Video Game Newsroom Time Machine

At the height of the arcade boom, two young entrepreneurs wanted to take arcade gaming higher, creating a unique, immersive cooperative experience combining computer game tech with the latest laser disc audio visuals.

Simutron promised gamers an immersive experience, in the Star Trek universe no less, at dedicated game centers. Sadly it would not come to pass.

Brent Naseath, cofounder of the venture tells us what happened back then with Simutron, how his career in tech evolved and his new quest to harness the power of technology to save democracy itself.

Recorded May 2023

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7-11 drops coinop Nintendo disses Sega's rating system Commodore premieres Amiga CD32

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 August 1993. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here:

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Corrections: July 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/july-1993-89127883 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ https://youtu.be/A-6AKe2pvsQ?si=Y86cYPldukmG2V-H https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_superhighway

1993: 7 Eleven moves away from games Replay August 1993 pg. 3

Microprose shutters arcade division PlayMeter August 1993 pg. 22 Wild Bill Stealey - Microprose https://www.patreon.com/posts/36710924 https://www.mobygames.com/game/company:10/platform:arcade/sort:-date/page:1/

Hong Kong debating anti-violent game law PlayMeter August 1993 pg. 32

Elite enters coinop PlayMeter August 1993 pg. 22 https://www.mobygames.com/company/108/elite-systems-ltd/

Wolfenstein goes VR https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_049_August_1993/page/n23/mode/2up?view=theater https://www.arcade-history.com/?n=wolfenstein-vr&page=detail&id=12612

Super Street Fighter 2 hits Japanese arcades https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20049%20%28August%201993%29/page/n34/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/10119/super-street-fighter-ii/

Capcom gets TSR license PlayMeter August 1993 pg. 3 https://www.mobygames.com/game/63783/dungeons-dragons-tower-of-doom/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/63847/dungeons-dragons-shadow-over-mystara/

Arcade 1 brings arcade history to print PlayMeter August 1993 pg. 132 https://archive.org/details/arcade-1-1993-book-scans Atari announces Jaguar launch https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_049_August_1993/page/n55/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Jaguar https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20049%20%28August%201993%29/page/n56/mode/1up Leonard Tramiel - Part 2 - Atari https://www.patreon.com/posts/71643153

Commodore debuts CD32 http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=QW1pZ2EgR2FtZXMvMTk5Mw== Amiga Games August 1993, pg. 8, 92 https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_CD32

Sega shows off VR at CES https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.08/page/n21/mode/1up?view=theater

Sega launches Pico https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20049%20%28August%201993%29/page/n75/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Pico

3DO gains support https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_55_August_1993/page/n15/mode/2up

EA reports big earnings https://archive.org/details/pc-review-22/page/16/mode/1up?view=theater Nintendo hikes cart prices https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_049_August_1993/page/n161/mode/1up?view=theater

Bandai shows off portable SNES at Tokyo Game Show https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/04/bandai_almost_made_a_laptop_with_a_built-in_snesn https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n21/mode/1up?view=theater

NES gets a makeover https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.08/page/n16/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_049_August_1993/page/n53/mode/2up?view=theater

Gamepro laments no-shows https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_049_August_1993/page/n55/mode/1up?view=theater

Sega and Park Place launch sports labels https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_049_August_1993/page/n161/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/company/3483/park-place-productions/ https://www.mobygames.com/group/8552/sega-sports-games/ Michael Katz Part 2 - Atari - Sega https://www.patreon.com/posts/63732329

Mario's greatest hits coming to SNES https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n21/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game/6613/super-mario-all-stars/

Genesis gets Special Champion Edition https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n21/mode/1up?view=theater Joe Morici - Capcom https://www.patreon.com/posts/37289815 https://www.mobygames.com/game/8053/street-fighter-ii-champion-edition/

STD makes Street Fighter 2 easier https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Wiki/index.php?title=InterAct_SN_ProgramPad

UK outraged at Night Trap https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_049_August_1993/page/n119/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.eurogamer.net/the-rise-and-fall-of-sega-enterprises

Nintendo responds to Sega's ratings system https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_049_August_1993/page/n161/mode/1up?view=theater Move over violence... here comes SEX! https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-08/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-08/page/n22/mode/1up?view=theater Help me obi-wan kenobi, you, or Terminator, or Lawnmower Man... https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-08/page/n28/mode/1up?view=theater

PowerPC promises to decouple CPUs from OSs https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-08_OCR Microsoft and Compaq join forces for plug-and-play https://archive.org/details/pc-review-22/page/15/mode/1up

Say goodbye to the interface https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_109/page/n21/mode/1up?view=theater

Konami abandons computer gaming https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater

Microsoft unveils their Mouse 2.0 http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=UEMgSm9rZXIvMTk5Mw== August 1993 pg. 7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Mouse

Get that real pilot feel for just $2,800 bucks https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-08/page/n28/mode/1up?view=theater

Tablet computing market gets crowded https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-08/page/n26/mode/1up http://www.grot.com/zoomer/documents/bindery.html http://www.geos-infobase.de/zoomer/ZOOMER01 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm,_Inc.#History

SimCity goes mobile https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater https://handheld.computer/?p=446 https://alchetron.com/EShop AT&T wants to give Sega an Edge https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_049_August_1993/page/n53/mode/2up?view=theater https://segaretro.org/Edge_16

AT&T shows off Personal Communicator https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20049%20%28August%201993%29/page/n163/mode/1up https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=2902

Delphi enters online gaming arena https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater

Sierra signs deal with Prodigy https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n95/mode/1up?view=theater

NTN Trivia coming to TSN https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTN_Buzztime Virtual Vision brings TV to eyewear https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20049%20%28August%201993%29/page/n163/mode/1up

Epyx brings games to planes https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Goeken https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/15/business/interface-a-new-digital-air-to-ground-link-gets-an-in-flight-test.html

Spaceship Warlock shown at CES https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.08/page/n17/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.joesparks.com/whyyes/

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Copyright Karl Kuras

Starting out as a signals decoder for the air force, through to working for Nolan Bushnell's Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Time Theatre on its ill-fated Kadabrascope animation initiative, Autodesk, VRML and so many others, Owen Rowley is a man of a thousand lives in tech.

