: https://www.daglowslaws.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Daglow https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,3246/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/brderbund-software-inc https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,4217/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/maxis-software-inc https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,11566/ https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,87067/ https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,9286/ https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,8515/ https://www.amazon.com/Making-Prince-Persia-Journals-1985/dp/1468093657 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormfront_Studios https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Computer_Trade_Show https://www.mobygames.com/company/stormfront-studios

Don Daglow started making games on PDP-10s in the 70s, before becoming one of the first developers for the Intellivision, creating the groundbreaking strategy title Utopia.  Later, he went on to be an early producer at EA and Broderbund, helping bring us classics like Racing Destruction Set, Shufflepuck Cafe (a personal favorite of mine), Prince of Persia, SimCity and Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego.

We explore these early years of his career, the nature of the business back then and how we could have had a Star Wars RPG back in the 80s in this first half of our 2 part interview.

https://www.daglowslaws.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Daglow

https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,3246/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayCable

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_crash_of_1983

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trip_Hawkins

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PARC_(company)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.

Atari sues Activision Sega takes on the Gameboy and Nintendo gives away gloves

These stories and many more on this month's episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine

This month we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in June of 1980, 1990, 2000. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events..

Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or [email protected]

And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=7594060

Links: 1980: Working from home by computer is becoming a reality https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputing198006/page/n14/mode/1up

TI gets patent for Synth Chip https://www.nytimes.com/1980/06/28/archives/patents-devices-aid-synthetic-speech-a-new-apparatus-for-brain.html?searchResultPosition=11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_LPC_Speech_Chips

Radio Shack announces intensification of Computer product support https://archive.org/details/80-microcomputing-magazine-1980-06/page/n33/mode/1up https://marketingexperiments.com/value-proposition/radio-shack-value-prop-part

Microsoft gets into the hardware game https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan198006/page/n18/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan198006/page/n10/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputing198006/page/n116/mode/1up

Digital Audio is coming https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan198006/page/n39/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_disc

Atari launches nationwide ad campaign featuring Space Invaders Playthings June 1980 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC0LN3BDH4I

Activision announes sales manager and regional reps Toys Hobbies & Crafts, June 1980

Atari files suit against Activision Toys Hobbies & Crafts, June 1980, pg. 7 Toy and Hobby World, January 1982 Sega takes on Chuck E Cheese with PJ Pizzazz eplay, June 1980, pg. 63 https://segaretro.org/P.J._Pizzazz

1990: Sega's Last Survivor introduces FPS Deathmatch to the arcades https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_33_1990-06_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n95/mode/2up https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/last-survivor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvWBlaj1LiI

Sega signs deal with Buster Douglas Playthings, June, 1990, pg. 15 https://www.mobygames.com/game/final-blow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0G4h5u7c_s

Sega reveals the Game Gear https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20011%20%28June%201990%29#page/n28/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Gear

BDL wants you to take your NES games on the go... https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20011%20%28June%201990%29#page/n29/mode/1up https://www.bitcultures.com/unreleased-consoles-nintendo-express/ http://users.skynet.be/am035782/EGM%2022%20-%20June%201991%20-%20Article%20on%20Gameboy%20to%20NES%20converter%20and%20The%20Express%20-%20handheld%20NES.jpg http://users.skynet.be/am035782/GamePro%20October%201990%20-%20Article%20about%20BDL%20Nintendo%20Handheld.jpg

Galoob announces the Game Genie https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20011%20%28June%201990%29#page/n30/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Genie

Acclaim is doing the Bartman https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20011%20%28June%201990%29#page/n22/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/simpsons-bart-vs-the-space-mutants

Sierra celebrates its 10th anniversary https://archive.org/details/Sierra_News_Magazine_The_Volume_3_Number_2_Summer_1990_1990_Sierra_On-Line_US/page/n12/mode/1up

2000: Spring Tokyo Game Show dissapoints https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20131%20%28June%202000%29#page/n29/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Game_Show#History

Square quintuples its profits https://archive.org/details/NextGen66Jun2000/page/n11/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VIII

Sony reveals plans for their broadband adapter https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20131%20%28June%202000%29#page/n37/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2_online_functionality

Nintendo gives away free gloves https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3942-gamepro-issue-141-june-2000/ pg. 28 https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2000/nintendo-address-effects-video-game-children https://www.zdnet.com/article/nintendo-to-issue-protective-game-gloves-5000106151/

Gaming is now a college degree https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3942-gamepro-issue-141-june-2000/ pg. 34 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-feb-27-me-3194-story.html https://www.admissions.uci.edu/study/programs.php

