A computer in every home Atari and Nintendo sue each other and Nintendo gets its panties in a bunch over emulation

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

We look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in March of 1979, 1989, 1999. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates for the 20 and 30 year jumps, while relying on newspaper articles and historical documents for the 40 year jump, as there weren't many dedicated gaming publications on the market yet.

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Show Notes: 1979 A computer in every home Newsweek, US edition, April 2, 1979

Privacy laws start popping up Starting to Protect Privacy, New York Times April 10, 1979 https://www.nytimes.com/1979/04/10/archives/starting-to-protect-privacy.html

Stopping Compuer Chomping of Privacy, New York Times April 28, 1979 https://www.nytimes.com/1979/04/28/archives/stopping-computer-chomping-of-privacy.html

Pinball in the News On the Light Side: Pinball Wizardry, The Associated Press, April 10, 1979

Pinball: Nassau's Big Zero, New York Times, April 8, 1979 https://www.nytimes.com/1979/04/08/archives/long-island-weekly-pinball-nassaus-big-zero.html

Williams' Crazy Story Part 1 http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/williams-crazy-story-pt-1/

Carl Sagan to host show about space and science Dr. Carl Sagan to Be Host of PBS Science Series, NYT, April 18, 1979 https://www.nytimes.com/1979/04/18/archives/dr-carl-sagan-to-be-host-of-pbs-science-series-interplanetary.html

1989 CES in Vegas shows the dominance of the NES CVG 90 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_090_1989-04_EMAP_Publishing_GB Atari and Nintendo start suing each other over lock out chips and unfair practices Compute 107 https://archive.org/details/1989-04-compute-magazine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIC_(Nintendo) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_Games

Domark cuts deal with Tengen The games machine 17 https://archive.org/details/thegamesmachine-17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_Enix_Europe#Domark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6JC-HCNcio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntEz4o5eq7k

Atari ST support in the industry eroded through piracy. Letter from the CEO of Spectrum Holobyte CGW58 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_58/page/n3

Dynamix signs on to Mediagenic's affiliated label program CGW58 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_58/page/n9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdps1r38004 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usme3xqyBBg

Mirrorsoft launch Defender of the Crown on CD with limited 200 unit print run The games machine 17 https://archive.org/details/TheGamesMachineIssue17Apr89/page/n11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJrJvhrV7Mo&t=321s

Scott Orr leaves Gamestar VG&CE 3 https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_03_April_1989 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Orr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIo5yTScaDg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EbPghLpK6c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZR7hiRPjwY

1999 Microsoft pushes Windows CE for Dreamcast development. Next Generation 52 https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration52Apr1999/page/n13 https://segaretro.org/Windows_CE

Agora Interactive launch their G.A.T.E. arcade system to integrate satellite networking into arcades Next Generation 52 https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration52Apr1999/page/n15 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Tee_Golf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Mortal_Kombat_3#Ultimate_Mortal_Kombat_3_Wave_Net

The first classic gaming expo is announced Next Generation 52 https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration52Apr1999/page/n17

NeoGeo Pocket has been released, sold 37,000 units, and now is dead. Long live NeoGeo Pocket Color. Next Generation 52 https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration52Apr1999/page/n19 Havas closes Sierra's Oakhurst office Micromania 51 https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue51 https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/1999/03/01/story1.html

Emulation hits the N64 PC Player 1999 04 https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1999-04/page/n32 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UltraHLE

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Tandy mourns its CEO Epyx beats Data East in court and Steve Jobs wants to make the Mac a gaming powerhouse.

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

We look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in March of 1979, 1989, 1999.

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Sources:

1979: Commodore Purchases Micro Display Systems, Wall Street Journal March 1, 1979

http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=108

http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/ckb/secret/lcd.html

What to do after you bury the boss, Forbes March 5, 1979

1988: https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_57

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

https://www.mobygames.com/game/c64/gi-joe-a-real-american-hero/screenshots/gameShotId,48230/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_East_USA,_Inc._v._Epyx,_Inc.

https://www.ravellaw.com/opinions/d101da3b99dadd73e937d8ded65f17aa

https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-089/

https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue18Mar89

https://archive.org/details/Sierra_Newsletter_Volume_2_Number_1_Spring_1989_Small/page/n3

1998: https://archive.org/details/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_208_1999-03_EMAP_Images_GB

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/no-more-dreamcast-for-namco-this-year/1100-2451405/

https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_51

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyR50ZnCpEE

https://www.macobserver.com/news/99/april/990423/messagefromconnectix.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20070228070634/http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/0/66b3a352ea33712988256952007578c2?OpenDocument

https://www.macworld.com/article/1020791/vgs.html

https://www.wired.com/2002/12/the-games-wal-mart-doesnt-play/

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Corrections: Karate Champ did not have a two player option, just a two player alternating option. A later revision, Karate Champ - Player vs. Player would be released in 1984.

