September 1983

Atari dumps product in the desert Commodore and Sinclair revenues sore The Vic20 is no more 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 September 1983.  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: Battlezone Video Version:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-92412140 https://www.mobygames.com/game/360/battlezone/   Corrections: August 1983 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/august-1983-89829848 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ https://youtu.be/A-6AKe2pvsQ?si=Y86cYPldukmG2V-H https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMS9918 1973     Rally big in Europe     https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_9/page/45/mode/1up Atari launches Gotcha and Pong Doubles     https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_13/page/n53/mode/1up?view=theater     https://edfries.wordpress.com/2016/05/25/fixing-color-gotcha/ 1983: Warner posts MASSIVE loss     Play Meter Sept. 1, 1983 pg. 130 Atari dumps carts in desert     Atari Buries Videogame Gear In New Mexico Dump, The Associated Press, September 27, 1983, Tuesday, AM cycle     Atari Parts Are Dumped, The New York Times, September 28, 1983, Wednesday, Late City Final Edition     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_video_game_burial     Kevin Hayes - Atari - Namco https://www.patreon.com/posts/50612798     https://eu.alamogordonews.com/story/news/2022/08/25/et-atari-tomb-alamogordo-nm-games-auctioned/65418680007/ Deck chairs on the SS Atari get shuffled     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S6     https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/08/business/business-people-atari-replaces-head-of-unit-after-9-months.html Milton Bradley v Atari suit details revealed     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S4     http://www.mainbyte.com/ti99/hardware/mbx/mbx.html     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmD2lT5oeOE SEC files charges against former Atari execs     https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/27/business/2-charged-in-atari-stock-sale.html Mattel reports higher than expected second quarter loss     https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/09/business/mattel-reports-losing-156.1-million-in-quarter.html       https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-6/mode/1up?view=theater     Don Daglow Part 1 - PDP - Mattel - Intellivision - EA  https://www.patreon.com/posts/38445119 Activision expects massive losses     Maker of Video-Game, Computer Software Sees Loss, The Associated Press, September 16, 1983, Friday, PM cycle Layoffs hit Imagic     Imagic lay-offs in wake of U.S. video game glut, Financial Times (London,England), September 20, 1983, Tuesday Interton files for bankruptcy     https://archive.org/details/TeleMatch.N05.1983.08-KCz.pdf/page/n76/mode/1up?view=theater         http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg70-1292_vc4000.htm#page=reviews          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interton_Video_Computer_4000     https://www.interton.com/de-de/     https://blog.hnf.de/vom-hoergeraet-zum-computerspiel/ Marshfield bans coinop games     Replay September 1983, pg. 10         https://eu.wickedlocal.com/story/marshfield-mariner/2021/09/23/marshfield-ma-coin-machine-industries-association-supreme-court-ban-pacman-donkeykong-look-back/8241109002/       https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/08/us/massachusetts-town-exiles-pac-man-and-all-that.html Williams reports lower earnings     Play Meter Sept. 1, 1983 pg. 130 Sega sells US operations to Gulf and Western     September 29, 1983, Thursday  PR Newswire     September 27, 1983, Tuesday Sente gets ready to open for business     PIZZA-TIME; Game division to open Oct. 1, Business Wire, September 29, 1983, Thursday     Roger Hector - Atari, Disney, Sega, Namco, Sente https://www.patreon.com/posts/72058794     Owen Rowley - Chuck E Cheese, Autodesk - https://www.patreon.com/posts/owen-rowley-88533133 Wells Gardner feels arcade tumble pinch     Bull market bums, Forbes, September 26, 1983 Funai joins forces with Electronic Specialty Products     ELECTRONIC-SPECIALTY; Forms joint venture with Funai Electric Co. to market coin-operated video games, Business Wire, September 21, 1983, Wednesday         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB0Wkel_R5Q        https://www.arcade-museum.com/manuf_detail.php?manuf_id=1392        Replay September 1983, pg. 9 4 killed at Malibu Grand Prix massacre     Play Meter Sept. 1, 1983, pg. 24         https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/06/01/evidence-room-extra-family-member-of-man-executed-after-malibu-grand-prix-murders-shares-memories-with-kprc-2/     Play Meter Sept. 1, 1983, pg. 14     https://citizennewspapergroup.com/news/2009/sep/02/cases-gone-cold/ Intellivision drops below a hundo     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S8 VCS Cartridge prices drop even in the UK     https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_023_1983-09_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n27/mode/1up?view=theater European 5200 launch canned     https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_023_1983-09_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n28/mode/1up?view=theater       https://archive.org/details/TeleMatch.N05.1983.08-KCz.pdf/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater  Atari cancels Graduate     https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-6/page/n2/mode/1up?view=theater Sharp announces Famicom TV     https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Sharp_C1        Sharp develops TV with microcomputer, The Japan Economic Journal, September 27, 1983     https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/07/how_sharp_accidentally_copyright_trolled_nintendo_almost_40_years_ago Unions fail at Atari     High Tech's Challenge, Newsweek, September 5, 1983, UNITED STATES EDITION     