Heck, he may have even helped invent the mousepad.

Listen to some amazing stories, from the dawn of the computer age through to the rough and tumble world of the dot com bubble.

Recorded April 2023

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Dragon's Lair takes arcades by storm, Commodore rules the computer roost & Video game makers pivot to micros

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 August 1983. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book

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Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Decathlon Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-89553431 https://www.mobygames.com/game/11537/the-activision-decathlon/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcHeXlhxeX4 Corrections: July 1983 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/july-1983-87998862 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ https://youtu.be/A-6AKe2pvsQ?si=Y86cYPldukmG2V-H The Video Game Crash 40th Anniversary - Part 1: Atari https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-game-crash-75643983

1973 Atari moves into new facilities https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_5/page/n49/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_7/page/47/mode/1up

Atari announces new cabinet for Space Race https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Race_(video_game) https://www.old-computers.com/museum/software_detail.asp?id=464

Are pongs slowing down? https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_7/page/48/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_8/page/47/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_8/page/48/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_8/page/47/mode/1up

1983 Dragon's Lair gives arcades hope https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-cruz-sentinel-laserdisc-games-prof/85528743/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-dragons-lair-in/86477004/ https://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/02/arts/hollywood-playing-harder-at-the-video-game.html Replay August 1983 pg. 10 Replay August 1983, pg. 54 Sega sells manufacturing to Bally https://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/28/business/barry-diller-s-latest-starring-role.html https://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/30/business/advertisingn-r-kleinfield-computers-take-aim-at-schools.html

Bally To Buy Sega's U.S. Coin-Op Game Assets The Associated Press, August 25, 1983, Thursday, AM cycle PR Newswire, August 25, 1983, Thursday PR Newswire, August 11, 1983, Thursday Gregory Fischbach Part 2 - Acclaim https://www.patreon.com/posts/47720122

Coinop returns to its roots Games People August 6, 1983 pg. 1

Off duty cops patrolling arcades Replay August 1983, pg. 81 Mattel lays off 400 in Electronics https://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/05/business/mattel-to-lay-off-400-in-electronics-division.html Don Daglow Part 1 - PDP - Mattel - Intellivision - EA https://www.patreon.com/posts/38445119

Amiga buys US Games titles https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-5/page/68/mode/1up http://www.atariprotos.com/2600/software/powerarcade/powerarcade.htm

Telesys anounces budget games https://archive.org/details/logical_gamer_aug83/page/5/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/4847/telesys/

Mythicon introduces budget 2600 line https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-5/page/72/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/company/4823/mythicon-inc/

Gammation to support Supercharger https://archive.org/details/logical_gamer_aug83/page/5/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/11203/gammation/

Game cancellations mount https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-5/page/68/mode/1up

Milton Bradley sues Atari over voice unit cancellation Electronic Games Hotline August 28, 1983 pg. 1

Suncom brings physical fitness to the VCS Toy and Hobby World July/August 1983 S31 https://picclick.fr/RARE-AEROBICS-JOYSTICK-exercise-bike-385448488962.html http://www.atarihq.com/museum/2678/hardware/aerobics.html

Atari moves to TSX With Multiuser Operating System; Atari Resolves PRogrammer/System Dilemma, Computerworld, August 15, 1983

Bring on the celeb endorsements Toy and Hobby World July/August 1983 S11

C64 hits $199 Playthings August 1983

Commodore reigns supreme in the home computer wars... for now https://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/01/business/two-standouts-in-electronics.html

TI changes the color of the 994A Toy and Hobby World July/August 1983 S7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TI-99/4A

99/2 is dead... https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-08_OCR/page/n9/mode/1up https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=267 https://www.old-computers.com/MUSEUM/computer.asp?c=268&st=1

Adam price announcements deceptive https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-5/page/68/mode/1up Toy and Hobby World July/August 1983 S12 Electronic Games Hotline August 14, 1983 pg. 1

Adam prototypes are no shows https://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/01/business/coleco-strong-in-marketing.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco_Adam

Romox to bring software teledelivery to MSX Software Teledelivery is planned, The Japan Economic Journal, August 2, 1983

MSX licensing fees come under fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSX#Manufacturers https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews023-17Aug1983/page/n5/mode/1up

JVC brings laser disc games to MSX https://www.msx.org/wiki/Victor_HC-7 JVC To Produce Personal Computer, Copyright 1983 Jiji Press Ltd.Jiji Press Ticker Service AUGUST 31, 1983, WEDNESDAY https://youtu.be/ShDiFJFoXSg?si=UY6QM_kM_i5JABlX

Japan moves to protect against software rentals Consent of copyright holders should be won for renting, The Japan Economic Journal, August 2, 1983

Timex reveals TS2000 details https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews021-03Aug1983/page/n3/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews025-31Aug1983/page/n6/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews023-17Aug1983/page/n36/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews025-31Aug1983/page/n43/mode/1up

