Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
Monthly show looking back at video game news headlines from 30, 40, and 50 years ago from around the globe. Follow us on Twitter @videonewsr2 and consider supporting our patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=7594060
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Description:
Monthly show looking back at video game news headlines from 30, 40, and 50 years ago from around the globe. Follow us on Twitter @videonewsr2 and consider supporting our patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=7594060
Language:
English
Episodes
Michael Hengst - Part 1: Power Play
4/29/2024
The history of 80s and 90s game magazines is filled with big names like Computer Gaming World, Weekly Famitsu, Computer and Video Games, Micromania, and, a name that makes German speaking gamers of a particular vintage extremely nostalgic, Power Play.
Michael Hengst was a mainstay at the mag and gives us a fascinating insight into how the business worked, how games were reviewed, and sets up a career in the industry that lasts to this day.
Recorded: January-February 2024
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Video version of the interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/michael-hengst-1-98828923
https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/Power_Play
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markt%2BTechnik_VerlagDungeon Master Walkthrough - https://amr.abime.net/issue_1951_pages pg. 47
Michael's first issue of Power Play, March 1989 - http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=UG93ZXIgUGxheS8xOTg5
Advanced Military Commander write-up - https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=7179 https://www.mobygames.com/game/44860/advanced-daisenryaku-doitsu-dengeki-sakusen/screenshots/
German "Index" explained - https://usk.de/en/the-usk/faqs/what-is-the-index/
Super Mario All Stars Review - https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=4091&s=2
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Bild_Spiele
Copyright Karl Kuras
Duration:01:17:38
February 1984
4/15/2024
Famicom rules Japan,
Bushnell leaves Chuck E Cheese &
Vectrex put to rest
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 1984.
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/
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7 Minutes in Heaven: Campaign '84
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-84-102259801
https://www.mobygames.com/game/158302/campaign-84/
Corrections:
January 1984 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/january-1984-100014130
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
1954-02
Anti Comic book bill proposed in New York
https://www.nytimes.com/1954/02/17/archives/bills-would-curb-immoral-reading-comicbook-committee-cites-torrent.html?searchResultPosition=1
1964-02
General Precision shows off 47" disc
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/60s/64/Pop-1964-02.pdf pg. 54
1974-02
atari and Kee Games arrangement clarified
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_31/page/51/mode/1up?view=theater
Pong boon leads to arcade bombs
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_32/page/45/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_34/page/50/mode/1up
MITS introduces Programmer add-on
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1974/Poptronics-1974-02.pdf pg. 19
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Instrumentation_and_Telemetry_Systems#Calculators
Sony becomes Heathkit distributor
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1974/Poptronics-1974-02.pdf pg. 16
Heathkit introduces digital color TV
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1974/Poptronics-1974-02.pdf pg. 18
Sinclair announces pocket TV
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1974/Poptronics-1974-02.pdf pg. 18
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV-1
Nixon addresses privacy in the age of the computer
Richard M. Nixon. (February 23, 1974). Radio Address About the American Right of Privacy.. Primary Sources in U.S. Presidential History. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:47DJ-HKP0-01K9-024S-00000-00&context=1516831.
LA Flipper ban upheld on appeal https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_31/page/51/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.latimes.com/visuals/photography/la-me-fw-archives-pinball-games-banned-in-los-angeles-20180911-htmlstory.html
https://la.curbed.com/2013/7/15/10219774/pinball-and-claw-games-were-illegal-in-la-from-1939-until-1974
1984-02
Bally/Williams merger called off
Replay Feb. 1984, pg. 10, 21
Bally/Midway cancel game leasing plans
Replay Feb. 1984, pg.
Nintendo predicts profit drop
(February 14, 1984). The Japan Economic Journal. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-2380-000H-H4N7-00000-00&context=1516831.
Nolan steps down at Pizza Time
Replay Feb. 1984, pg. 19
https://archive.org/details/cashbox46unse_2/page/29/mode/1up
More deck chair shuffling at Atari
Replay Feb....
Duration:03:07:21
Julian 'Jaz' Rignall - ZZAP!64, Virgin, IGN, Mean Machines, Future Publishing
4/8/2024
In the early 80s, glory could be won in the arcades by those intrepid youths capable of garnering high scores. One such teen, Julian 'Jaz' Rignall, turned that skillset into a career, first as a strategy tip writer for UK mags like Personal Computing and Computer and Video Games, before becoming a founding writer for ZZAP!64, Mean Machines, Mean Machines Sega, and Nintendo Magazine System. His career then brought him to America where he worked for Virgin on titles such as Toonstruck and Jungle Book before becoming a pioneer in online games journalism at IGN. Today, he helps game devs test their wares before they hit our screens at VGM.
