February 1993

Video game violence begins to make operators uneasy 3DO plans to shake up console biz Federal investigation into Nintendo dropped 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 February 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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Star Wars is here!     https://archive.org/details/vgce_93-02/page/n21/mode/1up?view=theater         https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Vernost         https://books.google.de/books?id=vBaRlzJ2LKkC&lpg=PP1&hl=de&pg=PA39#v=onepage&q=vernost&f=false        https://youtu.be/oLmFwsZsS7U     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_on_Fractalus!      Video game violence issue returns     RePlay Feb. 1993 pg. 101     Gary Brose - Seattle Funplex  https://www.patreon.com/posts/gary-brose-79660873      3DO business model revealed     https://archive.org/details/vgce_93-02/page/n21/mode/1up?view=theater     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DO_Interactive_Multiplayer     https://youtu.be/yxF1_wg2d_Q Sega announces Genesis 2     https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20043%20%28February%201993%29/page/n49/mode/1up     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Genesis#Variations NEC wants to kick your butt with the Virtual Cushion     https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20043%20%28February%201993%29/page/n67/mode/1up        https://consolevariations.com/variation/accessory/nec-pc-engine-virtual-cushion And on the SNES CD front     https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20043%20%28February%201993%29/page/n43/mode/1up      Namco brings bar code battling to Gameboy     https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20043%20%28February%201993%29/page/n65/mode/1up        https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Barcode_Boy CD burners become affordable     https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-02_OCR/page/n17/mode/1up     https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-02_OCR/page/n37/mode/1up Court squashes AMD 486 roll out     https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-02_OCR/page/n41/mode/1up         https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-12-fi-19170-story.html        https://archive.org/details/pc-review-16/page/20/mode/1up?view=theater     https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-02_OCR/page/n39/mode/1up      Notebooks come of age at COMDEX     https://archive.org/details/1993-02-compute-magazine/page/n185/mode/1up?view=theater      FTC drops case against Nintendo     https://archive.org/details/vgce_93-02/page/n21/mode/1up?view=theater Sega settles Magnavox suit     Play Meter Feb. 1993 pg. 3 German software leasing may be coming to an end     https://archive.org/details/AmigaJoker199302/page/n7/mode/1up European law to fill software protection gaps     https://archive.org/details/AmigaJoker199302/page/n39/mode/1up     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Programs_Directive Sonic is coming to TV     https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20043%20%28February%201993%29/page/n216/mode/1up         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventures_of_Sonic_the_Hedgehog     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(TV_series)     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(Archie_Comics) Virtuality adds flight sim     https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-53/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtuality_(product) 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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