There are many legendary CEOs in the gaming business, and while many of them were famous for either their charisma, their business acumen, or their larger than life personalities, I can think of only one who was famous for all three, and he's our guest today on the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine, Mr. Wild Bill Stealey.

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Arcade operators fear the VCS Nintendo trounces Atari in court and The PS2 takes Japan by storm

These stories and a very tired Karl 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 April 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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Correction: Tiertex did not do Back to the Future 2, it was Images Software Ltd.

1980: FCC lets Ma Bell go online https://www.nytimes.com/1980/04/08/archives/computer-curb-lifted-for-phone-companies-fcc-in-decontrol-move.html?searchResultPosition=2

The Ludites are back... and their wearing berets https://www.nytimes.com/1980/04/11/archives/raiders-in-france-destroy-two-computer-centers.html?searchResultPosition=3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_directe_(armed_group) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddite

Warner, Mattel, and Coleco report record profits Playthings, April 1980, pg. 11 Toy & Hobby World, April 1980

AMD is making it rain https://www.nytimes.com/1980/04/30/archives/companies-compete-to-lure-employees-california-computer-suppliers.html?searchResultPosition=11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Micro_Devices

https://www.nytimes.com/1980/04/08/archives/intel-reports-higher-profits.html?searchResultPosition=17

Game Consoles are the up and coming thing... just not at toy retailers. Playthings, April 1980, pg. 55

Arcade game operators fear the VCS Play Meter, April 1980, pg. 36

Inflation grips the arcade industry... and the industry fights back! Replay, April 1980, pg. 29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_funds_rate Cinematronics sues Atari over Asteroids Play Meter April 1980, pg. 41 Play Meter October 15, 1981 pg. 148 https://tinyurl.com/ybhc4gxy TSR opens UK office Playthings, April 1980, pg. 10 https://www.webcitation.org/655ldIQOO?url=http://www.thekyngdoms.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=37 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Turnbull_(game_designer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_(game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games_Workshop

SSI brings wargaming to the digital world https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan198004/page/n44/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Billings

1990: Nintendo can sue retailers that carry unlicensed NES carts Playthings April 1980 https://casetext.com/case/atari-games-corp-v-nintendo-of-america

The arcade is coming home https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_(system) https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20009%20%28April%201990%29#page/n29/mode/2up https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20009%20%28April%201990%29#page/n42/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue31Apr90/page/n8/mode/1up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNtfVTaSLOg&list=PLjnUa-_dnEnMFh2ANIXDqLShwMuDu2Ols https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pSYKXaFK0M&list=PLjnUa-_dnEnMFh2ANIXDqLShwMuDu2Ols&index=26

The GX4000 is on its way https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue31Apr90/page/n8/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_GX4000

Sega expands Master System licensees to European companies https://archive.org/details/computer-and-videogames-101/page/n8/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/zero-magazine-06/page/n8/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/sega-master-system/us-gold-ltd/ https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/sega-master-system/image-works/ https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/sega-master-system/titus-interactive-sa/

Atari turns a profit https://www.atariarchives.org/atarileaks/timeline.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_g-JIfV3sg&feature=youtu.be https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-24-fi-2005-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-09-fi-1502-story.html Playthings April 198

US Memories shuts down. https://archive.org/details/1990-04-compute-magazine/page/n7/mode/1up https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-12-26-fi-922-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-28-fi-1464-story.html https://tinyurl.com/yafagpwh https://tinyurl.com/y7obdfup

Madden gets updated Roster data disk https://archive.org/details/1990-04-compute-magazine/page/n125/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Madden_Football_(1988_video_game)

Super Mario Ice Capades https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fuuhn2cfVUE https://www.mariowiki.com/Mario_Ice_Capades https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue31Apr90/page/n9/mode/1up

2000: PS2 launches in Japan. https://archive.org/details/mm63_20190722/page/n10/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2#Reception

Xbox finally revealed https://archive.org/details/mm63_20190722/page/n4/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)

Nintendo does what everyone knew they would... delay the Dolphin...AND the Gameboy Advance https://archive.org/details/mm63_20190722/page/n5/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameCube

Conker is no longer a nice guy... https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20129%20%28April%202000%29#page/n39/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/n64/conkers-bad-fur-day

