Video Game Newsroom Time Machine

Phil Adam's career has spanned more than 40 years, from pioneering work marketing titles for Spectrum Holobyte, playing a pivotal role in bringing Tetris to the West, working at Interplay during the RPG renaisance and his current work as head of Amico. Highs and lows in a career that has seen gaming grow up and maybe, find its youthful core once again. Recorded May-July 2025 Video Version: https://youtu.be/iK3wUGg213s 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 https://bsky.app/profile/vgnrtm.bsky.social Or [email protected] Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_Ward https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Lisa https://www.mobygames.com/game/224/gato/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/689/sphere-inc/ https://www.mobygames.com/person/3490/gilman-louie/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/151/microprose-alameda/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Maxwell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP/M https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP/M https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_and_Information_Industry_Association https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-chip https://celestialseasonings.com BBC Tetris documentary - https://youtu.be/6ohCy4ktA5w?si=ntZ50BWV2gAQFQu4 https://www.mobygames.com/game/1655/red-storm-rising/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/2637/flight-of-the-intruder/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/1222/simcity-enhanced-cd-rom/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathias_Rust https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexey_Pajitnov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Gordon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interplay_Entertainment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidson_%26_Associates https://www.interplay.com/ https://www.indiedb.com/company/big-world-technology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chameleon_(console) https://amicoentertainment.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-chip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bhMdhcdfMY&pp=ygUVYW1pY28gY29uc29sZSBoYW5kc29u https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RalliSport_Challenge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Pool_(video_game) Copyright Karl Kuras 2026

Japan goes after arcades, Nintendo's Famicon gets its first licensee & Gamers come together online 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 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/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book 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: If you don't see all the links, find them here: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Mortal Kombat 2 (SNES, Genesis, Game Gear, Game Boy) Video Version: https://youtu.be/KI-X2NobWF0 https://www.mobygames.com/game/600/mortal-kombat-ii/ Corrections: September 1994 Ep - https://youtu.be/CvMg_FUb3p0 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131646/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/8/software-toolworks-inc-the/ Console Wars Readthrough - https://youtu.be/wYhpTBPXZkI LGR Never Obsolete PC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQo0yOqOb_4 George Morrow - Krzysztof Kieslowski - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001425/ 1994 Nintendo caves to E3 Nintendo of America to attend E3 show in Los Angeles, Business Wire, October 4, 1994, Tuesday CES interactive postponed Nintendo of America to attend E3 show in Los Angeles, Business Wire, October 4, 1994, Tuesday Nintendo lowers investor expectations NINTENDO TO SEE 2ND SALES, PROFIT DROPS, Jiji Press Ticker Service, OCTOBER 4, 1994, TUESDAY Nintendo revises FY '94 performance downward, Report From Japan, October 5, 1994 Nintendo sales, profits to post 2nd yearly fall,The Daily Yomiuri, October 5, 1994, Wednesday Nikkei lower on new issue worries, Financial Times (London,England), October 5, 1994, Wednesday, London, Section: World Stock Markets (Asia Pacific); Pg. 41, Byline: By EMIKO TERAZONO SEGA HITS '94 LOW ON TSE,Jiji Press Ticker Service,OCTOBER 4, 1994, ,TUESDAY Thornton warns of UK video game market decline THORNTON ISSUES WARNING AS VIDEO GAMES SALES PLUMMET, The Guardian (London), October 6, 1994, Section: THE GUARDIAN , CITY PAGE; Pg. 19 CentreGold buys Core CentreGold picks up Core, The Independent (London), October 27, 1994, Thursday, Section: BUSINESS & CITY PAGE; Page 42 Convergance is the name of the game Merging on The Information Superhighway The New Comfort Zone Where Public Meets Private - Correction Appended, The New York Times, Correction Appended, Distribution: Home Design MagazineHome Design Magazine, Section: Section 6; ; Section 6; Part 2; Page 40; Page 21; Column 3; Column 2; Home Design MagazineHome, Design Magazine ; Part 2; ; Column 3; Column 2;Byline: By Phil Patton; By JULIE V. IOVINE "Media Futures: SRI denounces superhighway claims, Financial Times (London,England), October 31, 1994, Monday, Section: Pg. 13 Length: 507 words, Byline: By RAYMOND SNODDY" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Simon Microsoft to buy Intuit Microsoft To Acquire Intuit, Shareholder Sues, Newsbytes News Network, October 14, 1994 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Money BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY; Banks Going Interactive to Fend Off New Rivals, The New York Times, October 19, 1994, Wednesday, Late Edition - Final, Distribution: Financial Desk, Section: Section D; ; Section D; Page 1; Column 3; Financial Desk ; Column 3; First Virtual Holdings brings banking into cyberspace A Credit Card for On-Line Sprees, New York Times (National Edition), October 15, 1994, Business and Industry, Section: Pg. Y17; Vol. 144; No. 49,850; ISSN: 0362-4331 https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/first-virtual https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einar_Stefferud HOME SHOPPING NETWORK STORE LAUNCH ON PRODIGY SUCCESSFUL, PR Newswire, October 18, 1994, Tuesday - 10:04 Eastern Time, Section: Financial News MicroTime Media is bringing ads to games Media: Watch out Sonic, the admen are coming; Maggie Brown meets the founder of an advertising agency that is putting commercials into computer games, The Independent (London), October 18, 1994, Tuesday, Section: MEDIA PAGE; Page 29 https://danielbobroff.com/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/1777/push-over/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/581/james-pond-2-codename-robocod/ Dreamworks announced Spielberg, Katzenberg, Geffen Troika Launch Entertainment Venture. The Associated Pr

