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We sit down with Michael Katz for a second round, this time covering Epyx's publishing of Lucasfilm's first titles, working with Jack Tramiel's Atari, and helping establish Sega's no nonsense advertising for the Genesis. Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or [email protected] 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/user?u=7594060 Epyx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epyx Early Lucasfilm titles https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/lucasarts/offset,200/so,1d/list-games/ Jack Tramiel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Tramiel Atari https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari Atari 2600 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_2600 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qAadfsJrmM Atari 7800 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800 Atari ST https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_ST Sega Genesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Genesis Joe Montana Football https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Montana_Football Recommended Links: They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/ Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/ The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/ The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/

Zenith enters the home computer market, Atari's Lynx goes national & Nintendo finally embraces disks with the 64DD. These stories and some that aren't about abject financial failures on this month's episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This month we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in March of 1980, 1990, & 2000. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.. Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or [email protected] 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/user?u=7594060 1980: Home computer specialty shops are proliferating https://www.nytimes.com/1980/03/09/archives/connecticut-weekly-computers-made-to-feel-at-home-shop-talk.html?searchResultPosition=5 Zenith gets into the computer market Zenith's new hope, Forbes, March 31, 1980, pg. 32 Plato comes home https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1980-03/page/n87/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLATO_(computer_system) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_Data_Corporation Star Raiders reviewed https://archive.org/details/1980-03-compute-magazine/page/n71/mode/1up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_VDM8nC9sM Coleco rights financial ship thanks to electronic games PR Newswire, March 6, 1980 Mattel announces price for Intellivision Wall Street Journal, March 14, 1980, pg. 15 Space Invaders belongs to Atari https://archive.org/details/1980-03-compute-magazine/page/n72/mode/1up Toy & Hobby, March 1980pg. 78 https://www.handheldmuseum.com/Atari/SpaceInvadersSuperBreakout.htm Toy Fair sees 400 electronic SKUs Toys Hobbies & Crafts, March 1980, pg. 16 Aussies get pinball fever Replay, March. 1980, pg. 74 https://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?searchtype=advanced&mfgid=2#2868 Copycats flood the ATE show in London Play Meter, March 15, 1980, pg. 59 https://www.techopedia.com/definition/9905/vector-display 1990: Supreme Court refuses to hear Red Baron Case Play Meter, March 1990, pg. 30 https://itlaw.wikia.org/wiki/Red_Baron_v._Taito Xerox sues Apple https://archive.org/details/1990-03-compute-magazine/page/n7/mode/1up https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/15/business/company-news-xerox-sues-apple-computer-over-macintosh-copyright.html https://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/24/business/most-of-xerox-s-suit-against-apple-barred.html Spectrum Holobyte sues Accolade over Mental Blocks https://archive.org/details/1990-03-compute-magazine/page/n7/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/mental-blocks The US Government is going after Nintendo for Antitrust https://archive.org/details/1990-03-compute-magazine/page/n8/mode/1up https://apnews.com/81733e920217fea625390bc536d81e4f Xmas sales numbers are in... Playthings, March 1990 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VTech_Socrates https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System_Power_Set https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/NES_Action_Set Nintendo World Championship begins! Playthings, March 1990 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_World_Championships Commodore knows how to strike back against Japanese Console dominance! https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue30Mar90/page/n20/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64_Games_System https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue30Mar90/page/n113/mode/1up CD based A500 rumors... https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue30Mar90/page/n20/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_CDTV Commodre 65 has been cancelled https://archive.org/details/1990-03-computegazette/page/n7/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_65 https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/01/business/commodore-international-reports-earnings-for-qtr-to-dec-31.html?searchResultPosition=2 Konix sells off the rights to its line of joysticks https://archive.org/details/thegamesmachine-28/page/n7/mode/1up MCA to sell LJN to Acclaim Toy and Hobby World, March 1990, pg. 6 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-23-fi-524-story.html https://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/13/business/mca-in-pact-with-acclaim.html Atari announces nationwide launch of the Lynx Playthings, March 1990 https://apnews.com/a1288531efff2f9504f70dbcd9f8b6cc .. and the UK launch, too. https://archive.org/details/computer-and-videogames-100/page/n10/mode/1up Atari teams up with Atari https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/lynx/tengen-inc/ NEC Shows off TurboExpress behind closed doors https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue30Mar90/page/n18/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/computer-and-videogames-100/page/n48/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TurboExpress The TurboGrafx 16 arcade cabinets are no more... Replay , March 1990 pg. 66 The first museum show featuring arcade games opens https://archive.org/details/1990-03-compute-magazine/page/n9/mode/1up http://www.movingimagesource.us/articles/hot-circuits-20090115 http://www.movingimage.us/collection/videogames Cinemaware show

On this special episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine, Karl has a chat with industry legend Michael Katz. They talk about his time at Mattel, the inner workings of product development in the toy business, how he developed the concept of the electronic LED game there, then went on to lambast that very product line at his next position at Coleco and we end the interview when he takes the reigns at computer game company Epyx. And because we didn't even get to his game changing stint at Sega or time working at Tramiel's Atari, there will be a follow up in the weeks ahead. Enjoy this candid, and very fun interview. Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or [email protected] 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/user?u=7594060 Mattel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattel Mattel Hanhdelds https://www.handheldmuseum.com/Mattel/index.html LED Pocket Calculators https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculator#Pocket_calculators Intellivision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivision Coleco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco Coleco Handhelds https://www.handheldmuseum.com/Coleco/ Coleco Electronic Quarterback commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93u6POODKQY Intellivision George Plimpton ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD9GySeh2t4 Coleco Ms. Pac-Man https://archive.org/details/hh_cmspacmn Cabbage Patch Kids https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabbage_Patch_Kids Atari Corp sues Nintendo https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/02/business/nintendo-is-sued-by-atari.html https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19920503&id=5UNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e-oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1413,741200 Epyx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epyx Pitstop https://www.mobygames.com/game/pitstop CEO of Epyx https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/28/business/business-people-a-new-chief-for-epyx-game-software-maker.html Starpath https://www.mobygames.com/company/starpath-corporation US Gold https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Gold GI Joe https://www.mobygames.com/game/gi-joe-a-real-american-hero