Osborne cuts jobs, closes factory https://vgpavilion.com/mags/1983/08/28egh/pages/19830828egh.pdf

IBM announces plans to sell Concurrent CPM https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-08_OCR/page/n9/mode/1up Japanese version of CP/M-86 is introduced, The Japan Economic Journal, August 2, 1983

Creative Computing begins publishing price list Commodore sues former employees and Atari over VCS add-on https://www.ataricompendium.com/faq/bagnall_vcs_keyboard.pdf Toy and Hobby World July/August 1983 S7

Commodore announces 70 new software packages https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-08_OCR/page/n9/mode/1up

Infocom unleashes Z Machine Electronic Games Hotline August 14, 1983 pg. 2

Activision lands on home computers Electronic Games Hotline August 14, 1983 pg. 7

Epyx announces outside studio Toy and Hobby World July/August 1983 S12

Spectrum Games renamed Ocean https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews022-10Aug1983/page/n12/mode/1up

Sony teams up with Data East Sony ties up with Data East in MSX software development, The Japan Economic Journal, August 2, 1983

Stellar 7 debuts https://vgpavilion.com/mags/1983/08/28egh/pages/19830828egh.pdf pg. 7

Park Brothers goes big on ads https://vgpavilion.com/mags/1983/08/28egh/pages/19830828egh.pdf pg. 8

Jon Shirley becomes Microsoft prez https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-08_OCR/page/n9/mode/1up Games Network hits the stock market https://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/24/business/briefs-119250.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://archive.org/details/logical_gamer_aug83/page/6/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews025-31Aug1983/page/n8/mode/1up

Softyme tests online distribution https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-08_OCR/page/n9/mode/1up

BBS's bring out the Pirates Gilded youth, jaded youth , Forbes, August 15, 1983 The "On-Line" Society, Computerworld, August 17, 1983

Microcom licenses MNP https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-08_OCR/page/n9/mode/1up Softwareland wants standardized UPCs https://vgpavilion.com/mags/1983/08/28egh/pages/19830828egh.pdf pg. 4 https://books.google.de/books?id=baj-kGvs1L0C&pg=RA1-PA76&lpg=RA1-PA76&dq=%22softwareland%22+retail+store+taylor+coleman&source=bl&ots=QngUR-drNu&sig=ACfU3U1Iz9L7kenfh8SwIYdbRq9IGafJgw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiwurn2iaWBAxUd_rsIHXI1CaQQ6AF6BAgLEAM#v=onepage&q=%22softwareland%22%20retail%20store%20taylor%20coleman&f=false UK leads in computer adoption Commodore News Vol1 Num3 1983

Gamer begins to enter the vernacular https://vgpavilion.com/mags/1983/08/28egh/pages/19830828egh.pdf pg. 2

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Sega introduces ratings Nintendo beats Tengen Sony buys Psygnosis

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This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in July 1993. 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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1993: EA sales way up! https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n29/mode/1up?view=theater

Japanese game makers had bumper 1992 Replay July 1993 pg. 14

Sega's Nakayama sees bright future https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/04/business/sega-takes-aim-at-disney-s-world.html Namco goes to China Replay July 1993 pg. 3

The press discovers violent games Play Meter July 1993 Sega introduces rating system Play Meter July 1993 pg. 38 RePlay July 1993 pg. 18

Genesis Street Fighter gets delayed https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2010%20%28July%201993%29/page/n11/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater

Sunsoft beats Action Replay https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater Sega announces Mega Drive 2 and MegaCD 2 https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20048%20%28July%201993%29/page/n56/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n25/mode/1up?view=theater

Hook your TurboDuo up to your PC https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2010%20%28July%201993%29/page/n9/mode/2up https://archives.tg-16.com/TURBOFORCE/TF-03-04.jpg https://archives.tg-16.com/00_feature.htm

Summer CES belongs to multimedia and networking Replay July 1993 pg. 28 7th Guest gets mixed reviews https://archive.org/details/PC.Games.N010.1993.07-fl0n/page/n75/mode/2up

Games gum up the works on office PCs https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/04/weekinreview/zap-whang-aieeee-eat-phaser-klingon-er-boss.html

US government promotes Clipper https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-07_OCR/page/n39/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipper_chip Nintendo launches barebones Gameboy https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_048_July_1993/page/n144/mode/1up

Toys R Us drops the Lynx https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_048_July_1993/page/n143/mode/2up

FAA considering game ban https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_048_July_1993/page/n146/mode/1up Nintendo beats Atari Games in court https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/30/business/company-news-jury-says-atari-infringed-nintendo-system.html

Phillips launches barrage of lawsuits Replay July 1993 pg. 14

Accolade and Sega bury the hatchet https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_048_July_1993/page/n144/mode/1up AT&T buys stake in Sierra Network https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/29/business/at-t-sees-the-future-in-games.html https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n29/mode/1up?view=theater

Spectrum Holobyte buys Bullet-Proof https://archive.org/details/Game_Players_PC_Entertainment_Vol.6_Issue_4_July1993_U/page/n7/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n27/mode/1up?view=theater

Sony buys Psygnosis https://archive.org/details/Game_Players_PC_Entertainment_Vol.6_Issue_4_July1993_U/page/n7/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/pc-review-21/page/15/mode/1up Imagine documentary - https://youtu.be/ZoDh61sgCOg?si=MG-VMl41JvvEN6-X

EA goes to Sesame Street https://archive.org/details/Game_Players_PC_Entertainment_Vol.6_Issue_4_July1993_U/page/n7/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/3076/eakids/

Double Dragon coming to TV https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2010%20%28July%201993%29/page/n11/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Dragon_(TV_series)

Chris Crawford gives his Dragon Speech at CGDC https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_108/page/n33/mode/2up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBrj4S24074 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_108/page/n161/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/pc-review-21/page/32/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2010%20%28July%201993%29/page/n9/mode/2up

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In the history of pen and paper role playing games, no company name looms larger than TSR, creators of Dungeons and Dragons, and in the realm of computer role playing games one of the greatest publishers has been Bethesda.