Final Fantasy is going online https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20129%20%28April%202000%29#page/n33/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XI

Fallout 3 to go 3D https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-04/page/n11/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallout_(series)#Van_Buren_(Black_Isle_Studios'_Fallout_3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Buren_(video_game) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TvcanIELcY

Origin shuts down the Ultima 9 boards https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_189/page/n34/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_IX:_Ascension#Reception

Protestors go after Midway https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3941-gamepro-issue-139-april-2000/ pg. 36 https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/93462/Midway_Protests.php

Cavedog is gone but Chris Taylor is hitting it big https://archive.org/details/mm63_20190722/page/n68/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/wargaming-seattle

Infogrames goes through another COO https://archive.org/details/NextGen64Apr2000/page/n11/mode/1up 3Dfx cuts 20% of its workforce https://archive.org/details/NextGen64Apr2000/page/n11/mode/1up https://www.gamespot.com/articles/meet-3dfxs-new-ceo/1100-2447005/ https://www.forbes.com/2000/12/18/12183dfx.html#24c92428637f https://www.barrons.com/articles/barrons-100-most-influential-women-in-finance-tricia-griffith-51584709204

Hasbro is going to defend its Atari rights https://archive.org/details/NextGen64Apr2000/page/n11/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-04/page/n118/mode/1up

Psychic sues Pokemon https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3941-gamepro-issue-139-april-2000/ pg. 34 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abra,_Kadabra,_and_Alakazam#Controversy

EA buys up Dreamworks Interactive https://archive.org/details/NextGen64Apr2000/page/n18/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger_Close_Games

Freeloader.com is bringing free games to you https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_Issue_088_2000-04_Dennis_Publishing_GB/page/n22/mode/1up https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/freeloadercom-to-shut-down

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We sit down with Michael Katz for a second round, this time  covering Epyx's publishing of Lucasfilm's first titles, working with Jack Tramiel's Atari, and helping establish Sega's no nonsense advertising for the Genesis.

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

Early Lucasfilm titles https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/lucasarts/offset,200/so,1d/list-games/

Jack Tramiel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Tramiel

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

Atari 2600 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_2600 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qAadfsJrmM

Atari 7800 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800

Atari ST https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_ST

Sega Genesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Genesis

Joe Montana Football https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Montana_Football

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Zenith enters the home computer market, Atari's Lynx goes national & Nintendo finally embraces disks with the 64DD.

These stories and some that aren't about abject financial failures 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 March 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: Home computer specialty shops are proliferating https://www.nytimes.com/1980/03/09/archives/connecticut-weekly-computers-made-to-feel-at-home-shop-talk.html?searchResultPosition=5

Zenith gets into the computer market Zenith's new hope, Forbes, March 31, 1980, pg. 32 Plato comes home https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1980-03/page/n87/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLATO_(computer_system) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_Data_Corporation

Star Raiders reviewed https://archive.org/details/1980-03-compute-magazine/page/n71/mode/1up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_VDM8nC9sM

Coleco rights financial ship thanks to electronic games PR Newswire, March 6, 1980

Mattel announces price for Intellivision Wall Street Journal, March 14, 1980, pg. 15 Space Invaders belongs to Atari https://archive.org/details/1980-03-compute-magazine/page/n72/mode/1up Toy & Hobby, March 1980pg. 78 https://www.handheldmuseum.com/Atari/SpaceInvadersSuperBreakout.htm

Toy Fair sees 400 electronic SKUs Toys Hobbies & Crafts, March 1980, pg. 16

Aussies get pinball fever Replay, March. 1980, pg. 74 https://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?searchtype=advanced&mfgid=2#2868

Copycats flood the ATE show in London Play Meter, March 15, 1980, pg. 59 https://www.techopedia.com/definition/9905/vector-display

1990: Supreme Court refuses to hear Red Baron Case Play Meter, March 1990, pg. 30 https://itlaw.wikia.org/wiki/Red_Baron_v._Taito Xerox sues Apple https://archive.org/details/1990-03-compute-magazine/page/n7/mode/1up https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/15/business/company-news-xerox-sues-apple-computer-over-macintosh-copyright.html https://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/24/business/most-of-xerox-s-suit-against-apple-barred.html

Spectrum Holobyte sues Accolade over Mental Blocks https://archive.org/details/1990-03-compute-magazine/page/n7/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/mental-blocks