Coleco does what Mattel-don't! Nintendo misfires with DragonQuest! Big Money sees big future for the Playstation 2! These stories and many more on this month's episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This month we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in November of 1980, 1990, 2000. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.. Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or [email protected] 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/user?u=7594060 Show Notes: 1980: Gottlieb announces their System 80 Pinball platform Replay, Feb. 1980, pg. 27 We mistakenly talk about "Mystery House" instead of "Haunted House" from Gottlieb in this piece. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPcjOVUq4Do Atari abandons pinball https://archive.org/details/Atari_Coin_Connection_Volume_4_Number_2_February_1980 https://atarimuseum.nl/atari-pinball/ Sega/Gremlin continue their push for multi-game cabinets Replay, Feb. 1980 pg. 58 https://segaretro.org/Sega_VIC_Dual Gary Stern calls for changes to deal with inflation Replay, Feb. 1980, pg. 25 Holiday sales strong after slow start Playthings Feb. 1980, p. 50 Toys, Hobbies & Crafts, Feb. 1980 p. 51 Atari blasts the airwaves Playthings Feb. 1980 Michael Katz moves from Mattel to Coleco Toy and Hobby Jan. 1980 Toys, Hobbies & Crafts, Feb. 1980, p. 44 Coleco dares to compare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93u6POODKQY https://tinyurl.com/ut7r89x https://tinyurl.com/tnos93q Toy & Hobby World Jan 1980, p. 4 Plaything Feb. 1980 p. 29 Tiger Electronics goes solo Playthings Feb. 1980, p. 29 IBM introduces the 5120 https://www.nytimes.com/1980/02/06/archives/a-desktop-computer-by-ibm-giants-converge-on-tiny-market.html?searchResultPosition=11 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_5120 NY Times profiles new trend in the publishing business https://www.nytimes.com/1980/02/28/archives/technology-small-computer-software-gains.html?searchResultPosition=6 Broderbund is founded https://twitter.com/tcwpodcast/status/1227957826087247872?s=20 1990: Kasparov beats Deep Thought https://archive.org/details/1990-02-compute-magazine/page/n8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Thought_(chess_computer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Blue_(chess_computer) Turtle Mania is coming... https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue29Feb90/page/n7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTcwZ6gRXnQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fujd94i3EYs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo6R6LqpNNY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv1M5SSk7f8 Winter CES brings the games.. https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_68/page/n37 Nintendo misfires with Dragon Warrior https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_68/page/n9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Quest_(video_game)#1989_North_American_localization https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/24/business/investing-nintendo-as-nemesis.html?searchResultPosition=1 VGA will save us from 16 bit consoles! https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_68/page/n37 https://www.mobygames.com/game/wing-commander And sound is a bit trickier... https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_68/page/n38 Cinemaware announces TG16 version of It Came From the Desert https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_68/page/n38 https://www.filfre.net/2016/12/a-time-of-endings-part-1-cinemaware/ New World Computing has shipped Nuclear War https://www.mobygames.com/game/nuclear-war http://amiga.lychesis.net/artist/AvrilHarrison.html https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_68/page/n46 Software Toolworks buys Mindscape https://archive.org/details/vgmuseum_questbusters_qbustersVII2/page/n1/mode/1up https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-08-09-fi-171-story.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datasoft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindscape https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Software_Toolworks Michael Cranford leaves Interplay https://archive.org/details/vgmuseum_questbusters_qbustersVII2/page/n1/mode/1up https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcranford/ https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,11314/ Domark goes 3D https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue29Feb90/page/n6 https://archive.org/details/commodore-user-magazine-77/page/n6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSzcoG7k2FI Magnetic Scrolls signs up with Virgin Mastertronic https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue29Feb90/page/n7 https://www.mobygames.com/game/wonderland Apparently its not cool to give games bad grades https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue29Feb90/page/n12 http://amr.abime.net/review_7375 https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/ghostbusters-licensees French Zombies are coming https://archive.org/details/commodore-user-magazine-77/page/n8 https://www.mobygames.com/game/zombi/release-info https://www.mobygames.com/game/zombiu 2000:

Commodore updates its Systems for the new decade The Turbo Grafix 16 heralds in the age of the CD Gaming takes to the web... These stories and many more on this month's episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This month we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in November of 1980, 1990, 2000. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.. Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or [email protected] 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/user?u=7594060 A special thanks to The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ for our new, amazing time travel sound effects! Show Notes: 1980: HP goes PC https://www.nytimes.com/1980/01/05/archives/new-entry-in-personal-computers-hewlettpackard-sells-3250-unit.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_series_80 Commodore's Pet learns some new tricks https://archive.org/details/1980-01-compute-magazine/page/n8 The Temple of Apshai gets not one but two sequels! https://archive.org/details/1980-01-compute-magazine/page/n10 https://www.mobygames.com/game/dunjonquest-morlocs-tower https://www.mobygames.com/game/dunjonquest-the-datestones-of-ryn https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan198001/page/n1 https://www.filfre.net/tag/dunjonquest/ Muse advertises their Super Text software in Micro magazine https://archive.org/details/Micro_NO._20_1980-01_Micro_Ink_US/page/n64 Cinematronics sells Vectorbeam to Exidy RePlay 01-1980, pg. 7 https://www.mobygames.com/company/leland-interactive-media https://dadgum.com/giantlist/archive/cinematronics.html Chuck E Cheese breaks out of CA RePlay 01-1980, pg. 18 1990: TurboGrafix CD hits the US! https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_006_January_1990/page/n17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TurboGrafx-16 Michael Katz is the new CEO of Sega https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_006_January_1990/page/n81 https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_006_January_1990/page/n56 https://segaretro.org/Michael_Katz#cite_note-:File:ElectronicGames2_US_04.pdf_p55-2 Unlicensed NES carts are all the rage https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_006_January_1990/page/n81 https://www.mobygames.com/company/american-game-cartridges-inc https://www.mobygames.com/company/american-video-entertainment-inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System#Third-party_licensing Konix Multisystem saved! https://archive.org/details/zero-magazine-03/page/n56 Nintendo launches big marketing push in the UK https://archive.org/details/zero-magazine-03/page/n58 https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/02/business/nintendo-is-sued-by-atari.html Nintendo announces network services https://www.retromags.com/files/file/2993-video-games-and-computer-entertainment-issue-012-january-1990/ Arcade video games slumped in 1989 RePlay January 1990 pg. 44 RePlay January 1990 pg. 38 Dave and Busters gets bought out Play Meter magazine January 1990, pg. 24 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_%26_Buster%27s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison_Brothers_Stores Amiga "New Art" limited edition A500s released in Germany https://archive.org/details/64er_1990_01/page/n13 https://www.vongestern.com/2017/03/amiga-500-new-art-limited-edition-1989.html Cinemaware becomes an EA affiliate Label https://archive.org/details/1990-01-computegazette/page/n89 Virgin licenses Dune https://archive.org/details/commodore-user-magazine-76/page/n5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_games_based_on_Dune Codemasters gets into the CD game https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_28_1990-01_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n9 http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Codemasters_CD German magazine 64er previews the new Manfred Trenz game, Hurrican https://archive.org/details/64er_1990_01/page/n27 Hard Drivin' for the C64 looms https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_28_1990-01_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2XFkdTJ4LM https://www.mobygames.com/game/hard-drivin 2000: Romero blocks Playboy.com https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_186/page/n38 Ultima 9 plagued by bugs http://wiki.ultimacodex.com/wiki/Development_History_of_Ultima_IX https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_Issue_085_2000-01_Dennis_Publishing_GB/page/n21 Babylon 5 license up for grabs https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_186/page/n38 https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/Babylon_5:_Into_the_Fire_(Game) Microsoft is found guilty https://archive.org/details/NextGen61Jan2000/page/n13 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft_Corp. FAA bans In-Flight Entertainment systems https://archive.org/details/NextGen61Jan2000/page/n13 https://www.lhsystems.com/blog-entry/history-ife-systems-analog-digital-start-difficulties Sega's Chairman sees a hardwareless future for the comp

