Video Game Newsroom Time Machine

Few eras of gaming history are more legend filled than the British bedroom coder boom of the early 1980s. Martin Wheeler wasn't just one of them but continues to be a pioneer or one-man coding in the VR space of today.

Recorded March 2022.

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Atari announces mass layoffs, Time names the personal computer the man of the year & Nintendo launches the Game and Watch in North America

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 February 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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1973.02 Pong gets more notices https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94010891/pong-noted-in-orange-mall-in-los-angeles/

Odyssey gets write up in Popular Electronics https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1973/Poptronics-1973-02.pdf pg. 64 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magnavox-Odyssey-Video-Cable.jpg

1983.01 Al Lowe enters gaming biz https://books.google.com.au/books?id=AjAEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA16&ots=7EFL48Dot0&dq=Bop-A-Bet%20computer%20game%20Al%20Lowe&pg=PA16#v=onepage&q=Bop-A-Bet%20computer%20game%20Al%20Lowe&f=false https://www.mobygames.com/company/25974/sunnyside-soft/ Al Lowe - Sierra https://www.patreon.com/posts/29977733

1983.02 Atari profits nosedive as Coleco ascends https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/17/business/warner-s-profit-falls-by-56.5.html?searchResultPosition=10 Kevin Hayes - Atari - Namco htttps://www.patreon.com/posts/50612798 The Video Game Crash 40th Anniversary - Part 2: Everyone Else https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-game-crash-76259421 The Video Game Crash 40th Anniversary - Part 1: Atari https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-game-crash-75643983

Atari lays off 1,700 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62352386/atari-inc-mass-layoffs-begin/ https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/23/business/atari-moving-most-production.html?searchResultPosition=15

Editors plead not to give up on games https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-video-game-update The Video Game Update Feb. 1983 pg. 1 Double Dragon C64 https://www.mobygames.com/game/1839/double-dragon/screenshots/c64/

Atari snags microchip Intel luminary https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/01/business/atari-hires-inventor-of-microprocessor-chip.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcian_Hoff Leonard Tramiel - Part 2 - Atari https://www.patreon.com/posts/71643153 Leonard Tramiel - Part 1 - Commodore https://www.patreon.com/posts/leonard-tramiel-69195513 https://engineering.stanford.edu/news/ted-hoff-birth-microprocessor-and-beyond

Showbiz turns Apple iis into coinops Play Meter Feb. 1, 1983, pg. 54 https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/2015/09/peek_through_time_showbiz_pizz.html https://www.facebook.com/showbizpizzacom/photos/a.307884760553/10156663089730554/?type=3

Kiddie rides meet video games Play Meter Feb. 15, 1983 pg. 68 https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n15/page/n2/mode/1up https://www.kiddieridesusa.com/

Atari announces "My First Computer" https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/10/business/atari-game-converter.html?searchResultPosition=2 https://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue36/020_Ataris_New_Add-On_Computer_For_VCS_2600_Game_Machine.php

Mattel shows off Intellivision 3 behind closed doors https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n14 https://history.blueskyrangers.com/hardware/intellivision3.html Coleco announces Gemini https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-video-game-update The Video Game Update Feb. 1983 pg. 11 The Video Game Update Feb. 1983 pg. 14 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco_Gemini

Add-ons are the new name of the game! https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-video-game-update The Video Game Update Feb. 1983 pg. 6, 10, 11 https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n15/page/n7/mode/1up Toy & Hobby World Feb. 1983 http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-crash-that-almost-was/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco_Adam

Amiga's Joyboard brings motion controls to the VCS https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/13/business/what-s-new-in-the-toy-industry-exercising-with-video-games.html?searchResultPosition=9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyboard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_Meditation

Atari goes after pre-schoolers https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/13/business/what-s-new-in-the-toy-industry-exercising-with-video-games.html?searchResultPosition=9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTp_wBnSW9k The Video Game Update Feb. 1983 pg. 5 https://www.mobygames.com/game/22900/alpha-beam-with-ernie/cover/group-97061/cover-265056/

Sega enters cartridge market Leisure Time Electronics Feb. 1983 pg. 22 https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/company:8665/platform:atari-2600/sort:moby_score/page:0/ Playthings Feb. 1983 Fox announces MASH game https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-video-game-update The Video Game Update Feb. 1983 pg. 5 https://www.mobygames.com/game/19861/mash/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/22975/porkys/screenshots/

Video game rentals take off https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Fun_with_Computer_Games_Vol_01_No_04_1983-02_Fun_Games_Publishing_US/page/n89/mode/1up

Toy retailers plan shift from consoles to computers Playthings Feb. 1983 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHujs7ka_K0 Time crowns the computer Man of the Year https://archive.org/details/TeleMatch.N02.1983.02-KCz.pdf/page/n9/mode/1up https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19830103,00.html