Havas may lose the Tolkien license https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_191/page/n55/mode/1up https://middle-earth.xenite.org/sierra-lawsuit-against-saul-zaentz-tolkien-enterprises-appears-to-be-real/ https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/inspiration-author-j-r-r-tolkien

Ubi Soft continues to gobble up companies https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue65/page/n9/mode/1up

The bleeding at Mattel Interactive continues https://archive.org/details/NextGen66Jun2000/page/n11/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Learning_Company

Eidos drops 51% https://archive.org/details/NextGen66Jun2000/page/n11/mode/1up https://www.investegate.co.uk/eidos-plc--eid-/rns/4th-quarter---final-results/200006130700141369M/

Sucker Punch has announced they are working on a PS2 title https://www.mobygames.com/company/sucker-punch-productions-llc https://archive.org/details/NextGen66Jun2000/page/n18/mode/1up

Apple is working on a PC compatible OS https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_Issue_090_2000-06_Dennis_Publishing_GB/page/n28/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_(operating_system) https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/06/apple-announces-mac-transition-to-apple-silicon/

Richard Garriott leaves Origin Systems https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-06/page/n34/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_Online https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destination_Games https://www.gamespot.com/articles/lord-british-leaves-his-origin/1100-2542005/ https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_Issue_090_2000-06_Dennis_Publishing_GB/page/n19/mode/1up

From the earliest days of hand held electronic games, and arcade hits like Sinistar, through the golden era of Lucasarts adventures to the cutting edge tech of games as therapeutic tools, Noah Falstein was there, pushing boundries and showing the world what gaming really could do.

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He was there when Universal came to US shores, he helped pioneer arcade distribution, brought Capcom into the home, and made the Disney Afternoon a gaming legend.

Today we talk to industry veteran, Joe Morici.

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If you ever played a computer strategy game on your home micro computer in the 80s or 90s, spending countless hours moving your troops around the battlefield, be it  Antietam, Vietnam, WWII or even the mythical land of Krynn, or one of the amazing Gold Box games, you have one man to think, Joel Billings, founder of SSI.

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Apple introduces its next gen system Acclaim powers up its team and Nintendo wants a piece of the Harry Potter pie

These stories and many more on this month's episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine

This month we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in May of 1980, 1990, 2000. 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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1980: Coleco reports record first quarter profits Toy & Hobby World, May 1980

Mattel reports a 22% increase in net sales Playthings, May 1980

French planning to launch terminals https://www.nytimes.com/1980/05/26/archives/french-back-phone-computers-new-terminals-scheduled-for-popular-use.html?searchResultPosition=11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minitel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOhK9bgQo8g My apologies, I said it was the Nostalgia Nerd who did this history of the Minitel but it was RetroManCave.

Pizza Time Theatre sues Topeka Inn Management Inc Replay May 1980, pg. 10 https://books.google.de/books?id=7-WcKK01H1cC&pg=PA134&lpg=PA134&dq=pizza+time+theatre+sues+topeka+inn&source=bl&ots=4IS3fHWgGj&sig=ACfU3U3PK974svmkbhZnXY8q-IHsxPu5uA&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihg4zV-MfoAhXQ5KQKHfvxDNQQ6AEwAHoECAwQLw#v=onepage&q=pizza%20time%20theatre%20sues%20topeka%20inn&f=false

Midway warns against copying Galaxian Replay May 1980, pg. 35 http://patentarcade.com/2015/12/1982-case-midway-mfg-co-v-bandai.html https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4669&context=penn_law_review

Mego's Time Out series to be shown at CES Toy & Hobby World, May 1980 http://www.intheattic.co.uk/time-out.htm https://patents.google.com/patent/US4687200

Apple debuts Apple III https://www.nytimes.com/1980/05/08/archives/new-breed-emerges-in-home-computers-who-makes-them-a-new-breed-of.html?searchResultPosition=4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_III

Avalon Hill enters the computer game market Toy & Hobby World, May 1980 https://www.mobygames.com/company/microcomputer-games-inc

Katie goes into the computer https://archive.org/details/Katie_and_the_Computer_1979_Creative_Computing_Press/page/n43/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan198005/page/n46/mode/1up

1990: Core Design becomes its own publisher https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-20/page/n9/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/core-design-ltd/offset,50/so,1d/list-games/ https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,19669/