The US Government is going after Nintendo for Antitrust https://archive.org/details/1990-03-compute-magazine/page/n8/mode/1up https://apnews.com/81733e920217fea625390bc536d81e4f

Xmas sales numbers are in... Playthings, March 1990 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VTech_Socrates https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System_Power_Set https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/NES_Action_Set

Nintendo World Championship begins! Playthings, March 1990 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_World_Championships

Commodore knows how to strike back against Japanese Console dominance! https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue30Mar90/page/n20/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64_Games_System https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue30Mar90/page/n113/mode/1up

CD based A500 rumors... https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue30Mar90/page/n20/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_CDTV

Commodre 65 has been cancelled https://archive.org/details/1990-03-computegazette/page/n7/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_65 https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/01/business/commodore-international-reports-earnings-for-qtr-to-dec-31.html?searchResultPosition=2

Konix sells off the rights to its line of joysticks https://archive.org/details/thegamesmachine-28/page/n7/mode/1up

MCA to sell LJN to Acclaim Toy and Hobby World, March 1990, pg. 6 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-23-fi-524-story.html https://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/13/business/mca-in-pact-with-acclaim.html

Atari announces nationwide launch of the Lynx Playthings, March 1990 https://apnews.com/a1288531efff2f9504f70dbcd9f8b6cc .. and the UK launch, too. https://archive.org/details/computer-and-videogames-100/page/n10/mode/1up

Atari teams up with Atari https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/lynx/tengen-inc/

NEC Shows off TurboExpress behind closed doors https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue30Mar90/page/n18/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/computer-and-videogames-100/page/n48/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TurboExpress

The TurboGrafx 16 arcade cabinets are no more... Replay , March 1990 pg. 66

The first museum show featuring arcade games opens https://archive.org/details/1990-03-compute-magazine/page/n9/mode/1up http://www.movingimagesource.us/articles/hot-circuits-20090115 http://www.movingimage.us/collection/videogames

Cinemaware shows off Wings https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue30Mar90/page/n18/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_(1990_video_game)

2000: Cinemaware LIVES!!! https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-03/page/n8/mode/1up https://www.linkedin.com/in/larsbatista/ https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,670214/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinemaware#Cinemaware_Inc._(2000%E2%80%932005)

The Amiga is back BABY!!! https://archive.org/details/NextGen63Mar2000/page/n18/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga,_Inc. https://www.amigaforever.com/

Bill Gates steps down as CEO of Microsoft https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-03/page/n8/mode/1up https://www.forbes.com/2000/01/13/mu7.html

Bernie Stolar is President and COO of Mattel Interactive https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20128%20(March%202000)#page/n39/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattel_Interactive https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/93473/Mattel_Hires_Stolar.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WonderSwan https://www.retrogamer.net/blog_post/the-weird-world-of-wwf-smackdown-2/

GiveMeTalk.com let's you become a radio star... on the internet! https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_188/page/n170/mode/1up https://web.archive.org/web/20010201144600/http://givemetalk.com/ https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=62022

64DD Released in Japan https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20128%20(March%202000)#page/n32/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/64DD

N64 colored versions! https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20128%20(March%202000)#page/n33/mode/1up

Brazil bans violent games https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3940-gamepro-issue-138-march-2000/ https://www.awn.com/news/brazil-bans-violent-video-games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_advisory_rating_system https://gamerant.com/brazil-violent-video-games-crime/

Quebec goes after English only games https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3940-gamepro-issue-138-march-2000/ pg. 36 https://www.cnet.com/news/quebec-says-non-to-english-only-video-games/ https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/113995/Quebec_Blocks_EnglishOnly_Games_When_French_Version_Exists.php

ASC Games closes its doors https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20128%20(March%202000)#page/n39/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/NextGen63Mar2000/page/n17/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASC_Games https://www.mobygames.com/company/american-softworks-corporation Cavedog Entertainment closes its doors. https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue62/page/n3/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/cavedog-entertainment https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,1527/ https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,339934/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/humongous-entertainment-inc https://www.mobygames.com/search/quick?developer=Ron+Gilbert https://www.mobygames.com/company/atari-inc

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On this special episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine, Karl has a chat with industry legend Michael Katz.  They talk about his time at Mattel, the inner workings of product development in the toy business, how he developed the concept of the electronic LED game there, then went on to lambast that very product line at his next position at Coleco and we end the interview when he takes the reigns at computer game company Epyx. And because we didn't even get to his game changing stint at Sega or time working at Tramiel's Atari, there will be a follow up in the weeks ahead.  Enjoy this candid, and very fun interview.