Bushnell borrows big to build! Tengen trounced in Tetris tussle! Pokemon perceived to push to pupils! These stories and many more on this month's episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This month we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in December of 1979, 1989, 1999. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.. Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or [email protected] 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/user?u=7594060 Show Notes: 1979: Pizza Time theater gets big loan Replay December 1979, pg. 6 Play Meter December, 1979, pg. 37 AMOA show reviews are in RePlay December 1979, pg. 15 Sega standardizes their arcade boards Play Meter December 1979, pg. 92 Play Meter Update Edition Dec. 31 1979, pg. 1 https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/1982/jul/15/cover-exactly-zaxxon/# Space Invaders modification boards are out Play Meter December, 1979, pg. 24 Space Invader clones hit home computers https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197912/page/n20 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Invader_(video_game) The Computer Shopper debuts https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1979-12-rescan/page/n210 IBM Microcomputer rumors promise a revolution https://archive.org/details/Kilobaud197912/page/n5 1989: JAMMA show jam packed with... carnival games? https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_27_1989-12_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n9 Microprose opens development studio in the UK https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_27_1989-12_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n10 Epyx files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_66/page/n9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epyx Activision is a gaming company once again! https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_66/page/n9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activision#Mediagenic_(1988%E2%80%931992) Club Caribe launches on Q-Link https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_11_December_1989 page 23 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_Link http://neohabitat.org A new month, a new Atari hardware launch! https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_27_1989-12_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n10 http://www.atari-computermuseum.de/abc286.htm Lynx stalls https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_005_December_1989/page/n89 Sega parts ways with Tonka https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_005_December_1989/page/n89 https://segaretro.org/Tonka Konix misses Xmas and payments... https://archive.org/details/thegamesmachine-25/page/n6 The Wizard hits theaters! https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_005_December_1989/page/n48 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_(1989_film) Nintendo beats Atari in Tetris fight Replay, December 1989, pg. 11 1999: Y2K is upon us! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2000_problem 3dfx CEO, Gregory Ballard steps down https://archive.org/details/NextGen60Dec1999/page/n13 https://www.cnet.com/news/3dfxs-chief-executive-resigns/ The French game publisher stock market money spree continues! https://archive.org/details/NextGen60Dec1999/page/n13 https://www.mobygames.com/company/virgin-interactive-entertainment-inc https://www.mobygames.com/company/titus-interactive-sa Barnes & Nobel buys up Babbages Etc. https://archive.org/details/NextGen60Dec1999/page/n14 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStop Pokemon, the OG Loot box https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/24/nyregion/suit-claims-pokemon-is-lottery-not-just-fad.html https://archive.org/details/NextGen60Dec1999/page/n14 Arcade games get rated https://archive.org/details/NextGen60Dec1999/page/n19 Disney's Quest to dominate arcades comes to an end https://archive.org/details/NextGen60Dec1999/page/n19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZQGtnEL2xs Games to movies still a thing. https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_Issue_083_1999-12_Dennis_Publishing_GB/page/n22 Recommended Links: They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/ Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/ The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/ The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/

Alexander Smith is a dedicated researcher and historian; the visionary creator of the video game history podcast, They Create Worlds; and, now, the author of the first of a three volume history of the game industry that shares the same name. Alex is a reference librarian with degrees in history, law, and library information science and he brings those skills to his in depth study of the history of our favorite hobby. Having grown up a Nintendo and PC gamer, he has helped unearth massive amounts of information about the industry's history through extensive study of original documents, as well as, over 100 interviews with industry pioneers. We are happy to have him with us for this interview into what drives his passion, his methodology, as well as, a few fun stories from his over 13 year journey discovering the history of gaming. You can order his book here: https://www.crcpress.com/They-Create-Worlds-The-Story-of-the-People-and-Companies-That-Shaped-the/Smith/p/book/9781138389908 and here: https://www.amazon.com/They-Create-Worlds-Alexander-Smith-dp-1138389900/dp/1138389900/ref=mt_paperback?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid= And check out the podcast here: http://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/ And Alex's blog here: https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com

In this special episode, we delve deep into the Federal Communication Commission's major rule change in 1979. The change altered how radio frequency emissions from computers would be regulated for years to come and affected every major player on the market, be it computer, console, and even arcade. To help us understand the technical side is QuarterPast83 who has made it his personal mission to understand this often overlooked yet extremely important chapter in the computer industries history. https://twitter.com/QuarterPast83?s=20

Taito is going Made in USA Capcom launches the CP System 1 With the PS2 launch looming, the Dreamcast is thinking "I might be in trouble" These stories and many more on this month's episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This month we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in November of 1979, 1989, 1999. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.. Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or [email protected] Or on YouTube https://tinyurl.com/y4st4bub 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/user?u=7594060 Show Notes: 1979: FCC Regulates computer market https://tinyurl.com/y6pnt3uy Last month we got Visicalc, this month we get WordStar https://tinyurl.com/yymblfrk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordStar http://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2018/04/25/fire-blood-on-the-way/ Taito opens American plant RePlay November 1979, pg. 7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taito AMOA show preview RePlay November 1979, pg. 28, 55 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcmdlzm1Tyw Joe Keenan becomes president of Pizza Time Theatre Play Meter November 1979, pg 67 https://showbizpizza.fandom.com/wiki/Pizza_Time_Theatre Atari Chess is coming https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputing197911/page/n74 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Chess Atari tries to touch Simon... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkjjzNYDR9Q https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197911/page/n19 Electronic games are big business for Xmas http://www.wishbookweb.com/FB/1979_Sears_Wishbook/files/assets/basic-html/page-652.html Christmas outlook not so jolly Christmas Outlook for Stores: Not So Jolly, U.S. News & World Report, November 19, 1979 Consumer Scorecard, The Associated Press, November 23, 1979 1989: Logotron splits up https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_26_1989-11_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n9 https://sonycorporation.fandom.com/wiki/Guerrilla_Cambridge https://www.mobygames.com/company/creature-labs-ltd Maxwell sells Microdeal https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_26_1989-11_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n149 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirrorsoft https://www.mobygames.com/company/microdeal-ltd Epyx exits computer gaming biz https://www.filfre.net/2016/12/a-time-of-endings-part-2-epyx/ https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_26_1989-11_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n149 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_65/page/n9 Polarware gets bought by Merit Software https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_65/page/n9 http://graphicsmagician.com/polarware/index.htm The Sam Coupe gets presented to the press https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_26_1989-11_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAM_Coupé Oswald is taking Danish TV by storm https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_26_1989-11_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n8 http://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=2764 Lucasfilm games is going console https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_65/page/n9 https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/lucasarts/offset,175/so,1d/list-games/ https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,1744/ Mega Drive peripherals are on the horizon https://archive.org/details/computer-video-games-magazine-096/page/n11 https://segaretro.org/Sega_Graphic_Board https://segaretro.org/Mega_Drive_Floppy_Disk_Drive Entrepreneurs are picking up NEC's slack https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_26_1989-11_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n27 The PC Engine II is coming! https://archive.org/details/computer-video-games-magazine-096/page/n11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_Engine_SuperGrafx PC Engine based arcade hardware shown off at Vegas AMOA show https://archive.org/details/computer-video-games-magazine-096/page/n102 https://www.tg-16.com/pce_tg16_JAMMA_conversion_kit.htm Capcom gets on the reusable arcade board bandwagon https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_26_1989-11_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n21 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP_System 1999: Atari Games gets renamed to Midway Games West https://mcurrent.name/atarihistory/at_games.html Interplay is going to the movies https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1999-11/page/n10 https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Interplay_Films Hasbro buys Wizards of the Coast https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1999-11/page/n14 3dfx in trouble https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3dfx_Interactive#Voodoo3_and_strategy_shift https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1999-11/page/n11 https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_Issue_082_1999-11_Dennis_Publishing_GB/page/n34 Dreamcast US launch numbers revealed! https://archive.org/details/NextGen59Nov1999/page/n12 https://segaretro.org/History_of_the_Sega_Dreamcast/Release Dreamcast launches in Europe https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEp

I had the good fortune to interview Ed Zaron, founder of Muse Software. Not only did he found one of the first computer gaming companies back in 1978, but he helped bring titles such as Robotwar, Firebug, Castle Wolfenstein, and Space Taxi to the masses, to say nothing of his friendship and work with the legendary Silas Warner. He was a bit apprehensive at first as he didn't think he had a lot to tell, but we ended up talking for over two hours about everything possibly related to computers and tech. I've cut it down to just one hour of the prime cuts of Muse goodness. He does misspeak at one point, saying that he filed for bankruptcy in 1981, but it was 1985. Enjoy!

Fairchild gets out of gaming PC sound is going to get blasted and Sega cans Bernie Stolar This month we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in October of 1979, 1989, 1999. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.. Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or [email protected] 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/user?u=7594060 Show Notes: 1979: Tandy announces development of the TRS-80 Color Computer https://books.google.de/books?id=Kz4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&dq=infoworld%201979&hl=de&pg=PA3#v=onepage&q=rumor%20mill&f=false Apple II+ released https://archive.org/details/kilobaudmagazine-1979-10/page/n7 Sublogic is advertising their 3D graphics software https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1979-10-rescan/page/n137 http://www.sublogiccorp.com/ Heathkits land at Zenith https://shop.heathkit.com/shop Does the S-100 bus still have a future? https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1979-10-rescan/page/n110 Ted Lewis formulates the laws of personal computing https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1979-10-rescan/page/n189 https://blog.ubiquity.acm.org/author/ted-lewis/ Q&A is at the end of the show notes TI tries to convince the FCC to change its regulations https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1979-10-rescan/page/n110 The race to develop optical storage media is on https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1979-10-rescan/page/n111 The digital imaging era is here... sorta https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1979-10/page/n28 https://books.google.de/books?id=ziOMgcvgXnYC&pg=PA54&lpg=PA54&dq=periphicon+company&source=bl&ots=TKPNcrIA3H&sig=ACfU3U2Au8ufHokIOREj0wAj5jdPqGcHsg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjVt4aUpfDkAhXCIlAKHVp8CmIQ6AEwCnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=periphicon%20company&f=false Channel F is dead https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1979-0/page/n9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Channel_F https://www.zircon.com/ 1989: Plessey introduces in-flight computer entertainment at Paris Air Show https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/GEC-Plessey_Avionics https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_25_1989-10_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n9 https://www.cbronline.com/news/plessey_seeks_fortune_with_in_flight_communications_fun/ Sega introduces the System 24 board https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_25_1989-10_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n21 https://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=708 Creative announces the Game Blaster and the Killer Kard https://archive.org/details/1989-10-compute-magazine/page/n11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Blaster#Game_Blaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0TAU35QS-8 Access Software announces RealSound https://archive.org/details/1989-10-compute-magazine/page/n9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wivtSeGr_T8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealSound Orson Scott Card announces that he'll be working with LucasFilm Games https://archive.org/details/1989-10-compute-magazine/page/n105 https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,2865/ https://www.quora.com/Orson-Scott-Card-was-credited-in-the-LucasArts-game-Loom-What-was-his-contribution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y92k0Lakq04 EA goes public https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_64/page/n9 https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/the-electronic-arts-ipo-with-trip-hawkins https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/economics-business-and-labor/businesses-and-occupations/electronic-arts-inc Sierra acquires Dynamix 3D tech https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_64/page/n9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usme3xqyBBg Commodore cancels Commodore Magazine https://archive.org/details/thegamesmachine-23/page/n13 https://archive.org/details/34-commodore-magazine 1999: Sega takes the Dreamcast Online https://archive.org/details/NextGen58Oct1999/page/n23 https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3960-gamepro-issue-133-october-1999/ page 32 Bernie Stolar gets booted from Sega https://archive.org/details/NextGen58Oct1999/page/n13 https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3960-gamepro-issue-133-october-1999/ page 32 https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/7/10/15923640/sega-dreamcast-history-games-bernie-stolar https://nypost.com/1999/08/13/president-is-out-in-sega-shake-up/ https://segaretro.org/Bernie_Stolar SNK's NeoGeo Pocket will have Dreamcast connectivity https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3960-gamepro-issue-133-october-1999/ page 32 https://segaretro.org/Neo_Geo_Pocket/Dreamcast_Setsuzoku_Cable Both Sony and Nintendo drop the price of their consoles https://archive.org/details/NextGen58Oct1999/page/n23 https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3960-gamepro-issue-133-october-1999/ page 32 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VIII Sony enveils the Playstation 2 at the Tokyo Game Show https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpa

Here is a list of the sources I used when researching this month's episode. And consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=7594060 Atari Coin Connection Volume 2 No. 10, November-December 1978 The Best Games Electronics Can Produce, New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/1978/11/27/archives/the-best-games-electronics-can-produce.html Rusel DeMaria and Johnny Wilson, "High Score! The Illustrated History of Video Games", McGraw-Hill, 2003 Atari: The Golden Years - A History, 1978-1981 http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3766/atari_the_golden_years__a_.php?print=14-55 The Video Game Historian https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/ The Digital Antiquarian https://www.filfre.net/ Ace, November 1988 The Games Machine, November 1988 Computer and Video Games, November 1988 Computer Gaming World, November 1988 Micromania, November 1988 Next Generation, November 1998 Computer and Video Games, November 1998 Mobygames http://www.mobygames.com Special Thanks to Alexander Smith for helping me with the Bushnell story.