Few events in video game history are more legendary than the Console War between Sega and Nintendo. Our guest today was one of the generals of that war, the head of Sega of America, Tom Kalinske. Tom's story is not just a story of Sega though, he started out in advertising, helping create the still iconic Flintstone's vitamins, he redefined Barbie's image, helped save Mattel from bankruptcy after the video game crash and lead one of the most important educational tech companies of our time, Leap Frog. Tom's insight into the world of toys, games and education over a career spanning 6 decades is a wild and fascinating ride. Recorded: July 2025 Video version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/tom-kalinske-141140563 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 https://bsky.app/profile/vgnrtm.bsky.social Or [email protected] Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flintstones_Chewable_Vitamins Flintstones commercials: https://youtu.be/IMayKCViiRc?si=yOo7bIX3rhEaboJV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He-Man_and_the_Masters_of_the_Universe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchbox_(brand) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Montana_Football https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madden_NFL Michael Katz Part 2 - Atari - Sega - https://www.patreon.com/posts/63732329 https://retrogamingaus.com/1799/video-game-ad-of-the-day-game-gear https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Technical_Institute Roger Hector - Atari, Disney, Sega, Namco, Sente - https://www.patreon.com/posts/72058794 https://www.vendingtimes.com/news/videogame-pioneer-tom-petit-dies-at-62/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_CD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/32X https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Saturn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Channel https://youtu.be/xx-8QBX8qgc?si=1PtKhQvHf9qA5C1Y https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Pico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeapFrog_Enterprises https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Console_Wars_(book) Copyright Karl Kuras 2025

Japan goes after arcades, Nintendo's Famicon gets its first licensee & Gamers come together online 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 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: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book 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: If you don't see all the links, find them here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/137421899 7 Minutes in Heaven: Lazy Jones Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-137421447 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazy_Jones Corrections: September 1984 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/september-1984-127470165 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ https://archive.org/details/atariincbusiness0000gold http://jerrymomoda.com/universal-vs-nintendo-part-i-2/ https://www.patreon.com/posts/83174490/ https://www.filfre.net/2016/05/kit-williamss-golden-hare-part-1-the-contest/page_1big/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Uz0LMbWpI https://archive.org/details/zaprisefall00cohe/mode/2up 1944 Coinmen looking forward to VE Day https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/40s/44/CB-1944-10-03.pdf pg. 1 https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/40s/44/CB-1944-10-10.pdf pg. 3 https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2735 https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2736 https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/40s/44/CB-1944-10-31.pdf pg. 2 https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/40s/44/CB-1944-10-10.pdf pg. 2 https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/40s/44/CB-1944-10-17.pdf pg. 5 First National Electronics Conference held https://www.nytimes.com/1944/10/06/archives/electronics-holds-postwar-promise-war-expansion-of-uses-aids-in.html?searchResultPosition=2 1954 Popular Electronics debuts https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/50s/54/Pop-1954-10.pdf pg. 52 Von Neumann joins Atomic Energy Commission https://www.nytimes.com/1954/10/24/archives/oppenheimer-friend-named-to-the-aec-von-neumann-gets-vacancy-on-aec.html?searchResultPosition=3 https://www.nytimes.com/1954/10/24/archives/von-neumann-had-key-hbomb-role-princeton-scientist-created.html?searchResultPosition=5 New York Magistrate resigns to head Comics Code Authority https://www.nytimes.com/1954/10/02/archives/magistrate-resigns-murphy-to-draft-a-code-for-comic-magazine.html?searchResultPosition=4 1964 UNIVAC experiments with airflow computing https://www.nytimes.com/1964/10/18/archives/new-digital-computer-introduced-by-univac.html?searchResultPosition=2 Big Tech hit by defense spending cuts https://www.nytimes.com/1964/10/13/archives/watson-announces-ibm-profits-mark-for-third-quarter.html?searchResultPosition=65 Bowling gets computerized https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/60s/64/Pop-1964-10.pdf pg. 46 1974 ASCII code extensions proposed https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1974/Poptronics-1974-10.pdf pg. 26 https://www.aivosto.com/articles/charsets-7bit.html#body Atari Debuts Touch Me https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-10-19.pdf pg. 31 Sega sponsors video game tournament https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-10-26.pdf pg. 45 https://segaretro.org/Sega_TV_Game-ki_Zenkoku_Contest 1984: Hasbro buys Milton Bradley Toys Hobbies & Crafts, October 1984 Warner returns to profitability "Posts $24.4 Million Profit Compared With Loss a Year Ago, The Associated Press October 23, 1984, Tuesday, AM cycle, Section: Business News" Atari Games Inc. established Replay, October 1984, pg. 15 Jack is looking for cash The second time around, Forbes, October 8, 1984, Section: COMPANIES; Pg. 42, Byline: By Anne Bagamery Electronic Games, October 1984, pg. 12 Gerard Leaves as Warner Co-President, The Associated Press, October 16, 1984, Tuesday, AM cycle, Section: Business News Commodore financials break records https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-10-18/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater Apple numbers soar Apple earnings soar six-fold in quarter, Financial Times (London,Eng