Jaz has seen every aspect of the games biz, from how the games are made, to how they are presented to the public, to how the press informs us about them. His insights are truly invaluable!
Recorded: August 2023
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Anderson_(entrepreneur)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Master_the_Video_Games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Computer_Games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_(magazine)
https://www.mobygames.com/game/191/bruce-lee/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascential
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_and_Video_Games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_Machines
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_Nintendo_Magazine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Adams
https://www.mobygames.com/company/51/virgin-interactive-entertainment-inc/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/518/toonstruck/
https://www.mobygames.com/company/3300/ea-pacific/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnLive
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart
https://vgm.co/index.htm
Copyright Karl Kuras
Duration:02:46:04
January 1994
3/17/2024
Commodore hits the skids,
Sega bets big on entertainment centers &
The emulation revolution is born!
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 1994.
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/
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7 Minutes in Heaven: Cliffhanger
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/100523418
TV ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EAfkdgcxb4
https://www.mobygames.com/game/23868/cliffhanger/
Corrections:
December 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/december-1993-99076522
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108255/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_8_nm_0_q_super%2520mario%2520bro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_64_Game_Pak
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RedOctane
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20070232374A1/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/15033/donkey-konga/
1993:
Sega goes all in on big arcades
"(January 17, 1994). Sega plans amusement parks for ASEAN countries. Report From Japan. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SKM-Y8R0-004C-929W-00000-00&context=1516831.
Yomiuri Shimbun. (January 1, 1994, Saturday). Sega, French superhero; open amusement centers. The Daily Yomiuri. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SC6-V1K0-001X-J1FP-00000-00&context=1516831."
Play Meter Jan. 1994, pg. 2
https://www.facebook.com/sega.megapolis/
Blockbuster gets in on FEC biz
Replay Jan. 1994 pg. 2
https://parkrovers.com/home/2020/10/18/blockbusters-failed-indoor-theme-park
VR, meet redemption, redemption, meet VR
Play Meter Jan. 1994, pg. 2
Karaoke wars heat up in Japan
(January 19, 1994). 'Karaoke wars' intensifies. Report From Japan. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SKM-Y8P0-004C-9293-00000-00&context=1516831.
NBA Jam beats records
Play Meter Jan. 1994, pg. 2
Japanese recession hitting video game makers
Play Meter Jan. 1994, pg. 18
SF2 Turbo ships a million units
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_054_January_1994 p. 259
Acclaim numbers skyrocket
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_054_January_1994 p. 259
Microsoft signs deal with Sega
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/18/business/company-news-microsoft-will-supply-software-for-sega.html
https://microsoft.fandom.com/wiki/Sega_Saturn#Microsoft_technology
https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_08/page/n25/mode/2up
https://segaretro.org/Windows_CE
Namco signs on to Playstation
Play Meter Jan. 1994, pg. 20
https://www.mobygames.com/game/company:1043/platform:playstation/sort:-date/page:1/
Sony reveals PSX stats
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20054%20%28January%201994%29/page/n67/mode/2up
NEC reveals PCFX...
Duration:03:10:59
January 1984
3/8/2024
Jack Tramiel leaves Commodore,
Apple advertises the Mac &
Amstrad enters the home computer market
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 1984.
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:
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7 Minutes in Heaven: Moon Dust
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/100007281
https://www.jaronlanier.com/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/47859/moondust/
Corrections:
December 1983 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/december-1983-98325214
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
1974:
D&D is released
https://twitter.com/GameResearch_E/status/1751283969583141097?t=_dYbQapJicUWEGYRO-0Q8g&s=03
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons
Blue Sky operators catch Pong fever
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-blue-sky-oper/94003918/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-independent-fraudulent-order/94006031/
Atari sells Syzygy
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_30/page/53/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari
Odyssey begins to get noticed
https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin-magnavox-odyssey/81646620/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-magnavox-odyssey-profile/94005725/
The Times-Picayune, January 5 1974, Section 1, pg. 9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_(1968_TV_program)
Despite funding cuts, high schools continue to add computers
https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/16/archives/computers-flourish-as-classroom-tools-by-victor-k-mcelheny-high.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minicomputer
HP introduces programmable pocket calculator
https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/17/archives/hewlettpackard-markets-pocket-calculator-doing-computers-job-many.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-65
Watson Jr. steps down
Computerworld Jan 9, 1974, pg. 1,2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Watson_Jr.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Watson
Japan braces for oil embargo triggered downturn
https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/06/archives/in-japan-oil-may-expose-ills-of-growth-japan-haunted-by-growth-ills.html
Computer animation conference to feature at 2nd Annual New York animation festival
https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/09/archives/screen-2d-animation-festival-begins.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgCxCZNkQ9E
1984 meets suburban gridlock in kids book
https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/13/archives/three-novels-one-by-an-american-from-england-by-dee-wells-285-pp.html
https://archive.org/details/endlesspavement00jack/mode/2up?view=theater
Travelers Insurance Co adopts SSNs
Computerworld Jan. 16, 1974 pg. 1
1984:
Chuck E Cheese grows...
