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Compaq gives birth to the PC clone, Commodore and TI declare war on Sinclair & A day of reckoning awaits the software business
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 January 1983. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Jon from the Retro Games Squad is our cohost. You can find his other fine retrogaming work here: https://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/
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Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: River Raid Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/78434628 https://www.mobygames.com/game/river-raid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Raid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Shaw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Pictures#1980s:_Coca-Cola,_Tri-Star,_and_other_acquisitions_and_ventures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Kassar https://www.amoa.com https://www.mobygames.com/game/astron-belt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEEwZkbSmEU
Corrections: December 1982 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/december-1982-77433012
Ethans new series: https://www.youtube.com/@play_history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velcro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaserDisc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEEwZkbSmEU
1973 Pong doing well https://archive.org/details/cashbox34unse_28/page/37/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong
1983 Retailers rethink games https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/24/business/stores-reassess-video-games.html?searchResultPosition=20
Nassau County wants big money from operators https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/02/nyregion/battle-for-the-dollar-looms-in-albany.html?searchResultPosition=3
SNK sells direct to operators Replay Jan. 1983 pg. 88 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxEzVjfkELo
Japan recognizes game copyrights Replay Jan. 1983 pg. 18 Games People Jan. 8, 1983 pg. 1
Bally Midway wins pillow fight Games People Jan. 22, 1983 pg. 1
Pacmania continues Games People Jan. 8, 1983 pg. 1 https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n12a/page/n3/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083461/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085008/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Supercade
Winter CES sees the rise of the software providers https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/08/business/the-new-software-suppliers.html?searchResultPosition=4 https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/08/arts/electronics-fair-views-consumer-s-tomorrow.html?searchResultPosition=5 https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n2/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1983-01/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater
Repackaged Consoles to debut at CES https://retrocdn.net/File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.1_10.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJDy0XC6vDg http://ultimateconsoledatabase.com/classics/odyssey_3.htm https://history.blueskyrangers.com/parkerbro/unreleasedparker.html
Big names are being attracted to games https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/13/arts/makers-vie-for-millions-in-home-video-games.html?searchResultPosition=7 https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n11/page/n1/mode/1up Buy 2 get 1 free is the post Xmas slogan https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92300722/video-game-market-profile-part-1/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92300741/video-game-market-profile-part-2/
MB buys Sanders license https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/06/business/milton-bradley-license.html?searchResultPosition=6
Imagic settles with Atari https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/05/business/atari-suit-settled.html?searchResultPosition=2
Imagic delays stock offering https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n12a https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n3/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n3/mode/1up
Custer's Revenge resolution goes to court https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/23/nyregion/video-games-pose-thorny-legal-issue.html?searchResultPosition=18 Games People Jan. 1 1983, pg. 4 https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/swedish-erotica-custers-revenge
Custer's Revenge discontinued https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92040119/custers-revenge-pulled-from-shelves/
Atari warns users against 3rd party carts in Germany https://archive.org/details/atari-club-magazin-1983-1/page/4/mode/1up
Modify your games with Answer's PGP1 https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-personal-game-programmer-pgp-1_20131.html
Turn your VCS into a computer https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater http://atarihq.com/museum/2678/piggybak.html https://books.google.de/books?id=7y8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA9&lpg=PA9&dq=entex+2000+piggyback&source=bl&ots=OX0w8DE4xG&sig=ACfU3U3WG9VdcJUcR9NCX3q7LdlLJxWc8Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJ9830hfn8AhVUgf0HHVo_AZQQ6AF6BAgdEAM#v=onepage&q=entex%202000%20piggyback&f=false
Palmtex takes gaming on the go https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n3/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmtex_Portable_Videogame_System https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP7wtw4rk4g
Byte gets hands on with Compaq https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-01_OCR/page/n31/mode/1up?view=theater Apple unveils the Lisa https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-27/page/n4/mode/1up https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=265&st=1
Intel introduces the 80286 https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-01_OCR/page/n473/mode/1up?view=theater
3.5" floppy standard agreed on https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/11/business/sony-agreement.html?searchResultPosition=6 https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-01_OCR/page/n475/mode/1up?view=theater
CPM compatibility grows more difficult https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-01_OCR/page/n472/mode/1up?view=theater
Commodore announces portable 64 https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-20/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