CES and Toy Fare see new computers galore https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-video-game-update Toys Hobbies and Crafts Feb. 1983 http://www.atarihq.com/museum/nonatari/ultravision.php https://www.samdal.com/sv318.htm https://www.samdal.com/svhistory.htm http://www.atari-computermuseum.de/1200xl.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattel_Aquarius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TI-99/4A#TI-99/4A_successors

Byte looks at the Lisa https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-02-rescan/page/n34/mode/1up ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Lisa https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-02-rescan/page/n87/mode/1up

PC upgraders pose a problem for IBM https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-02-rescan/page/n430/mode/1up

IBM goes abroad https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n15/page/n3/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-02-17/page/n9/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer

Intel begins work on 386 https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-02-rescan/page/n433/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I386

Tandy cuts CoCo price https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-02-rescan/page/n434/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_Color_Computer

ZX Spectrum hits retail https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-011/page/n14/mode/1up https://youtu.be/-BLM1naCfME https://youtu.be/kUSHiHmOdvE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum

TI 99 could go B-O-O-M https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/23/business/texas-instruments.html?searchResultPosition=1

Michael Katz moves to Epyx https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/28/business/business-people-a-new-chief-for-epyx-game-software-maker.html?searchResultPosition=2 https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n14/page/n7/mode/1up Michael Katz Part 1 - Coleco - Epyx - Mattel https://www.patreon.com/posts/35169258 https://www.mobygames.com/game/10151/gi-joe-a-real-american-hero/

Cosmi announces Tri-compatible cassette The Video Game Update Feb. 1983 pg. 16 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmi_Corporation

Broderbund goes multiplatform https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n14/page/n2/mode/1up Gary Carlston- Broderbund https://www.patreon.com/posts/50036733

TSR gets into video games https://archive.org/details/BlipMagazineCollection/Blip%2001%20%28Feb%201983%29%20TV%20Star%20Matthew%20Laborteaux/page/n34/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/53549/theseus-and-the-minotaur/screenshots/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/93453/dawn-patrol/screenshots/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/99272/dungeon-computer-adventure-game/

Virgin gets into games https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-02-24/page/n4/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-02-03/page/n4/mode/1up

Brian Fargo's first gets reviewed https://archive.org/details/softalkv3n06feb1983/page/133/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/1795/the-demons-forge/

Save money on "expensive adventure game dice" https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n15/page/n4/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/syncmagazine-v3_n1/page/n97/mode/1up

Nintendo launches Game and Watch in North America Leisure Time electronics Feb. 1983 pg. 26 Replay Feb. 1983 pg. 75 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_%26_Watch https://nintendo.fandom.com/de/wiki/Panorama

Massachusettes judge calls game content "inconsequential" Games People Feb. 19, 1983 pg. 1 https://casetext.com/case/caswell-v-licensing-commission-for-brockton

GCC seeks a piece of Pacman merch pie https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Volume_1_Number_05_1983-02_Pumpkin_Press_US/page/n97/mode/1up https://pacman.fandom.com/wiki/History_of_Ms._Pac-Man_legal_issues https://pacman.fandom.com/wiki/Ms._Pac-Man#Pac-Mom

Ronnie Lamm on MacNeil/Lehrer https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-507-6d5p844g0b

Xrated games to feature in movie Games People Feb. 19, 1983 pg. 1 http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2013/03/rare-games-more-1975-atari-photos-and.html https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085764/?ref_=hm_rvi_tt_i_2

First US cases of video game induced seizures reported Games People Feb. 19, 1983 pg. 1 Sega gets into robots Play Meter Feb. 15, 1983 pg. 69 https://sega.fandom.com/wiki/Sega_Chan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.O.B.

Leisure Dynamics announces Crossbows and Catapults Toy & Hobby World Feb. 1983 pg. 197 https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2129/crossbows-and-catapults https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Wars