In a break from our normal programming, we interview Al Lowe, the father of Leisure Suit Larry, the padre of Freddy Pharkas and the god of Torin. In this interview we touch on his first steps into the gaming industry pre-Sierra, his adventures dealing with Disney, the rise of Leisure Suit Larry and the changes in the industry he witnessed along the way. Personally, he has always been a hero of mine, and they say that you should never meet your heroes, to which I say: "then you have the wrong heroes." Al Lowe is awesome! follow him on Twitter at: @allowe And sign up for his daily joke mailing list at www.allowe.com Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or [email protected] 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/user?u=7594060 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI1ZIIOfQRZ_Uh-blNiQORw

The KGB wants our KBs! EA's Madden hits the shelves! and The Dreamcast lands in America! These stories and many more on this month's episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This month we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in September of 1979, 1989, 1999. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.. Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or [email protected] 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/user?u=7594060 Show Notes: 1979: East German spies are after our tech https://www.nytimes.com/1979/09/19/archives/bonn-fights-industrial-spying-bonn-is-combating-industrial.html?searchResultPosition=20 http://rechenwerk.halle.it/usr/digital-ag/projekte/andere/museum/index.html Par-t-Golf is harnessing 16 bit power for the ultimate golf sim https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputing197909/page/n11 http://www.partgolf.net Compute magazine debuts https://archive.org/details/1979-Fall-compute-magazine Temple of Apshai advertised in Compute and Creative Computing https://archive.org/details/1979-Fall-compute-magazine/page/n81 And a few pages later... a review! https://archive.org/details/1979-Fall-compute-magazine/page/n87 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiMtY5BxdM0 Football game ad cc p 127 https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197909/page/n128 Graphic golf ad cc p 162 https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197909/page/n164 Apple wastes no time pumping their link to Minnesota education system https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197909/page/n1 Apple founds Apple Education Foundation https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197909/page/n17 Apple helps fund science shuttle in San Fran https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197909/page/n53 Visicalc ads in pc and cc https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197909/page/n194 Toy trends are laying the foundation for a different tomorrow U.S. News & World Report, 03/09/1979 p. 83 https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zqb0Sd7bLmnURzyZ1-cif9FRz6Upzo1g 1989: CD-I specs and marketing plan revealed! https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue24Sep89/page/n25 Hypergames are the newest buzzword https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue24Sep89/page/n37 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperCard https://archive.org/details/1989-09-compute-magazine/page/n89 https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,11551/ https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,988515/ Atari introduces the TT https://archive.org/details/Happy.Computer.N71.1989.09-Cartman/page/n11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_TT030 Atari announces that their handheld will be called the Lynx. https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue24Sep89/page/n105 Michael Katz leaves Atari https://www.wired.com/2001/05/history-5/ https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_08_September1989 page 16 The head of Commodore gets sacked https://archive.org/details/1989-09-compute-magazine/page/n79 https://archive.org/details/Happy.Computer.N71.1989.09-Cartman/page/n9 https://www.henwin.de/winfried-hoffmann-portrait Mediagenic shuts down Infocom operations https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_63/page/n9 https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,1745/ Leisure Suit Larry is spreading viruses https://archive.org/details/Sierra_Newsletter_The_Volume_2_Number_1_Spring_1989_1989_Sierra_On-Line_US/page/n12 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_63/page/n9 John Madden Football finally gets released for the Apple II https://archive.org/details/1989-09-compute-magazine/page/n89 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EbPghLpK6c https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,7082/ NEC warns against grey imports https://archive.org/details/thegamesmachine-22/page/n22 View-Master Interactive Vision is launched https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7ZciCfgjmg https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_08_September1989 page 16 Captain Lou Albano to play Mario https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_programs_based_on_video_games https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_08_September1989 page 16 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q20ovbTOroE&list=PLPbVSXTDxS-cpcgVr2SQKcpkl_UJhe9Pv https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Albano 1999: The N64 will go online thanks to the 64DD... if it ever ships https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_122_September_1999/page/n31 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/64DD Nintendo announces downloadable games for the Gameboy https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_122_September_1999/page/n31 https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Mobile_Game_Boy_Adapter http://videogamekraken.com/wonder-swan-mobile-wonder-gate Sega to develop

CompuServe brings online services to the masses! The Battle for Tetris begins in court! Sega flounders heading into the Dreamcast launch! These stories and many more on this month's episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine. This month we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in August of 1979, 1989, 1999. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.. Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or [email protected] 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/user?u=7594060 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI1ZIIOfQRZ_Uh-blNiQORw Show Notes: 1979: Summer CES in Chicago oversahdows the National Computer Conference https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197908/page/n21 APF Electronics introduces the Imagination Machine https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197908/page/n23 http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=584 http://hcvgm.org/APF_Imagination_Machine.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APF_Imagination_Machine https://www.fastcompany.com/3063298/ed-smith-and-the-imagination-machine-the-untold-story-of-a-black-vid Mattel shows off the Intellivision... sort of https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197908/page/n25 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivision#Keyboard_Component https://web.archive.org/web/20170629111841/http://www.intellivisionlives.com/bluesky/hardware/keyboard_tech.html RCA follows up their COSMAC VIP with the VIP II https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197908/page/n27 http://www.cosmacvip.com/VIP2/VIP2.php Texas Instruments enters the home microcomputing game https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197908/page/n23 Atari gets FCC approval for the 400 and 800 computers https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Ij4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&hl=de&pg=PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false Softside warns: there's no money in software https://archive.org/details/softside-magazine-11/page/n3 CompuServe begins offering its services to home microcomputer users https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Ij4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&hl=de&pg=PA18#v=onepage&q&f=false BYTE talks about the tech of the future https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1979-08-rescan/page/n91 https://obsoletemedia.org/data/disk/ 1989: Battle between Mirrorsoft and Nintendo starts https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue711989Aug/page/n97 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fQtxKmgJC8 https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue23Aug89/page/n129 https://www.filfre.net/2017/07/a-tale-of-the-mirror-world-part-7-winners-and-losers/ https://player.fm/series/they-create-worlds/the-complete-tetris-story Atari and Gameboy shown off at CES. https://archive.org/details/thegamesmachine-21/page/n13 Nintendo and Atari both debut their handhelds at the Summer CES in NY https://archive.org/details/1989-09-compute-magazine/page/n9 Atari announces the STE https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue23Aug89/page/n8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_ST#STE_models Atari shows off the STacy and the Portfolio https://archive.org/details/1989-08-compute-magazine/page/n61 https://archive.org/details/1989-08-compute-magazine/page/n78 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_STacy https://web.archive.org/web/20071126105942/http://www.atari-portfolio.co.uk/aboutpf/ta-aboutpf.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cfQKxUffqA Rainbow Arts releases first game compilation on CD for the C64! https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue711989Aug/page/n7 https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/1st_CD-Edition_(Collection) Broderbund shows off SimCity https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue23Aug89/page/n27 Microprose jumps into arcade development https://archive.org/details/thegamesmachine-21/page/n19 https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7746 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQfcLl0poOA Battletech centers announced at CES https://archive.org/details/thegamesmachine-21/page/n19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdJA5C_Po4U 1999: BLEEM! Comes to Germany (and everywhere else... thanks Internet!) https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1999-08/page/n10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGHul1PrXCE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleem! Nintendo reverses corse on Dolphin strategy https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration56Aug1999/page/n11 https://money.cnn.com/2001/05/21/companies/gamecube/ Yamauchi to step down https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_121_August_1999 page 28 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Yamauchi Will Nintendo's hold on the handheld market finally be broken? https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration56Aug1999/page/n13 https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/30/top-15-best-selling-video-game-consoles-of-all-time Microsoft buys Shadowfactor https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_79_August_1999/

