Raymond Yap - Wong's International, Mondex
Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
The boom of home computers and electronics in the 1970s and 1980s was as much a success of entrepreneurial endeavor and technological innovation, as it was of the blossoming worldwide supply chain. One of the company's that made it all possible was WONG's International and our guest today, Raymond Yap was their representative in the UK. He helped make sure that the BBC Micro got into UK schools and traveled the world securing suppliers for all manner of electronics. How did that business work? Where did his career lead after this? Raymond tells us of an amazing journey that includes not only...
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June 1984
Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
The home computer market implodes, Atari announces 7800 & Console software dries up. These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM! This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in June 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:...
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Larry J. Dunlap - The Games Network, Imperial Wars
Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
The dawn of the home computer seemed to usher in the death of computing's networked past dominated by dumb terminals connected to mainframes, but a few visionaries foresaw a world in which the microcomputer technology invading millions of homes could be connected and the data networks already in consumer hands, such as cable TV and telephones, could usher in a new way of connecting people and distributing software. Our guest, Larry J. Dunlap, was one such pioneer. The company he cofounded, The Games Network almost brought that dream to the world but tragically came up short. Larry tells us of...
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May 1994
Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
Nintendo and Sega financials dissapoint Sony gets ready for NextGen Venture money goes ga-ga over silliwood 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 May 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 or get it in the Humble...
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May 1984
Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
Sinclair ships QLs, Atari looks hopeful & Jack is BACK! 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 May 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: and order his book here: or get it in the Humble Bundle here: Get us on your mobile device: Android: iOS: And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to...
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Jay Balakrishnan - HESWare, Radical, Dynamics, Solid State Software
Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
In the earliest days of the gaming biz, Human Engineered Software was a trailblazer, bringing big names like Jeff Minter to the US. The company's founder, Jay Balakrishnan, is a serial entrepreneur who not only would help create the mass market for software at retail but would also have a long and storied career in games beyond Hes ware with such companies as Radical Entertainment and Dynamics. I spoke to Jay in November and December of 2023, and after a few technical hiccups we finally got a connection going and we jump right into that today, so don't worry that I don't start...
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April 1994
Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
Nintendo bows to Blockbuster, Commodore enters liquidation & Acclaim-Midway divorce 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 April 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: ...
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Joneva Barry - Chuck E. Cheese, Kadabrascope
Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
Nolan Bushnell, the PT Barnum of games, left indellible marks on the industry, some greater than others, and among the big hits like Atari and Chuck E. Cheese, were also many misses and could-have-beens. Our guest, Joneva Barry, was witness to one of them, Kadabrascope, an attempt to use computers to bring down the cost of traditional 2D animation. An accomplished artist and educator, Joneva tells us of those heady days of high tech, great hopes, the comradery with Sente, the fall of Pizza Time Theater and her career in movies and as a school teacher. Recorded: July 2023 Get us on...
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April 1984
Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
Acorn and Commodore soar, as Coleco and Atari falter Software takes center stage in PC clone world UK game prices hit rock bottom 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 April 1984. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/ and order his book here: ...
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March 1994
Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
Sega previews Saturn at CES, Commodore warns of bankruptcy & Doom brings corporate networks to their knees 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 March 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: ...
info_outlineNight Trap gets Lieberman's panties in a bunch,
Id unleashes Doom &
Apple II is no more
These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM
This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in December 1993.
As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
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7 Minutes in Heaven: Street Fighter II
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-ii-99045806
Nostalgia Nerd's video about the game - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haAxGfvCitE&t=447s
https://www.mobygames.com/game/6239/street-fighter-ii/screenshots/c64/
https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/Street_Fighter_II
Corrections:
November 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/november-1993-97323863
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_64
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPS_Technologies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_Instinct_Gold
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_3DO_Company
htps://sites.google.com/view/sources-why-we-hate-each-other/
https://www.internethistorypodcast.com/
1993:
Capcom sues Data East
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater
RePlay Dec. 1993 pg. 32
https://www.mobygames.com/game/6239/street-fighter-ii/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/17110/fighters-history/
Tournament Battle brings networking to arcades
https://archive.org/details/micromania-segunda-epoca-67/page/n41/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Street_Fighter_II#Tournament_Battle
Japanese mix video game and parks shows
RePlay Dec. 1993, pg. 9
https://segaretro.org/Amusement_Machine_Show_1993
Namco teams up with magic Edge
Play Meter Dec. 1993 pg. 3
https://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=832
WMS suspected of stock market shenanigans
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/07/business/redstone-tied-concern-invested-in-viacom.html
https://wondery.com/shows/business-wars/season/73/
Al Stone defects to Sega
Play Meter Dec. 1993 pg. 18
https://segaretro.org/Alan_Stone
Sega set for world domination
RePlay Dec. 1993. pg. 52
http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/dreams-of-sega/
Sonic tops Q survey
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n53/mode/1up?view=theater
Bill Kunkel calls it for Say-Guh!