Duration:03:30:55
William Volk - Avalon Hill, Activision, Lightspan, PlayScreen
2/28/2024
Few developers can boast careers spanning more than 4 decades, but today's guest, William Volk has developed games for virtually every platform released, covering every genre, including strategy, RPG, adventures, educational titles, puzzle games, and more.
Sit back and enjoy the insights, memories, and experience of a true legend of the industry!
Recorded October 2023
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He Put in a Bar, in the Back of His Car - https://youtu.be/pEQ_VLo4pBY?si=mw5p8i7-dlDo5-Zp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestake_experiment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromemco
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalon_Hill
https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/24/jobs/the-computer-telecommuters-say-theres-no-workplace-like-home.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Minsky
https://www.mobygames.com/game/7390/ports-of-call/
https://www.mobygames.com/company/3165/aegis-interactive-entertainment/
https://www.macintoshrepository.org/6195-mac-challenger
Infinite Loop - https://youtu.be/clxpPQbj234?si=aN1f215CSDnRmkVj
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LightWave_3D
https://www.mobygames.com/game/9222/the-manhole/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperCard
https://www.mobygames.com/game/1219/return-to-zork/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/44036/cosmic-osmo/
https://www.mobygames.com/company/434/cyan-worlds-inc/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/39698/rodneys-funscreen/
https://youtu.be/yZbJL5Egyzs?si=abJ5FJ_CS9O-wZju
https://www.mobygames.com/company/42078/lightspan-inc/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realtime_Associates
https://kidscreen.com/2001/10/01/lightspan-20011001/
https://psxdatacenter.com/games/U/L/LSP-010360.html
https://www.gamezone.com/news/wayans_brothers_the_dozens_announced_at_e3/
https://www.pgconnects.com/hong-kong/speakers/william-volk/
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/william-volk-veteran-game-developer-mobile-pioneer
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/trump-dump/id1070999857
https://www.apple.com/de/tv-pr/originals/extrapolations/
https://www.theclimatetrail.com/
https://www.calstate.edu/attend/student-services/Pages/esports.aspx
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Oscar-Clark/dp/1138428302
https://www.mobygames.com/game/52384/controller/
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/why-johnny-can-t-ship
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Child_Left_Behind_Act
Copyright Karl Kuras
Duration:03:17:55
December 1993
2/23/2024
Night Trap gets Lieberman's panties in a bunch,
Id unleashes Doom &
Apple II is no more
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 December 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/
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https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book
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7 Minutes in Heaven: Street Fighter II
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-ii-99045806
Nostalgia Nerd's video about the game - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haAxGfvCitE&t=447s
https://www.mobygames.com/game/6239/street-fighter-ii/screenshots/c64/
https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/Street_Fighter_II
Corrections:
November 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/november-1993-97323863
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_64
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPS_Technologies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_Instinct_Gold
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_3DO_Company
htps://sites.google.com/view/sources-why-we-hate-each-other/
https://www.internethistorypodcast.com/
1993:
Capcom sues Data East
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater
RePlay Dec. 1993 pg. 32
https://www.mobygames.com/game/6239/street-fighter-ii/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/17110/fighters-history/
Tournament Battle brings networking to arcades
https://archive.org/details/micromania-segunda-epoca-67/page/n41/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Street_Fighter_II#Tournament_Battle
Japanese mix video game and parks shows
RePlay Dec. 1993, pg. 9
https://segaretro.org/Amusement_Machine_Show_1993
Namco teams up with magic Edge
Play Meter Dec. 1993 pg. 3
https://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=832
WMS suspected of stock market shenanigans
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/07/business/redstone-tied-concern-invested-in-viacom.html
https://wondery.com/shows/business-wars/season/73/
Al Stone defects to Sega
Play Meter Dec. 1993 pg. 18
https://segaretro.org/Alan_Stone
Sega set for world domination
RePlay Dec. 1993. pg. 52
http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/dreams-of-sega/
Sonic tops Q survey
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n53/mode/1up?view=theater
Bill Kunkel calls it for Say-Guh!