Financial scandals rock the computer world! Sega is set to take on NEC in North America! And the Dreamcast is thinking... These stories and many more on this month's episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This month we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in July of 1979, 1989, 1999. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.. Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or [email protected] 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/user?u=7594060 Show Notes: 1979: Lloyd's of London miscalculates risk of computer leasing business https://www.nytimes.com/1979/07/30/archives/lloyds-insurers-stumble-over-computer-leasing-suit-asks-550-million.html?searchResultPosition=1 http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/itel-corporation-history/ https://www.nytimes.com/1979/07/29/archives/itel-corporation-is-at-the-brink-again.html?searchResultPosition=4 Norman Henry Hunt's second bogus computer company blows up https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197907/page/n99 https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputing197907/page/n8 Scout Computer Badge article in Creative Computing https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197907/page/n47 https://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Computers Santa Paravia and Fiumaccio ad https://archive.org/details/Kilobaud197907/page/n14 https://www.mobygames.com/game/santa-paravia-and-fiumaccio Minnesota signs deal with Apple https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputing197907/page/n12 FCC to develop RF shielding regulations for home computers https://archive.org/details/BYTE_Vol_04-07_1979-07_Automating_Eclipses/page/n100 The 16 bit processor war is on! https://archive.org/details/BYTE_Vol_04-07_1979-07_Automating_Eclipses/page/n100 Yahtzee by Al Lowe Softside https://archive.org/details/softside-magazine-10/page/n24 MB is hiring engineers and programmers https://archive.org/details/BYTE_Vol_04-07_1979-07_Automating_Eclipses/page/n52 Intellivision stats and release date set... oh and there will be a keyboard (apparently) https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_FT4EAAAAMBAJ/page/n14 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivision#Keyboard_Component Micro-TV offers teletext service over cable in the USA https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_FT4EAAAAMBAJ 1989: Acorn launches "budget" Archimedes https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_22_1989-07_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n9 Origin becomes its own publisher https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_61/page/n19 Interplay abandons Bard's Tale Franchise https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_22_1989-07_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n96 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bard's_Tale Gremlin breaks ties with U.S. Gold and returns to Sheffield https://archive.org/details/thegamesmachine-20/page/n6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6taoEQ-UCU The TurboGrafx16 is coming to America https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_06_July_1989 http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/11/interview_the_trouble_with_the_turbografx-16 Mega Drive renamed Genesis https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_002_July-August_1989/page/n11 Genesis TeleGenesisModem announced, big promises https://archive.org/details/1989-09-compute-magazine/page/n11 http://www.sega-16.com/2006/11/disconnected-the-telegenesis-modem/ Virgin gets Sega distribution deal https://archive.org/details/thegamesmachine-20/page/n7 1999: Families file lawsuit against media in Paducah shooting https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_120_July_1999/page/n31 https://www.csmonitor.com/2000/0410/p2s2.html E3 in the shadow of violence https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration55Jul1999/page/n11 Dreamcast launch date and price announced https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_120_July_1999/page/n29 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXDRSEdqpzg "It's thinking" ads start showing up https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_120_July_1999/page/n12 Castlevania resurrection shown for Dreaamcast https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration55Jul1999/page/n16 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcRkZ66RN2w Dolphin business model https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration55Jul1999/page/n17 https://steemit.com/gaming/@ultrawing/the-gamecube-that-can-play-dvds-panasonic-q Howard Lincoln announces his retirement https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration55Jul1999/page/n17 3dfx merges with STB https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue54/page/n5 GT Interactive layoffs https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1999-07/page/n53 Codemasters buys Sensible Software https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue54/page/n4 https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/sex-n-drugs-n-rock-n-roll-article Lara Croft appears nude in Playboy https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpoc

Sesame Street wants to teach kids computing, The PC Master Race is pissy that the NES is watering down gaming and Sega teams up with iomega to bring zip drives to the Dreamcast These stories and many more on this month's episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This month we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in June of 1979, 1989, 1999. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.. Send comments on twitter https://twitter.com/videogamenewsr2 Or [email protected] And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=7594060 Show Notes: 1979: Two sided floppies Kilobaud June 1979 https://archive.org/details/kilobaudmagazine-1979-06/page/n40 Sesame Place Game Center Creative Computing June 1979 https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197906/page/n23 https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Sesame_Place_Game_Center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_Place#Former_attractions https://books.google.ca/books?id=JT4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA4&dq=%22sesame+place%22+the+game+centre&ei=O2kRS5jvMYnaygS3zNmDDQ&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false Mattel earnings are down New York Times, June 21, 1979 https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/21/archives/mattels-diversified-comeback-mattel-acts-to-end-dependence-on-toys.html?searchResultPosition=1 1989: Atari 7800 headed to UK ACE 21 https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue21Jun89/page/n8 Apple looks poised to kill the Apple ][ line Compute June 1989 https://archive.org/details/1989-07-compute-magazine/page/n56 Intel introduces the 486 Happy Computer 68 https://archive.org/details/Happy.Computer.N68.1989.06-Cartman/page/n9 VESA Standard is coming to enhanced VGA cards Happy Computer 68 https://archive.org/details/Happy.Computer.N68.1989.06-Cartman/page/n11 Konix specs revised. The Games Machine 19 https://archive.org/details/TheGamesMachineIssue19Jun89/page/n6 SAM Coupe delayed to September The Games Machine 19 https://archive.org/details/TheGamesMachineIssue19Jun89/page/n7 Compute editorial dismisses NES and bemoans dumbing down of computer games Compute 110 https://archive.org/details/1989-07-compute-magazine/page/n5 1999: Arkansas law banning public exhibition of violent arcade games gets shelved Next Generation 54 https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration54Jun1999/page/n14 Titus buys a 30% stake in Interplay Next Generation 54 https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration54Jun1999/page/n15 Free Radical Design signs up with Eidos Micromania Tercera Epoca 53 https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue53/page/n4 https://www.mobygames.com/company/deep-silver-dambuster-studios Sucker Punch Productions is looking for a publisher for its first game Next Generation 54 https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration54Jun1999/page/n15 Dreamworks announces their WWII FPS Next Generation 54 https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration54Jun1999/page/n15 3D Realms denies Prey has been cancelled Micromania Tercera Epoca 53 https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue53/page/n5 Zip drive add on for Dreamcast in development Micromania Tercera Epoca 53 https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue53/page/n9 https://segaretro.org/Dreamcast_Zip_Drive Tokyo game show Spring 99 Next Generation 54 https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration54Jun1999/page/n11 Namco calls on arcade game makers to up their game Next Generation 54 https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration54Jun1999/page/n14 Turrican 3D teased PC Player June, 1999 https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1999-06/page/n36 Sennheiser introduces the Surrounder PC Player June, 1999 https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1999-06/page/n106 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ll-o4JttQk Recommended Links: They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/ Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/ The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/