After spending almost 2 decades trying to make MUD a viable commercial project, Richard returns to academia after publishing his seminal book, Designing Virtual Worlds, and begins teaching and researching game worlds and player behavior. We delve deep into the study of games, talk about why it's important and the future of virtual worlds, the morality of being a god, both as a designer and a gamer, and where the industry can go from here. Recorded: February 2025 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 https://bsky.app/profile/vgnrtm.bsky.social Or [email protected] Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bartle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MUD1 https://www.mobygames.com/game/124837/multi-user-dungeon-mud1/ https://mud.co.uk/dvw/ http://howtobeagod.com/ http://pdf.textfiles.com/zines/ESCAPIST/theescapist_043.pdf Books by Richard: How to Be a God http://www.howtobeagod.com/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0955649498 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0955649498/ https://mud.co.uk/richard/How%20to%20Be%20a%20God.pdf Dheghōm http://www.Dheghōm.com/ (http://www.xn--dheghm-fgb.com/) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1915964008/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1915964008/ https://mud.co.uk/richard/Dhegh%C5%8Dm.pdf Erwā https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1915964040 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1915964040 Bhéwonom https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1915964067 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1915964067 Copyright 2025 Karl Kuras

While there are many founders of the video game industry writ large, the dawn of multiplayer gaming is a much more select group of luminaries and our guest today, Richard Bartle is most definitely one of them. He cocreated MUD1, the first Multi User Dungeon game as a college student and has gone on to help shape the academic view of gaming ever since. Recorded: January 2025 Video version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/135579198 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 https://bsky.app/profile/vgnrtm.bsky.social Or [email protected] Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bartle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MUD1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracosm https://www.mobygames.com/game/124837/multi-user-dungeon-mud1/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_Online https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_Online https://mud.co.uk/richard/mpublish.htm https://mud.co.uk/richard/pcwaug84.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_of_Kesmai https://mud.co.uk/richard/pcpsep87.htm https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessmulligan/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/historical-bits-mobile-gaming-part-2-wap-games-anu-halme/ Books by Richard: How to Be a God http://www.howtobeagod.com/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0955649498 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0955649498/ https://mud.co.uk/richard/How%20to%20Be%20a%20God.pdf Dheghōm http://www.Dheghōm.com/ (http://www.xn--dheghm-fgb.com/) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1915964008/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1915964008/ https://mud.co.uk/richard/Dhegh%C5%8Dm.pdf Erwā https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1915964040 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1915964040 Bhéwonom https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1915964067 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1915964067 Copyright 2025 Karl Kuras

Mechanical amusements have long been a mainstay of theme parks and travelling fairs. In the 1980s, this technology entered the realm of the arcade, most notably through Chuck E. Cheese and since then, has merged with the traditional dark ride to become the interactive dark ride, a mixture of animatronics, motion, lightguns and video games. Our guest today, John Wood is the head of Sally Corporation, a pioneer of animatronic entertainment and especially the interactive darkride. John tells us how this industry leader got its start Recorded: September 2024 Video version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/jeff-johannigman-125624209 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 https://bsky.app/profile/vgnrtm.bsky.social Or [email protected] Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Corporation https://www.sallydarkrides.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathkit_H8 https://youtu.be/jjNca1L6CUk?si=tAux1b9ri9ZJ_mdm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Association_of_Amusement_Parks_and_Attractions https://www.sallydarkrides.com/post/remembering-jan-sherman-sally-dark-rides-memorializes-long-time-co-worker-and-friend 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/ Copyright Karl Kuras

