July 1993

Sega introduces ratings Nintendo beats Tengen Sony buys Psygnosis 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 July 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: Mighty Final Fight     Video Version:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/89127339     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Final_Fight     https://www.mobygames.com/game/11085/mighty-final-fight/ Corrections:     June 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/june-1993-86864543     Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.GIGA     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode_Battler 1993: EA sales way up!     https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n29/mode/1up?view=theater Japanese game makers had bumper 1992     Replay July 1993 pg. 14 Sega's Nakayama sees bright future     https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/04/business/sega-takes-aim-at-disney-s-world.html      Namco goes to China     Replay July 1993 pg. 3 The press discovers violent games     Play Meter July 1993      Sega introduces rating system     Play Meter July 1993  pg. 38     RePlay July 1993 pg. 18 Genesis Street Fighter gets delayed     https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2010%20%28July%201993%29/page/n11/mode/2up     https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater Sunsoft beats Action Replay     https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater      Sega announces Mega Drive 2 and MegaCD 2     https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20048%20%28July%201993%29/page/n56/mode/1up     https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n25/mode/1up?view=theater Hook your TurboDuo up to your PC     https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2010%20%28July%201993%29/page/n9/mode/2up       https://archives.tg-16.com/TURBOFORCE/TF-03-04.jpg    https://archives.tg-16.com/00_feature.htm Summer CES belongs to multimedia and networking     Replay July 1993 pg. 28      7th Guest gets mixed reviews     https://archive.org/details/PC.Games.N010.1993.07-fl0n/page/n75/mode/2up Games gum up the works on office PCs     https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/04/weekinreview/zap-whang-aieeee-eat-phaser-klingon-er-boss.html US government promotes Clipper     https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-07_OCR/page/n39/mode/1up        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipper_chip      Nintendo launches barebones Gameboy     https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_048_July_1993/page/n144/mode/1up Toys R Us drops the Lynx     https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_048_July_1993/page/n143/mode/2up FAA considering game ban     https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_048_July_1993/page/n146/mode/1up      Nintendo beats Atari Games in court     https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/30/business/company-news-jury-says-atari-infringed-nintendo-system.html Phillips launches barrage of lawsuits     Replay July 1993 pg. 14 Accolade and Sega bury the hatchet     https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_048_July_1993/page/n144/mode/1up      AT&T buys stake in Sierra Network     https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/29/business/at-t-sees-the-future-in-games.html        https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n29/mode/1up?view=theater Spectrum Holobyte buys Bullet-Proof     https://archive.org/details/Game_Players_PC_Entertainment_Vol.6_Issue_4_July1993_U/page/n7/mode/1up         https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n27/mode/1up?view=theater Sony buys Psygnosis     https://archive.org/details/Game_Players_PC_Entertainment_Vol.6_Issue_4_July1993_U/page/n7/mode/1up        https://archive.org/details/pc-review-21/page/15/mode/1up     Imagine documentary - https://youtu.be/ZoDh61sgCOg?si=MG-VMl41JvvEN6-X EA goes to Sesame Street     https://archive.org/details/Game_Players_PC_Entertainment_Vol.6_Issue_4_July1993_U/page/n7/mode/1up     https://www.mobygames.com/company/3076/eakids/ Double Dragon coming to TV     https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2010%20%28July%201993%29/page/n11/mode/2up     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Dragon_(TV_series) Chris Crawford gives his Dragon Speech at CGDC     https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_108/page/n33/mode/2up         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBrj4S24074        https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_108/page/n161/mode/1up        https://archive.org/details/pc-review-21/page/32/mode/1up     https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2010%20%28July%201993%29/page/n9/mode/2up 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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