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

Mattel Hanhdelds https://www.handheldmuseum.com/Mattel/index.html

LED Pocket Calculators https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculator#Pocket_calculators

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

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

Coleco Handhelds https://www.handheldmuseum.com/Coleco/

Coleco Electronic Quarterback commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93u6POODKQY

Intellivision George Plimpton ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD9GySeh2t4

Coleco Ms. Pac-Man https://archive.org/details/hh_cmspacmn

Cabbage Patch Kids https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabbage_Patch_Kids

Atari Corp sues Nintendo https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/02/business/nintendo-is-sued-by-atari.html https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19920503&id=5UNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e-oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1413,741200

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

Pitstop https://www.mobygames.com/game/pitstop

CEO of Epyx https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/28/business/business-people-a-new-chief-for-epyx-game-software-maker.html

Starpath https://www.mobygames.com/company/starpath-corporation

US Gold https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Gold

GI Joe https://www.mobygames.com/game/gi-joe-a-real-american-hero

Coleco does what Mattel-don't! Nintendo misfires with DragonQuest! Big Money sees big future for the Playstation 2!

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 November 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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Show Notes: 1980: Gottlieb announces their System 80 Pinball platform Replay, Feb. 1980, pg. 27 We mistakenly talk about "Mystery House" instead of "Haunted House" from Gottlieb in this piece. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPcjOVUq4Do

Atari abandons pinball https://archive.org/details/Atari_Coin_Connection_Volume_4_Number_2_February_1980 https://atarimuseum.nl/atari-pinball/

Sega/Gremlin continue their push for multi-game cabinets Replay, Feb. 1980 pg. 58 https://segaretro.org/Sega_VIC_Dual

Gary Stern calls for changes to deal with inflation Replay, Feb. 1980, pg. 25

Holiday sales strong after slow start Playthings Feb. 1980, p. 50 Toys, Hobbies & Crafts, Feb. 1980 p. 51

Atari blasts the airwaves Playthings Feb. 1980

Michael Katz moves from Mattel to Coleco Toy and Hobby Jan. 1980 Toys, Hobbies & Crafts, Feb. 1980, p. 44

Coleco dares to compare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93u6POODKQY https://tinyurl.com/ut7r89x https://tinyurl.com/tnos93q Toy & Hobby World Jan 1980, p. 4 Plaything Feb. 1980 p. 29

Tiger Electronics goes solo Playthings Feb. 1980, p. 29

IBM introduces the 5120 https://www.nytimes.com/1980/02/06/archives/a-desktop-computer-by-ibm-giants-converge-on-tiny-market.html?searchResultPosition=11 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_5120

NY Times profiles new trend in the publishing business https://www.nytimes.com/1980/02/28/archives/technology-small-computer-software-gains.html?searchResultPosition=6

Broderbund is founded https://twitter.com/tcwpodcast/status/1227957826087247872?s=20

1990: Kasparov beats Deep Thought https://archive.org/details/1990-02-compute-magazine/page/n8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Thought_(chess_computer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Blue_(chess_computer)

Turtle Mania is coming... https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue29Feb90/page/n7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTcwZ6gRXnQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fujd94i3EYs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo6R6LqpNNY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv1M5SSk7f8

Winter CES brings the games.. https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_68/page/n37

Nintendo misfires with Dragon Warrior https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_68/page/n9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Quest_(video_game)#1989_North_American_localization https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/24/business/investing-nintendo-as-nemesis.html?searchResultPosition=1

VGA will save us from 16 bit consoles! https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_68/page/n37 https://www.mobygames.com/game/wing-commander

And sound is a bit trickier... https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_68/page/n38 Cinemaware announces TG16 version of It Came From the Desert https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_68/page/n38 https://www.filfre.net/2016/12/a-time-of-endings-part-1-cinemaware/

