May 2020

Apple introduces its next gen system Acclaim powers up its team and Nintendo wants a piece of the Harry Potter pie These stories and many more on this month's episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This month we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in May of 1980, 1990, 2000. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.. Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or [email protected] 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/user?u=7594060 1980: Coleco reports record first quarter profits Toy & Hobby World, May 1980 Mattel reports a 22% increase in net sales Playthings, May 1980 French planning to launch terminals https://www.nytimes.com/1980/05/26/archives/french-back-phone-computers-new-terminals-scheduled-for-popular-use.html?searchResultPosition=11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minitel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOhK9bgQo8g My apologies, I said it was the Nostalgia Nerd who did this history of the Minitel but it was RetroManCave. Pizza Time Theatre sues Topeka Inn Management Inc Replay May 1980, pg. 10 https://books.google.de/books?id=7-WcKK01H1cC&pg=PA134&lpg=PA134&dq=pizza+time+theatre+sues+topeka+inn&source=bl&ots=4IS3fHWgGj&sig=ACfU3U3PK974svmkbhZnXY8q-IHsxPu5uA&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihg4zV-MfoAhXQ5KQKHfvxDNQQ6AEwAHoECAwQLw#v=onepage&q=pizza%20time%20theatre%20sues%20topeka%20inn&f=false Midway warns against copying Galaxian Replay May 1980, pg. 35 http://patentarcade.com/2015/12/1982-case-midway-mfg-co-v-bandai.html https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4669&context=penn_law_review Mego's Time Out series to be shown at CES Toy & Hobby World, May 1980 http://www.intheattic.co.uk/time-out.htm https://patents.google.com/patent/US4687200 Apple debuts Apple III https://www.nytimes.com/1980/05/08/archives/new-breed-emerges-in-home-computers-who-makes-them-a-new-breed-of.html?searchResultPosition=4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_III Avalon Hill enters the computer game market Toy & Hobby World, May 1980 https://www.mobygames.com/company/microcomputer-games-inc Katie goes into the computer https://archive.org/details/Katie_and_the_Computer_1979_Creative_Computing_Press/page/n43/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan198005/page/n46/mode/1up 1990: Core Design becomes its own publisher https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-20/page/n9/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/core-design-ltd/offset,50/so,1d/list-games/ https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,19669/ Don Bluth to produce its own games https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-20/page/n7/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/sullivan-bluth-interactive-media-inc https://www.facebook.com/donbluthfilms/photos/a.538790976189206/1160072624061035/?type=3&theater http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/games/related/prototype/cinematronics.asp Data East makes Joe Keenan their new president Play Meter May 1990, pg. 3 Acclaim triples previous years revenue Plaything May 1990, pg. 13 Acclaim cuts deal with Williams Play Meter May 1990, pg. 3 https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/08/business/company-news-acclaim-entertainment-deal-for-comics-publisher-near.html Acclaim builds a power team https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_16_May_1990 pg. 18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDbD0216NaU https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_Team_(TV_series) F-15 Strike Eagle is heading to arcades https://archive.org/details/computer-video-games-magazine-102/page/n91/mode/2up https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/f-15-strike-eagle_ https://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/wild-bill-stealey-interview https://www.microprose.com/news/ Arcade vs. Home: The debate heats up Play Meter May 1990, pg. 34 https://www.computerspielemuseum.de/ TG16 gets a price cut https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_16_May_1990 pg. 22 PC Engine is finally coming to the UK https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue32May90/page/n6/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TurboGrafx-16 https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/george-soros-bank-of-england.asp Atari's Panther is waiting in the wings https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue32May90/page/n93/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Panther#cite_note-theone-2 Sega lines up computer games for the Genesis https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_16_May_1990 pg. 22 https://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/michael-katz-interview-part-2 Electronic Arts becomes an NES licensee https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_71/page/n49/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/nes/electronic-arts-inc/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/caveman-ugh-lympics Mindscape becomes first third party publisher of NES titles in Europe https://archive.org/details/computer-video-games-magazine-102/page/n9/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindscape_(company) Sierra buys Dynamix https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_71/page/n49/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamix Ultima VI will not be coming to the Apple II https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_71/page/n51/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/ultima-vii-the-black-gate https://www.mobygames.com/game/ultima-vi-the-false-prophet C-Cube is making digital video affordable Replay May 1990, pg. 176 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-Cube https://books.google.de/books?id=117mBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA331&lpg=PA331&dq=%22CL4000%22+MPEG+II+encoder&source=bl&ots=HdCCZU_Edl&sig=ACfU3U3W3W8ySDjwJy_a1NT4YswCZi5b6g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiY49ufze3oAhUE3KQKHVN8CfUQ6AEwBnoECAsQPA#v=onepage&q=%22CL4000%22%20MPEG%20II%20encoder&f=false Titus has won the right to make a Dick Tracy game... and we've all lost. https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue801990May/page/n7/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/dick-tracy-licensees 2000: Dreamcast peripherals proliferate https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20130%20%28May%202000%29#page/n34/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreameye https://web.archive.org/web/20070311083135/http://uk.dreamcast.ign.com/articles/076/076137p1.html https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20130%20%28May%202000%29#page/n43/mode/1up https://segaretro.org/Swatch_Access_for_Dreamcast Sega forecasts a loss of over $400 million https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3957-gamepro-issue-140-may-2000/ pg. 34 https://web.archive.org/web/20070925210504/http://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/ir/pdf/ir/kako/sega_AR_all_2000.pdf pg. 10 Sega.com is gonna give you a Dreamcast for free! https://archive.org/details/NextGen65May2000/page/n25/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SegaNet https://www.gamespot.com/articles/free-dreamcast-for-segas-new-isp/1100-2542096/ Indrema has a dream... https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-05/page/n18/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indrema https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gildred Nintendo vies for Harry Potter rights https://www.unseen64.net/2015/02/09/nintendo-harry-potter-games-pitch/ https://archive.org/stream/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20130%20%28May%202000%29#page/n43/mode/1up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AXq2E_X67g Daikatana releases! https://archive.org/details/NextGen65May2000/page/n22/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/john-romeros-daikatana/release-info The Sims have arrived https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_190/page/n65/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sims Triforge takes to the web https://archive.org/details/NextGen65May2000/page/n18/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArenaNet Fiendish games revives the budget title https://archive.org/details/NextGen65May2000/page/n22/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/criterion-software-ltd https://www.mobygames.com/company/fiendish-games-ltd AMD launches the first 1 GHz chip https://archive.org/details/NextGen65May2000/page/n21/mode/1up https://www.zdnet.com/article/its-official-amd-hits-1000mhz-first-5000096067/ Napster gets competition https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-05/page/n18/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnutella Babylon 5 finally dead https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_Issue_089_2000-05_Dennis_Publishing_GB/page/n30/mode/1up Recommended Links: 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/ The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/ Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/ Sound Effects by Ethan of History of How We Play.