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n147/mode/1up?view=theater
3DO launch a dud
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20053%20%28December%201993%29/page/n16/mode/1up?view=theater
Atari announces Jaguar devs
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater
Atari launches Jaguar ad campaign
https://archive.org/details/video-games-december-1993/page/n19/mode/2up?view=theater
Bit Hype forces Sega's...
Duration:03:19:07
December 1983
2/12/2024
Toys push games off of shelves,
GUIs vie for supremacy &
Coinops' laserdisc dreams dashed
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 December 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/
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7 Minutes in Heaven: Porky's
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https://www.mobygames.com/game/22975/porkys/
Corrections:
November 1983 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/november-1983-96193251
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
1973
Coinop braces for oil-crisis fallout
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_23/page/43/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_24/page/42/mode/1up
http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/space-invaders-and-nishikado/
Ball and paddle goes color
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_23/page/43/mode/1up
http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-ultimate-so-far-history-of-nutting_21.html
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_23/page/n47/mode/1up
Kee Games teams up with Atari
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_24/page/42/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kee_Games
https://archive.org/details/cashbox05unse_9/mode/2up?view=theater
1983
Marschfield kicks games out
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/08/us/massachusetts-town-exiles-pac-man-and-all-that.html
https://eu.wickedlocal.com/story/marshfield-mariner/2021/09/23/marshfield-ma-coin-machine-industries-association-supreme-court-ban-pacman-donkeykong-look-back/8241109002/
AMOA a dud
Play Meter Dec. 31, 1983
Laserdisc is DOA in the UK
https://archive.org/details/play-meter-december-15-1983/page/60/mode/2up
Kevin Hayes - Atari - Namco https://www.patreon.com/posts/50612798
Laserdisc games coming home... just not any time soon.
Play Meter Dec. 1, 1983
Sente debuts the Sente Computer System
NewsBytes 12/20/83 - Entering the Snakepit - A Winner:
https://arcadeblogger.com/2019/11/10/bally-sente-saviour-of-the-arcades/
Games People Dec. 18, 1983, pg. 1
https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/videogames/search/gallery?manuf_id=63
https://youtu.be/dSwR9ra57uk?si=nY7UQORTBVaK-mLa
Battle of the Cons is over
RePlay, Dec. 1983 pg. 13
Play Meter Dec. 1, 1983
Rosen steps down
Playthings, Dec. 1983, p. 11
RePlay, Dec. 1983, pg. 18
Nintendo profits drop
(DECEMBER 21, 1983, WEDNESDAY). NINTENDO'S CONSOLIDATED NET DOWN 2.3 PCT. Copyright 1983 Jiji Press Ltd.Jiji Press Ticker Service. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJD-P360-001B-N1P6-00000-00&context=1516831.
Nintendo buys Pizza Time franchise
(December 6, 1983). Family restaurant will be opened in Vancouver. The Japan Economic Journal....
Duration:03:20:07
The Computer Chronicles - 40th Anniversary with S.M. Oliva
2/5/2024
40 years ago, American television saw the dawn of a nationwide show updating viewers on the latest developments in the exciting world of computers, The Computer Chronicles.
We dive into the history of this show with blogger S.M.Oliva, author of The Computer Chronicles Revisited, to find out what it was, what it achieved, and how it left us an invaluable record of the early consumer computer industry.