New World Computing has shipped Nuclear War https://www.mobygames.com/game/nuclear-war http://amiga.lychesis.net/artist/AvrilHarrison.html https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_68/page/n46

Software Toolworks buys Mindscape https://archive.org/details/vgmuseum_questbusters_qbustersVII2/page/n1/mode/1up https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-08-09-fi-171-story.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datasoft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindscape https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Software_Toolworks

Michael Cranford leaves Interplay https://archive.org/details/vgmuseum_questbusters_qbustersVII2/page/n1/mode/1up https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcranford/ https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,11314/

Domark goes 3D https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue29Feb90/page/n6 https://archive.org/details/commodore-user-magazine-77/page/n6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSzcoG7k2FI

Magnetic Scrolls signs up with Virgin Mastertronic https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue29Feb90/page/n7 https://www.mobygames.com/game/wonderland Apparently its not cool to give games bad grades https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue29Feb90/page/n12 http://amr.abime.net/review_7375 https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/ghostbusters-licensees

French Zombies are coming https://archive.org/details/commodore-user-magazine-77/page/n8 https://www.mobygames.com/game/zombi/release-info https://www.mobygames.com/game/zombiu

2000: Sega announces downloadable game service for Dreamcast http://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2017/11/dream-library-dreamcast-foreunner-to.html https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20127%20%28February%202000%29#page/n33/mode/1up Nuon to be shown at winter CES https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20127%20%28February%202000%29#page/n33/mode/1up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS9alQbHHPk http://www.8-bitcentral.com/miscellaneous/logitechNuon.html

Samsung announces Extiva DVD players https://www.samsung.com/us/news/newsPreviewRead.do?news_seq=403 https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue61/page/n5/mode/1up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cTcqQsLXzU#action=share https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2 https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-DVDN2000-DVD-Player/product-reviews/B00004WI43 https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/30/top-15-best-selling-video-game-consoles-of-all-time Merrill Lynch predicts big things for PS2 https://archive.org/details/NextGen62Feb2000/page/n21 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2_sales https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/30/top-15-best-selling-video-game-consoles-of-all-time

Nintendo is sticking to its 2000 release date for Dolphin https://archive.org/details/NextGen62Feb2000/page/n8

Resident Evil Zero dropped from N64 and moved to Dolphin https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20127%20%28February%202000%29#page/n39/mode/1up

Resident Evil the Ride hits Japan https://archive.org/details/NextGen62Feb2000/page/n13 https://youtu.be/iahPKDCQZsc

Hasbro lays off Microprose devs https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_187/page/n37 https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-02/page/n10

Sierra defends itself https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_187/page/n37

Codemasters buys Sierra Yosemite studio https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codemasters https://archive.org/details/NextGen62Feb2000/page/n13 https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/C2172750 https://www.mobygames.com/company/yosemite-entertainment

MMO mania continues https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_187/page/n38 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_Online https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neverwinter_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neverwinter_Nights_(1991_video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neverwinter_Nights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neverwinter_Nights_2

eidos buys 51% stake in Ion Storm https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_187/page/n38

...and the top selling computer game of Xmas 1999 was... https://archive.org/details/NextGen62Feb2000/page/n13

Roger Wilco brings voice to online gaming https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-02/page/n18 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Wilco_(software)

Back2Roots is trying to make emulation legit https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-02/page/n19 https://web.archive.org/web/20130715101947/http://www.back2roots.org/

Tim Schafer leaves Lucasarts https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue61/page/n3/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Schafer

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Commodore updates its Systems for the new decade The Turbo Grafix 16 heralds in the age of the CD Gaming takes to the web...

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 November 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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Show Notes: 1980: HP goes PC https://www.nytimes.com/1980/01/05/archives/new-entry-in-personal-computers-hewlettpackard-sells-3250-unit.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_series_80

Commodore's Pet learns some new tricks https://archive.org/details/1980-01-compute-magazine/page/n8 The Temple of Apshai gets not one but two sequels! https://archive.org/details/1980-01-compute-magazine/page/n10 https://www.mobygames.com/game/dunjonquest-morlocs-tower https://www.mobygames.com/game/dunjonquest-the-datestones-of-ryn https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan198001/page/n1 https://www.filfre.net/tag/dunjonquest/

Muse advertises their Super Text software in Micro magazine https://archive.org/details/Micro_NO._20_1980-01_Micro_Ink_US/page/n64