Nintendo owns CES, The future belongs to the internet & EA disses Sega 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 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/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book 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: If you don't see all the links, find them here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/131691264 7 Minutes in Heaven: Zero Tolerance Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/131666929 https://www.mobygames.com/game/10115/zero-tolerance/ Corrections: August 1994 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/august-1994-123352781 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic:_The_Gathering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega https://www.retroreversing.com/super-famicom-snes-sdk/ https://archive.org/details/st-report https://patentarcade.com/tag/alpex-computer-v-nintendo 1994: Street Fighter loses its luster A Warrior of Video Games, The New York Times, September 6, 1994, Tuesday, Late Edition - Final, Distribution: Financial Desk, Section: Section D; ; Section D; Page 1; Column 6; Financial Desk ; Column 6; Byline: By ANDREW POLLACK, Capcom's video game superhero, Mega Man, debuts this week in nationally syndicated cartoon series; Interactive software giant embraces Hollywood to create precedent-setting entertainment, Business Wire, September 7, 1994, Wednesday https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111301/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_2 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0219458/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_14 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115421/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Action_Extreme_Team https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165046/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1 Joe Morici - Capcom - https://www.patreon.com/posts/37289815 CD duplicators expand their offerings "Keeping Track Of All Trades; Replicators Go Beyond The Basics, Branching Out Into Packaging,Distribution And More, Billboard, September 3, 1994, Section: CD REPLICATION; Spotlight; Pg. 86, Byline: BY PAUL VERNA The Expanding Universe Of Replication; Companies Roll Out The Format Welcome Mat, Opening The Door To CDROM And Others, Billboard, September 3, 1994, Section: CD REPLICATION; Spotlight; Pg. 84, Byline: BY STEVE TRAIMAN" CD piracy explodes in Hong Kong Software pirates strike gold, South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), September 15, 1994, Section: FEATURE; Pg. 25 https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=eEUNtQprsc0 Best Buy expands Best Buy Plans Southern Calif. Invasion; Discounter Promises 'New Shopping Experience', Billboard, September 10, 1994, Section: Pg. 5, Byline: BY EILEEN FITZPATRICK Woolworth UK hit hard by drop in computer software sales Kingfisher offshoots turn in mixed performance, Financial Times (London,England), September 14, 1994, Wednesday, London, Section: UK Company News; Pg. 25, Rhino sees slowdown Rhino runs deeper into red at midway, Financial Times (London,England), September 20, 1994, Tuesday, Section: UK Company News; Pg. 26, Byline: By GARY EVANS Video game slump hits Wong Video-game slump hits firm, South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), September 30, 1994, Section: BUSINESS; Pg. 18 Raymond Yap - Wong's International, Mondex - https://www.patreon.com/posts/108390526 Playmates shifts to games Post-TMNT Playmates Goes Vid, Ad Day, September 19, 1994, Section: NEW PRODUCTS; Pg. 17 Software Toolworks becomes Mindscape THE SOFTWARE TOOLWORKS, INC. BECOMES MINDSCAP , INC., PR Newswire, September 30, 1994, Friday - 19:34 Eastern Time Strauss Zelnick to head BMG "Ex-IBM chief to head Canadian films group, Financial Times (London,England), September 15, 1994, Thursday, London; Section: International Company News; Pg. 27, Byline: By LOUISE KEHOE and REUTER Ex-Film Executive Chosen To Head Bertelsmann Unit, The New York Times, September 14, 1994, Wednesday, Late Edition - Final, Distribution: Financial Desk, Section: Section D; ; Section D; Page 8; Column 5; Financial Desk ; Column 5; Byline: By SALLIE HOFMEISTER, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strauss_Zelnick Katzenberg out at Disney Now Playing: Disney in Turmoil, The New York Times, September 23, 1994, Friday, Late Edition - Final,

From a bedroom coder to Game Developer's Conference OG to the creator of one of the greatest one-on-one action strategy games of the 8 bit era, Jeff Johannigman worked for some of the most legendary companies of the 80s, Epyx, Electronic Arts, and Origin and beyond. In Part 2, we talk about working on Ultima for the Gameboy, porting Dynamix titles to the Amiga, rediscovering his strategy roots at Microprose and finally deciding to exit the industry on moral and personal grounds. Jeff's insight and storytelling skill make this a wonderful chat. Recorded: September 2024 Watch the video version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/128754521 And catch up with Part 1 of the interview here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/jeff-johannigman-125624209 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 https://bsky.app/profile/vgnrtm.bsky.social Or [email protected] Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannigman/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/5630/ultima-runes-of-virtue/ https://wiki.ultimacodex.com/wiki/Ultima_V:_cloth_map http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Wiki/images/e/ee/Ultima_-_Savage_Empire_-_DOS_-_Manual.pdf https://www.debonogroup.com/services/core-programs/six-thinking-hats/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwZi58u1FjI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamix https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/list.php?list_publisher=Dynamix&list_developer=Dynamix https://www.mobygames.com/game/444/microprose-entertainment-pack-vol-1-dr-floyds-desktop-toys/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/521/x-com-ufo-defense/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/212/master-of-orion/ Diaries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrIWJy0tAas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sese4lzWNtQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1cO2uHyf58 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_Conquest https://www.mobygames.com/person/5529/david-govett/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/212/master-of-orion/promo/group-52963/image-790706/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/1417/this-means-war/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_in_the_Air_(2009_film) https://peopletype.com/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/28566/ashen-empires/ 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/ Copyright Karl Kuras

From a bedroom coder to Game Developer's Conference OG to the creator of one of the greatest one-on-one action strategy games of the 8 bit era, Jeff Johannigman worked for some of the most legendary companies of the 80s, Epyx, Electronic Arts, and Origin. In Part 1, we talk about those early days, including the making of games such as G.I. Joe and Savage Empire and working with important figures like Ihor Wolosenko, Dani Bunten, Chris Crawford, Warren Spector, and Richard Garriot. Jeff's insight and storytelling skill make this a wonderful chat. Recorded: September 2024 Video version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/jeff-johannigman-125624209 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 https://bsky.app/profile/vgnrtm.bsky.social Or [email protected] Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannigman/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Program_Exchange https://www.mobygames.com/person/2821/jeff-johannigman/credits/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/14/br%C3%B8derbund-software-inc/ Jerry Wolosenko - Synapse - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42014024 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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relax_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epyx 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/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie_(1984_video_game) https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2013/07/g-i-joe-c64-early-glimpse/ https://www.mobygames.com/person/962/dennis-caswell/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/115/starflight/ Don Daglow Part 1 - PDP - Mattel - Intellivision - EA https://www.patreon.com/posts/38445119 https://www.mobygames.com/game/1353/demon-stalkers/ https://www.mobygames.com/person/8515/danielle-berry/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/182619/mule-the-board-game https://www.reddit.com/r/amiga/comments/pbj1qp/why_electronic_arts_is_committed_to_the_amiga_1985/?rdt=32890 https://www.mobygames.com/game/company:2/platform:genesis/sort:-date/page:1/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/1837/gauntlet/screenshots/macintosh/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/1837/gauntlet/screenshots/macintosh/586818/ https://www.mobygames.com/person/127/warren-spector/ https://www.wcnews.com/wcpedia/Blueprints https://www.mobygames.com/game/823/wing-commander-ii-vengeance-of-the-kilrathi/ https://wiki.ultimacodex.com/wiki/File:Savage_empire_large.jpg https://gdconf.com/about-gdc 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/ Copyright Karl Kuras