Tramiel declares war on Sinclair https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1983-01/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater Texas Instruments targets ZX81 with TI99/2 https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-27/page/n4/mode/1up https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=267
Timex to distribute Speccy in USA https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-06/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timex_Sinclair_2068
Clive sells 10% stake in Sinclair Research https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-27/page/n4/mode/1up
Competition Pro Joystick debuts https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-27/page/n4/mode/1up https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition_Pro Roklan moves into cartridges https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n12a/page/n3/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/roklan-corporation
Cosmi brings budget software to home micros https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n1/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/cosmi-corporation
Survival Software pioneers the demo disk https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n11/page/n1/mode/1up
Gamestar advertises Starbowl https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1983-01/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,7082/
Epyx gets cash infusion https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n12a/page/n1/mode/1up Michael Katz Part Part 1 - Coleco - Epyx - Mattel https://www.patreon.com/posts/35169258
Bug Byte defectors dare to Imagine https://archive.org/details/computer-and-videogames-015/page/n114/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/zx-spectrum/arcadia/credits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB3QtuL29Cs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnzE4Oawtww https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-06/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/company/imagine
Bug Byte ditches mail order https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-06/mode/1up?view=theater
Creative Computing drops out of the software game https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1983-01/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater
Independent computer stores are closing https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-01_OCR/page/n475/mode/1up?view=theater
Returns loom as threat to software industry https://archive.org/details/software-merchandising-january-1983/page/70/mode/1up
Console tech comes to phones https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/07/business/baby-bell-offers-its-first-2-phones.html?searchResultPosition=7
Graphics are holding online shopping back https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/13/business/technology-retailing-by-computer.html?searchResultPosition=14
The Internet is born https://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit07/internet07_02.phtml
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
Find out on the VGNRTM
40 years ago: Compaq gives birth to the PC clone, Commodore and TI declare war on Sinclair & A day of reckoning awaits the software business
These stories and many more on the latest episode of the VGNRTM
crash,atari,sega,mattel,coleco,intellivision,vcs,commodore,texasinstruments,apple,lisa, compaq
201 episodes
Manage episode 354872696 series 2464403
Compaq gives birth to the PC clone, Commodore and TI declare war on Sinclair & A day of reckoning awaits the software business
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 January 1983. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Jon from the Retro Games Squad is our cohost. You can find his other fine retrogaming work here: https://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/
Get us on your mobile device: Android: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine
And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM
Send comments on Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com
Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: River Raid Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/78434628 https://www.mobygames.com/game/river-raid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Raid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Shaw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Pictures#1980s:_Coca-Cola,_Tri-Star,_and_other_acquisitions_and_ventures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Kassar https://www.amoa.com https://www.mobygames.com/game/astron-belt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEEwZkbSmEU
Corrections: December 1982 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/december-1982-77433012
Ethans new series: https://www.youtube.com/@play_history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velcro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaserDisc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEEwZkbSmEU
1973 Pong doing well https://archive.org/details/cashbox34unse_28/page/37/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong
1983 Retailers rethink games https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/24/business/stores-reassess-video-games.html?searchResultPosition=20
Nassau County wants big money from operators https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/02/nyregion/battle-for-the-dollar-looms-in-albany.html?searchResultPosition=3
SNK sells direct to operators Replay Jan. 1983 pg. 88 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxEzVjfkELo
Japan recognizes game copyrights Replay Jan. 1983 pg. 18 Games People Jan. 8, 1983 pg. 1
Bally Midway wins pillow fight Games People Jan. 22, 1983 pg. 1
Pacmania continues Games People Jan. 8, 1983 pg. 1 https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n12a/page/n3/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083461/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085008/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Supercade
Winter CES sees the rise of the software providers https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/08/business/the-new-software-suppliers.html?searchResultPosition=4 https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/08/arts/electronics-fair-views-consumer-s-tomorrow.html?searchResultPosition=5 https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n2/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1983-01/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater
Repackaged Consoles to debut at CES https://retrocdn.net/File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.1_10.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJDy0XC6vDg http://ultimateconsoledatabase.com/classics/odyssey_3.htm https://history.blueskyrangers.com/parkerbro/unreleasedparker.html