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Sony and Nintendo break up, Intel christens the Pentium & EA and ESPN bury the hatchet 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 January 1993. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Wouter, aka Wiedo, is our cohost. You can find his awesome twitter feed here: https://twitter.com/wiedo and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SW2_WXgbbo and https://redcircle.com/shows/newgameoldflame Get us on your mobile device: Android: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on Mastodon @[email protected] Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or [email protected] Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Dracula: The Undead Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-78921633 Corrections: December 1992 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/december-1992-77928147 https://wiki.neogeodev.org/index.php?title=Memory_card https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/madden-for-some-football/id1035507666?i=1000551101751 Ethan's new series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEEwZkbSmEU 01.1993: Namco buys Alladin's Castle Play Meter Jan. 1993 pg. 3 Replay Jan. 1993 pg. 3 https://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Aladdin%27s_Castle Kevin Hayes - Atari - Namco https://www.patreon.com/posts/50612798 SMP to bring Lawnmower Man to life Play Meter Jan. 1993 pg. 21 https://vrtifacts.com/warning-will-robinson-warning/?hilite=voyager https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lawnmower_Man_(film) Virtuality is coming home! https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue1121993Jan/page/n9/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Jaguar#Jaguar_VR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtuality_(product) Leonard Tramiel - Part 2 - Atari https://www.patreon.com/posts/71643153 Atari shooting for $99 Jaguar https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20042%20%28January%201993%29/page/n55/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Jaguar Leonard Tramiel - Part 2 - Atari https://www.patreon.com/posts/71643153 3DO reveals more https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20042%20%28January%201993%29/page/n51/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DO_Interactive_Multiplayer https://youtu.be/yxF1_wg2d_Q Sony and Nintendo break up https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20042%20%28January%201993%29/page/n55/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_NES_CD-ROM EGM calls out NOA on CD BS https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20042%20%28January%201993%29/page/n3/mode/1up Johnny Turbo sets out to save gamers https://archive.org/details/vgce_93-01/page/n54/mode/1up Sega introduces six button controller https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20042%20%28January%201993%29/page/n57/mode/1up Joe Morici - Capcom https://www.patreon.com/posts/37289815 Game Genie comes to the SNES https://archive.org/details/vgce_93-01/page/n25/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Genie Nintendo launches Classic Series for NES https://archive.org/details/Game_Informer_Issue_008_January-February_1993 pg. 48 Intel reveals the new name for the 586 https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-01_OCR/page/n35/mode/1up Motorola jumps a generation https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-01_OCR/page/n35/mode/1up Is the 286 dead? https://archive.org/details/pc-review-15/page/34/mode/1up Paul Neurath - Looking Glass - Origin https://www.patreon.com/posts/54857109 UK's PC price war comes to a screeching halt https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-01_OCR/page/n43/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/pc-review-15/page/20/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue1121993Jan/page/n9/mode/1up IBM eyes Japan https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-01_OCR/page/n43/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC-98 Origin plans diverse future for Ultima brand https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1993-01/page/n6/mode/1up Wolfenstein publishers ads dual https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_102/page/n1/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_102/page/n10/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_102/page/n101/mode/1up Jumpman LIVES!!! https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-01/page/n49/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumpman_(video_game) ESPN and EA settle https://archive.org/details/vgce_93-01/page/n25/mode/1up Double Dragon coming to cinemas https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20042%20%28January%201993%29/page/n260/mode/1up https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106761/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Deep Space Nine launches https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Deep_Space_Nine https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20042%20%28January%201993%29/page/n259/mode/1up Douglas Adams closes out Hitchhikers trilogy https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.01/page/n12/mode/1up Sears Business Centers close https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-01-14-9303162002-story.html 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/ Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play. Copyright Karl Kuras Find out on the VGNRTM

Compaq gives birth to the PC clone, Commodore and TI declare war on Sinclair & A day of reckoning awaits the software business

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

Jon from the Retro Games Squad is our cohost. You can find his other fine retrogaming work here: https://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/

Get us on your mobile device: Android: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine

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Corrections: December 1982 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/december-1982-77433012

Ethans new series: https://www.youtube.com/@play_history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velcro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaserDisc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEEwZkbSmEU

1973 Pong doing well https://archive.org/details/cashbox34unse_28/page/37/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong

1983 Retailers rethink games https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/24/business/stores-reassess-video-games.html?searchResultPosition=20

Nassau County wants big money from operators https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/02/nyregion/battle-for-the-dollar-looms-in-albany.html?searchResultPosition=3

SNK sells direct to operators Replay Jan. 1983 pg. 88 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxEzVjfkELo

Japan recognizes game copyrights Replay Jan. 1983 pg. 18 Games People Jan. 8, 1983 pg. 1

Bally Midway wins pillow fight Games People Jan. 22, 1983 pg. 1

Pacmania continues Games People Jan. 8, 1983 pg. 1 https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n12a/page/n3/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083461/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085008/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Supercade

Winter CES sees the rise of the software providers https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/08/business/the-new-software-suppliers.html?searchResultPosition=4 https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/08/arts/electronics-fair-views-consumer-s-tomorrow.html?searchResultPosition=5 https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n2/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1983-01/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater

Repackaged Consoles to debut at CES https://retrocdn.net/File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.1_10.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJDy0XC6vDg http://ultimateconsoledatabase.com/classics/odyssey_3.htm https://history.blueskyrangers.com/parkerbro/unreleasedparker.html

Big names are being attracted to games https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/13/arts/makers-vie-for-millions-in-home-video-games.html?searchResultPosition=7 https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n11/page/n1/mode/1up Buy 2 get 1 free is the post Xmas slogan https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92300722/video-game-market-profile-part-1/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92300741/video-game-market-profile-part-2/

MB buys Sanders license https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/06/business/milton-bradley-license.html?searchResultPosition=6

Imagic settles with Atari https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/05/business/atari-suit-settled.html?searchResultPosition=2

Imagic delays stock offering https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n12a https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n3/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n3/mode/1up

Custer's Revenge resolution goes to court https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/23/nyregion/video-games-pose-thorny-legal-issue.html?searchResultPosition=18 Games People Jan. 1 1983, pg. 4 https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/swedish-erotica-custers-revenge

Custer's Revenge discontinued https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92040119/custers-revenge-pulled-from-shelves/

