Video game violence begins to make operators uneasy
3DO plans to shake up console biz
Federal investigation into Nintendo dropped
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 February 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: Ecco The Dolphin
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-80192007
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecco_the_Dolphin
https://www.mobygames.com/game/6677/ecco-the-dolphin/
https://www.mobygames.com/group/741/ecco-the-dolphin-series/
Corrections:
January 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/january-1993-78923081
https://youtu.be/Sr0BVKb9Am0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMS_Industries
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Turbo
https://twitter.com/itsjohnnyturbo?lang=en
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craftsman_(tools)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black%2BDecker
1993.02
WMS sues to stop Aladdin sale
RePlay Feb. 1993, pg. 16
Kevin Hayes - Atari - Namco https://www.patreon.com/posts/50612798
Capcom's Revenue Sharing scheme shakes up AMOA
RePlay Feb. 1993, pg. 29
Move over Battletech... Star Wars is here!
https://archive.org/details/vgce_93-02/page/n21/mode/1up?view=theater
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Vernost
https://books.google.de/books?id=vBaRlzJ2LKkC&lpg=PP1&hl=de&pg=PA39#v=onepage&q=vernost&f=false
https://youtu.be/oLmFwsZsS7U
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_on_Fractalus!
Video game violence issue returns
RePlay Feb. 1993 pg. 101
Gary Brose - Seattle Funplex https://www.patreon.com/posts/gary-brose-79660873
3DO business model revealed
https://archive.org/details/vgce_93-02/page/n21/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DO_Interactive_Multiplayer
https://youtu.be/yxF1_wg2d_Q
Sega announces Genesis 2
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20043%20%28February%201993%29/page/n49/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Genesis#Variations
NEC wants to kick your butt with the Virtual Cushion
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20043%20%28February%201993%29/page/n67/mode/1up
https://consolevariations.com/variation/accessory/nec-pc-engine-virtual-cushion
And on the SNES CD front
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20043%20%28February%201993%29/page/n43/mode/1up
Namco brings bar code battling to Gameboy
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20043%20%28February%201993%29/page/n65/mode/1up
https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Barcode_Boy
CD burners become affordable
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-02_OCR/page/n17/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-02_OCR/page/n37/mode/1up
Court squashes AMD 486 roll out
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-02_OCR/page/n41/mode/1up
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-12-fi-19170-story.html
https://archive.org/details/pc-review-16/page/20/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-02_OCR/page/n39/mode/1up
Notebooks come of age at COMDEX
https://archive.org/details/1993-02-compute-magazine/page/n185/mode/1up?view=theater
FTC drops case against Nintendo
https://archive.org/details/vgce_93-02/page/n21/mode/1up?view=theater
Sega settles Magnavox suit
Play Meter Feb. 1993 pg. 3
German software leasing may be coming to an end
https://archive.org/details/AmigaJoker199302/page/n7/mode/1up
European law to fill software protection gaps
https://archive.org/details/AmigaJoker199302/page/n39/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Programs_Directive
Sonic is coming to TV
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20043%20%28February%201993%29/page/n216/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventures_of_Sonic_the_Hedgehog
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(TV_series)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(Archie_Comics)
Virtuality adds flight sim
https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-53/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtuality_(product)
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.
Copyright Karl Kuras