Don Bluth to produce its own games https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-20/page/n7/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/sullivan-bluth-interactive-media-inc https://www.facebook.com/donbluthfilms/photos/a.538790976189206/1160072624061035/?type=3&theater http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/games/related/prototype/cinematronics.asp

Data East makes Joe Keenan their new president Play Meter May 1990, pg. 3

Acclaim triples previous years revenue Plaything May 1990, pg. 13

Acclaim cuts deal with Williams Play Meter May 1990, pg. 3 https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/08/business/company-news-acclaim-entertainment-deal-for-comics-publisher-near.html Acclaim builds a power team https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_16_May_1990 pg. 18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDbD0216NaU https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_Team_(TV_series)

F-15 Strike Eagle is heading to arcades https://archive.org/details/computer-video-games-magazine-102/page/n91/mode/2up https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/f-15-strike-eagle_ https://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/wild-bill-stealey-interview https://www.microprose.com/news/

Arcade vs. Home: The debate heats up Play Meter May 1990, pg. 34 https://www.computerspielemuseum.de/

TG16 gets a price cut https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_16_May_1990 pg. 22

PC Engine is finally coming to the UK https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue32May90/page/n6/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TurboGrafx-16 https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/george-soros-bank-of-england.asp

Atari's Panther is waiting in the wings https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue32May90/page/n93/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Panther#cite_note-theone-2

Sega lines up computer games for the Genesis https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_16_May_1990 pg. 22 https://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/michael-katz-interview-part-2

Electronic Arts becomes an NES licensee https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_71/page/n49/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/nes/electronic-arts-inc/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/caveman-ugh-lympics

Mindscape becomes first third party publisher of NES titles in Europe https://archive.org/details/computer-video-games-magazine-102/page/n9/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindscape_(company)

Sierra buys Dynamix https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_71/page/n49/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamix

Ultima VI will not be coming to the Apple II https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_71/page/n51/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/ultima-vii-the-black-gate https://www.mobygames.com/game/ultima-vi-the-false-prophet

C-Cube is making digital video affordable Replay May 1990, pg. 176 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-Cube https://books.google.de/books?id=117mBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA331&lpg=PA331&dq=%22CL4000%22+MPEG+II+encoder&source=bl&ots=HdCCZU_Edl&sig=ACfU3U3W3W8ySDjwJy_a1NT4YswCZi5b6g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiY49ufze3oAhUE3KQKHVN8CfUQ6AEwBnoECAsQPA#v=onepage&q=%22CL4000%22%20MPEG%20II%20encoder&f=false

Titus has won the right to make a Dick Tracy game... and we've all lost. https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue801990May/page/n7/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/dick-tracy-licensees

2000: Dreamcast peripherals proliferate https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20130%20%28May%202000%29#page/n34/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreameye https://web.archive.org/web/20070311083135/http://uk.dreamcast.ign.com/articles/076/076137p1.html https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20130%20%28May%202000%29#page/n43/mode/1up https://segaretro.org/Swatch_Access_for_Dreamcast

Sega forecasts a loss of over $400 million https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3957-gamepro-issue-140-may-2000/ pg. 34 https://web.archive.org/web/20070925210504/http://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/ir/pdf/ir/kako/sega_AR_all_2000.pdf pg. 10

Sega.com is gonna give you a Dreamcast for free! https://archive.org/details/NextGen65May2000/page/n25/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SegaNet https://www.gamespot.com/articles/free-dreamcast-for-segas-new-isp/1100-2542096/

Indrema has a dream... https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-05/page/n18/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indrema https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gildred

Nintendo vies for Harry Potter rights https://www.unseen64.net/2015/02/09/nintendo-harry-potter-games-pitch/ https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20130%20%28May%202000%29#page/n43/mode/1up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AXq2E_X67g

Daikatana releases! https://archive.org/details/NextGen65May2000/page/n22/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/john-romeros-daikatana/release-info

The Sims have arrived https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_190/page/n65/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sims

Triforge takes to the web https://archive.org/details/NextGen65May2000/page/n18/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArenaNet

Fiendish games revives the budget title https://archive.org/details/NextGen65May2000/page/n22/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/criterion-software-ltd https://www.mobygames.com/company/fiendish-games-ltd

AMD launches the first 1 GHz chip https://archive.org/details/NextGen65May2000/page/n21/mode/1up https://www.zdnet.com/article/its-official-amd-hits-1000mhz-first-5000096067/

Napster gets competition https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-05/page/n18/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnutella

Babylon 5 finally dead https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_Issue_089_2000-05_Dennis_Publishing_GB/page/n30/mode/1up

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