Atari warns users against 3rd party carts in Germany https://archive.org/details/atari-club-magazin-1983-1/page/4/mode/1up

Modify your games with Answer's PGP1 https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-personal-game-programmer-pgp-1_20131.html

Turn your VCS into a computer https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater http://atarihq.com/museum/2678/piggybak.html https://books.google.de/books?id=7y8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA9&lpg=PA9&dq=entex+2000+piggyback&source=bl&ots=OX0w8DE4xG&sig=ACfU3U3WG9VdcJUcR9NCX3q7LdlLJxWc8Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJ9830hfn8AhVUgf0HHVo_AZQQ6AF6BAgdEAM#v=onepage&q=entex%202000%20piggyback&f=false

Palmtex takes gaming on the go https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n3/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmtex_Portable_Videogame_System https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP7wtw4rk4g

Byte gets hands on with Compaq https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-01_OCR/page/n31/mode/1up?view=theater Apple unveils the Lisa https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-27/page/n4/mode/1up https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=265&st=1

Intel introduces the 80286 https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-01_OCR/page/n473/mode/1up?view=theater

3.5" floppy standard agreed on https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/11/business/sony-agreement.html?searchResultPosition=6 https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-01_OCR/page/n475/mode/1up?view=theater

CPM compatibility grows more difficult https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-01_OCR/page/n472/mode/1up?view=theater

Commodore announces portable 64 https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-20/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater

Tramiel declares war on Sinclair https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1983-01/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater Texas Instruments targets ZX81 with TI99/2 https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-27/page/n4/mode/1up https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=267

Timex to distribute Speccy in USA https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-06/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timex_Sinclair_2068

Clive sells 10% stake in Sinclair Research https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-27/page/n4/mode/1up

Competition Pro Joystick debuts https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-27/page/n4/mode/1up https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition_Pro Roklan moves into cartridges https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n12a/page/n3/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/roklan-corporation

Cosmi brings budget software to home micros https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n1/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/cosmi-corporation

Survival Software pioneers the demo disk https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n11/page/n1/mode/1up

Gamestar advertises Starbowl https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1983-01/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,7082/

Epyx gets cash infusion https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n12a/page/n1/mode/1up Michael Katz Part Part 1 - Coleco - Epyx - Mattel https://www.patreon.com/posts/35169258

Bug Byte defectors dare to Imagine https://archive.org/details/computer-and-videogames-015/page/n114/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/zx-spectrum/arcadia/credits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB3QtuL29Cs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnzE4Oawtww https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-06/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/company/imagine

Bug Byte ditches mail order https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-06/mode/1up?view=theater

Creative Computing drops out of the software game https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1983-01/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater

Independent computer stores are closing https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-01_OCR/page/n475/mode/1up?view=theater

Returns loom as threat to software industry https://archive.org/details/software-merchandising-january-1983/page/70/mode/1up

Console tech comes to phones https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/07/business/baby-bell-offers-its-first-2-phones.html?searchResultPosition=7

Graphics are holding online shopping back https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/13/business/technology-retailing-by-computer.html?searchResultPosition=14

The Internet is born https://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit07/internet07_02.phtml

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Sega launches the SegaCD, Nintendo and Sony kiss and make up & Intel goes multitasking

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1992 Sega teams up with GE Play Meter Dec. 1992 pg. 3 Replay Dec. 1992 pg. 30 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real3D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sega_arcade_system_boards#Sega_Model_2 https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/virtua-fighter/screenshots https://www.mobygames.com/company/american-laser-games-inc

Exhilarama coming to a mall near you Play Meter Dec. 1992 pg. 30 https://arcadepreservation.fandom.com/wiki/Exhilarama

Redemption is on the rise Play Meter Dec. 1992 pg. 103 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redemption_game

SNES Street Fighter hits coindrop Replay Dec. 1992 pg. 30 https://www.mobygames.com/game/street-fighter-ii-the-world-warrior

SegaCD launches! https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20041%20%28December%201992%29/page/n59/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_CD

Nintendo and Sony make up https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20041%20%28December%201992%29/page/n57/mode/1up

Move over bit-wars, the meg-wars are here! https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%203%20%28December%201992%29/page/n16/mode/1up

EA is turning Japanese https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-12/page/n21/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_101/page/n115/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/electronic-arts-victor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_Victor

Virtual VCR is coming to SeagCD https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20041%20%28December%201992%29/page/n286/mode/1up https://segaretro.org/The_Colors_of_Modern_Rock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymrxb31N_VU

SF2 comes to the NES https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20041%20%28December%201992%29/page/n87/mode/1up https://bootleggames.fandom.com/wiki/Master_Fighter_VI%27

Intel introduces new interrupt architecture https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1992-12_OCR/page/n39/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Programmable_Interrupt_Controller

Infogrames drops the Amiga https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue1111992Dec/page/n9/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/micromania-segunda-epoca-55/page/n11/mode/2up

