Nintendo leaks SNES CD specs
Sega touts Genesis VR
Mortal Kombat coming to consoles
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 March 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: The Lost Vikings
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/81638094
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Vikings
Corrections:
February 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/february-1993-80279774
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvws5tOHsEE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sonic_the_Hedgehog_features
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS
1993.03
Japanese coinop cabs go BIG
Replay March 1993 pg. 7
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtua_Racing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_%26_Wild
October 1992 ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/october-1992-75188159
David C. Rockola passes away
Replay March 1993 pg. 25, 101
https://www.jukeboxhistory.info/rock-ola/history.html
https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1295
https://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?searchtype=advanced&mfgid=269
CES belonged to CD
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_104/page/n9/mode/1up
September 2002 ep- https://www.patreon.com/posts/september-2002-73539855
SNES CDRom specs leaked
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20044%20%28March%201993%29/page/n51/mode/1up
https://gamingdoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SNES-CD-ROM-System-1993.pdf
LaserActive brings laserdisc gaming home
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-03/page/n9/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaserActive
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20044%20%28March%201993%29/page/n49/mode/1up
http://www.laserdiscarchive.co.uk/laserdisc_archive/pioneer/pioneer_cld-a100/pioneer_cld-a100.htm
https://www.linkedin.com/in/triphawkins/
VR is coming from Sega
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-03/page/n10/mode/1up
Replay march 1993, pg. 37
https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10340
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_VR
Leonard Tramiel - Part 2 - Atari https://www.patreon.com/posts/71643153
https://www.mobygames.com/person/296287/kyle-hodgetts/
https://mumbrella.com.au/software-developer-lodges-court-claim-nines-aca-429820
https://www.pressreader.com/australia/weekend-gold-coast-bulletin/20121013/282123518741574
Acclaim gets Mortal Kombat
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-03/page/n10/mode/1up
https://www.giantbomb.com/mortal-monday/3015-4703/
Gregory Fischbach Part 2 - Acclaim https://www.patreon.com/posts/47720122
MicroProse moves onto Mac
https://archive.org/details/asm_magazine-1993-03/page/n9/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/game/company:10/platform:macintosh/sort:date/page:1/
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-03_OCR/page/n45/mode/1up
Wild Bill Stealey - Microprose https://www.patreon.com/posts/36710924
The Brits go ga-ga for the 486
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-03_OCR/page/n31/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-03_OCR/page/n35/mode/1up
AMD and Cyrix optimistic
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-03_OCR/page/n31/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrix
Virgin bundles up with Interplay
https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-03/page/n11/mode/1up
CGW starts the Patch File
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_104/page/n144/mode/1up
HDTV delayed but software industry stands at the ready
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-03_OCR/page/n29/mode/1up
FTC considers breaking up Microsoft
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-03_OCR/page/n37/mode/1up
New European law hits pirates
Replay March 1993 pg. 7
http://www.tilt.it/deb/edevg-en.html
https://archivio.corriere.it/Archivio/interface/slider.html#!paolo-di-nunno/NobwRAdghgtgpmAXGA1nAngdwPYCcAmYANGAC5wAepSYADlNgDbYAE+AlixAK4QTZgAvgF0gA
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-03_OCR/page/n35/mode/1up
Sonic is coming to comics
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20044%20%28March%201993%29/page/n148/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(Archie_Comics)
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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