June 1993

Video Game Newsroom Time Machine

Street Fighter movie is a go Traditional computer game makers falter Sega's Battle with Nintendo heats up

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 June 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: Kirby's Adventure Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/86863884 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirby%27s_Adventure

Corrections: May 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/may-1993-85165933 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ https://www.mobygames.com/group/11345/star-trek-licensees/sort:date/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/7384/the-death-and-return-of-superman/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Death_in_the_Family_(comics)

1993: Capcom set to cofinance Street Fighter movie.... oh, and Street Fighter 3 to come in the Fall Replay June 1993, pg. 3 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111301/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_street%2520fighter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_R._Pressman

Capcom announces Street Fighter 2 Turbo for Super Famicom https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20047%20%28June%201993%29/page/n3/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20047%20%28June%201993%29/page/n73/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20047%20%28June%201993%29/page/n127/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HuCard https://www.mobygames.com/game/8053/street-fighter-ii-champion-edition/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/6239/street-fighter-ii-the-world-warrior/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/7083/street-fighter-ii-turbo/

Castlevania coming to the Genesis https://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_many_deaths_of_Optimus_Prime https://www.mobygames.com/game/company:4353/platform:genesis/sort:title/page:1/

Sega reduces cartridge production costs https://archive.org/details/video-games-computer-entertainment-june-1993/page/n7/mode/2up Wild Bill Stealey - Microprose https://www.patreon.com/posts/36710924

Nintendo announces Super Famicom online play https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20047%20%28June%201993%29/page/n75/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellaview https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.GIGA

Japanese cart prices drop fast! https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_047_June_1993/page/n121/mode/1up Jerry Wolosenko - Synapse https://www.patreon.com/posts/42014024 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Space_World

Tomy brings Barcode Battler to the West https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-57/page/n13/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode_Battler

Konami's Arcadeboy will turn your gameboy into an arcade cabinet Video Games 06-1993 pg. 31 http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=VmlkZW8gR2FtZXMvMTk5Mw== https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/04/feature_the_konami_hyperboy_is_a_dumb_but_loveable_throwback_to_a_bygone_era Court gives AMD go ahead to make 486s https://archive.org/details/pc-review-20/page/14/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Micro_Devices,_Inc._v._Intel_Corp.

Creative Labs shows off Soundblaster 16 at Cebit PC Games 06-1993 pg 18 http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=UEMtR2FtZXMvMTk5Mw==

EPA hopes Energystar will help save the planet https://archive.org/details/BYTE-1993-06/page/n35/mode/1up?view=theater&q=energystar https://rmi.org/cryptocurrencys-energy-consumption-problem/

Windows is coming to everything! https://archive.org/details/BYTE-1993-06/page/n92/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Microsoft_Windows_versions

Maxis wants to unify game data https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_107/page/n95/mode/1up?view=theater http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-simulations-of-will-wright/ https://www.mobygames.com/group/1066/simcity-series/

Andy Hollis leaves Microprose https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-june-1993/page/58/mode/2up https://www.mobygames.com/group/8561/janes-combat-simulations/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/1365/strike-commander/

Viacom buys ICOM https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-june-1993/page/58/mode/2up https://www.mobygames.com/company/330/rabid-entertainment-inc/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/447/viacom-new-media/

Trimark gets interactive https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_53_June_1993/page/n21/mode/2up https://www.mobygames.com/company/753/trimark-interactive/

Spectrum Holobyte gets cash infusion https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_53_June_1993/page/n21/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue1171993Jun/page/n41/mode/1up

Sheff's Game Over gets reviewed Replay June 1993, pg. 37

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30 years ago: #StreetFighter movie is a go, Traditional computer game makers falter & #Sega's battle with #Nintendo heats up

These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM with @tcwpodcast's Alex!

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