Cinematronics sells Vectorbeam to Exidy RePlay 01-1980, pg. 7 https://www.mobygames.com/company/leland-interactive-media https://dadgum.com/giantlist/archive/cinematronics.html

Chuck E Cheese breaks out of CA RePlay 01-1980, pg. 18

1990: TurboGrafix CD hits the US! https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_006_January_1990/page/n17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TurboGrafx-16

Michael Katz is the new CEO of Sega https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_006_January_1990/page/n81 https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_006_January_1990/page/n56 https://segaretro.org/Michael_Katz#cite_note-:File:ElectronicGames2_US_04.pdf_p55-2

Unlicensed NES carts are all the rage https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_006_January_1990/page/n81 https://www.mobygames.com/company/american-game-cartridges-inc https://www.mobygames.com/company/american-video-entertainment-inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System#Third-party_licensing Konix Multisystem saved! https://archive.org/details/zero-magazine-03/page/n56

Nintendo launches big marketing push in the UK https://archive.org/details/zero-magazine-03/page/n58 https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/02/business/nintendo-is-sued-by-atari.html

Nintendo announces network services https://www.retromags.com/files/file/2993-video-games-and-computer-entertainment-issue-012-january-1990/

Arcade video games slumped in 1989 RePlay January 1990 pg. 44 RePlay January 1990 pg. 38

Dave and Busters gets bought out Play Meter magazine January 1990, pg. 24 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_%26_Buster%27s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison_Brothers_Stores

Amiga "New Art" limited edition A500s released in Germany https://archive.org/details/64er_1990_01/page/n13 https://www.vongestern.com/2017/03/amiga-500-new-art-limited-edition-1989.html

Cinemaware becomes an EA affiliate Label https://archive.org/details/1990-01-computegazette/page/n89

Virgin licenses Dune https://archive.org/details/commodore-user-magazine-76/page/n5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_games_based_on_Dune

Codemasters gets into the CD game https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_28_1990-01_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n9 http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Codemasters_CD

German magazine 64er previews the new Manfred Trenz game, Hurrican https://archive.org/details/64er_1990_01/page/n27

Hard Drivin' for the C64 looms https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_28_1990-01_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2XFkdTJ4LM https://www.mobygames.com/game/hard-drivin

2000: Romero blocks Playboy.com https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_186/page/n38

Ultima 9 plagued by bugs http://wiki.ultimacodex.com/wiki/Development_History_of_Ultima_IX https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_Issue_085_2000-01_Dennis_Publishing_GB/page/n21

Babylon 5 license up for grabs https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_186/page/n38 https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/Babylon_5:_Into_the_Fire_(Game)

Microsoft is found guilty https://archive.org/details/NextGen61Jan2000/page/n13 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft_Corp.

FAA bans In-Flight Entertainment systems https://archive.org/details/NextGen61Jan2000/page/n13 https://www.lhsystems.com/blog-entry/history-ife-systems-analog-digital-start-difficulties

Sega's Chairman sees a hardwareless future for the company https://archive.org/details/NextGen61Jan2000/page/n13

Interplay refocuses as a console developer https://archive.org/details/NextGen61Jan2000/page/n13 Infogrames buys GT Interactive https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-01/page/n9 https://sec.report/Document/0000950123-02-002084/

Pokemon movie had to catch'em all https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20126%20%28January%202000%29#page/n33/mode/2up https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/1999W46/?ref_=bo_rl_table_1

The Web is where it's at PlayMeter January 2000, pg. 34 http://shockwave.com https://web.archive.org/web/20010609110241/http://www.midway.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=FutureTense/Apps/Xcelerate/Midway/Play https://web.archive.org/web/19990420230242/http://www.webquest.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20000229050319/http://www.webquest.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20000407094641/http://www.ipong.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20010609110241/http://www.midway.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=FutureTense/Apps/Xcelerate/Midway/Play Thresh launches gamers.com https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_186/page/n41 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Fong

Origin hard at work on Privateer Online https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_186/page/n38 https://www.wcnews.com/articles/art15.shtml https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/earth-beyond

WWII Online announced https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_Issue_085_2000-01_Dennis_Publishing_GB/page/n28 https://store.steampowered.com/app/251950/WWII_Online/