Sierra moves Amiga port development to Europe https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1992.12/page/n11/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/revolution-software-ltd https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_101/page/n65/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%203%20%28December%201992%29/page/n11/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/kings-quest-vi-heir-today-gone-tomorrow https://www.mobygames.com/game/legend-of-kyrandia/cover-art/gameCoverId,881/

Shareware gets more respect https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_101/page/n67/mode/1up

ESPN sues EA over EASN https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%203%20%28December%201992%29/page/n11/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/john-madden-football-93/cover-art/gameCoverId,49414/

Bell Atlantic moves to test streaming video Play Meter Dec. 1992 pg. 27 Replay Dec. 1992 pg. 17

Deadly Moves ad is just bizarre https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_041_December_1992 pg. 210 https://gamefabrique.com/games/power-moves/#&gid=1&pid=/posters/power-moves.jpg https://www.mobygames.com/game/deadly-moves

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The video game market crashes, Coinop is on the skids & Home computer competition heats up

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This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in December 1982. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

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1962 Arthur C Clarke predicts networked AI wiping us out https://www.nytimes.com/1962/12/09/archives/spark-of-the-second-industrial-revolution-it-is-the-electron-and.html?searchResultPosition=12

1972 Final Apollo mission lands on moon https://www.nytimes.com/1972/12/08/archives/ronald-ellwin-evans.html?searchResultPosition=34 https://www.nytimes.com/1972/12/06/archives/last-of-apollos-set-for-liftoff-to-moon-tonight.html?searchResultPosition=45 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_program

Laser Disc premieres https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93514522/first-public-showcase-of-discovision/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaserDisc

1982: NYT Timeline Our Crash Episodes: The Video Game Crash 40th Anniversary - Part 1: Atari https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-game-crash-75643983 The Video Game Crash 40th Anniversary - Part 2: Everyone Else https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-game-crash-76259421

Atari secures Destron licenses https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/03/business/briefs-073723.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://arcadeblogger.com/2017/06/02/gdis-slither-the-1-3-million-dollar-crash-burn/

Video Game Update newsletter bullish on CES https://retrocdn.net/File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.1_09.pdf

Games By Apollo files for bankruptcy https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/07/business/a-squeeze-in-video-games.html?searchResultPosition=3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games_by_Apollo

Warner announces earnings guidance adjustment https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/09/business/atari-relieves-executive-of-duties.html?searchResultPosition=5 https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/09/business/dow-loses-9.85-in-late-selloff.html?searchResultPosition=7

Atari sues Coleco over Module 1 https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/09/business/coleco-industries-is-sued-by-atari.html?searchResultPosition=9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ColecoVision#Atari_2600_expansion

Atari stock plummets further https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/10/business/video-game-industry-is-jarred-anew.html?searchResultPosition=11 Mattel and Warner continue decline while others begin to recover https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/11/business/mattel-stock-buffeted-by-video-game-scare.html?searchResultPosition=13

Atari Announces 1200XL https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/14/business/a-new-computer-is-offered-by-atari.html?searchResultPosition=20 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_8-bit_family#Models

Warner's problems not limited to Atari https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/19/business/a-myriad-of-problems-for-warner.html?searchResultPosition=25

Atari 's problems start at the head https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/19/business/the-game-turns-serious-at-atari.html?searchResultPosition=26 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1983/03/17/atari-to-tap-smart-phone-market/b90e4689-b038-41eb-8bed-bc27fca4366d/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/02/09/Atari-transforms-video-game-into-home-computer/3105413614800/ https://www.technologizer.com/2012/02/12/atari-oddities/9/

Ray Kassar caught in insider trading investigation https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/24/business/warner-reports-atari-insider-case.html?searchResultPosition=29 Warner calls off Madison Fund purchase https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/25/business/madison-bid-halted-by-warner.html?searchResultPosition=32

Warner begins to recover https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/31/business/increase-in-broker-rate-pushes-dow-down-12.23.html?searchResultPosition=36

AMOA muted despite standouts Replay Dec. 1982 pg. 46 AMOA 1980 Special Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42756585 https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/qbert https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/joust https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/popeye https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/super-pac-man https://segaretro.org/Sega_LaserDisc_hardware https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/pole-position https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/buck-rogers-planet-of-zoom https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/front-line Dark Planet video - https://youtu.be/e74YU-pWtF4

Japan Amusement Machine Show muted Play Meter Dec. 15, 1982 pg. 44

Silco to bring home games to the arcades Replay Dec. 1982 pg. 43

Pizza Time Theatre opens 200th store https://showbizpizza.com/info/documents/ptt/ptt_pizzatimes2-4.pdf Coke adds games to vending machines Replay Dec. 1982 pg. 105 https://www.handheldmuseum.com/Bandai/CatchACoke.htm

Replay editor goes hardcore Reagan Replay December 1982 pg. 3

Surgeon General warns against video games Replay Dec. 1982, pg. 15 https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/10/us/around-the-nation-surgeon-general-sees-danger-in-video-games.html https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n9