PCs get upgraded, MSX comes to Europe & Coinop goes cartridge These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM! This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in August 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: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book 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: If you don't see all the links, find them here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/127470165 7 Minutes in Heaven: Impossible Mission Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-127469932 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible_Mission http://www.mayhem64.co.uk/interview/caswell.htm Corrections: August 1984 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/august-1984-121143199 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco https://archive.org/details/game_machine_magazine_jp https://machinerobo.fandom.com/wiki/Machine_Robo:_Revenge_of_Cronos 1964: Libraries of the future are online Popular Electronics Sept. 1964, pg. 28 1974 Atari buys Kee https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-09-21.pdf pg. 36 Fred introduced in PCC https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/co/1974/08/020031/13rRUB7a13N https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COSMAC_ELF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Weisbecker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSlDY6ZPIvY 1984 Toy stocks rally Traditional toys soar as electronic games flash 'Tilt', The San Diego Union-Tribune, September 2, 1984, Section: Business, Pg 1-8, Byline: Don Bauder Plastic robots from Japan changing the shape of the toy market, Christian Science Monitor (Boston, MA), September 21, 1984, Friday, Section: Business; Pg. 19, byline: Francine Kiefer Nintendo preps for cartridge future Replay September 1984, pg. 3 Williams enters new production year with caution Replay September 1984, pg. 3 https://www.mobygames.com/game/17500/star-wars-return-of-the-jedi/ Coin op revenue hit over drinking age laws Replay September 1984, pg. 7 https://www.wgbh.org/podcasts/the-big-dig https://youtu.be/7zr4RBw5un4?si=euu-naPtomBbqME3 Tower of Druaga gets write up in Super Soft Super Soft Magazine, September 1984, pg. 2 https://www.mobygames.com/game/19625/the-tower-of-druaga/ Save the 7800 campaign started https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-6/page/93/mode/1up?view=theater https://fanlore.org/wiki/History_of_Star_Trek_Fan_Campaigns Atari renegotiating Lucasfilm deal https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-6/page/88/mode/1up?view=theater Chip maker feels video game fall "GOULD'S WOES SPUR STOCK DROP, The New York Times, September 7, 1984, Friday, Late City Final ,Edition, Section: Section D; Page 1, Column 6; Financial Desk, Byline: By ERIC N. BERG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gould_Electronics" Atari Japan to close Atari Inc. planning to pull out of the Japanese market, The Japan Economic Journal, September 25, 1984, Section: SERVICE/LEISURE/FOOD; Pg. 17 No mention of video games in Playthings Playthings, September 1984 Upgrade your PC Creative Computing September 1984 pg. 125 Commodore and Atari target the middle Commodore, Atari Spar in Mid-Price Fight, ADWEEK, September 3, 1984, Eastern Edition, Byline: Gail Belsky https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-09-27/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater Computer Entertainer doesn't believe Atari can deliver https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-6/mode/1up?view=theater Sinclair financials dissapoint https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-09-27/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_QL Byte reviews the QL https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Byte/80s/Byte-1984-09.pdf pg. 415 Amstrad disk drive announced https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-09-27/page/n3/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_CPC Europe to get MSX'd MSX home computers to be shipped to Europe, The Japan Economci Journal, September 4, 1984, Section: Information Processing, Pg. 14 https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-09-27/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-09-20/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater Phil

Few developers have had as long and prolific a career as our guest, Graeme Bayless. From working on mainframes, to selling Kaypros, to playtesting Accolade's launch titles, to producing games for SSI, Sega Technical Institute, Hyperbole Studios, Dynamix, EA, Eidos, and NetherRealm Studios. In Part 5, we talk about Graeme's winding up of Fierce Wombat, looking for a new position and being offered a position at NetherRealm Studios, where he worked on Injustice 2, Mortal Kombat 11 and Mortal Kombat 1. We discuss life in a studio with the most senior staff in the business, gamer-first design philosophy and what it means to move from one game engine to the next in the modern console environment. Graeme gives us amazing insights into the life of a game dev like few others can or would. Recorded: February 2024 Check out parts 1-4 here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/graeme-bayless-1-111627155 https://www.patreon.com/posts/graeme-bayless-2-112571388 https://www.patreon.com/posts/graeme-bayless-3-114736184 https://www.patreon.com/posts/graeme-bayless-4-116996485 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 https://bsky.app/profile/vgnrtm.bsky.social Or [email protected] https://x.com/fiercewombat https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/index/ https://www.gamezebo.com/upcoming/red-november-preview/ https://web.archive.org/web/20111127211439/http://www.fiercewombatgames.com/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/22613/e-line-media/ https://elinemedia.com/ https://www.mobygames.com/person/30084/sean-vesce/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARPA https://www.mobygames.com/person/28387/timothy-scott-campbell/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ctremmel/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/6239/telltale-inc/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/10271/netherrealm-studios/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/125596/mortal-kombat-11/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/146036/mortal-kombat-11-aftermath/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/208859/mortal-kombat-1/ 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/ Copyright Karl Kuras