AMD wants in on the hot new microcomputer action The GDC is born PCs are coming to rescue the arcade

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

We look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in February of 1979, 1989, 1999. As always, I'll mostly be using magazine cover dates for the 20 and 30 year jumps, while relying on newspaper articles and historical documents for the 40 year jump, as there weren't many dedicated gaming publications on the market yet.

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1979: AMD profiled in NYT Arcades start accepting credit cards Atari wants to know if local laws are limiting arcades

1989: Dragon's Lair gets released on 16 bit computers The Sam Coupe is announced SNES/Super Famicom is revealed and is to be backward compatible Top Rider has an amazing peripheral The first Game Developes Conference is held

1999: Dreamcast launch numbers come in from Japan Arcade sales are down The Arcade-PC is the great white hope Daikatana gets delayed... again Microsoft buys up FASA and kills Shadowrun: Assassin Diamond launches the Rio MP3 player

Corrections: Super Hang-On was released in 1987

Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/1979/02/25/archives/the-metamorphosis-of-a-salesman-sanders-is-taking-amd-beyond.html

http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/a-fairchild-story/

https://archive.org/details/Atari_Coin_Connection_Volume_3_Number_2_February_1979

https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_088_1989-02_EMAP_Publishing_GB

https://gamingreinvented.com/uncategorized/the-snes-was-supposed-to-be-backwards-compatible/

https://archive.org/details/crash-magazine-61

https://www.retrogamer.net/profiles/hardware/sam-coupe/

https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_56

https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_50

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1085243/000133248907000015/asoriginallyfiledmodified.htm

https://www.virtra.com/

https://web.archive.org/web/20000619155817/http://www.gamespot.com/features/btg-daikatana/index.html

https://archive.org/details/PCJoker0299

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_PMP300

Commodore tries to get into the retail business,Atari announces plans to release a 16 bit console, Interplay hits hard times And much, much more! We look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in January of 1979, 1989, 1999. Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2Or[email protected]

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Sources: 1979: https://www.nytimes.com/1979/01/05/archives/business-people-mrsjaffee-joins-53-men-in-citibank-senior-post.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1979/01/09/archives/worry-mars-electronics-show-recession-fear-at-exhibition-a-slowdown.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1979/01/03/archives/head-resigns-at-lafayette.html https://www.nytimes.com/1979/01/04/archives/talks-begin-on-rescuing-lafayette-radio-story-of-widening-losses.html https://arcadeblogger.com/2017/08/25/atari-ireland/ https://archive.org/details/Atari_Coin_Connection_Volume_3_Number_1_January_1979/page/n3 https://arcadeblogger.com/2017/08/25/atari-ireland/ 1989: https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue16Jan89 http://perso.wanadoo.es/amstradcpc/interviews/ritman.html http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/softography/index.php?game=42 https://web.archive.org/web/20131127123320/http://www.simonhallam.com/projects/detail/Fokker https://www.redbull.com/int-en/rare-celebrating-30-years-of-gaming-glory https://ia800207.us.archive.org/2/items/thegamesmachine-14/TheGamesMachine_14_Jan_1989.pdf https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-087 1999: https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_49 https://www.mcvuk.com/development/interplay-a-troubled-history https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173840/?ref_=nv_sr_1 https://www.retromags.com/magazines/arg/next-level/next-level-issue-2/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuon_(DVD_technology)

 

This month we look back at December 1978, 1988, and 1998. Bushnell gets the boot, Phillips jumps into the cartridge console market, Nintendo stops the Giana Sisters and much, much more!

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Our sources this month include:

http://www.the-nextlevel.com/odyssey2/articles/timeline/index.php

https://www.nytimes.com/1978/12/06/archives/technology-the-computer-entering-home.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1978/12/14/archives/talking-business-holiday-trends-of-toy-buying.html

https://archive.org/details/computer-video-games-magazine-086

https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_54

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJB6V88PrZE&list=PLR6RS8PTcoXRqUjvAE-Y4Mnk0fuTjPYpV&index=23

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ldS0n649M&index=15&list=PLR6RS8PTcoXRqUjvAE-Y4Mnk0fuTjPYpV

https://archive.org/details/thegamesmachine-13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fQtxKmgJC8

https://archive.org/details/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_205_1998-12_EMAP_Images_GB

 

https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_48

 

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