Recorded: October 2023
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halcyon_(console)
Halcyon Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeI5zKeGELA
Halcyon NFL game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9EbCv48z84
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4HyBLgmRlw
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Morrow_(computers)
https://www.mobygames.com/game/1775/amnesia/
Julie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewu_NBUHePU
Mr. Gameshow Game - https://youtu.be/OKR5nxQcj3M?si=tUAW5Jw9msonwEvF
https://www.mobygames.com/game/54306/apache-strike/
https://www.mobygames.com/company/1338/pbi-software-inc/
https://www.smoliva.blog/post/computer-chronicles-revisited-100-strategic-conquest-beyond-dark-castle-apache-strike-chuck-yeager-advanced-flight-trainer-mean-18/
https://www.mobygames.com/person/12686/richard-l-seaborne/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCarthy_(computer_scientist)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kildall
Gary Kildall Special - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdj8gh9GPc4
Copyright Karl Kuras
Duration:03:01:36
November 1993
1/27/2024
Next gen trash talk heats up,
Nintendo and Sega trapped by strong yen &
CDROM can't pay the rent
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 November 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/
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7 Minutes in Heaven: Aladdin - Genesis
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https://www.mobygames.com/game/2069/disneys-aladdin/
Corrections:
October 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/october-1993-95287239
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/402330/Press_X_to_Not_Die/
https://tokyo-joypolis.com/
1993:
AMOA shows little promise for street ops
Play Meter, Nov. 1993, pg. 3
EA beefs up coinop efforts
Play Meter, Nov. 1993, pg. 5
https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File%3ACVG_UK_144.pdf&page=7
Nintendo returns to coinop
Play Meter, Nov. 1993, pg. 18
FunExpo attracts burgeoning family fun center biz
Play Meter, Nov. 1993, pg. 38
Operators and Manufacturers agree on violence in games
RePlay Nov. 1993, pg. 78, 88
Operators and Manufacturers don't agree on revenue sharing
RePlay Nov. 1993, pg. 78
The Moloney's are back!
Replay Nov. 1993, pg. 32 , 33, 35
https://www.arcade-history.com/?n=tap-a-tune&page=detail&id=4249
Virtuality goes public
Replay Nov. 1993, pg. 34
James Clark disses 3DO
Paula Parisi. (November 4, 1993, Thursday). SGI's Clark: 3DO doesn't add up. The Hollywood Reporter. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJF-CDB0-006P-R3MS-00000-00&context=1516831.
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-11/page/n121/mode/1up?view=theater
Trip Hawkins gets defensive
Edge, November 1993, pg. 6, 12, 19 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_112/page/n9/mode/2up
Where's the money in interactivity?
BY CYNTHIA LITTLETON. (November 4, 1993, Thursday, BC cycle). Panel: Interactive tech ready, but viewers aren't. United Press International. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJ4-J0R0-001S-60JY-00000-00&context=1516831.
Paula Parisi. (November 5, 1993, Friday). Goodson: Lose interactive game shows. The Hollywood Reporter. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJF-CD90-006P-R3K8-00000-00&context=1516831.
Paula Parisi. (November 8, 1993, Monday). CD-ROM players: next VCRs?; Multimedia format is poised for major growth in '90s, study finds. The Hollywood Reporter. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJF-CD90-006P-R3HS-00000-00&context=1516831.
King World invests in Crystal Dynamics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_World_Productions
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-11/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater
VideoCD logo coming
Edge November 1993, pg. 8
First look at CDi...
Duration:03:25:56
Ray Thackery - Daterbase, DEC
1/16/2024
Duration:01:09:25
November 1983
1/9/2024
IBM introduces the PCJr
Coleco ships the Adam
Infocom disses graphics
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 November 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/
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7 Minutes in Heaven: Beach Head
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https://www.mobygames.com/game/19932/beach-head/
Corrections:
October 1983 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/october-1983-94392565
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
Chronicles Revisited Podcast 14 — Touch the Screen! Touch the Screen! https://www.smoliva.blog/post/chronicles-revisited-podcast-014/
The Computer Chronicles 40th Anniversary with S.M. Oliva https://www.patreon.com/posts/computer-40th-s-95453094
https://www.cashbox-magazine.com/about
https://www.mobygames.com/game/11121/chiller/
1973
Video Games take center stage at MOA show
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_18/page/51/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_21/page/47/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_19/page/55/mode/1up
Atari asks ops to steer clear of copycats
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_19/page/61/mode/1up
German arcade owners seeth
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_21/page/48/mode/1up
Heathkit offers budget priced calculator kit
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1973/Poptronics-1973-11.pdf pg. 89
Electronic watches on the rise
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1973/Poptronics-1973-11.pdf pg. 5
Video Phone shown at CeBit
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1973/Poptronics-1973-11.pdf pg. 19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzdCKBZP4Jo
1983-11
Williams loses $6 million in fourth quarter
Games People, Nov. 19, 1983, pg. 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecVcA3l6v3E
Atari is the (coinop) come-back kid
RePlay Nov. 1983, pg. 123
Battle of the Cons
Replay, Nov. 1983, pg. 15
Tokyo Amusement Machine Show side steps laser craze
Replay Nov. 1983, pg. 23
Games People Nov. 28, 1983, pg. 9
Replay Nov. 1983, pg. 86
Monitor maker TSK cuts credit
Games People, Nov. 19, 1983, pg. 1
Activision to lay off a quarter of its workforce
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/12/business/activision-sets-layoffs-for-90.html
Odyssey2 is no more
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-8/page/120/mode/1up?view=theater
Starpath bows out
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-8/page/117/mode/1up?view=theater
Fox drops out of games
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/10/business/fox-quitting-video-games.html
Milton Bradley expects losses
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/15/business/milton-bradley-expects-deficit.html
Vectrex debuts 3D Imager
https://archive.org/details/logical_gamer_novdec83/page/5/mode/2up
Spectravideo's Compumate gets reviewed
Personal Computer News, Nov. 23, 1983 pg. 38
Amiga to release computer/game combo...