Unions in Trouble; PART III: Looking For New Members  The Associated Press, September 1, 1983, Thursday, PM cycle Broderbund goes console     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S26 Fischbach promoted     PR Newswire, September 9, 1983, Friday     Gregory Fischbach Part 2 - Acclaim https://www.patreon.com/posts/47720122     Gregory Fischbach Part 1 - Activision - Acclaim https://www.patreon.com/posts/46578120 International variants proliferate     https://archive.org/details/TeleMatch.N05.1983.08-KCz.pdf/page/n75/mode/1up?view=theater     http://atariboxed.com/index.php?go=output&sort=T1.Modul_Complete_Title,%20T1.Modul_Complete_Model,%20T1.Modul_Complete_TV,%20T1.Modul_Complete_Label&dir=DESC&rows_per_page=50&select_system=1&select_company=42 Move over pay-per-view porn, video games are the new hotness in hotel room entertainment     PR Newswire, September 20, 1983, Tuesday        https://patents.justia.com/assignee/international-anasazi-inc        https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/travel/1983/09/11/computer-shortcuts-nuclear-tour/0cafa363-b334-482f-a5b9-3a9453de3ec6/ Sooo many controllers!     https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-6/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater Coleco shocks analysts     https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/07/business/coleco-s-new-memory-device.html Adam, meet FCC, FCC stop Adam     https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews028-21Sep1983/page/n5/mode/2up TI cuts prices even further     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S6      TI hires coffee man to run computer division     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S4 TI opens up to 3rd parties     https://archive.org/details/TeleMatch.N05.1983.08-KCz.pdf/page/n75/mode/1up?view=theater Commodore reports record earnings and new ad strategy     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S4 Sinclair profits soar     https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews028-21Sep1983/page/n7/mode/2up Sinclair looks to China     https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews028-21Sep1983/page/n5/mode/2up Acorn second processors delayed... again     https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews029-28Sep1983/page/n3/mode/2up Tandy licenses software to CBS     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S10 HES  teams up with Microsoft     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S8 Osborne files for bankruptcy     https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/15/business/pacesetting-computer-maker-files-for-bankruptcy.html Toshiba gets into PC clone market.     https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews028-21Sep1983/page/n3/mode/2up Digital Research bets on productivity     https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews026-07Sep1983/page/n4/mode/1up        https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews027-14Sep1983/page/n3/mode/2up Computing goes mobile     https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-09_OCR         https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=891&st=1     https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=891&st=1         https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=891&st=1     https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/80s/1984/CE-1984-06.pdf Wizardry goes Windows     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S26 Infocom names Dornbrook product manager     Toy and Hobby World September 1983, S40 Draw like Bilbo     https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews027-14Sep1983/page/n5/mode/2up Computer magazines for the whole family flourish     https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/10/style/children-s-magazines-for-a-computer-age.html AT&T and Coleco join forces to bring games online     https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/08/business/at-t-and-coleco-in-video-game-venture.html College goes online     https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/13/us/correspondence-school-via-computer-is-planned.html        https://news.elearninginside.com/what-happened-to-the-electronic-university-network/ German gaming news goes Teletext     https://archive.org/details/TeleMatch.N05.1983.08-KCz.pdf/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater Apple secures silicon copyright     https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews028-21Sep1983/page/n3/mode/2up Will computers take your job?     https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/04/weekinreview/computers-worker-menace.html Your computer is keeping you from making babies!     Mass contraception, Nuclear News, September, 1983        https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Bill-Minkler/dp/0894485679   Pop music goes games     https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_023_1983-09_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n19/mode/1up?view=theater        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eIzNE356-Q     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGSoOgcWnLE        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4X2FG9Jbqw He-Man cartoon debuts     GI Joe miniseries debuts     Toy and Hobby WorldL8/18     Playthings September 1983 D&D cartoon debuts          Vic20 RIP     https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-2-6/page/n8/mode/1up?view=theater New Brain RIP     https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews026-07Sep1983/page/n5/mode/1up        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grundy_NewBrain        https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews028-21Sep1983/page/n3/mode/2up Dragon saved!     https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerNews/PersonalComputerNews027-14Sep1983/page/n3/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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