Our guest today, Bruce Nesmith, worked for both of these company's in their hay day, first as a programmer for TSR on their ill-fated venture into software publishing in the early 80s and then as a writer for both TSR and Bethesda. From highs to lows and back again, a true insider's view of the life of a game dev.

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After the crash, a new type of venue emerged as the dominant force in coin operated video games, the family entertainment center. No longer just video games, but a mix of mini golf, redemption games, food counters and more, this new destination would prove an ever evolving type of business very much at the whims of a fickle public.

Our guest, Ed Pearson, navigated these tempestuos waters for almost 15 years as manager of the legendary Seattle Funplex before moving on to ever bigger facilities as the family entertainment business continued to evolve past its arcade roots.

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Atari axes Ray Kassar, Nintendo launches the Famicom & Commodore's Jack Tramiel delivers the killing blow to Texas Instruments

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 July 1983. 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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1963 Maloney sells Bally https://archive.org/details/cashbox24unse_41/page/54/mode/1up?view=theater http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/lion-and-bally-manufacturing/

Lasers featured in Popular Electronics https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/60s/63/Pop-1963-07.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser

1973 Atari introduces Space Race https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_3/page/39/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Race_(video_game)

Bushnell goes to Europe https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_3/page/39/mode/1up

RCA announces mass production of LCDs https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1973/Poptronics-1973-07.pdf pg. 23

Motorola announces Dynatac https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1973/Poptronics-1973-07.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_DynaTAC

Associated Press uses lasers to transmit and computers to store images https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1973/Poptronics-1973-07.pdf pg. 23

Digital Watches are the latest male fashion statement https://www.nytimes.com/1973/07/21/archives/a-watch-that-takes-the-hard-time-out-of-telling-time.html

Ira Bettleman graduates with psychology degree https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_2/page/50/mode/1up Noah Falstein - Lucasfilm https://www.patreon.com/posts/37807684

1983: Ray Kassar leaves Atari https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-atari-inc-ray/62357592/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-resignation-of-ray-kassar-f/68994316/ https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/08/business/chief-is-replaced-at-troubled-atari.html https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/24/business/philip-morris-s-marlboro-man.html Toys Hobbies and Crafts July 1983 https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n26/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n24 https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/27/movies/shapiro-quits-at-warner-s.html Atari distribution restructuring tanks https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-atari-inc-deals-with-c/62356604/ The Video Game Crash 40th Anniversary - Part 1: Atari https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-game-crash-75643983

Mattel, Atari, and TI announces even bigger losses https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/26/business/mattel-expects-to-post-large-loss.html Toy and Hobby World July 1983 https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/22/business/warner-posts-a-283.4-million-loss.html https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/13/business/mattel-reshuffles-its-electronics-unit.html https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/23/business/texas-instruments-lost-119.2-million-in-quarter.html https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/19/business/rca-profits-rise-zenith-also-climbs.html Playthings July 1983 https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/25/business/earnings-up-sharply-in-quarter.html

Williams profits down Games People July 30, 1983, pg. 7

Mattel axes 260 in Electronics division https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n26/mode/1up

TI lays off 750 https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n26/mode/1up

Marketers brought in to take reigns of computer makers https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/27/business/selling-computers-like-soap.html https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/13/business/mattel-reshuffles-its-electronics-unit.html

UK tax authority preps for micro crash https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-07-21/mode/1up?view=theater Rebates hit coinop Replay July 1983 pg. 8

Gottlieb changes name Replay July 1983 pg. 8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottlieb

Sente has Videa https://archive.org/details/joystik_magazine-1983-07/page/n11/mode/2up Roger Hector - Atari, Disney, Sega, Namco, Sente https://www.patreon.com/posts/72058794

New tech needed to revitalize arcades https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-modesto-bee-arcade-game-difficulties/85528989/ Play Meter July 15, 1983, pg. 36 https://www.thebasementarcade.com/roadtrips31.htm

Magnetic strips poised to replace coins Play Meter July 15, 1983, pg. 32 https://www.sacoacard.com/

VCTER wants you to book flights at your arcade Play Meter July 1, 1983 pg. 40

Digital poker goes after the older audience Replay July 1983 pg. 8 Replay July 1983, pg. 32 Tex Critter bows out of pizza-arcade market Games People July 30, 1983, pg. 1 https://dreamfiction.fandom.com/wiki/Tex_Critter%27s_Pizza_Jamboree_(fictional)

Nintendo's Tokyo stock debut dampened by lawsuit Japan Economic Newswire JULY 21, 1983, THURSDAY https://www.mariowiki.com/Ikegami_Tsushinki NINTENDO TO SPLIT STOCK, Copyright 1983 Jiji Press Ltd.Jiji Press Ticker Service, JULY 22, 1983, FRIDAY

Nintendo and Sega enter the programmable console market https://archive.org/details/login-september-1983/page/n89/mode/2up?q=%E4%BB%BB%E5%A4%A9%E5%A0%82 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SG-1000

Sega's SC3000 sales estimates jump Sharp attention on Sega product , The Japan Economic Journal July 19, 1983, Tuesday Business Japan, July 1983

