March 1993

Nintendo leaks SNES CD specs Sega touts Genesis VR Mortal Kombat coming to consoles 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 March 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: The Lost Vikings     Video Version:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/81638094     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Vikings Corrections:     February 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/february-1993-80279774     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvws5tOHsEE     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sonic_the_Hedgehog_features     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS 1993.03 Japanese coinop cabs go BIG     Replay March 1993 pg. 7     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtua_Racing     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_%26_Wild     October 1992 ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/october-1992-75188159 David C. Rockola passes away     Replay March 1993 pg. 25, 101     https://www.jukeboxhistory.info/rock-ola/history.html     https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1295     https://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?searchtype=advanced&mfgid=269 CES belonged to CD     https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_104/page/n9/mode/1up     September 2002 ep- https://www.patreon.com/posts/september-2002-73539855 SNES CDRom specs leaked     https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20044%20%28March%201993%29/page/n51/mode/1up        https://gamingdoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SNES-CD-ROM-System-1993.pdf LaserActive brings laserdisc gaming home     https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-03/page/n9/mode/1up        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaserActive           https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20044%20%28March%201993%29/page/n49/mode/1up     http://www.laserdiscarchive.co.uk/laserdisc_archive/pioneer/pioneer_cld-a100/pioneer_cld-a100.htm     https://www.linkedin.com/in/triphawkins/ VR is coming from Sega     https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-03/page/n10/mode/1up     Replay march 1993, pg. 37       https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10340     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_VR     Leonard Tramiel - Part 2 - Atari https://www.patreon.com/posts/71643153     https://www.mobygames.com/person/296287/kyle-hodgetts/     https://mumbrella.com.au/software-developer-lodges-court-claim-nines-aca-429820     https://www.pressreader.com/australia/weekend-gold-coast-bulletin/20121013/282123518741574 Acclaim gets Mortal Kombat     https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-03/page/n10/mode/1up     https://www.giantbomb.com/mortal-monday/3015-4703/     Gregory Fischbach Part 2 - Acclaim  https://www.patreon.com/posts/47720122 MicroProse moves onto Mac     https://archive.org/details/asm_magazine-1993-03/page/n9/mode/1up        https://www.mobygames.com/game/company:10/platform:macintosh/sort:date/page:1/     https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-03_OCR/page/n45/mode/1up     Wild Bill Stealey - Microprose https://www.patreon.com/posts/36710924 The Brits go ga-ga for the 486     https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-03_OCR/page/n31/mode/1up         https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-03_OCR/page/n35/mode/1up AMD and Cyrix optimistic     https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-03_OCR/page/n31/mode/1up     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrix Virgin bundles up with Interplay     https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-03/page/n11/mode/1up CGW starts the Patch File     https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_104/page/n144/mode/1up HDTV delayed but software industry stands at the ready     https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-03_OCR/page/n29/mode/1up      FTC considers breaking up Microsoft     https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-03_OCR/page/n37/mode/1up New European law hits pirates     Replay March 1993 pg. 7      http://www.tilt.it/deb/edevg-en.html        https://archivio.corriere.it/Archivio/interface/slider.html#!paolo-di-nunno/NobwRAdghgtgpmAXGA1nAngdwPYCcAmYANGAC5wAepSYADlNgDbYAE+AlixAK4QTZgAvgF0gA     https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-03_OCR/page/n35/mode/1up      Sonic is coming to comics     https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20044%20%28March%201993%29/page/n148/mode/1up     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(Archie_Comics) 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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