Duration:04:08:50
Gregg Barnett - Beam Software, Discworld
1/2/2024
Gregg Barnett is a 40 year veteran of the gaming industry, having started with porting The Hobbit to the C64, developing the legendary Way of the Exploding Fist, bringing Discworld to computers and today working on high tech VR based training gear for firefighters. Gregg opens up about all the massive shifts in the industry he has witnessed, as well as the good and the bad involved with being a game dev.
Recorded October 2023
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit_(1982_video_game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_(video_game_series)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Australia#Renaissance_%E2%80%93_1970s_and_1980s
https://www.mobygames.com/company/27/krome-studios-melbourne/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_of_the_Exploding_Fist
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karate_Champ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karateka_(video_game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_America%27s_Cup#Aftermath
https://www.mobygames.com/game/19426/bedlam/
https://www.mobygames.com/company/18/cinemaware-corporation/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/181/defender-of-the-crown/screenshots/nes/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/8662/shadowrun/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FASA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Pratchett
https://www.mobygames.com/group/199/discworld-universe/
https://www.mobygames.com/company/63/psygnosis-limited/
https://www.mobygames.com/company/2602/sony-electronic-publishing-ltd/
https://www.mobygames.com/company/2221/sick-puppies-studio/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/9400/ghost-master/
https://www.mobygames.com/person/4217/will-wright/
https://flaimsystems.com/
Duration:02:41:15
October 1993
12/25/2023
Nintendo profits crash,
Next gen console battle begins &
Arcades go 3D
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 October 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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7 Minutes in Heaven: Hired Guns
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-95284763
https://www.mobygames.com/game/6742/hired-guns/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/83985/overcooked/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/59006/spaceteam/
Corrections:
September 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/september-1993-93580366
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
Video Game Historian - Aladdin Deck Enhancer - https://youtu.be/_eG-PSZU5MI?si=UkmcQ6RDEs_Ljm-w
1993-10:
JAMMA show brings the tech
https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/222/mode/1up?view=theater
Riiiiiiiiiiiiidge Racer debuts, remember that one?
https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/64/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaBUeINW_3s
Sega takes fighting 3D
https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/66/mode/1up?view=theater
Sega teams up with W Industries
https://segaretro.org/Press_release:_1993-07-01:_W_INDUSTRIES_MAKES_VIRTUAL_REALITY_A_REALITY_FOR_SEGA
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_57_Oct_1993/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater
Williams sues Capcom
Play Meter Oct. 1993, pg. 3
7-Eleven's coinop exodus continued
Play Meter Oct. 1993, pg. 3
Nintendo reduces profit outlook
(October 5, 1993, Tuesday). Nintendo. The Times. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3T2M-8VY0-00H1-F1G8-00000-00&context=1516831.
https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/historical-spot-exchange-rates/usd/USD-to-JPY-1993
They expect exports to make up 59% of their sales in the first half of the year and only 42% in the second half. (October 5, 1993). Nintendo to suffer 1st profit decline in 10 years. Report From Japan. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SKM-Y970-004C-93PW-00000-00&context=1516831. BY YUZO SAEKI, Staff writer. (October 11, 1993).
Nintendo expects profits to fall 26%; HIGH YEN, COMPETITION HURT PERFORMANCE. The Nikkei Weekly (Japan). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-4NH0-000H-H0BX-00000-00&context=1516831. Garth Alexander and Helen Davidson. (October 10, 1993, Sunday).