30 years ago: Computer industry booms as consoles slump, Nintendo announces Ultra64 & The internet gets scary These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM! This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in August 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/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book 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: If you don't see all the links, find them here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/123352781/edit 7 Minutes in Heaven: Cliffhanger (Amiga) Video Version: https://youtu.be/KZ7J9qEpqxI https://www.mobygames.com/game/29830/cliffhanger/ Corrections: July 1994 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/july-1994-part-1-116538490 https://www.patreon.com/posts/july-1994-part-2-116538674 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ Defunctland Jim Henson Series - https://youtu.be/BVoGf1JTVeI?si=PBwUInz2t7hBe-Eq https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_superhighway https://en.namu.wiki/w/RX-78%20Gundam https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/SPECIAL https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW164 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Cook Wrestling with Games - XBAND - https://youtu.be/k_5M-z_RUKA?si=tuuDxPGj6GnTPc-B https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_(service) 1994: Canada to get their own ratings New VCR proves 6 heads are better than 1, The Toronto Star, August 11, 1994,Thursday, FINAL EDITION, Section: FAST FORWARD; Pg. F2, byline: BY ROBERT WRIGHT TORONTO STARON THE EDGE California presses forward with video game violence bill https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3018-egm2-issue-02-august-1994/ pg. 29 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-13-mn-45306-story.html IDSA board selected Mattel takes a second look at games Mattel Hires Sega Executive, The Associated Press, August 2, 1994, Tuesday, BC cycle Square goes public CORPORATE PROFILE: SQUARE, Jiji Press Ticker Service, AUGUST 5, 1994, FRIDAY Japanese companies playing with fire "As derivatives proliferate, so do worries Companies try to control risks from transactions intended to rein in costs but which can backfire, The Nikkei Weekly (Japan), August 15, 1994, Section: FINANCE; Pg. 13, Byline: BY ASAKO ISHIBASHI Staff writer" Acclaim buys Valiant ACCLAIM ACQUIRES VOYAGER COMMUNICATIONS FOR $65 MILLION Marks Company's Diversification into Comic Book Publishing, Business Wire, August 2, 1994, Tuesday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_book_collecting#Bust_of_the_speculator_market UK video rental market embraces games... illegally Games Spark Sagging U.K. Vid Biz; But Many Don't Have Licenses To Rent Them, Billboard, August 13, 1994, Section: HOME VIDEO; Pg. 76, Byline: BY PETER DEAN Sonic out to zap the 'swapping' boom, The Scotsman, August 23, 1994, Tuesday, Byline: By Chris Mullinger UK teens tune out to games MEDIA GUARDIAN: LUST FOR NASTIES AND HARD NEWS, The Guardian (London), August 8, 1994, Section: THE GUARDIAN FEATURES PAGE; Pg. T17 Sega announces US theme park Universal Teams With Sega on Theme Park, Disneyland Annex Scaled Back, The Associated Press, August 12, 1994, Friday, AM cycle, Section: Business News, Byline: By E. SCOTT RECKARD, AP Business Writer Report: Sega Plan to Open 50 High-Tech Theme Parks in U.S., The Associated Press, August 16, 1994, Tuesday, BC cycle, Section: Business News Sega buys Data East Pinball Sega acquires Data East Pinball, Business Wire, August 26, 1994, Friday Doom coming to arcades DOOM IS ALL AROUND US, Business Week, August 1, 1994, Business and Industry, Section: Pg. 72; https://doom.fandom.com/wiki/Trivia https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/112509-share-your-epic-doom-related-stories/ Atari Games President passes Play Meter, August 1994, pg. 32 Hasbro readies to enter VR market No Headline In Original, ADWEEK, August 15, 1994, Eastern Edition, Byline: By Jennifer Comiteau and Penny Warneford, with Cathy Taylor https://www.unseen64.net/2018/10/04/hasbro-toaster-virtual-reality-console/ Begone Project Reality, all hail Ultra 64 https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3018-egm2-issue-02-august-1994/ pg. 28 Sega teams up with Hitachi in Japan HITACHI SALES TO HELP SEGA MARKET VIDEO GAMES, Jiji Press Ticker Service, AUGUST 3, 1994, WEDNESDA

