Marylou Badeaux - Warner Records, Computer Entertainer, Video Game Update, Video Take-Out

Marylou Badeaux - Warner Records, Computer Entertainer, Video Game Update, Video Take-Out

Author: Karl Kuras June 30, 2026 Duration: 2:24:48

The history of video game magazines have given us some amazing publications that have helped historians understand the past in ways we otherwise would never be able to.
One publication, a newsletter produced by mail-order retailer Video Take-Out, has emerged as probably the most significant source for information about the industry in the 80s, Video Game Update and Computer Entertainer. 
Marylou Badeaux and her sister Celeste Dolan, miticulously catalogued the turbulent early years of consoles and home computers for their readers.  The fact that this amazing publication was Marylou's side gig while she was an executive at Warner Records, working with the likes of Quincy Jones and Prince, makes the magazine's excellence even more astounding.
Marylou takes us back to those heady days and we find out what it was like to be a retailer at that time, how news was gathered and what it was like to be dealing with some of the greatest musicians of the age.

Recorded: April 2026

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Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM/posts/marylou-badeaux-162489729
https://www.memories4you.com.au/
https://www.amazon.com/Moments-Remembering-Prince-Marylou-Badeaux/dp/0648189112
Computer Entertainer/Video Game Update Archive - https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22Computer+Entertainer%22&sort=-date
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storyville_(nightclub)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Records
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones
Listen Up - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102315/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11
Larry Graham - One in a Million You - https://youtu.be/SxCBu45HgjE?si=z8YKetaMDOTmlntt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarnerMedia#AOL_Time_Warner_(2001%E2%80%932003)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson


Copyright Karl Kuras


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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