Atari 2600 Adapter for the 5200 ships https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 57 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_5200

Atari drops price of 5200 https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 60 Vectrex drops to $100 https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 60

Gameline won't leave retailers in the lurch Playthings July 1983 https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 55

Electra Concepts introduces a trigger button Playthings July 1983 https://www.ebay.com/itm/224626441270

Second hand mail order game exchanges boom https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/07/garden/secondhand-games-for-video-buffs.html

Supercharger gets first licensee The Video Game Update July 1983, pg. 50

Frob makes console game design affordable The Video Game Update July 1983, pg. 50 http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-frob-26_29983.html

Coleco axes Super Game Module 3 The Video Game Update July 1983, pg. 53 https://cancelled-games.fandom.com/wiki/ColecoVision_Super_Game_Module

Mattel axes Intellivision 3 The Video Game Update July 1983, pg. 53 https://cancelled-games.fandom.com/wiki/ColecoVision_Super_Game_Module

MB goes blam-blam on VCS https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 57

20th Century Fox wants you to make them a better game https://archive.org/details/1983-07-compute-magazine/page/n33/mode/1up?view=theater

Fox sees bright future for their games https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n24/page/n6/mode/1up

Fox halves price of MASH on VCS https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n26/page/n2/mode/1up

Colecovision games coming to Spectravideo https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Fun_with_Computer_Games_Vol_01_No_09_1983-07_Fun_Games_Publishing_US/page/n7/mode/2up https://www.msx.org/wiki/Spectravideo_SV-603

As action figures rise, consoles fall Playthings July 1983 Activision opens UK subsidiary https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews019-20Jul1983/page/n11/mode/1up Gregory Fischbach Part 1 - Activision - Acclaim https://www.patreon.com/posts/46578120

Atari drops the 1200XL https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 58' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_8-bit_family#1200XL

Atari introduces XL line https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 59 https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-07-28/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 60

Atari gets Hawkeye to hawk their wares https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n24/page/n3/mode/1up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvNLr_AVTAM

Atari reacts to Adam introduction with new 600XL bundle https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 54 https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-07-28/mode/1up

Adam ditches wafers for "Data packs" https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 58 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco_Adam

Tomy enters computer market with free home trial https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 63 https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n24/page/n6/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n26/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomy_Tutor

Acorn to launch BBC in US https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-07-07/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Micro#Export_initiatives

Electron won't be BBC Micro compatible https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews020-27Jul1983/page/n3/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Electron

Sinclair's Microdrive arrives https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-07-28/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Microdrive

Computer maker stocks tumble on Peanut rumors https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/28/business/computer-stocks-slide.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PCjr

Osborne 1 price crashes https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/29/business/osborne-cuts-computer-price.html

Mini and mainframe makers jump into micro fray https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-07-rescan/page/n8/mode/1up

Networking to come to IBM PC https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-07-rescan/page/n8/mode/1up SNL Weekend Update - https://youtu.be/GYyur7EEqns

Milton Bradley brings speech recognition to TI https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 60 http://www.mainbyte.com/ti99/hardware/mbx/mbx.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04SecKb_ejA

Apple ii software coming to the PC https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n25/page/n7/mode/2up https://www.hackster.io/news/quapple-clones-a-card-that-turns-an-ibm-pc-xt-into-an-apple-ii-plus-clone-98c9b75ecfda

The many faces of the mouse compete for dominance at NCC https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-07-rescan/page/n299/mode/1up?view=theater http://www.le2.net/summa/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Mouse

TI signs up third parties https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 60 https://www.mobygames.com/company/5680/texas-instruments-incorporated/games/

Romox announces Gameport for TI https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 63 https://4apedia.com/index.php/Solid_State_Software_Command_Module https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews019-20Jul1983/page/n7/mode/2up

Commodore declares software price war https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews019-20Jul1983/page/n3/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews020-27Jul1983/page/n4/mode/1up Gary Carlston- Broderbund https://www.patreon.com/posts/50036733

bye bye Jelly Monsters, Hello Cosmic Cruncher! https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-07-07/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game/138/pac-man/screenshots/vic-20/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/60882/cosmic-cruncher/ Commodore 64 and IBM conversions are coming https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_3.4/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_3.4/page/n29/mode/1up?view=theater

Softsync announces C64 games https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 60

Parker Bros expands into computer games https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 54 Tom Dusenberry - Parker Brothers - Hasbro - Atari https://www.patreon.com/posts/42807419 https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/octopussy-the-james-bond-videogame-that-never-was/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150302072400/https://atariage.com/catalog_page.html?CatalogID=15¤tPage=12

Spinnaker goes cartridge https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n24/page/n3/mode/1up

Sierra offers one-to-one return policy with retailers https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n26/mode/1up

Soft Switch simplifies piracy https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-07-14 https://www.c64copyprotection.com/vic-20-cartridge-to-tape/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/966/microplay-software/

Datasoft launches budget line https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 59 https://www.mobygames.com/company/20696/gentry-software/

WH Smith stops taking new ZX81 software https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-07-14

Palace Software is looking for programmers https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews019-20Jul1983/page/n56/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/1000/palace-software-ltd/

Dr. J and Larry Bird sign with EA https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 57 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gahan_Wilson https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n24/page/n1/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/488/one-on-one/

First Star Software signs with Marvel https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_3.4/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/company/166/first-star-software-inc/ Sydney Software gets Johnny Hart licenses https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 54 https://www.mobygames.com/company/1569/sydney-development-corp/

Crash mail order places ads https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews020-27Jul1983/page/n56/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_(magazine)

Videotex brings hope of standardized networked information and fears of privacy concerns https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-07-rescan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videotex

Canadian Pacific Air brings games to planes https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 56 https://docplayer.net/205275760-From-electronic-to-video-gaming-computing-in-canada-historical-assessment-update.html

Dan Bunten extols the virtues of play testing https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_3.4/page/n25/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/person/8515/danielle-berry/

UCLA holds conference on graphic design in games https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Volume_1_Number_10_1983-07_Pumpkin_Press_US/page/n69/mode/1up?view=theater

First Video Game Conference held in San Fransisco Toys Hobbies & Crafts July 1983.