Few developers have had as long and prolific a career as our guest, Graeme Bayless. From working on mainframes, to selling Kaypros, to playtesting Accolade's launch titles, to producing games for SSI, Sega Technical Institute, Hyperbole Studios, Dynamix, EA, Eidos, and NetherRealm Studios. In Part 4, we talk about the decade that Graeme spent in the wilderness of the game's industry, during which he worked on titles such as Tomb Raider Legend and Anniversary at Crystal Dynamics, tried to salvage projects like Enslaved, Dead to Rights Retribution and Splatterhouse at Namco, returned to sports titles at 2K Games before getting the chance to start his own studio, Fierce Wombat. Graeme gives us amazing insights into the life of a game dev like few others can or would. Recorded: January 2024 Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/graeme-bayless-4-116996485 Check out parts 1-3 here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/graeme-bayless-1-111627155 https://www.patreon.com/posts/graeme-bayless-2-112571388 https://www.patreon.com/posts/graeme-bayless-3-114736184 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 https://bsky.app/profile/vgnrtm.bsky.social Or [email protected] Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Dynamics https://www.mobygames.com/game/21999/lara-croft-tomb-raider-legend/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eidos_Interactive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevation_Partners https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCi_Games https://www.mobygames.com/game/28337/lara-croft-tomb-raider-anniversary/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/4069/2k-los-angeles/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093936/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco https://www.mobygames.com/game/48563/enslaved-odyssey-to-the-west/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/20457/50-cent-bulletproof/ https://www.mobygames.com/group/281/legacy-of-kain-series/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/34698/major-league-baseball-2k8/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brno https://www.mobygames.com/company/1438/2k-czech-sro/ Roger Hector - Atari, Disney, Sega, Namco, Sente - https://www.patreon.com/posts/72058794 https://www.mobygames.com/game/51171/dead-to-rights-retribution/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/49251/splatterhouse/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/21903/gunfire-games-llc/ https://x.com/fiercewombat https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/index/ https://www.gamezebo.com/upcoming/red-november-preview/ https://web.archive.org/web/20111127211439/http://www.fiercewombatgames.com/ 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/ Copyright Karl Kuras

Commodore buys Amiga Jack Tramiel declares war on competition Nintendo announces US NES launch plans These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM! This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in August 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: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book 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: If you don't see all the links, find them here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/121143199 7 Minutes in Heaven: Sabrewulf Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/121098237 https://www.mobygames.com/game/14732/sabre-wulf/ Corrections: July 1984 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/july-1994-116535754 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Pong https://gamehistory.org/atari-2600-tarzan/ https://www.giantbomb.com/photon-the-ultimate-game-on-planet-earth/3030-39589/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Electron https://archive.org/details/book_video_games/page/n77/mode/2up 1974: Atari sells Japanese manufacturing to Namco https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-24.pdf pg. 49 Basketball a hit Cashbox august 3 1974 https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-04.pdf pg. 43 Clean Sweep 1 player https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-10.pdf pg. 50 Track 10 adds oil slick https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-17.pdf pg. 46 https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/videogames/show/2351 Gene Lipken joins Atari https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-24.pdf pg. 49 Medal Games are spreading Game Machine August 10, 1974 pg. 7 Cali SC rules in favor of pinball Cashbox Aug 10 1974 https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-10.pdf pg. 48 Coinop on the Price is Right Cashbox august 3 1974 https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-04.pdf pg. 43 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Price_Is_Right 13 year olds simulate life on computer Two Youths Turn Computers on to 'Life', Hardford Courant, 11 Aug 1974, Page 3 http://www.rearden.com/people.php 1984: Silicon Valley proves resilient Gloom in the Valley . . . But a Silver Lining, Too, U.S. News & World Report, August 20, 1984, Section: Pg. 38, Byline: By JOANNE DAVIDSON Warner second quarter losses are massive Warner Communications reports huge loss, United Press International, August 2, 1984, Thursday, BC cycle Jack slashes prices Atari's Tramiel Gets Tough With Price Cuts, ADWEEK, August 13, 1984, Eastern Edition,Byline: By Gail Belsky Computer Entertainer Vol. 3 Number 5 pg. 1 https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-5/page/n13/mode/2up?view=theater Commodore to buy Amiga Commodore Deal With Amiga Set,The New York Times, August 17, 1984, Friday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 3, Column 6; Financial Desk Atari sues Amiga ATARI HEAD SUES ALLY THAT DEFECTED TO RIVAL, The New York Times, August 21, 1984, Tuesday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 1, Column 1; Financial Desk, Byline: By DAVID E. SANGER https://www.tech-insider.org/personal-computers/research/1984/0822.html Atari to introduce 16 and 32 bit systems Atari To Sell More-Powerful Computers, The Associated Press, August 27, 1984, Monday, AM cycle, Section: Business News, Byline: By STEVE WILSTEIN, Jack declares war on competition Computer Entertainer Vol. 3 Number 5 pg. 1 https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-5/page/n13/mode/2up?view=theater Jack can't collect Tramiel Reported Seeking $50 Million in Lieu of Atari Debts, The Associated Press, August 31, 1984, Friday, PM cycle, Section: Business News Imagine Megagames up for auction https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_034_1984-08_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n23/mode/2up Coleco unveils new marketing ploy Coleco will offer scholarships to some computer purchasers, United Press International, August 22, 1984, Wednesday, BC cycle, Section: Financial Advertising;At Coleco, The Adam Is Reborn, The New York Times, August 13,