Super Mario under threat as Sega closes profits gap. The Sunday Times (London). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3T2M-8WK0-00H1-F37F-00000-00&context=1516831.
Garth Alexander and Helen Davidson. (October 10, 1993, Sunday). Super Mario under threat as Sega closes profits gap. The Sunday Times (London)....
Duration:02:42:38
October 1983
12/9/2023
The Boom is over,
Texas Instruments is out &
Nintendo becomes stock market darling
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 October 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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7 Minutes in Heaven: Kool-Aid Man
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-aid-94380376
https://www.mobygames.com/game/16706/kool-aid-man/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/40671/kool-aid-man/
https://youtu.be/mpbaznILT3s?si=oGZ8BCrVkhGu_aeG
Corrections:
September 1983 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/september-1983-92463308
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nio3hYAx_Tc
https://youtu.be/zONxBXLw4YY
1973-10
Sega joins pong craze
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_16/page/n108/mode/1up
Midway announces Space Race clone
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_14/page/52/mode/1up?view=theater.
Kee Games plant opens
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_14/page/52/mode/1up?view=theater
Video game sales exceed 45,000
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_17/page/59/mode/1up?view=theater
1983-10
Supreme Court refuses to hear speed up kit case
"Economy At A Glance, United Press International, October 3, 1983, Monday, AM cycle, available at https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJB-F6H0-001X-R0FX-00000-00&context=1516831.
By ELIZABETH OLSON, United Press International, October 3, 1983, Monday, BC cycle, available at https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJB-F6M0-001X-R0W3-00000-00&context=1516831."
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/23/business/the-gavel-comes-down-on-computer-copycats.html
Lasermania grips coinop
Replay Oct. 1983, pg. 8
Replay, Oct. 1983, pg. 97, 41, 136
Coleco catches Singe
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-7
SENTE is a go...
Replay Oct. 1983 pg. 22, 8
Nintendo dividend tops charts
NINTENDO INCREASES ANNUAL DIVIDEND BY 6.5 YEN, Copyright 1983 Jiji Press Ltd.Jiji Press Ticker Service, OCTOBER 11, 1983, TUESDAY, available at https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJD-P7J0-001B-N4KX-00000-00&context=1516831. Copyright 1983 Jiji Press Ltd., Copyright 1983 Jiji Press Ltd.Jiji
Press Ticker Service, OCTOBER 11, 1983, TUESDAY, available at https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SJD-P7G0-001B-N4GD-00000-00&context=1516831.
Matsushita Electric tops 807 firms in consolidated earnings figures, The Japan Economic Journal, October 11, 1983, available at https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-1PT0-000H-H1RH-00000-00&context=1516831.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/43294923
Konami opens US operations
Replay Oct. 1983 pg 136
Atari opens Chicago dealership
Replay Oct 1983 pg. 10
Harry Williams, RIP
Replay Oct. 1983 pg. 28
Bars need not fear...
Duration:04:20:24
September 1993
11/26/2023
Mortal Monday,
F-15 Strike Eagle saved by Falcon,
Sega announces Saturn
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 September 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/
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7 Minutes in Heaven: General Chaos
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-93420048
https://www.mobygames.com/game/23830/general-chaos/
Corrections:
August 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/august-1993-91387119
5th Anniversary Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/5th-anniversary-92773072
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/63391/battletoads/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/8131/virtua-racing/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Famicom_Naizou_TV_SF1
https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_Nintendo_Television
Ethan, in fact, playing Wizkid - https://www.patreon.com/posts/71057943
1993
September 13th is Mortal Monday
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n16/mode/1up?view=theater
Gregory Fischbach Part 2 - Acclaim https://www.patreon.com/posts/47720122
Gregory Fischbach Part 1 - Activision - Acclaim https://www.patreon.com/posts/46578120
Chris Garske - EA - Activision - Sierra - Sega - GT Interactive https://www.patreon.com/posts/39835860
Street Fighter 2 sequels not as pricey as expected
https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-50-september-1993/page/133/mode/1up?view=theater
Bill White switches sides
https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-50-september-1993/page/136/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_56_Sept_1993/page/n19/mode/1up?view=theater
Nintendo Espana founded
https://archive.org/details/micromania-segunda-epoca-64/page/n7/mode/1up
Sega beats Nintendo at CES
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n85/mode/1up?view=theater
CES closes to the public
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater
Multimedia is the new hotness
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n45/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/PC.Games.N012.1993.09-fl0n/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW4OQcBaV5c&list=PLBw24bgyD-sJkM_K9uPP6N73WwyxRFLaW
https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-september-1993/page/61/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue1201993Sep/page/n8/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.filfre.net/2023/10/a-digital-pornutopia-part-1-the-seedy-rom-revolution/
https://www.filfre.net/2023/11/a-digital-pornutopia-part-2-the-internet-is-for-porn/
MPEG becomes standard
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater
Commodore sets big goals for CD32
The One , Sept. 1993, pg. 14
CDI gets FMV...