Supercade coming to Saturday mornings Replay July 1983, pg. 18

Vid Kid column brings game reviews to newspapers https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-07-07/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater

Julian Rignall is gaming champ https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-07-14/page/n4/mode/1up

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These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM with @QuarterPast83's Dale! Atari axes Ray Kassar, Nintendo launches the Famicom & Commodore's Jack Tramiel delivers the killing blow to Texas Instruments

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 July 1983. 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: June 1983 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/june-1983-85898642 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ When Nintendo Games Were on Atari | Gaming Historian - Written by Ethan Johnson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjRuV52Jk78

1963 Maloney sells Bally https://archive.org/details/cashbox24unse_41/page/54/mode/1up?view=theater http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/lion-and-bally-manufacturing/

Lasers featured in Popular Electronics https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/60s/63/Pop-1963-07.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser

1973 Atari introduces Space Race https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_3/page/39/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Race_(video_game)

Bushnell goes to Europe https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_3/page/39/mode/1up

RCA announces mass production of LCDs https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1973/Poptronics-1973-07.pdf pg. 23

Motorola announces Dynatac https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1973/Poptronics-1973-07.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_DynaTAC

Associated Press uses lasers to transmit and computers to store images https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1973/Poptronics-1973-07.pdf pg. 23

Digital Watches are the latest male fashion statement https://www.nytimes.com/1973/07/21/archives/a-watch-that-takes-the-hard-time-out-of-telling-time.html

Ira Bettleman graduates with psychology degree https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_2/page/50/mode/1up Noah Falstein - Lucasfilm https://www.patreon.com/posts/37807684

1983: Ray Kassar leaves Atari https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-atari-inc-ray/62357592/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-resignation-of-ray-kassar-f/68994316/ https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/08/business/chief-is-replaced-at-troubled-atari.html https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/24/business/philip-morris-s-marlboro-man.html Toys Hobbies and Crafts July 1983 https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n26/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n24 https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/27/movies/shapiro-quits-at-warner-s.html Atari distribution restructuring tanks https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-atari-inc-deals-with-c/62356604/ The Video Game Crash 40th Anniversary - Part 1: Atari https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-game-crash-75643983

Mattel, Atari, and TI announces even bigger losses https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/26/business/mattel-expects-to-post-large-loss.html Toy and Hobby World July 1983 https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/22/business/warner-posts-a-283.4-million-loss.html https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/13/business/mattel-reshuffles-its-electronics-unit.html https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/23/business/texas-instruments-lost-119.2-million-in-quarter.html https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/19/business/rca-profits-rise-zenith-also-climbs.html Playthings July 1983 https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/25/business/earnings-up-sharply-in-quarter.html

Williams profits down Games People July 30, 1983, pg. 7

Mattel axes 260 in Electronics division https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n26/mode/1up

TI lays off 750 https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n26/mode/1up

Marketers brought in to take reigns of computer makers https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/27/business/selling-computers-like-soap.html https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/13/business/mattel-reshuffles-its-electronics-unit.html

UK tax authority preps for micro crash https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-07-21/mode/1up?view=theater Rebates hit coinop Replay July 1983 pg. 8

Gottlieb changes name Replay July 1983 pg. 8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottlieb

Sente has Videa https://archive.org/details/joystik_magazine-1983-07/page/n11/mode/2up Roger Hector - Atari, Disney, Sega, Namco, Sente https://www.patreon.com/posts/72058794

New tech needed to revitalize arcades https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-modesto-bee-arcade-game-difficulties/85528989/ Play Meter July 15, 1983, pg. 36 https://www.thebasementarcade.com/roadtrips31.htm

Magnetic strips poised to replace coins Play Meter July 15, 1983, pg. 32 https://www.sacoacard.com/

VCTER wants you to book flights at your arcade Play Meter July 1, 1983 pg. 40

Digital poker goes after the older audience Replay July 1983 pg. 8 Replay July 1983, pg. 32 Tex Critter bows out of pizza-arcade market Games People July 30, 1983, pg. 1 https://dreamfiction.fandom.com/wiki/Tex_Critter%27s_Pizza_Jamboree_(fictional)

Nintendo's Tokyo stock debut dampened by lawsuit Japan Economic Newswire JULY 21, 1983, THURSDAY https://www.mariowiki.com/Ikegami_Tsushinki NINTENDO TO SPLIT STOCK, Copyright 1983 Jiji Press Ltd.Jiji Press Ticker Service, JULY 22, 1983, FRIDAY

Nintendo and Sega enter the programmable console market https://archive.org/details/login-september-1983/page/n89/mode/2up?q=%E4%BB%BB%E5%A4%A9%E5%A0%82 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SG-1000

Sega's SC3000 sales estimates jump Sharp attention on Sega product , The Japan Economic Journal July 19, 1983, Tuesday Business Japan, July 1983

Atari 2600 Adapter for the 5200 ships https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 57 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_5200

