November 1982

Coinop income plummets Wall Street short sellers smell blood Vic20 sales hit a million 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 inNovember 1982. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Jeff from the Retro Games Squad is our cohost. 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Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/75945252 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Do! https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/mr-do-series https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/neo-mr-do/screenshots/gameShotId,101836/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Entertainment Corrections: October 1992 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/october-1982-74293357 1962 ENIAC co-designer predicts smartphones https://www.nytimes.com/1962/11/03/archives/pocket-computer-may-replace-shopping-list-inventor-says-device.html?searchResultPosition=9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mauchly Honewell shows off remote real time computer interface https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1962/11/28/82771993.html?pageNumber=57 http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2003/12/14/joseph_j_eachus_1st_in_us_to_help_break_german_codes/ https://cryptologicfoundation.org/community/commemorate/in-memoriam-registry-honoree-pages/dr-joseph-j-and-barbara-eachus.html 1972 Supreme Court rules software can't be patented https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/21/archives/high-court-denies-computer-patent-for-programing-60-ruling-is-a.html?searchResultPosition=5 https://www.dwt.com/blogs/startup-law-blog/2020/11/how-to-patent-software IBM uses games to teach politicians and business men to be bastards https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/20/archives/computer-games-giving-insights-into-city-affairs.html?searchResultPosition=7 Nutting gives award to top distrib https://archive.org/details/cashbox34unse_18/page/n54/mode/1up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22JsjlG_urM 1982 Arcade industry financials split https://archive.org/details/cashbox44unse_21/page/35/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/cashbox44unse_22/page/35/mode/1up?view=theater Coinop income per game plummets https://archive.org/details/cashbox44unse_23/page/49/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/cashbox44unse_23/page/50/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/cashbox44unse_23/page/53/mode/1up?view=theater Jim Trucano - AMOA https://www.patreon.com/posts/48912975 Bally holds Pacman licensees conference Replay November 1982 pg. 28 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/pac-man-games-licensed Bally advertises Pacman enhancement kit https://archive.org/details/cashbox44unse_23/page/n66/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man_Plus Bowling alleys second guess video Replay November 1982, pg. 60 Atari Video Adventure opens RePlay November 1982, pg. 21 https://mcurrent.name/atarihistory/video-adventure-photo.jpg https://2warpstoneptune.com/2013/11/12/atari-video-adventure-1982-1990/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200812035512/http://www.atarimuseum.com/otherprojects/atariadventure/atariadventure.html Sega/Gremlin becomes Sega Electronics Inc https://archive.org/details/cashbox44unse_23/page/66/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremlin_Industries http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-untold-history-of-sega/ KId Stuff record company parent to get into games Toy and Hobby World November 1982 pg. 51 https://www.mobygames.com/company/ije-inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameTek Tandy launches the Tandyvision One https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n7/page/n1/mode/1up https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/video-game-console-tandyvision-one-console-tandy-corp/pgFyg8mEfn1Iqg?hl=en https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivision Ultravision Video Arcade System does it all! https://ia902506.us.archive.org/29/items/computer-entertainer-video-game-update_202205/1982-11%20The%20Video%20Game%20Update.pdf https://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg80-ultravision.htm#page=reviews https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultravision_Video_Arcade_System https://www.mobygames.com/company/ultravision-inc Colecovision gets modulated https://archive.org/details/joystik_magazine-1982-11/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater http://www.colecovisionzone.com/page/accessory/accessory.html https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n8/page/n1/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco_Telstar_Arcade https://www.mobygames.com/game/turbo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco_Adam Atari announces revamped sports game lineup https://archive.org/details/joystik_magazine-1982-11/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/realsports-baseball https://www.mobygames.com/game/realsports-volleyball https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/realsports-baseball/screenshots/gameShotId,41355/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/c64/double-dragon/screenshots/gameShotId,41188/ Rebates on games abound! Playthings November 1982 pg. 17, 22, https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n8/page/n1/mode/1up Activision wants to fill your Gaping Holes Playthings November 1982 https://forums.atariage.com/topic/215481-activision-no-gaping-hole-ad/ Toy vendors worried about software lifecycle Toy and Hobby World November 1982 pg. 51 GameLine sends VCS games over the phone https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n8/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_von_Meister https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL Shortsellers go after Warner https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/23/business/short-interest-on-big-board-off-1.7-million-shares.html?searchResultPosition=16 Imagic eyes IPO https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/22/business/imagic-scores-in-video-games.html?searchResultPosition=3 Atari sues Imagic https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/30/business/atari-sues-imagic-on-copyright-issue.html?searchResultPosition=4 Atari stops Commodore joysticks https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/09/business/atari-gains-in-patent-case.html?searchResultPosition=11 https://www.reddit.com/r/vic20/comments/axb20b https://8bitrechner.wordpress.com/2018/10/14/vic-20-joy-stick/ Video Wizards enchants the Vic Toy and Hobby World November 1982 Vic20 hits a million https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-11-11/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater Toy and Hobby World pg. 58 https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-11-25/page/n4/mode/1up TI rebate to reduce inventory https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-11/page/n567/mode/1up Atari gives away memory expansion Panasonic announces home computer https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n7/page/n2/mode/1up https://web.archive.org/web/20101121111936/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=324 Sharp enters low cost micro market https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-11-18/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_MZ DEC enters microcomputer market https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputing1982-11/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_100 Apple readies Lisa and macintosh https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n7/page/n1/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Lisa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_III https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_(computer) FTC drops Apple investigation https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-11/page/n566/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n8/page/n3/mode/1up Oric One on its way https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-008/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oric ZX81 sales soar after price cut https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-008/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-11-04/page/n2/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-11-25/page/n4/mode/1up Z80s are hot https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-11/page/n566/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zilog_Z80 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zilog Speccy shunned by educators https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-11-04/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-11-04/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater Micromen - https://youtu.be/XXBxV6-zamM Sinclair to launch Spectrum joystick https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-11-18/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater Melbourne House cuts deal with Tolkien https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-11-11/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game/hobbit Mike Singleton wants to make you a Starlord https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-11-25/page/n10/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/starlord https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_013_1982-11_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n97/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,17924/ Shadowfax video - https://youtu.be/uIQsoAPUfSA Software Peguin wants you to fight piracy https://archive.org/details/softalkv3n03nov1982/page/10/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIQsoAPUfSA Snoopy targets Creative Computing https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/08/business/video-snoopy-draws-lawsuit.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197906/page/n59/mode/1up?q=snoopy http://gb64.com/game.php?id=6979&d=18&h=0 Pinball Construction Set previewed https://archive.org/details/Softline_1982_11/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater Export ban placed on chess computer https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-11/page/n572/mode/1up RECHENWERK computer museum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHWvhaiq2D8 Time highlights the PacMen https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19821025,00.html Replay November 1982 pg. 176 Action figures make a comeback Playthings November 1982 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy premieres on US TV https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/04/arts/tv-british-comedy-a-galactic-hitchhike.html?searchResultPosition=20 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081874/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk 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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