August 1982

August 1982

Author: Karl Kuras September 5, 2022 Duration: 2:25:54
Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
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Copyright is coming for UK pirates
Computers invade Toys R Us
New York bans arcades but not peep shows

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 August 1982.
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: Kangaroo
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/71537593
https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/kangaroo

Corrections:
July 1982 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/july-1982-70742832
https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Bradley_Trainer
Historic Nerd video: https://youtu.be/nNpQyk3trR0
Gauntlet ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVJVxbaR5XM
Dig Dug commercial - https://youtu.be/NfWq5AFxSr8
Michael Katz Part 2 - Atari - Coleco - https://www.patreon.com/posts/63732329
Michael Katz Part Part 1 - Coleco - Epyx - Mattel - https://www.patreon.com/posts/35169258
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_of_NIMH

1982:
Coin ops come to grocery stores
Play Meter August 15, pg. 35

Coin-Op hits summer duldrums
Replay August 19982, pg. 3
Replay August 19982, pg. 5
Jim Trucano - AMOA - https://www.patreon.com/posts/48912975

Restrictions, restrictions, restrictions everywhere!
Play Meter, Replay, Games People Pay.
Games People Pay August 28, 1982, pg. 10

Castle Park enters the family entertainment center fray
Replay August 19982, pg. 18, 50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3fw3iYJ_TY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHxnzDngIt4
Replay August 19982, pg. 32
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron

Aladdin's castle branches into food
Replay August 19982, pg. 18
Play Meter August 15, pg. 38
https://twitter.com/ArcadeDreamsDoc/status/1396130014526156807

Bally goes high end with Tom Foolery
Replay August 19982, pg. 54
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1950799/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
https://youtu.be/6Pkq_eBHXJ4
August 1981 Jump - https://www.patreon.com/posts/august-1981-55291660

Beefsteak Charlie's tries games
Arcade Express August 30, 1982 pg. 2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beefsteak_Charlie%27s

Summer CES sees massive video game presence
Playthings August 1982, pg. 43
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_5200

Playthings magazine editor tells toy retailers to jump on video game bandwagon
Playthings August 1982
Michael Katz Part 2 - Atari - Coleco - https://www.patreon.com/posts/63732329
Michael Katz Part Part 1 - Coleco - Epyx - Mattel - https://www.patreon.com/posts/35169258

Atari slashes price of 5200
Arcade Express August 30, 1982 pg. 3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_5200
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ColecoVision

Intellivision offers $50 rebate
Arcade Express August 30, 1982 pg. 4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivision

Atari gets ET rights
https://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/19/business/atari-gets-et-rights.html?searchResultPosition=2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial_(video_game)

Coleco recalls Donkey Kong carts
Arcade Express August 30, 1982, pg. 1
https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/donkey-kong

Arcadia wants to Supercharge the VCS
Playthings August 1982, pg. 43
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starpath_Supercharger
https://www.mobygames.com/game/communist-mutants-from-space
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayCable
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famicom_Disk_System
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Channel

Philips announces Odyssey3
https://archive.org/details/videogaming-illustrated-august-1982/page/13/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey_2

PDI announces console games
Arcade Express August 30, 1982 pg. 4
https://www.mobygames.com/company/program-design-inc

CommaVid joins VCS cart fray
The Video Game Update August 1982
https://www.mobygames.com/company/commavid-inc

Lucasfilm enters VCS market
Playthings August 1982, pg. 43

CBS to distribute Colecovision internationally
Playthings August 1982

Counterfeiting hits home market
Playthings August 1982

TI heats up price war
https://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/04/business/home-computer-rebate-is-offered.html?searchResultPosition=4
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-08-19/page/n4/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TI-99/4A

Atari announces $50 price cut at CES
https://archive.org/details/1982-08-compute-magazine/page/n19/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_8-bit_family

Tandy closes out 4k CoCo
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-08-19/page/n4/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_Color_Computer

Toys R Us begins to carry computers
https://archive.org/details/1982-08-compute-magazine/page/n7/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toys_%22R%22_Us

Everyone wants to make it to retail
https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-08/page/n446/mode/1up

Timex launches souped up ZX81
https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-08/page/n444/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX81

Sony introduces SMC-70
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-08-05/page/n4/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_SMC-70

IBM PC sales expected to rise
https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-08/page/n444/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer

Apple profits for the year rise
https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-08/page/n444/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ComputerLand
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_III
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Lisa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh

UK Government announces micros for schools scheme
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-08-05/page/n4/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-08-12/page/n4/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LINK_480Z
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Micro

New York shuts down arcades but not peep shows
Play Meter August 1, pg. 19

Sega wins UK court battle
Play Meter August 15, pg. 24
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-08-05/page/n12/mode/1up

Atari extends copyright fight internationally
https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1982-08-26/page/n3/mode/2up
https://www.mobygames.com/game/vic-20/vic-men
https://www.mobygames.com/game/vic-20/pac-man

Astrocade sues Atari & Commodore
Arcade Express August 30, 1982, pg. 1
https://archive.org/details/ballyalley_Press_Release_Patent_Infringement
https://books.google.de/books?id=ZTAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=astrocade+lawsuit+commodore&source=bl&ots=e07mUP1sEM&sig=ACfU3U2ZAsFdARGqjVKnm3KWAhgSlx_26A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiEgIzy1PD5AhVmQPEDHUK4CI8Q6AF6BAgdEAM#v=onepage&q=astrocade%20lawsuit%20commodore&f=false
https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/patents/patent/US-4296930-A
https://patents.google.com/patent/US4301503A/en
https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1982-08/page/n12/mode/1up

Cornnuts sues Midway
Replay August 1982 pg. 68
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/Bay-Area-history-of-Corn-Nuts-Oakland-snack-16194249.php
Games People Pay August 21, 1982 pg. 2

Atari starts new research lab
Replay August 19982, pg. 21

The Games Channel wants to take epic gaming online
Replay August 19982, pg. 66
http://tgn-inc.com/
https://larryjdunlap.com/meet-larry/

Steve Wozniak announces the Us Festival
https://archive.org/details/Micro_NO._51_1982-08_Micro_Ink_US/page/n8/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Festival

Larry Kaplan leaves Activision
Arcade Express August 30, 1982 pg. 4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac

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/

Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.

Copyright Karl Kuras

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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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