Big names are being attracted to games https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/13/arts/makers-vie-for-millions-in-home-video-games.html?searchResultPosition=7 https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n11/page/n1/mode/1up Buy 2 get 1 free is the post Xmas slogan https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92300722/video-game-market-profile-part-1/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92300741/video-game-market-profile-part-2/
MB buys Sanders license https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/06/business/milton-bradley-license.html?searchResultPosition=6
Imagic settles with Atari https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/05/business/atari-suit-settled.html?searchResultPosition=2
Imagic delays stock offering https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n12a https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n3/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n3/mode/1up
Custer's Revenge resolution goes to court https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/23/nyregion/video-games-pose-thorny-legal-issue.html?searchResultPosition=18 Games People Jan. 1 1983, pg. 4 https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/swedish-erotica-custers-revenge
Custer's Revenge discontinued https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92040119/custers-revenge-pulled-from-shelves/
Atari warns users against 3rd party carts in Germany https://archive.org/details/atari-club-magazin-1983-1/page/4/mode/1up
Modify your games with Answer's PGP1 https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-personal-game-programmer-pgp-1_20131.html
Turn your VCS into a computer https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater http://atarihq.com/museum/2678/piggybak.html https://books.google.de/books?id=7y8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA9&lpg=PA9&dq=entex+2000+piggyback&source=bl&ots=OX0w8DE4xG&sig=ACfU3U3WG9VdcJUcR9NCX3q7LdlLJxWc8Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJ9830hfn8AhVUgf0HHVo_AZQQ6AF6BAgdEAM#v=onepage&q=entex%202000%20piggyback&f=false
Palmtex takes gaming on the go https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n3/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmtex_Portable_Videogame_System https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP7wtw4rk4g
Byte gets hands on with Compaq https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-01_OCR/page/n31/mode/1up?view=theater Apple unveils the Lisa https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-27/page/n4/mode/1up https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=265&st=1
Intel introduces the 80286 https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-01_OCR/page/n473/mode/1up?view=theater
3.5" floppy standard agreed on https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/11/business/sony-agreement.html?searchResultPosition=6 https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-01_OCR/page/n475/mode/1up?view=theater
CPM compatibility grows more difficult https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-01_OCR/page/n472/mode/1up?view=theater
Commodore announces portable 64 https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-20/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater
Tramiel declares war on Sinclair https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1983-01/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater Texas Instruments targets ZX81 with TI99/2 https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-27/page/n4/mode/1up https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=267
Timex to distribute Speccy in USA https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-06/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timex_Sinclair_2068
Clive sells 10% stake in Sinclair Research https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-27/page/n4/mode/1up
Competition Pro Joystick debuts https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-27/page/n4/mode/1up https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition_Pro Roklan moves into cartridges https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n12a/page/n3/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/roklan-corporation
Cosmi brings budget software to home micros https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n13/page/n1/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/cosmi-corporation
Survival Software pioneers the demo disk https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n11/page/n1/mode/1up
Gamestar advertises Starbowl https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1983-01/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,7082/
Epyx gets cash infusion https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n12a/page/n1/mode/1up Michael Katz Part Part 1 - Coleco - Epyx - Mattel https://www.patreon.com/posts/35169258
Bug Byte defectors dare to Imagine https://archive.org/details/computer-and-videogames-015/page/n114/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/zx-spectrum/arcadia/credits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB3QtuL29Cs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnzE4Oawtww https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-06/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/company/imagine
Bug Byte ditches mail order https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1983-01-06/mode/1up?view=theater
Creative Computing drops out of the software game https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1983-01/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater
Independent computer stores are closing https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1983-01_OCR/page/n475/mode/1up?view=theater
Returns loom as threat to software industry https://archive.org/details/software-merchandising-january-1983/page/70/mode/1up
Console tech comes to phones https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/07/business/baby-bell-offers-its-first-2-phones.html?searchResultPosition=7
Graphics are holding online shopping back https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/13/business/technology-retailing-by-computer.html?searchResultPosition=14
The Internet is born https://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit07/internet07_02.phtml
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
Find out on the VGNRTM
40 years ago: Compaq gives birth to the PC clone, Commodore and TI declare war on Sinclair & A day of reckoning awaits the software business
These stories and many more on the latest episode of the VGNRTM
crash,atari,sega,mattel,coleco,intellivision,vcs,commodore,texasinstruments,apple,lisa, compaq
201 episodes
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