Atari drops price of 5200 https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 60 Vectrex drops to $100 https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 60

Gameline won't leave retailers in the lurch Playthings July 1983 https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 55

Electra Concepts introduces a trigger button Playthings July 1983 https://www.ebay.com/itm/224626441270

Second hand mail order game exchanges boom https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/07/garden/secondhand-games-for-video-buffs.html

Supercharger gets first licensee The Video Game Update July 1983, pg. 50

Frob makes console game design affordable The Video Game Update July 1983, pg. 50 http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-frob-26_29983.html

Coleco axes Super Game Module 3 The Video Game Update July 1983, pg. 53 https://cancelled-games.fandom.com/wiki/ColecoVision_Super_Game_Module

Mattel axes Intellivision 3 The Video Game Update July 1983, pg. 53 https://cancelled-games.fandom.com/wiki/ColecoVision_Super_Game_Module

MB goes blam-blam on VCS https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 57

20th Century Fox wants you to make them a better game https://archive.org/details/1983-07-compute-magazine/page/n33/mode/1up?view=theater

Fox sees bright future for their games https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n24/page/n6/mode/1up

Fox halves price of MASH on VCS https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n26/page/n2/mode/1up

Colecovision games coming to Spectravideo https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Fun_with_Computer_Games_Vol_01_No_09_1983-07_Fun_Games_Publishing_US/page/n7/mode/2up https://www.msx.org/wiki/Spectravideo_SV-603

As action figures rise, consoles fall Playthings July 1983 Activision opens UK subsidiary https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews019-20Jul1983/page/n11/mode/1up Gregory Fischbach Part 1 - Activision - Acclaim https://www.patreon.com/posts/46578120

Atari drops the 1200XL https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 58' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_8-bit_family#1200XL

Atari introduces XL line https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 59 https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-07-28/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 60

Atari gets Hawkeye to hawk their wares https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n24/page/n3/mode/1up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvNLr_AVTAM

Atari reacts to Adam introduction with new 600XL bundle https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 54 https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-07-28/mode/1up

Adam ditches wafers for "Data packs" https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 58 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco_Adam

Tomy enters computer market with free home trial https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 63 https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n24/page/n6/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n26/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomy_Tutor

Acorn to launch BBC in US https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-07-07/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Micro#Export_initiatives

Electron won't be BBC Micro compatible https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews020-27Jul1983/page/n3/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Electron

Sinclair's Microdrive arrives https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-07-28/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Microdrive

Computer maker stocks tumble on Peanut rumors https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/28/business/computer-stocks-slide.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PCjr

Osborne 1 price crashes https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/29/business/osborne-cuts-computer-price.html

Mini and mainframe makers jump into micro fray https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-07-rescan/page/n8/mode/1up

Networking to come to IBM PC https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-07-rescan/page/n8/mode/1up SNL Weekend Update - https://youtu.be/GYyur7EEqns

Milton Bradley brings speech recognition to TI https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 60 http://www.mainbyte.com/ti99/hardware/mbx/mbx.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04SecKb_ejA

Apple ii software coming to the PC https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n25/page/n7/mode/2up https://www.hackster.io/news/quapple-clones-a-card-that-turns-an-ibm-pc-xt-into-an-apple-ii-plus-clone-98c9b75ecfda

The many faces of the mouse compete for dominance at NCC https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-07-rescan/page/n299/mode/1up?view=theater http://www.le2.net/summa/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Mouse

TI signs up third parties https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 60 https://www.mobygames.com/company/5680/texas-instruments-incorporated/games/

Romox announces Gameport for TI https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 63 https://4apedia.com/index.php/Solid_State_Software_Command_Module https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews019-20Jul1983/page/n7/mode/2up

Commodore declares software price war https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews019-20Jul1983/page/n3/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews020-27Jul1983/page/n4/mode/1up Gary Carlston- Broderbund https://www.patreon.com/posts/50036733

bye bye Jelly Monsters, Hello Cosmic Cruncher! https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-07-07/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game/138/pac-man/screenshots/vic-20/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/60882/cosmic-cruncher/ Commodore 64 and IBM conversions are coming https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_3.4/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_3.4/page/n29/mode/1up?view=theater

Softsync announces C64 games https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 60

Parker Bros expands into computer games https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 54 Tom Dusenberry - Parker Brothers - Hasbro - Atari https://www.patreon.com/posts/42807419 https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/octopussy-the-james-bond-videogame-that-never-was/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150302072400/https://atariage.com/catalog_page.html?CatalogID=15¤tPage=12

Spinnaker goes cartridge https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n24/page/n3/mode/1up

Sierra offers one-to-one return policy with retailers https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n26/mode/1up

Soft Switch simplifies piracy https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-07-14 https://www.c64copyprotection.com/vic-20-cartridge-to-tape/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/966/microplay-software/

Datasoft launches budget line https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 59 https://www.mobygames.com/company/20696/gentry-software/

WH Smith stops taking new ZX81 software https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-07-14

Palace Software is looking for programmers https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews019-20Jul1983/page/n56/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/1000/palace-software-ltd/

Dr. J and Larry Bird sign with EA https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 57 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gahan_Wilson https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n24/page/n1/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/488/one-on-one/

First Star Software signs with Marvel https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_3.4/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/company/166/first-star-software-inc/ Sydney Software gets Johnny Hart licenses https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 54 https://www.mobygames.com/company/1569/sydney-development-corp/

Crash mail order places ads https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews020-27Jul1983/page/n56/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_(magazine)

Videotex brings hope of standardized networked information and fears of privacy concerns https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-07-rescan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videotex

Canadian Pacific Air brings games to planes https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d0/ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_04.pdf pg. 56 https://docplayer.net/205275760-From-electronic-to-video-gaming-computing-in-canada-historical-assessment-update.html

Dan Bunten extols the virtues of play testing https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_3.4/page/n25/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/person/8515/danielle-berry/

UCLA holds conference on graphic design in games https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Volume_1_Number_10_1983-07_Pumpkin_Press_US/page/n69/mode/1up?view=theater

First Video Game Conference held in San Fransisco Toys Hobbies & Crafts July 1983.