Pacman is keeping the kids off drugs Playmeter Dec. 1, 1982 pg. 16

Epileptic seizures caused by games https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputing1982-12/page/n11/mode/1up https://www.gamesdatabase.org/game/arcade/dark-warrior https://www.epsyhealth.com/seizure-epilepsy-blog/video-games-and-seizure-safety

Atari Semiconductor Group founded Play Meter Dec. 15, 1982, pg. 42

Financial records broken Toy & Hobby World Dec. 1982 VentureVision enters VCS market https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n10/page/n2/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/venturevision https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,26573/

Zimag enters video game market https://retrocdn.net/File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.1_09.pdf https://www.mobygames.com/company/zimag

MysteryDisc brings Laser disc gaming dream to life https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n10/page/n2/mode/1up https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/39318/V-MD-82-001/MysteryDisc-1:-Murder-Anyone

Comdex shows both promise and problems of growing computer industry https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/04/business/winners-of-gamble-on-small-computer.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visi_On

The GUIs are coming! The GUIs are coming! https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/07/science/personal-computers-a-big-1983-expected-for-the-digital-mouse.html?searchResultPosition=6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visi_On

IBM sues over trade secrets https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/01/business/ibm-suit-on-secrets-is-settled.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://archive.org/details/InterfaceAge198212/page/n9/mode/1up

IBM buys 12% of Intel https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/23/world/in-unusual-step-ibm-buys-stake-in-big-supplier-of-parts.html?searchResultPosition=6 Atari licenses Donkey Kong for home computers https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n10

Artworx advertises Strip Poker https://archive.org/details/1982-12-compute-magazine/page/n46/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/strip-poker-a-sizzling-game-of-chance

Computer price wars continue https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputing1982-12/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater

Mattel enters computer fray https://retrocdn.net/File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.1_09.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattel_Aquarius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivision#Entertainment_Computer_System_(ECS)

IBM rumored to be entering home market https://archive.org/details/1982-12-compute-magazine/page/n7/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PCjr

Commodore recalls C64s https://archive.org/details/1982-12-compute-magazine/page/n7/mode/1up

Sinclair dismantles US operations https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputing1982-12/page/n13/mode/1up Electron misses Xmas https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-12-02/page/n4/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gate_array https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Electron

British computer makers move to block imports https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-12-16/mode/1up?view=theater

The Source adopts NCBMS standard https://archive.org/details/softalkv3n04dec1982/page/n285/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_email

Computerland opens 300th store https://archive.org/details/softalkv3n04dec1982/page/n285/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ComputerLand

WH Smith begins stocking the Speccy https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-12-16/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHSmith

Universities begin to introduce computer requirements https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputing1982-12/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1982/12/13/small-computers-making-a-big-splash-on-campus/fd264ead-e32d-4e2e-b6f3-8073d60a012f/ https://www.cs.cornell.edu/wya/AcademicComputing/text/andrew.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3M_computer

Mazes and Monsters airs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazes_and_Monsters

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Super FX brings 3D to the SNES NeoGeo breaks the 100 meg barrier The 1200 brings the Amiga into the modern age

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

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1992 NeoGeo breaks the 100 Meg barrier https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic Games LC2 Issue 2 (November 1992)/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_of_Fighting

Star Trek to go VR http://www.zzap64.co.uk/cgi-bin/displaypage.pl?issue=090&page=010&magazine=zzap Replay November 1992, pg. 20 https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%202%20%28November%201992%29/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/1992-09-24/star-trek-beams-into-mall-entertainment-paramount-pictures

WMS buys Aladdin's Castle RePlay November 1992, pg. 3 https://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Aladdin%27s_Castle

Music downloads come to coinop Replay November 1992, pg. 163 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_in_Arms_(album)

Nintendo announces SuperFX https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthlyIssue40November1992/page/n46/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%202%20%28November%201992%29/page/n15/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%202%20%28November%201992%29/page/n13/mode/1up https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AGamePro_US_040.pdf&page=122 https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-11/page/n5/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Space_World#Shoshinkai_1992 https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthlyIssue40November1992/page/n16/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthlyIssue40November1992/page/n47/mode/1up?view=theater https://gamingdoc.org/technical-documentation/consoles/super-nintendo/official/hardware/cd-rom-system/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/street-racer/cover-art/gameCoverId,78693/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/playstation/mortal-kombat-3 Leonard Tramiel - Part 2 - Atari https://www.patreon.com/posts/71643153

Sierra coming to SegaCD https://archive.org/details/video-games-de-1992-11/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthlyIssue40November1992/page/n113/mode/1up?view=theater Al Lowe - Sierra https://www.patreon.com/posts/29977733 https://www.mobygames.com/game/sega-cd/rise-of-the-dragon https://www.mobygames.com/game/sega-cd/adventures-of-willy-beamish Ken Williams - Sierra https://www.patreon.com/posts/42700706 https://www.mobygames.com/game/sega-cd/secret-of-monkey-island

Tandy gets into CD Rom set top game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_Video_Information_System https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1992-11/page/n45/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1992-11/page/n45/mode/1up?view=theater