Duration:02:39:40
5th Anniversary Interview
11/15/2023
After 5 years of asking the questions, the tables get turned and Karl finally has to get grilled. You, the listener (or at least some of you) asked for it, so by multiple demand, the Karl interview!
Recorded: November 2023
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Copyright Karl Kuras
Duration:01:38:36
September 1983 - 7 Minutes in Heaven segment - Complete
11/9/2023
This is the full 7 Minutes in Heaven clip for the September 1983 episode covering Battlezone on the Atari 2600.
An error in the edit of the full episode cut it short, so I decided to upload it to the feed as its own file.
Remember, you can also watch Alex and my commentary on his actual 7 minutes of gameplay by becoming a patron:
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Duration:00:07:13
September 1983
11/7/2023
Atari dumps product in the desert
Commodore and Sinclair revenues sore
The Vic20 is no more
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 September 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/
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7 Minutes in Heaven: Battlezone
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https://www.mobygames.com/game/360/battlezone/
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August 1983 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/august-1983-89829848
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/TMS9918
1973
Rally big in Europe
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_9/page/45/mode/1up
Atari launches Gotcha and Pong Doubles
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_13/page/n53/mode/1up?view=theater
https://edfries.wordpress.com/2016/05/25/fixing-color-gotcha/
1983:
Warner posts MASSIVE loss
Play Meter Sept. 1, 1983 pg. 130
Atari dumps carts in desert
Atari Buries Videogame Gear In New Mexico Dump, The Associated Press, September 27, 1983, Tuesday, AM cycle
Atari Parts Are Dumped, The New York Times, September 28, 1983, Wednesday, Late City Final Edition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_video_game_burial
Kevin Hayes - Atari - Namco https://www.patreon.com/posts/50612798
https://eu.alamogordonews.com/story/news/2022/08/25/et-atari-tomb-alamogordo-nm-games-auctioned/65418680007/
Deck chairs on the SS Atari get shuffled
Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S6
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/08/business/business-people-atari-replaces-head-of-unit-after-9-months.html
Milton Bradley v Atari suit details revealed
Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S4
http://www.mainbyte.com/ti99/hardware/mbx/mbx.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmD2lT5oeOE
SEC files charges against former Atari execs
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/27/business/2-charged-in-atari-stock-sale.html
Mattel reports higher than expected second quarter loss
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/09/business/mattel-reports-losing-156.1-million-in-quarter.html
https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-6/mode/1up?view=theater
Don Daglow Part 1 - PDP - Mattel - Intellivision - EA https://www.patreon.com/posts/38445119
Activision expects massive losses
Maker of Video-Game, Computer Software Sees Loss, The Associated Press, September 16, 1983, Friday, PM cycle
Layoffs hit Imagic
Imagic lay-offs in wake of U.S. video game glut, Financial Times (London,England), September 20, 1983, Tuesday
Interton files for bankruptcy
https://archive.org/details/TeleMatch.N05.1983.08-KCz.pdf/page/n76/mode/1up?view=theater
http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg70-1292_vc4000.htm#page=reviews
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interton_Video_Computer_4000
https://www.interton.com/de-de/
https://blog.hnf.de/vom-hoergeraet-zum-computerspiel/
Marshfield bans coinop games
Replay September 1983, pg....
Duration:03:58:17
Brent Naseath
10/30/2023
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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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altos_Computer_Systems
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Motion_Picture
http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-simutron-tournament-center-ultimate.html
https://emotionalblackholes.com/essay-27-simutron/
https://www.digitpress.com/library/magazines/joystik/joystik_sep83.pdf pg. 10
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-04-01-fi-1730-story.html
https://www.percsolutions.com/
https://www.timeextension.com/features/the-rise-and-fall-of-laserdisc-video-gaming
https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesars_Superdome
https://www.simplilearn.com/what-is-six-sigma-a-complete-overview-article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fooled_by_Randomness
https://endpoliticsnow.com/
Copyright Karl Kuras
Duration:02:34:06