Supercade coming to Saturday mornings Replay July 1983, pg. 18

Vid Kid column brings game reviews to newspapers https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-07-07/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater

Julian Rignall is gaming champ https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-07-14/page/n4/mode/1up

Recommended Links: The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/ They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/ Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/ The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/ Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/ Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/ Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/ Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/ Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/

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Street Fighter movie is a go Traditional computer game makers falter Sega's Battle with Nintendo heats up

These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM

This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in June 1993. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book

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Corrections: May 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/may-1993-85165933 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ https://www.mobygames.com/group/11345/star-trek-licensees/sort:date/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/7384/the-death-and-return-of-superman/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Death_in_the_Family_(comics)

1993: Capcom set to cofinance Street Fighter movie.... oh, and Street Fighter 3 to come in the Fall Replay June 1993, pg. 3 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111301/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_street%2520fighter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_R._Pressman

Capcom announces Street Fighter 2 Turbo for Super Famicom https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20047%20%28June%201993%29/page/n3/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20047%20%28June%201993%29/page/n73/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20047%20%28June%201993%29/page/n127/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HuCard https://www.mobygames.com/game/8053/street-fighter-ii-champion-edition/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/6239/street-fighter-ii-the-world-warrior/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/7083/street-fighter-ii-turbo/

Castlevania coming to the Genesis https://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_many_deaths_of_Optimus_Prime https://www.mobygames.com/game/company:4353/platform:genesis/sort:title/page:1/

Sega reduces cartridge production costs https://archive.org/details/video-games-computer-entertainment-june-1993/page/n7/mode/2up Wild Bill Stealey - Microprose https://www.patreon.com/posts/36710924

Nintendo announces Super Famicom online play https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20047%20%28June%201993%29/page/n75/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellaview https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.GIGA

Japanese cart prices drop fast! https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_047_June_1993/page/n121/mode/1up Jerry Wolosenko - Synapse https://www.patreon.com/posts/42014024 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Space_World

Tomy brings Barcode Battler to the West https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-57/page/n13/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode_Battler

Konami's Arcadeboy will turn your gameboy into an arcade cabinet Video Games 06-1993 pg. 31 http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=VmlkZW8gR2FtZXMvMTk5Mw== https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/04/feature_the_konami_hyperboy_is_a_dumb_but_loveable_throwback_to_a_bygone_era Court gives AMD go ahead to make 486s https://archive.org/details/pc-review-20/page/14/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Micro_Devices,_Inc._v._Intel_Corp.

Creative Labs shows off Soundblaster 16 at Cebit PC Games 06-1993 pg 18 http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=UEMtR2FtZXMvMTk5Mw==

EPA hopes Energystar will help save the planet https://archive.org/details/BYTE-1993-06/page/n35/mode/1up?view=theater&q=energystar https://rmi.org/cryptocurrencys-energy-consumption-problem/

Windows is coming to everything! https://archive.org/details/BYTE-1993-06/page/n92/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Microsoft_Windows_versions

Maxis wants to unify game data https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_107/page/n95/mode/1up?view=theater http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-simulations-of-will-wright/ https://www.mobygames.com/group/1066/simcity-series/

Andy Hollis leaves Microprose https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-june-1993/page/58/mode/2up https://www.mobygames.com/group/8561/janes-combat-simulations/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/1365/strike-commander/

Viacom buys ICOM https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-june-1993/page/58/mode/2up https://www.mobygames.com/company/330/rabid-entertainment-inc/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/447/viacom-new-media/

Trimark gets interactive https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_53_June_1993/page/n21/mode/2up https://www.mobygames.com/company/753/trimark-interactive/

Spectrum Holobyte gets cash infusion https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_53_June_1993/page/n21/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue1171993Jun/page/n41/mode/1up

Sheff's Game Over gets reviewed Replay June 1993, pg. 37

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30 years ago: #StreetFighter movie is a go, Traditional computer game makers falter & #Sega's battle with #Nintendo heats up

These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM with @tcwpodcast's Alex!

street fighter,nintendo, sega,microprose,ssi,sierra,spectrum holobyte,icom,barcode battler,konami,snes,genesis,satellaview,castlevania,amd,intel

After the crash, a new type of venue emerged as the dominant force in coin operated video games, the family entertainment center. No longer just video games, but a mix of mini golf, redemption games, food counters and more, this new destination would prove an ever evolving type of business very much at the whims of a fickle public. Our guest, Gary Brose, navigated these tempestuos waters for almost 15 years as co-owner of the legendary Seattle Funplex.

Recorded May 2022.

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Early images of Funplex https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ceFN29QT_UMCc73YjtsXEppW3rdXFmBd?usp=share_link

Music including/mentioning Funplex https://youtu.be/xRH6I8baK7o https://youtu.be/xu81F0Je00c

Interviews mentioning Funplex https://www.cbr.com/mortal-kombat-legends-joel-mchale-johnny-cage-interview/ https://www.thestranger.com/pullout/2012/03/14/13017971/how-i-survived-not-making-any-money-in-the-music-industry

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