August 1993

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. Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost.  Check out his podcast here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book Get us on your mobile device: Android:  https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS:      https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on Mastodon @[email protected] Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or [email protected] Links: 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 - 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