April 1993

April 1993

Author: Karl Kuras May 31, 2023 Duration: 1:47:50
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Street Fighter 2 merch goes into overdrive,
Nintendo neuters Mortal Kombat &
The World Wide Web goes open source

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 April 1993. 
As always,  we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

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Links:
7 Minutes in Heaven: King Arthur's World
    Video Version:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/83771920
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/12795/king-arthurs-world/
    https://www.mobygames.com/company/1151/argonaut-games-plc/

Corrections:
    March 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/march-1993-81661515
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(Archie_Comics)#Legal_issues
    https://youtu.be/542sM2Gylx8

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ACME Show goes for diversity
    Replay April 1993 pg. 43
    https://www.virtual-reality-shop.co.uk/awt-reality-rocket/
    https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Nintendo_Super_System

Visions of Reality joins VR race
    Play Meter April 1993 pg. 3   
    Replay April 1993, pg. 3
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-10-fi-33739-story.html

Zool arcade game debuts at Earls Court
    https://archive.org/details/pc-review-018/page/18/mode/1up
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/5776/zool/
    https://www.mobygames.com/company/1321/arcadia-systems-inc/

Capcom does "moichendising"!
    Play Meter April 1993 pg. 20
    RePlay April 1993 pg. 22
    
American Laser goes after Picmatic
    https://archive.org/details/cashbox56unse_30/page/26/mode/1up
    https://www.mobygames.com/company/5258/picmatic-sa/
    https://www.mobygames.com/company/442/american-laser-games-inc/

Jaguar impresses at CES
    https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20045%20%28April%201993%29/page/n26/mode/1up
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Jaguar
    eonard Tramiel - Part 2 - Atari https://www.patreon.com/posts/71643153

Konix Multi System is back!
    https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20045%20%28April%201993%29/page/n55/mode/1up
    https://www.konixmultisystem.co.uk/index.php?id=msu
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konix_Multisystem

SNES MK to be neutered
    https://archive.org/details/video-games-computer-entertainment-april-1993/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/599/mortal-kombat/trivia/
    Gregory Fischbach Part 2 - Acclaim  https://www.patreon.com/posts/47720122

John Madden goes rental only
    https://archive.org/details/video-games-computer-entertainment-april-1993/page/n17/mode/1up?view=theater
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/43734/john-madden-football-93-championship-edition/

Sammy shuts down Treco
    https://archive.org/details/video-games-computer-entertainment-april-1993/page/n19/mode/1up?view=theater    
    https://www.mobygames.com/company/10527/american-treco-corporation/
    
DOS 6.0 learns to compress
    https://vintageapple.org/byte/pdf/199304_Byte_Magazine_Vol_18-04_Fighting_Fatware.pdf  pg. 44
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-DOS#MS-DOS_6.x

Microsoft gets sued for violating patents
    https://vintageapple.org/byte/pdf/199304_Byte_Magazine_Vol_18-04_Fighting_Fatware.pdf  pg. 28
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-DOS#MS-DOS_6.x    
    https://gunkies.org/wiki/Stacker
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patent

IBM losses mount
    https://archive.org/details/video-games-computer-entertainment-april-1993/page/n19/mode/1up?view=theater
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM

Canon buys Next hardware division
    https://vintageapple.org/byte/pdf/199304_Byte_Magazine_Vol_18-04_Fighting_Fatware.pdf pg. 36, 40
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXT#1993%E2%80%931996:_NeXT_Software,_Inc.

MECC pulls Freedom!
    https://archive.org/details/video-games-computer-entertainment-april-1993/page/n17/mode/1up?view=theater    
    https://www.mobygames.com/company/936/mecc/   
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/42271/freedom/trivia/
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/27756/freedom-rebels-in-the-darkness/

Daryl Gates to design Police Quest 4
    https://archive.org/details/video-games-computer-entertainment-april-1993/page/n19/mode/1up?view=theater   
    https://www.mobygames.com/person/83001/james-walls/    
    https://www.mobygames.com/person/26457/daryl-f-gates/

Photoshop arrives on Windows
    https://vintageapple.org/byte/pdf/199304_Byte_Magazine_Vol_18-04_Fighting_Fatware.pdf  pg. 48
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop

First GSM call made
    https://vintageapple.org/byte/pdf/199304_Byte_Magazine_Vol_18-04_Fighting_Fatware.pdf   pg. 36   
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GSM
    
NBC plans to bring news to the PC
    https://archive.org/details/1993-04-compute-magazine/page/n37/mode/1up?view=theater   
    https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/12/business/ibm-and-nbc-will-market-a-news-service-to-pc-users.html

internet opened up
    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/world-wide-web-launches-in-public-domain
    https://home.cern/science/computing/birth-web

Sinclair User is no more..
    https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-134
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_User

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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Ever wonder what gamers were actually talking about decades ago, before online forums and endless hot takes? Each month, Video Game Newsroom Time Machine hosted by Karl Kuras does exactly that, dusting off the headlines and magazine pages from the past. This isn't just a nostalgia trip; it's a grounded look at the industry's turning points as they happened. You'll hear about the surprising announcements, the forgotten controversies, and the hardware launches that had everyone buzzing-from arcade trends in Japan to home computer wars in Europe and North America. The podcast specifically revisits news from exactly 30, 40, and 50 years prior, creating a unique layered perspective on how video game culture evolved. It’s like sitting in a newsroom from a different era, piecing together the stories that shaped the games we remember today. Tune in for a monthly dose of context, where the past conversations about pixels and processors feel surprisingly fresh and directly connected to the present.
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