Former head of CompuServe Germany acquitted on appeal http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/524951.stm https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-01/page/n10 https://www.tecchannel.de/a/ex-compuserve-chef-felix-somm-im-interview,401170 The Day Pinball died... https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3937-gamepro-issue-136-january-2000/ https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20126%20%28January%202000%29#page/n37/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMS_Industries

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Bushnell borrows big to build! Tengen trounced in Tetris tussle! Pokemon perceived to push to pupils! 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 December of 1979, 1989, 1999. 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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Show Notes: 1979: Pizza Time theater gets big loan Replay December 1979, pg. 6 Play Meter December, 1979, pg. 37

AMOA show reviews are in RePlay December 1979, pg. 15 Sega standardizes their arcade boards Play Meter December 1979, pg. 92 Play Meter Update Edition Dec. 31 1979, pg. 1 https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/1982/jul/15/cover-exactly-zaxxon/# Space Invaders modification boards are out Play Meter December, 1979, pg. 24

Space Invader clones hit home computers https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197912/page/n20 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Invader_(video_game) The Computer Shopper debuts https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1979-12-rescan/page/n210 IBM Microcomputer rumors promise a revolution https://archive.org/details/Kilobaud197912/page/n5

1989: JAMMA show jam packed with... carnival games? https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_27_1989-12_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n9

Microprose opens development studio in the UK https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_27_1989-12_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n10 Epyx files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_66/page/n9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epyx

Activision is a gaming company once again! https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_66/page/n9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activision#Mediagenic_(1988%E2%80%931992)

Club Caribe launches on Q-Link https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_11_December_1989 page 23 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_Link http://neohabitat.org

A new month, a new Atari hardware launch! https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_27_1989-12_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n10 http://www.atari-computermuseum.de/abc286.htm

Lynx stalls https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_005_December_1989/page/n89

Sega parts ways with Tonka https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_005_December_1989/page/n89 https://segaretro.org/Tonka

Konix misses Xmas and payments... https://archive.org/details/thegamesmachine-25/page/n6

The Wizard hits theaters! https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_005_December_1989/page/n48 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_(1989_film) Nintendo beats Atari in Tetris fight Replay, December 1989, pg. 11

1999: Y2K is upon us! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2000_problem

3dfx CEO, Gregory Ballard steps down https://archive.org/details/NextGen60Dec1999/page/n13 https://www.cnet.com/news/3dfxs-chief-executive-resigns/

The French game publisher stock market money spree continues! https://archive.org/details/NextGen60Dec1999/page/n13 https://www.mobygames.com/company/virgin-interactive-entertainment-inc https://www.mobygames.com/company/titus-interactive-sa

Barnes & Nobel buys up Babbages Etc. https://archive.org/details/NextGen60Dec1999/page/n14 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStop

Pokemon, the OG Loot box https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/24/nyregion/suit-claims-pokemon-is-lottery-not-just-fad.html https://archive.org/details/NextGen60Dec1999/page/n14 Arcade games get rated https://archive.org/details/NextGen60Dec1999/page/n19

Disney's Quest to dominate arcades comes to an end https://archive.org/details/NextGen60Dec1999/page/n19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZQGtnEL2xs

Games to movies still a thing. https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_Issue_083_1999-12_Dennis_Publishing_GB/page/n22

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Alexander Smith is a dedicated researcher and historian; the visionary creator of the video game history podcast, They Create Worlds; and, now, the author of the first of a three volume history of the game industry that shares the same name.

Alex is a reference librarian with degrees in history, law, and library information science and he brings those skills to his in depth study of the history of our favorite hobby. Having grown up a Nintendo and PC gamer, he has helped unearth massive amounts of information about the industry's history through extensive study of original documents, as well as, over 100 interviews with industry pioneers.

We are happy to have him with us for this interview into what drives his passion, his methodology, as well as, a few fun stories from his over 13 year journey discovering the history of gaming.

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In this special episode, we delve deep into the Federal Communication Commission's major rule change in 1979. 

The change altered how radio frequency emissions from computers would be regulated for years to come and affected every major player on the market, be it computer, console, and even arcade.

To help us understand the technical side is QuarterPast83 who has made it his personal mission to understand this often overlooked yet extremely important chapter in the computer industries history.  

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