Video Game Newsroom Time Machine

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September 1993

Mortal Monday,
F-15 Strike Eagle saved by Falcon,
Sega announces Saturn

These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM

This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in September 1993.

As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

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Links:

7 Minutes in Heaven: General Chaos
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-93420048
https://www.mobygames.com/game/23830/general-chaos/

Corrections:
August 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/august-1993-91387119
5th Anniversary Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/5th-anniversary-92773072
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/63391/battletoads/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/8131/virtua-racing/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Famicom_Naizou_TV_SF1
https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_Nintendo_Television
Ethan, in fact, playing Wizkid - https://www.patreon.com/posts/71057943

1993
September 13th is Mortal Monday
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n16/mode/1up?view=theater
Gregory Fischbach Part 2 - Acclaim https://www.patreon.com/posts/47720122
Gregory Fischbach Part 1 - Activision - Acclaim https://www.patreon.com/posts/46578120
Chris Garske - EA - Activision - Sierra - Sega - GT Interactive https://www.patreon.com/posts/39835860

Street Fighter 2 sequels not as pricey as expected
https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-50-september-1993/page/133/mode/1up?view=theater

Bill White switches sides
https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-50-september-1993/page/136/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_56_Sept_1993/page/n19/mode/1up?view=theater

Nintendo Espana founded
https://archive.org/details/micromania-segunda-epoca-64/page/n7/mode/1up

Sega beats Nintendo at CES
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n85/mode/1up?view=theater

CES closes to the public
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater

Multimedia is the new hotness
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n45/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/PC.Games.N012.1993.09-fl0n/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW4OQcBaV5c&list=PLBw24bgyD-sJkM_K9uPP6N73WwyxRFLaW
https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-september-1993/page/61/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue1201993Sep/page/n8/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.filfre.net/2023/10/a-digital-pornutopia-part-1-the-seedy-rom-revolution/
https://www.filfre.net/2023/11/a-digital-pornutopia-part-2-the-internet-is-for-porn/

MPEG becomes standard
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater

Commodore sets big goals for CD32
The One , Sept. 1993, pg. 14

CDI gets FMV add-on
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue1201993Sep/page/n8/mode/1up?view=theater

Saturn is Sega's future
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20050%20%28September%201993%29/page/n49/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20050%20%28September%201993%29/page/n53/mode/2up

Japanese turn to yanks
https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-50-september-1993/page/136/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_56_Sept_1993/page/n22/mode/1up?view=theater

Game crossovers taking off
https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-50-september-1993/page/136/mode/1up?view=theater

Acclaim is wheeling and dealing
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_56_Sept_1993/page/n19/mode/1up?view=theater

Acclaim signs deal with James Cameron
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater

Barkley signs with Accolade
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-09/page/n7/mode/1up

Game while you fly in Europe
https://archive.org/stream/FinancialTimes1993UKEnglish/Jul%2007%201993%2C%20Financial%20Times%2C%20%23606%2C%20UK%20%28en%29_djvu.txt
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20050%20%28September%201993%29/page/n79/mode/2up

Top Guy takes the NES on the go
https://bootleggames.fandom.com/wiki/Top_Guy
https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-50-september-1993/page/112/mode/1up?view=theater.

Microprose bought by Spectrum Holobyte
https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.09/page/n8/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-september-1993/page/60/mode/1up?view=theater
Wild Bill Stealey - Microprose https://www.patreon.com/posts/36710924

Windows goes to the Arcade
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-09/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.mobygames.com/game/2842/microsoft-arcade/

Lucasfilm sends Amiga owners mixed messages
http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=QW1pZ2EgR2FtZXMvMTk5Mw==
Amiga Games September 1993 pg. 8
https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.09/page/n8/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue1201993Sep/page/n12/mode/1up?view=theater

SSI diversifies D&D
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n41/mode/1up?view=theater
Joel Billings - SSI https://www.patreon.com/posts/36827469
Don Daglow Part 2 - Broderbund - Beyond Software - Stormfront - SSI https://www.patreon.com/posts/39095819
Don Daglow Part 1 - PDP - Mattel - Intellivision - EA https://www.patreon.com/posts/38445119

Psygnosis partners with MDI
https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/49109/Dictionary%20of%20the%20Living%20World/
https://archive.org/details/micromania-segunda-epoca-64/page/n7/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/company/3187/media-design-interactive/

Ad games continue to proliferate in Germany
https://archive.org/details/PC.Games.N012.1993.09-fl0n/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/PC.Games.N012.1993.09-fl0n/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater
http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=QW1pZ2EgR2FtZXMvMTk5Mw== Amiga Games September 1993 pg. 9

Tandy to sell off computer manufacturing operations
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TRS-80_and_Tandy-branded_computers#PC-compatible_computers

MediaVision give Soundblaster a run for its money
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Vision_Pro_AudioSpectrum
https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1993-09/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-09/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater

Mediavision gets into interactive movie biz
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-09/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.mobygames.com/company/47/hyperbole-studios/

Scorched Earth reviewed in CGW
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_110/page/n75/mode/1up
http://www.whicken.com/scorch/index.html
http://www.cafepress.com/officialscorch

Sega gets into toys
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Toys

TSN goes paperless
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n94/mode/1up?view=theater
Ken Williams - Sierra https://www.patreon.com/posts/42700706

Andy Eddy leaves Video Games and Computer Entertainment
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_56_Sept_1993/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater

Smithsonian inducts software
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-09/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater

Vectrex makers post OG files online
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_56_Sept_1993/page/n14/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vectrex

Camerica shuts down
https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-50-september-1993/page/136/mode/1up?view=theater