7-11 drops coinop
Nintendo disses Sega's rating system
Commodore premieres Amiga CD32
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 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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Links:
7 Minutes in Heaven: Final Fight CD
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-cd-91295414
https://www.mobygames.com/game/5088/final-fight/
Corrections:
July 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/july-1993-89127883
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://youtu.be/A-6AKe2pvsQ?si=Y86cYPldukmG2V-H
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_superhighway
1993:
7 Eleven moves away from games
Replay August 1993 pg. 3
Microprose shutters arcade division
PlayMeter August 1993 pg. 22
Wild Bill Stealey - Microprose https://www.patreon.com/posts/36710924
https://www.mobygames.com/game/company:10/platform:arcade/sort:-date/page:1/
Hong Kong debating anti-violent game law
PlayMeter August 1993 pg. 32
Elite enters coinop
PlayMeter August 1993 pg. 22
https://www.mobygames.com/company/108/elite-systems-ltd/
Wolfenstein goes VR
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_049_August_1993/page/n23/mode/2up?view=theater
https://www.arcade-history.com/?n=wolfenstein-vr&page=detail&id=12612
Super Street Fighter 2 hits Japanese arcades
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20049%20%28August%201993%29/page/n34/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/game/10119/super-street-fighter-ii/
Capcom gets TSR license
PlayMeter August 1993 pg. 3
https://www.mobygames.com/game/63783/dungeons-dragons-tower-of-doom/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/63847/dungeons-dragons-shadow-over-mystara/
Arcade 1 brings arcade history to print
PlayMeter August 1993 pg. 132
https://archive.org/details/arcade-1-1993-book-scans
Atari announces Jaguar launch
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_049_August_1993/page/n55/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Jaguar
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20049%20%28August%201993%29/page/n56/mode/1up
Leonard Tramiel - Part 2 - Atari https://www.patreon.com/posts/71643153
Commodore debuts CD32
http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=QW1pZ2EgR2FtZXMvMTk5Mw==
Amiga Games August 1993, pg. 8, 92
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_CD32
Sega shows off VR at CES
https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.08/page/n21/mode/1up?view=theater
Sega launches Pico
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20049%20%28August%201993%29/page/n75/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Pico
3DO gains support
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_55_August_1993/page/n15/mode/2up
EA reports big earnings
https://archive.org/details/pc-review-22/page/16/mode/1up?view=theater
Nintendo hikes cart prices
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_049_August_1993/page/n161/mode/1up?view=theater
Bandai shows off portable SNES at Tokyo Game Show
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/04/bandai_almost_made_a_laptop_with_a_built-in_snesn
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n21/mode/1up?view=theater
NES gets a makeover
https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.08/page/n16/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_049_August_1993/page/n53/mode/2up?view=theater
Gamepro laments no-shows
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_049_August_1993/page/n55/mode/1up?view=theater
Sega and Park Place launch sports labels
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_049_August_1993/page/n161/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.mobygames.com/company/3483/park-place-productions/
https://www.mobygames.com/group/8552/sega-sports-games/
Michael Katz Part 2 - Atari - Sega https://www.patreon.com/posts/63732329
Mario's greatest hits coming to SNES
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n21/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.mobygames.com/game/6613/super-mario-all-stars/
Genesis gets Special Champion Edition
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n21/mode/1up?view=theater
Joe Morici - Capcom https://www.patreon.com/posts/37289815
https://www.mobygames.com/game/8053/street-fighter-ii-champion-edition/
STD makes Street Fighter 2 easier
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater
http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Wiki/index.php?title=InterAct_SN_ProgramPad
UK outraged at Night Trap
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_049_August_1993/page/n119/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.eurogamer.net/the-rise-and-fall-of-sega-enterprises
Nintendo responds to Sega's ratings system
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_049_August_1993/page/n161/mode/1up?view=theater
Move over violence... here comes SEX!
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-08/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-08/page/n22/mode/1up?view=theater
Help me obi-wan kenobi, you, or Terminator, or Lawnmower Man...
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-08/page/n28/mode/1up?view=theater
PowerPC promises to decouple CPUs from OSs
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-08_OCR
Microsoft and Compaq join forces for plug-and-play
https://archive.org/details/pc-review-22/page/15/mode/1up
Say goodbye to the interface
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_109/page/n21/mode/1up?view=theater
Konami abandons computer gaming
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater
Microsoft unveils their Mouse 2.0
http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=UEMgSm9rZXIvMTk5Mw== August 1993 pg. 7
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Mouse
Get that real pilot feel for just $2,800 bucks
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-08/page/n28/mode/1up?view=theater
Tablet computing market gets crowded
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-08/page/n26/mode/1up
http://www.grot.com/zoomer/documents/bindery.html
http://www.geos-infobase.de/zoomer/ZOOMER01
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm,_Inc.#History
SimCity goes mobile
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater
https://handheld.computer/?p=446
https://alchetron.com/EShop
AT&T wants to give Sega an Edge
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_049_August_1993/page/n53/mode/2up?view=theater
https://segaretro.org/Edge_16
AT&T shows off Personal Communicator
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20049%20%28August%201993%29/page/n163/mode/1up
https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=2902
Delphi enters online gaming arena
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater
Sierra signs deal with Prodigy
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n95/mode/1up?view=theater
NTN Trivia coming to TSN
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTN_Buzztime
Virtual Vision brings TV to eyewear
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20049%20%28August%201993%29/page/n163/mode/1up
Epyx brings games to planes
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-08/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Goeken
https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/15/business/interface-a-new-digital-air-to-ground-link-gets-an-in-flight-test.html
Spaceship Warlock shown at CES
https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.08/page/n17/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.joesparks.com/whyyes/
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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