Digital World conference highlights rough road for digital video https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_100/page/n60/mode/1up

Laser Disc gaming comes to the Amiga https://archive.org/details/Amiga_Joker_1992-11_Joker_Verlag_DE/page/n55/mode/2up?view=theater Amiga Joker previews Amiga 1200 https://archive.org/details/Amiga_Joker_1992-11_Joker_Verlag_DE/page/n39/mode/2up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Commodore#1992 http://amr.abime.net/issue_19_pages pg. 10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Amiga_Architecture_chipset https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_Advanced_Graphics_Architecture

Acorn bets big on RISC https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1992-11/page/n45/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Computers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture_family

Sun Microsystems outsources multicore programming to the ruskies https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1992-11/page/n37/mode/1up?view=theater http://rechenwerk.halle.it/usr/digital-ag/projekte/andere/museum/ https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rechenwerk_Computer-_%26_Technikmuseum_Halle http://rechenwerk.halle.it/usr/digital-ag/RECHENWERK/ http://www.schreibfabrik.de/img/rechenwerk/

Sensible Soccer gets updated http://amr.abime.net/issue_19_pages pg. 10 https://www.sensiblesoccer.de/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensible_Soccer

Hundred Years War proves costly https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_100/page/n145/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_100/page/n153/mode/1up?view=theater http://hundredyearswar.com/

Maxis establishes specialized subsidiaries https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%202 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimRefinery%20%28November%201992%29/page/n11/mode/2up

SSI gets TSR extension https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%202%20%28November%201992%29/page/n15/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/dungeons-dragons-dd-add-licensees/offset,100/so,1d/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Sun Joel Billings - SSI https://www.patreon.com/posts/36827469 https://www.mobygames.com/game/dark-sun-shattered-lands

Superman to die https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthlyIssue40November1992/page/n261/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_Superman

Cinemaware's Jacobs jumps on comics bandwagon https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic Games LC2 Issue 2 (November 1992)/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/company/malibu-interactive

Dark Horse gets into games https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-11/page/n23/mode/1up

EGM wants you to rat on pirates https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthlyIssue40November1992/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic Games LC2 Issue 2 (November 1992)/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater

ZZap64 comes to an end http://amr.abime.net/issue_1339_pages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zzap!64 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_Force

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Atari, Bally, Sega, Namco and so many more... our guest today, Roger Hector, has seen the industry from every perspective during a career that has spanned more than three decades. He shares with us insights into his passions and philosophies on game design, art, and surviving corporate cultures

Recorded March 2022.

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While Warner was crashing due to lower than expected holiday sales from their Atari unit, the rest of the market, competing consoles like Colecovision and Intellivision, as well as game makers like Activision, Imagic, and Parker Brothers, all felt the seismic repercussions of the goliath's fall.

In this second part of our look back at the Video Game Crash, we find out what happened to all the other players on the market, delve deeper into retail saturation and the fallout of the crash.

Recorded December 2022

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Coinop income plummets Wall Street short sellers smell blood Vic20 sales hit a million

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 inNovember 1982. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

Jeff from the Retro Games Squad is our cohost. You can find his other fine retrogaming work here: https://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/

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1962 ENIAC co-designer predicts smartphones https://www.nytimes.com/1962/11/03/archives/pocket-computer-may-replace-shopping-list-inventor-says-device.html?searchResultPosition=9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mauchly

Honewell shows off remote real time computer interface https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1962/11/28/82771993.html?pageNumber=57 http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2003/12/14/joseph_j_eachus_1st_in_us_to_help_break_german_codes/ https://cryptologicfoundation.org/community/commemorate/in-memoriam-registry-honoree-pages/dr-joseph-j-and-barbara-eachus.html

1972 Supreme Court rules software can't be patented https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/21/archives/high-court-denies-computer-patent-for-programing-60-ruling-is-a.html?searchResultPosition=5 https://www.dwt.com/blogs/startup-law-blog/2020/11/how-to-patent-software

IBM uses games to teach politicians and business men to be bastards https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/20/archives/computer-games-giving-insights-into-city-affairs.html?searchResultPosition=7

Nutting gives award to top distrib https://archive.org/details/cashbox34unse_18/page/n54/mode/1up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22JsjlG_urM

1982 Arcade industry financials split https://archive.org/details/cashbox44unse_21/page/35/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/cashbox44unse_22/page/35/mode/1up?view=theater

Coinop income per game plummets https://archive.org/details/cashbox44unse_23/page/49/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/cashbox44unse_23/page/50/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/cashbox44unse_23/page/53/mode/1up?view=theater Jim Trucano - AMOA https://www.patreon.com/posts/48912975

Bally holds Pacman licensees conference Replay November 1982 pg. 28 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/pac-man-games-licensed

Bally advertises Pacman enhancement kit https://archive.org/details/cashbox44unse_23/page/n66/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man_Plus