Downloadable games come home, CD based systems are on the rise, and The PS2 eats Dreamcast's lunch before either's launch These stories and many more on this month's episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine We look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in May of 1979, 1989, 1999. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates for the 20 and 30 year jumps, while relying on newspaper articles and historical documents for the 40 year jump, as there weren't many dedicated gaming publications on the market yet. Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or [email protected] And consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=7594060 Show Notes: 1979 Capcom is founded. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenzo_Tsujimoto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capcom Cosmac VIP profiled in Kilobaud Magazine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COSMAC_VIP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDoVBMSYfPw Playcable test markets announced https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayCable First call goes out for submissions to the Annals of Computing History Creative Computing May 1979 https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197905/page/n7 https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazines/an Electronic games at Toyfair https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197905/page/n17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BMe2HNH6c8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9czIDh6cTQ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microvision https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt5JuHMBvEw http://videogamekraken.com/microvision 1989 Computer and Video Games magazine has its first pic of the Gameboy CVG 91 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_091_1989-05_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n15 Acclaim and Konami get into the LCD game VG&CE May 1989 https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_04_May_1989 ACE reviews the PC Engine CD add-on Ace 20 https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue20May89/page/n7 CDi is DOA CGW 59 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_59/page/n13 https://searchstorage.techtarget.com/definition/CD-ROM-XA http://www.philipscdi.com/history.htm Nintendo announces their 1988 results https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_04_May_1989 286 PCs dominate the Xmas 88 in the USA Compute 107 https://archive.org/details/1989-05-compute-magazine/page/n7 Apple misjudges chip shortage Compute 107 https://archive.org/details/1989-05-compute-magazine/page/n7 Maniac Mansion tops German charts for three months straight VG&CE May 1989 https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_04_May_1989 The first Lucasfilm produced Indiana Jones games are announced CGW 59 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_59/page/n13 Project Firestart hits the mags CGW 59 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_59/page/n6 GamePro issue 1 is released GamePro 1 https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_001_May-June_1989/page/n11 1999 PS2 specs and rumors abound! GamePro 118 https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_118_May_1999 Next Generation 53 https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_53/page/n9 Nintendo's next console is in the works NG 53 https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_53/page/n15 Konami announces 5 titles for Dreamcast's US launch https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_53/page/n16 Japanese Arcade show has some surprises in store NG 53 https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_53/page/n19 Infogrames buys Accolade Micromania 52 https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue52/page/n5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accolade_(company) Star Wars Episode 1 games are previewed NG 53 https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_53/page/n53 More fallout from Chainsaw Monday PC Player 1999 May https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1999-05/page/n9 Recommended Links: They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/ Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/ The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/

A computer in every home Atari and Nintendo sue each other and Nintendo gets its panties in a bunch over emulation These stories and many more on this month's episode of the Video Game Newsroom time Machine We look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in March of 1979, 1989, 1999. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates for the 20 and 30 year jumps, while relying on newspaper articles and historical documents for the 40 year jump, as there weren't many dedicated gaming publications on the market yet. Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or [email protected] Check out our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=7594060 Show Notes: 1979 A computer in every home Newsweek, US edition, April 2, 1979 Privacy laws start popping up Starting to Protect Privacy, New York Times April 10, 1979 https://www.nytimes.com/1979/04/10/archives/starting-to-protect-privacy.html Stopping Compuer Chomping of Privacy, New York Times April 28, 1979 https://www.nytimes.com/1979/04/28/archives/stopping-computer-chomping-of-privacy.html Pinball in the News On the Light Side: Pinball Wizardry, The Associated Press, April 10, 1979 Pinball: Nassau's Big Zero, New York Times, April 8, 1979 https://www.nytimes.com/1979/04/08/archives/long-island-weekly-pinball-nassaus-big-zero.html Williams' Crazy Story Part 1 http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/williams-crazy-story-pt-1/ Carl Sagan to host show about space and science Dr. Carl Sagan to Be Host of PBS Science Series, NYT, April 18, 1979 https://www.nytimes.com/1979/04/18/archives/dr-carl-sagan-to-be-host-of-pbs-science-series-interplanetary.html 1989 CES in Vegas shows the dominance of the NES CVG 90 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_090_1989-04_EMAP_Publishing_GB Atari and Nintendo start suing each other over lock out chips and unfair practices Compute 107 https://archive.org/details/1989-04-compute-magazine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIC_(Nintendo) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_Games Domark cuts deal with Tengen The games machine 17 https://archive.org/details/thegamesmachine-17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_Enix_Europe#Domark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6JC-HCNcio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntEz4o5eq7k Atari ST support in the industry eroded through piracy. Letter from the CEO of Spectrum Holobyte CGW58 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_58/page/n3 Dynamix signs on to Mediagenic's affiliated label program CGW58 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_58/page/n9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdps1r38004 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usme3xqyBBg Mirrorsoft launch Defender of the Crown on CD with limited 200 unit print run The games machine 17 https://archive.org/details/TheGamesMachineIssue17Apr89/page/n11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJrJvhrV7Mo&t=321s Scott Orr leaves Gamestar VG&CE 3 https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_03_April_1989 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Orr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIo5yTScaDg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EbPghLpK6c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZR7hiRPjwY 1999 Microsoft pushes Windows CE for Dreamcast development. Next Generation 52 https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration52Apr1999/page/n13 https://segaretro.org/Windows_CE Agora Interactive launch their G.A.T.E. arcade system to integrate satellite networking into arcades Next Generation 52 https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration52Apr1999/page/n15 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Tee_Golf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Mortal_Kombat_3#Ultimate_Mortal_Kombat_3_Wave_Net The first classic gaming expo is announced Next Generation 52 https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration52Apr1999/page/n17 NeoGeo Pocket has been released, sold 37,000 units, and now is dead. Long live NeoGeo Pocket Color. Next Generation 52 https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration52Apr1999/page/n19 Havas closes Sierra's Oakhurst office Micromania 51 https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue51 https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/1999/03/01/story1.html Emulation hits the N64 PC Player 1999 04 https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1999-04/page/n32 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UltraHLE Recommended Links: They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/ Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/ The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/