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n147/mode/1up?view=theater
3DO launch a dud
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20053%20%28December%201993%29/page/n16/mode/1up?view=theater
Atari announces Jaguar devs
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater
Atari launches Jaguar ad campaign
https://archive.org/details/video-games-december-1993/page/n19/mode/2up?view=theater
Bit Hype forces Sega's hand
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20053%20%28December%201993%29/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20053%20%28December%201993%29/page/n70/mode/1up?view=theater
Nintendo announces Project Reality chip makers
(December 20, 1993). NINTENDO PICKS 64-BIT CHIP SUPPLIERS. The Nikkei Weekly (Japan). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-4KR0-000H-H3WP-00000-00&context=1516831.
Nintendo disses CDs
Edge Dec. 1993, pg. 15
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleem!
Lieberman attacks video game violence
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/17/nyregion/toys-r-us-stops-selling-a-violent-video-game.html
Our Commentary of the hearings - https://youtu.be/-dWCFp_hmNU?si=7dC4UG9X2VOEkiaF
Lethal Enforcers is on Genesis... and maybe coming to SNES
https://www.mobygames.com/game/15901/lethal-enforcers/cover/group-103113/cover-279819/
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n47/mode/2up?view=theater
Toys R Us stops selling Night Trap
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/17/nyregion/toys-r-us-stops-selling-a-violent-video-game.html
MK gets cut for Japan
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20053%20%28December%201993%29/page/n92/mode/1up?view=theater
Nintendo is only after kids...
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n37/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n34/mode/1up?view=theater
Nintendo releases game content guidelines
Gamepro Dec. 1993, pg. 267
Video Game industry agrees on a rating system
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/09/business/industry-set-to-issue-video-game-ratings-as-complaints-rise.html
Gregory Fischbach Part 2 - Acclaim - https://www.patreon.com/posts/47720122
Gregory Fischbach Part 1 - Activision - Acclaim - https://www.patreon.com/posts/46578120
MPAA threatened to sue video game makers
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n34/mode/1up?view=theater
VictorMaxx Stuntmaster VR headset reviewed
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n153/mode/1up?view=theater
Movies and games should stay in their own lanes
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/10/arts/home-video-290893.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/28/business/market-place-home-software-s-treasure-hunt.html
William Volk - Activision, Avalon Hill, Lightspan, PlayScreen - https://www.patreon.com/posts/william-volk-95625819
https://www.mobygames.com/game/6142/the-horde/
Interactivity is the new hype word.
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
Gary Carlston- Broderbund - https://www.patreon.com/posts/50036733
Edge sees the future in 3D
Edge Dec. 1993, pg. 3
Id to make modding Doom easy
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n57/mode/1up?view=theater
American McGee - id - spicy horse - ea - https://www.patreon.com/posts/45549970
Origin announces Interactive Movie
https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.12/page/n11/mode/1up ' https://archive.org/details/bioforge
Sierra sees stars
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n93/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n95/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.12/page/n11/mode/1up
Standardization is the future
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-12_OCR/page/n45/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-12_OCR/page/n41/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-12_OCR/page/n35/mode/1up?view=theater
Bill Gates wants Little Johnny to learn to be an office drone
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/07/business/microsoft-aims-for-younger-market.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Home#Kids
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1993/12/14/495893.html?pageNumber=58
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/12/business/sound-bytes-a-glimpse-into-the-future-as-seen-by-chairman-gates.html
Ahead Inc readies virtual guitar
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/26/business/interface-people-and-technology-are-virtual-groupies-included.html
https://archive.org/details/virtual-guitar/PXL_20211230_050908168.jpg
https://www.mobygames.com/game/20009/quest-for-fame/ https://www.ebay.com/itm/173062395733
https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19941120&slug=1942916
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexdonnini/details/experience/
Michael Dornbrook Part 2 - Infocom - Guitar Hero - https://www.patreon.com/posts/44632017
Sierra buys Coktel Vision
Amiga Joker Dec. 1993, pg. 10
https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1993-12/page/28/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_113/page/n11/mode/1up
Ken Williams - Sierra https://www.patreon.com/posts/42700706
https://www.mobygames.com/company/1127/coktel-vision/
Maxis breaks free from Broderbund
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/24/business/company-reports-broderbund-stock-tumbles-on-growth-concerns.html
Sinclair gets into software retailing
https://archive.org/details/PCZone009 pg. 55
https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_11_February_1994/page/n7/mode/2up?view=theater
RIP Apple II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_IIe
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/26/business/the-executive-computer-from-novelty-to-necessity-reminiscences-of-a-pc-fanatic.html
Amiga dead? Not at the World of Commodore show in Cologne it ain't
https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue1231993Dec/page/n9/mode/1up
Brian Moriarty leaves The Dig
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater
3DO goes online in Omaha
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_113/page/n13/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_West
Businesses see the future of commerce in Mosaic
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/08/business/business-technology-a-free-and-simple-computer-link.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/09/garden/interactive-video-armchair-activities.html
Fantastic Four movie pushed back
https://archive.org/details/video-games-december-1993/page/n14/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/video-games-december-1993/page/n14/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20053%20%28December%201993%29/page/n27/mode/1up?view=theater
Quotes of the Month:
Edge Dec. 1993 pg. 43
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20053%20%28December%201993%29/page/n53/mode/1up?view=theater
Recommended Links:
The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/
They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/
Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/
The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/
Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/
Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/
Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/
Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/
Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.
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