Bowling alleys second guess video Replay November 1982, pg. 60

Atari Video Adventure opens RePlay November 1982, pg. 21 https://mcurrent.name/atarihistory/video-adventure-photo.jpg https://2warpstoneptune.com/2013/11/12/atari-video-adventure-1982-1990/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200812035512/http://www.atarimuseum.com/otherprojects/atariadventure/atariadventure.html

Sega/Gremlin becomes Sega Electronics Inc https://archive.org/details/cashbox44unse_23/page/66/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremlin_Industries http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-untold-history-of-sega/

KId Stuff record company parent to get into games Toy and Hobby World November 1982 pg. 51 https://www.mobygames.com/company/ije-inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameTek

Tandy launches the Tandyvision One https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n7/page/n1/mode/1up https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/video-game-console-tandyvision-one-console-tandy-corp/pgFyg8mEfn1Iqg?hl=en https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivision

Ultravision Video Arcade System does it all! https://ia902506.us.archive.org/29/items/computer-entertainer-video-game-update_202205/1982-11%20The%20Video%20Game%20Update.pdf https://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg80-ultravision.htm#page=reviews https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultravision_Video_Arcade_System https://www.mobygames.com/company/ultravision-inc

Colecovision gets modulated https://archive.org/details/joystik_magazine-1982-11/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater http://www.colecovisionzone.com/page/accessory/accessory.html https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n8/page/n1/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco_Telstar_Arcade https://www.mobygames.com/game/turbo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco_Adam

Atari announces revamped sports game lineup https://archive.org/details/joystik_magazine-1982-11/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/realsports-baseball https://www.mobygames.com/game/realsports-volleyball https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/realsports-baseball/screenshots/gameShotId,41355/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/c64/double-dragon/screenshots/gameShotId,41188/

Rebates on games abound! Playthings November 1982 pg. 17, 22, https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n8/page/n1/mode/1up Activision wants to fill your Gaping Holes Playthings November 1982 https://forums.atariage.com/topic/215481-activision-no-gaping-hole-ad/

Toy vendors worried about software lifecycle Toy and Hobby World November 1982 pg. 51

GameLine sends VCS games over the phone https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n8/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_von_Meister https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL Shortsellers go after Warner https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/23/business/short-interest-on-big-board-off-1.7-million-shares.html?searchResultPosition=16 Imagic eyes IPO https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/22/business/imagic-scores-in-video-games.html?searchResultPosition=3

Atari sues Imagic https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/30/business/atari-sues-imagic-on-copyright-issue.html?searchResultPosition=4

Atari stops Commodore joysticks https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/09/business/atari-gains-in-patent-case.html?searchResultPosition=11 https://www.reddit.com/r/vic20/comments/axb20b https://8bitrechner.wordpress.com/2018/10/14/vic-20-joy-stick/ Video Wizards enchants the Vic Toy and Hobby World November 1982

Vic20 hits a million https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-11-11/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater Toy and Hobby World pg. 58 https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-11-25/page/n4/mode/1up TI rebate to reduce inventory https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-11/page/n567/mode/1up

Atari gives away memory expansion

Panasonic announces home computer https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n7/page/n2/mode/1up https://web.archive.org/web/20101121111936/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=324

Sharp enters low cost micro market https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-11-18/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_MZ

DEC enters microcomputer market https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputing1982-11/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_100 Apple readies Lisa and macintosh https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n7/page/n1/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Lisa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_III https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_(computer)

FTC drops Apple investigation https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-11/page/n566/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n8/page/n3/mode/1up

Oric One on its way https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-008/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oric

ZX81 sales soar after price cut https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-008/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-11-04/page/n2/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-11-25/page/n4/mode/1up

Z80s are hot https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-11/page/n566/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zilog_Z80 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zilog

Speccy shunned by educators https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-11-04/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-11-04/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater Micromen - https://youtu.be/XXBxV6-zamM

Sinclair to launch Spectrum joystick https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-11-18/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater

Melbourne House cuts deal with Tolkien https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-11-11/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game/hobbit

Mike Singleton wants to make you a Starlord https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-11-25/page/n10/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/starlord https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_013_1982-11_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n97/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,17924/ Shadowfax video - https://youtu.be/uIQsoAPUfSA

Software Peguin wants you to fight piracy https://archive.org/details/softalkv3n03nov1982/page/10/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIQsoAPUfSA

Snoopy targets Creative Computing https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/08/business/video-snoopy-draws-lawsuit.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197906/page/n59/mode/1up?q=snoopy http://gb64.com/game.php?id=6979&d=18&h=0

Pinball Construction Set previewed https://archive.org/details/Softline_1982_11/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater Export ban placed on chess computer https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-11/page/n572/mode/1up RECHENWERK computer museum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHWvhaiq2D8

Time highlights the PacMen https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19821025,00.html Replay November 1982 pg. 176

Action figures make a comeback Playthings November 1982 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy premieres on US TV https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/04/arts/tv-british-comedy-a-galactic-hitchhike.html?searchResultPosition=20 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081874/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

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