December 1993

Night 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. 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: In case you don't see all the links, please, find them here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/december-1993-99076522 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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