May 1993

Super Mario Brothers hits theatres, Blast Processing brings sega to the next level & Id shows off Doom 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 May 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: Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind     Video Version:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/85137884     https://www.mobygames.com/game/7145/bubsy-in-claws-encounters-of-the-furred-kind/ Corrections:     April 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/april-1993-83830415     Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/     https://www.mobygames.com/game/12795/king-arthurs-world/     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_YKqu0uOfs     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXT_Computer 1993: Morici to unify Capcom         Play Meter May 1993 pg. 3     Joe Morici - Capcom https://www.patreon.com/posts/37289815 Capcom brings Street Fighter to Genesis     https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AGamePro_US_046.pdf&page=166         https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%208%20%28May%201993%29/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater     Joe Morici - Capcom  https://www.patreon.com/posts/37289815     https://www.mobygames.com/game/6239/street-fighter-ii-the-world-warrior/     https://www.mobygames.com/game/8053/street-fighter-ii-champion-edition/ Sega explains Blast Processing at CES     https://archive.org/details/video-games-computer-entertainment-may-1993/page/n12/mode/1up Sega to offer games over cable         Play Meter May 1993 pg. 3     Replay May 1993 pg. 33        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellaview Marty announced     https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20046%20%28May%201993%29/page/n51/mode/1up     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM_Towns_Marty     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_(console) Return to Zork to come to 3DO     https://archive.org/details/video-games-computer-entertainment-may-1993/page/n18/mode/1up        https://www.mobygames.com/game/1219/return-to-zork/     https://www.mobygames.com/game/company:2/platform:3do/sort:title/page:1/      Nintendo launches barebones Gameboy     https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%208%20%28May%201993%29/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy Sonic brings Game Gears to HoJos     https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%208%20%28May%201993%29/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Gear PDAs take CES by storm     https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/90s/93/PE-1993-05.pdf  pg. 5     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_digital_assistant     https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC/GEOS      Doom previewed     https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-05/page/n5/mode/1up     https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%208%20%28May%201993%29/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_(1993_video_game)     https://www.mobygames.com/game/1068/doom/     https://www.mobygames.com/game/1068/doom/cover/group-72091/cover-194558/ First Pentium systems ship     https://archive.org/details/computerworld2719unse/page/16/mode/1up?view=theater Intel sues AMD     https://archive.org/details/computerworld2718unse/page/6/mode/1up?view=theater Intel sees stock soar     https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_106/page/n9/mode/1up Plug-and-play coming to PC     https://archive.org/details/BYTE-1993-05/page/n35/mode/1up?view=theater Mac compatibles arrive too late     https://archive.org/details/BYTE-1993-05/page/n35/mode/1up?view=theater      Layoffs hit computer game makers     https://archive.org/details/questbusters-v10n05/page/n1/mode/1up     Wild Bill Stealey - Microprose https://www.patreon.com/posts/36710924     Joel Billings - SSI https://www.patreon.com/posts/36827469 Commodore clocks in big in the UK     https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-56/page/n14/mode/1up?view=theater     https://www.pagetable.com/?p=547 The Future of C64 game software looks bleak     https://commodore.software/downloads?task=download.send&id=14993&catid=721&m=0  pg. 13      Binary Asylum formed     https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-56/page/n18/mode/1up?view=theater     https://www.mobygames.com/company/5576/binary-asylum/ Cable providers move into information services     https://archive.org/details/computerworld2712unse20/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater TSN teams up with AT&T     https://archive.org/details/questbusters-v10n05/page/n1/mode/1up     https://www.filfre.net/2018/02/the-sierra-network/ Interplay locks down Star Trek license     https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AGamePro_US_046.pdf&page=166         https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%208%20%28May%201993%29/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater     https://www.mobygames.com/group/11345/star-trek-licensees/sort:date/ Shaq signs with EA     https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%208%20%28May%201993%29/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater     https://www.mobygames.com/game/14585/shaq-fu/ Street Fighter action figures debut     https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AGamePro_US_046.pdf&page=166     https://www.3djoes.com/the-gi-joe-yearbook-a-visual-index-of-carded-figures.html Computerland cuts back     https://archive.org/details/computerworld2719unse/page/6/mode/1up?view=theater      Software industry enlists USTR to fight piracy     https://ustr.gov/about-us         https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:GamePro_US_046.pdf&page=167 UK court expands software copyright protection         https://archive.org/details/BYTE-1993-05/page/n31/mode/1up      Super Mario Brothers hits theaters     https://archive.org/details/video-games-computer-entertainment-may-1993/page/n17/mode/1up        https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108255/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Superman is dead     https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AGamePro_US_046.pdf&page=51        https://www.fortressofbaileytude.com/wizard-superman-tribute-edition/ 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/ Modo Historia: http://guillermocrespi.com/modohistoriapod/ Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/ Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play. 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