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May 1993
Manage episode 367108231 series 2464403
Super Mario Brothers hits theatres, Blast Processing brings sega to the next level & Id shows off Doom
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 May 1993. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book
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Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/85137884 https://www.mobygames.com/game/7145/bubsy-in-claws-encounters-of-the-furred-kind/
Corrections: April 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/april-1993-83830415 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/12795/king-arthurs-world/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_YKqu0uOfs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXT_Computer
1993: Morici to unify Capcom Play Meter May 1993 pg. 3 Joe Morici - Capcom https://www.patreon.com/posts/37289815
Capcom brings Street Fighter to Genesis https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AGamePro_US_046.pdf&page=166 https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%208%20%28May%201993%29/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater Joe Morici - Capcom https://www.patreon.com/posts/37289815 https://www.mobygames.com/game/6239/street-fighter-ii-the-world-warrior/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/8053/street-fighter-ii-champion-edition/
Sega explains Blast Processing at CES https://archive.org/details/video-games-computer-entertainment-may-1993/page/n12/mode/1up
Sega to offer games over cable Play Meter May 1993 pg. 3 Replay May 1993 pg. 33 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellaview
Marty announced https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20046%20%28May%201993%29/page/n51/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM_Towns_Marty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_(console)
Return to Zork to come to 3DO https://archive.org/details/video-games-computer-entertainment-may-1993/page/n18/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/1219/return-to-zork/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/company:2/platform:3do/sort:title/page:1/ Nintendo launches barebones Gameboy https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%208%20%28May%201993%29/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy
Sonic brings Game Gears to HoJos https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%208%20%28May%201993%29/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Gear
PDAs take CES by storm https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/90s/93/PE-1993-05.pdf pg. 5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_digital_assistant https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC/GEOS Doom previewed https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-05/page/n5/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%208%20%28May%201993%29/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_(1993_video_game) https://www.mobygames.com/game/1068/doom/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/1068/doom/cover/group-72091/cover-194558/
First Pentium systems ship https://archive.org/details/computerworld2719unse/page/16/mode/1up?view=theater
Intel sues AMD https://archive.org/details/computerworld2718unse/page/6/mode/1up?view=theater
Intel sees stock soar https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_106/page/n9/mode/1up
Plug-and-play coming to PC https://archive.org/details/BYTE-1993-05/page/n35/mode/1up?view=theater
Mac compatibles arrive too late https://archive.org/details/BYTE-1993-05/page/n35/mode/1up?view=theater Layoffs hit computer game makers https://archive.org/details/questbusters-v10n05/page/n1/mode/1up Wild Bill Stealey - Microprose https://www.patreon.com/posts/36710924 Joel Billings - SSI https://www.patreon.com/posts/36827469
Commodore clocks in big in the UK https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-56/page/n14/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.pagetable.com/?p=547
The Future of C64 game software looks bleak https://commodore.software/downloads?task=download.send&id=14993&catid=721&m=0 pg. 13 Binary Asylum formed https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-56/page/n18/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/company/5576/binary-asylum/
Cable providers move into information services https://archive.org/details/computerworld2712unse20/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater
TSN teams up with AT&T https://archive.org/details/questbusters-v10n05/page/n1/mode/1up https://www.filfre.net/2018/02/the-sierra-network/
Interplay locks down Star Trek license https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AGamePro_US_046.pdf&page=166 https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%208%20%28May%201993%29/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/group/11345/star-trek-licensees/sort:date/
Shaq signs with EA https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%208%20%28May%201993%29/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game/14585/shaq-fu/
Street Fighter action figures debut https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AGamePro_US_046.pdf&page=166 https://www.3djoes.com/the-gi-joe-yearbook-a-visual-index-of-carded-figures.html
Computerland cuts back https://archive.org/details/computerworld2719unse/page/6/mode/1up?view=theater Software industry enlists USTR to fight piracy https://ustr.gov/about-us https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:GamePro_US_046.pdf&page=167
UK court expands software copyright protection https://archive.org/details/BYTE-1993-05/page/n31/mode/1up Super Mario Brothers hits theaters https://archive.org/details/video-games-computer-entertainment-may-1993/page/n17/mode/1up https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108255/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Superman is dead https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AGamePro_US_046.pdf&page=51 https://www.fortressofbaileytude.com/wizard-superman-tribute-edition/
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/ Modo Historia: http://guillermocrespi.com/modohistoriapod/ 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
doom nintendo sega mario shaqfu star trek sierra intel amd fm towns marty gameboy street fighter
196 episodes
Manage episode 367108231 series 2464403
Super Mario Brothers hits theatres, Blast Processing brings sega to the next level & Id shows off Doom
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 May 1993. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.
Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book
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: Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/85137884 https://www.mobygames.com/game/7145/bubsy-in-claws-encounters-of-the-furred-kind/
Corrections: April 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/april-1993-83830415 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/12795/king-arthurs-world/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_YKqu0uOfs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXT_Computer
1993: Morici to unify Capcom Play Meter May 1993 pg. 3 Joe Morici - Capcom https://www.patreon.com/posts/37289815
Capcom brings Street Fighter to Genesis https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AGamePro_US_046.pdf&page=166 https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%208%20%28May%201993%29/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater Joe Morici - Capcom https://www.patreon.com/posts/37289815 https://www.mobygames.com/game/6239/street-fighter-ii-the-world-warrior/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/8053/street-fighter-ii-champion-edition/
Sega explains Blast Processing at CES https://archive.org/details/video-games-computer-entertainment-may-1993/page/n12/mode/1up
Sega to offer games over cable Play Meter May 1993 pg. 3 Replay May 1993 pg. 33 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellaview
Marty announced https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20046%20%28May%201993%29/page/n51/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM_Towns_Marty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_(console)
Return to Zork to come to 3DO https://archive.org/details/video-games-computer-entertainment-may-1993/page/n18/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/1219/return-to-zork/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/company:2/platform:3do/sort:title/page:1/ Nintendo launches barebones Gameboy https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%208%20%28May%201993%29/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy
Sonic brings Game Gears to HoJos https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%208%20%28May%201993%29/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Gear
PDAs take CES by storm https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/90s/93/PE-1993-05.pdf pg. 5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_digital_assistant https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC/GEOS Doom previewed https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-05/page/n5/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%208%20%28May%201993%29/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_(1993_video_game) https://www.mobygames.com/game/1068/doom/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/1068/doom/cover/group-72091/cover-194558/
First Pentium systems ship https://archive.org/details/computerworld2719unse/page/16/mode/1up?view=theater
Intel sues AMD https://archive.org/details/computerworld2718unse/page/6/mode/1up?view=theater
Intel sees stock soar https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_106/page/n9/mode/1up
Plug-and-play coming to PC https://archive.org/details/BYTE-1993-05/page/n35/mode/1up?view=theater
Mac compatibles arrive too late https://archive.org/details/BYTE-1993-05/page/n35/mode/1up?view=theater Layoffs hit computer game makers https://archive.org/details/questbusters-v10n05/page/n1/mode/1up Wild Bill Stealey - Microprose https://www.patreon.com/posts/36710924 Joel Billings - SSI https://www.patreon.com/posts/36827469
Commodore clocks in big in the UK https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-56/page/n14/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.pagetable.com/?p=547
The Future of C64 game software looks bleak https://commodore.software/downloads?task=download.send&id=14993&catid=721&m=0 pg. 13 Binary Asylum formed https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-56/page/n18/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/company/5576/binary-asylum/
Cable providers move into information services https://archive.org/details/computerworld2712unse20/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater
TSN teams up with AT&T https://archive.org/details/questbusters-v10n05/page/n1/mode/1up https://www.filfre.net/2018/02/the-sierra-network/
Interplay locks down Star Trek license https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AGamePro_US_046.pdf&page=166 https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%208%20%28May%201993%29/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/group/11345/star-trek-licensees/sort:date/
Shaq signs with EA https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%208%20%28May%201993%29/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game/14585/shaq-fu/
Street Fighter action figures debut https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AGamePro_US_046.pdf&page=166 https://www.3djoes.com/the-gi-joe-yearbook-a-visual-index-of-carded-figures.html
Computerland cuts back https://archive.org/details/computerworld2719unse/page/6/mode/1up?view=theater Software industry enlists USTR to fight piracy https://ustr.gov/about-us https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:GamePro_US_046.pdf&page=167
UK court expands software copyright protection https://archive.org/details/BYTE-1993-05/page/n31/mode/1up Super Mario Brothers hits theaters https://archive.org/details/video-games-computer-entertainment-may-1993/page/n17/mode/1up https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108255/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Superman is dead https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AGamePro_US_046.pdf&page=51 https://www.fortressofbaileytude.com/wizard-superman-tribute-edition/
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/ Modo Historia: http://guillermocrespi.com/modohistoriapod/ 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
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