Tandy mourns its CEO Epyx beats Data East in court and Steve Jobs wants to make the Mac a gaming powerhouse. These stories and many more on this month's episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine We look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in March of 1979, 1989, 1999. Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or [email protected] And consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=7594060 Sources: 1979: Commodore Purchases Micro Display Systems, Wall Street Journal March 1, 1979 http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=108 http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/ckb/secret/lcd.html What to do after you bury the boss, Forbes March 5, 1979 1988: https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_57 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karate_Champ https://www.mobygames.com/game/c64/gi-joe-a-real-american-hero/screenshots/gameShotId,48230/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_East_USA,_Inc._v._Epyx,_Inc. https://www.ravellaw.com/opinions/d101da3b99dadd73e937d8ded65f17aa https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-089/ https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue18Mar89 https://archive.org/details/Sierra_Newsletter_Volume_2_Number_1_Spring_1989_Small/page/n3 1998: https://archive.org/details/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_208_1999-03_EMAP_Images_GB https://www.gamespot.com/articles/no-more-dreamcast-for-namco-this-year/1100-2451405/ https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_51 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyR50ZnCpEE https://www.macobserver.com/news/99/april/990423/messagefromconnectix.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070228070634/http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/0/66b3a352ea33712988256952007578c2?OpenDocument https://www.macworld.com/article/1020791/vgs.html https://www.wired.com/2002/12/the-games-wal-mart-doesnt-play/ Recommended Links: They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/ Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/ The Arcade BloggeR: https://arcadeblogger.com/ Corrections: Karate Champ did not have a two player option, just a two player alternating option. A later revision, Karate Champ - Player vs. Player would be released in 1984.

AMD wants in on the hot new microcomputer action The GDC is born PCs are coming to rescue the arcade These stories and many more on this month's episode of the Video Game Newsroom time Machine We look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in February of 1979, 1989, 1999. As always, I'll mostly be using magazine cover dates for the 20 and 30 year jumps, while relying on newspaper articles and historical documents for the 40 year jump, as there weren't many dedicated gaming publications on the market yet. Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or [email protected] And consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=7594060 1979: AMD profiled in NYT Arcades start accepting credit cards Atari wants to know if local laws are limiting arcades 1989: Dragon's Lair gets released on 16 bit computers The Sam Coupe is announced SNES/Super Famicom is revealed and is to be backward compatible Top Rider has an amazing peripheral The first Game Developes Conference is held 1999: Dreamcast launch numbers come in from Japan Arcade sales are down The Arcade-PC is the great white hope Daikatana gets delayed... again Microsoft buys up FASA and kills Shadowrun: Assassin Diamond launches the Rio MP3 player Corrections: Super Hang-On was released in 1987 Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/1979/02/25/archives/the-metamorphosis-of-a-salesman-sanders-is-taking-amd-beyond.html http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/a-fairchild-story/ https://archive.org/details/Atari_Coin_Connection_Volume_3_Number_2_February_1979 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_088_1989-02_EMAP_Publishing_GB https://gamingreinvented.com/uncategorized/the-snes-was-supposed-to-be-backwards-compatible/ https://archive.org/details/crash-magazine-61 https://www.retrogamer.net/profiles/hardware/sam-coupe/ https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_56 https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_50 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1085243/000133248907000015/asoriginallyfiledmodified.htm https://www.virtra.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20000619155817/http://www.gamespot.com/features/btg-daikatana/index.html https://archive.org/details/PCJoker0299 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_PMP300

Commodore tries to get into the retail business,Atari announces plans to release a 16 bit console, Interplay hits hard times And much, much more! We look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in January of 1979, 1989, 1999. Send comments on twitter @[email protected] And consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=7594060 Sources: 1979: https://www.nytimes.com/1979/01/05/archives/business-people-mrsjaffee-joins-53-men-in-citibank-senior-post.html https://www.nytimes.com/1979/01/09/archives/worry-mars-electronics-show-recession-fear-at-exhibition-a-slowdown.html https://www.nytimes.com/1979/01/03/archives/head-resigns-at-lafayette.html https://www.nytimes.com/1979/01/04/archives/talks-begin-on-rescuing-lafayette-radio-story-of-widening-losses.html https://arcadeblogger.com/2017/08/25/atari-ireland/ https://archive.org/details/Atari_Coin_Connection_Volume_3_Number_1_January_1979/page/n3 https://arcadeblogger.com/2017/08/25/atari-ireland/ 1989: https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue16Jan89 http://perso.wanadoo.es/amstradcpc/interviews/ritman.html http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/softography/index.php?game=42 https://web.archive.org/web/20131127123320/http://www.simonhallam.com/projects/detail/Fokker https://www.redbull.com/int-en/rare-celebrating-30-years-of-gaming-glory https://ia800207.us.archive.org/2/items/thegamesmachine-14/TheGamesMachine_14_Jan_1989.pdf https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-087 1999: https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_49 https://www.mcvuk.com/development/interplay-a-troubled-history https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173840/?ref_=nv_sr_1 https://www.retromags.com/magazines/arg/next-level/next-level-issue-2/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuon_(DVD_technology)

This month we look back at December 1978, 1988, and 1998. Bushnell gets the boot, Phillips jumps into the cartridge console market, Nintendo stops the Giana Sisters and much, much more! And consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=7594060 Our sources this month include: http://www.the-nextlevel.com/odyssey2/articles/timeline/index.php https://www.nytimes.com/1978/12/06/archives/technology-the-computer-entering-home.html https://www.nytimes.com/1978/12/14/archives/talking-business-holiday-trends-of-toy-buying.html https://archive.org/details/computer-video-games-magazine-086 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJB6V88PrZE&list=PLR6RS8PTcoXRqUjvAE-Y4Mnk0fuTjPYpV&index=23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ldS0n649M&index=15&list=PLR6RS8PTcoXRqUjvAE-Y4Mnk0fuTjPYpV https://archive.org/details/thegamesmachine-13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fQtxKmgJC8 https://archive.org/details/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_205_1998-12_EMAP_Images_GB https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_48 With special thanks to Alexander Smith, check out his amazing podcast They Create Worlds. https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/