Few developers have had as long and prolific a career as our guest, Graeme Bayless. From working on mainframes, to selling Kaypros, to playtesting Accolade's launch titles, to producing games for SSI, Sega Technical Institute, Hyperbole Studios, Dynamix, EA, Eidos, and NetherRealm Studios. In Part 3, we talk about job hunting in the games industry at the end of the 90s and his time at EA's Tiburon subsidiary working on Madden 2001 and 2002 as well as developing the NFL Street franchise. What is life like for a dev living in the crunch of annualized sports games? How are new franchises born? What is it like to move from studio to studio? Graeme gives us amazing insights into the life of a game dev like few others can or would. Recorded: December 2023 Check out parts 1 and 2 here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/graeme-bayless-1-111627155 https://www.patreon.com/posts/graeme-bayless-2-112571388 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: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensemble_Studios https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts https://www.mobygames.com/person/66180/john-schappert/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/2031/ea-orlando/ https://www.mobygames.com/person/107204/hugh-falk/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation#PlayStation_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_triangle_(US_politics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Hoffman https://www.mobygames.com/game/12193/nfl-street/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/73115/madden-nfl-2002/ 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/ Copyright Karl Kuras

Sega's Saturn premiere flops Nintendo goes for cheap VR Commodore bankruptcy gets messy These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM! This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in July 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/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book 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 https://bsky.app/profile/vgnrtm.bsky.social Or [email protected] Links: If you don't see all the links, find them here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/116538674 1994: Sony reveals psx https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20060%20%28July%201994%29/page/n51/mode/1up?view=theater&sort=title_asc Tokyo Toy Show sees hardware premieres Bandai's BA-X https://archive.org/details/egm-2-july-1994/page/83/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playdia Bandai rumors arise https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20060%20%28July%201994%29/page/n67/mode/1up?view=theater&sort=title_asc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Pippin SNK's NeoGeoCD https://archive.org/details/egm-2-july-1994/page/126/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_CD NEC's PC FX https://archive.org/details/egm-2-july-1994/page/82/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC-FX Sega's Saturn https://archive.org/details/egm-2-july-1994/page/106/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/egm-2-july-1994/page/n113/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/egm-2-july-1994/page/120/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Saturn Sega trying to avoid confusion Sega, Nintendo Bring Big Plans To CES, Billboard, July 9, 1994, Section: THE ENTER*ACTIVE FILE; Pg. 70, Byline: BY MARILYN A. GILLEN Sega opens UK development studio Edge July 1994, pg. Nintendo announces new 32 bit system Edge July 1994, pg. 6 Nintendo signs with Rambus Nintendo Ultra 64 game system to use high-speed Rambus technology; will boost memory speed to 500 MHz, Business Wire, July 18, 1994, Monday Edge July 1994, pg. 7 Video Rental and Console game publishers bury the hatchet Sega's Kalinske is VSDA's man, The Hollywood Reporter, July 7, 1994, Thursday It's A Whole New Game At VSDA; Competition For Retailers' Attention Increases, ,Billboard, July 16, 1994, Section: HOME VIDEO; Pg. 61, byline: BY EILEEN FITZPATRICK Tenn, Seitz join Activision, The Hollywood Reporter, July 1, 1994, Friday "NewLeaf Entertainment to include Acclaim in video game delivery system test, Business Wire, July 13, 1994, Wednesday, Dateline: DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. Kids can get 'Jungle' game sneak peek, USA Today, July 28, 1994, Section: Pg. 1D; Vol. 12; No. 222; ISSN: 0161-7389" Nintendo gets hip "https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/01/business/media-business-advertising-nintendo-turns-up-volume-provocative-appeal-its-core.html?searchResultPosition=3 'New Nintendo' comes out kicking, USA Today, July 7, 1994, Business and Industry Section: Pg. 2D; ISSN: 0161-7389 " Illusion Of Gaia Will Be Seen On Nintendo, Newsbytes, July 19, 1994, Tuesday Atari back at IBM ATARI CORPORATION ANNOUNCES MANUFACTURING PLANS, PR Newswire, July 12, 1994, Tuesday - 07:51 Eastern Time, Section: Financial News, dateline: Sunnyvale, Calif., July 12 TDK to make 3DO memory card TDK signs peripherals license agreement with 3DO; plans to manufacture memory card for 3DO System, Business Wire, July 20, 1994, Wednesday https://real3do.uk/3do-accessories/ Philips slashes price to hinder 3DO launch in Europe Philips cuts CD-i price to hurt foe, Marketing, July 28, 1994, Byline: By MAT TOOR Square teams up with Nintendo https://archive.org/details/egm-2-july-1994/page/74/mode/1up Commodore bankruptcy gets messy IN BAHAMAS, A FIGHT FOR REMAINS OF COMMODORE AMONG SAND AND SURF, A LIQUIDATION IS TAKING PLACE. CREDITORS WANT THE PROCEEDINGS IN NEW YORK, THOUGH., The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 19, 1994 Tuesday FINAL EDITION, Section: BUSINESS; Pg. C01, Byline: Dan Stets, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER CLOSING THE BOOKS ON COMMODORE: SPEED IS OF THE ESSENCE IN THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY, THE CHIEF ASSET, TECHNOLOGY, IS PERISHABLE. BUT CREDITORS OF THE BANKRUPT FIRM ARE HAMPERING A RESOLUTION., The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 31, 1994 Sunday FINAL EDITION, Section