December 1992

Video Game Newsroom Time Machine

Sega launches the SegaCD, Nintendo and Sony kiss and make up & Intel goes multitasking

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 December 1992. 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: Night Trap Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/77928074 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Trap https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/journey_/screenshots https://www.mobygames.com/game/microleague-wrestling/screenshots https://www.mobygames.com/game/samantha-fox-strip-poker/screenshots

Corrections: November 1992 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/november-1992-76972106 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMS_Industries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bally_Manufacturing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Space_World https://www.mobygames.com/game/jaguar/defender-2000 https://www.retroplace.com/en/games/179282--teenage-mutant-hero-turtles-the-coin-op https://www.patreon.com/posts/leonard-tramiel-71643153

1992 Sega teams up with GE Play Meter Dec. 1992 pg. 3 Replay Dec. 1992 pg. 30 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real3D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sega_arcade_system_boards#Sega_Model_2 https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/virtua-fighter/screenshots https://www.mobygames.com/company/american-laser-games-inc

Exhilarama coming to a mall near you Play Meter Dec. 1992 pg. 30 https://arcadepreservation.fandom.com/wiki/Exhilarama

Redemption is on the rise Play Meter Dec. 1992 pg. 103 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redemption_game

SNES Street Fighter hits coindrop Replay Dec. 1992 pg. 30 https://www.mobygames.com/game/street-fighter-ii-the-world-warrior

SegaCD launches! https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20041%20%28December%201992%29/page/n59/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_CD

Nintendo and Sony make up https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20041%20%28December%201992%29/page/n57/mode/1up

Move over bit-wars, the meg-wars are here! https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%203%20%28December%201992%29/page/n16/mode/1up

EA is turning Japanese https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-12/page/n21/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_101/page/n115/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/electronic-arts-victor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_Victor

Virtual VCR is coming to SeagCD https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20041%20%28December%201992%29/page/n286/mode/1up https://segaretro.org/The_Colors_of_Modern_Rock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymrxb31N_VU

SF2 comes to the NES https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20041%20%28December%201992%29/page/n87/mode/1up https://bootleggames.fandom.com/wiki/Master_Fighter_VI%27

Intel introduces new interrupt architecture https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1992-12_OCR/page/n39/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Programmable_Interrupt_Controller

Infogrames drops the Amiga https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue1111992Dec/page/n9/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/micromania-segunda-epoca-55/page/n11/mode/2up

Sierra moves Amiga port development to Europe https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1992.12/page/n11/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/revolution-software-ltd https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_101/page/n65/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%203%20%28December%201992%29/page/n11/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/kings-quest-vi-heir-today-gone-tomorrow https://www.mobygames.com/game/legend-of-kyrandia/cover-art/gameCoverId,881/

Shareware gets more respect https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_101/page/n67/mode/1up

ESPN sues EA over EASN https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%203%20%28December%201992%29/page/n11/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/john-madden-football-93/cover-art/gameCoverId,49414/

Bell Atlantic moves to test streaming video Play Meter Dec. 1992 pg. 27 Replay Dec. 1992 pg. 17

Deadly Moves ad is just bizarre https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_041_December_1992 pg. 210 https://gamefabrique.com/games/power-moves/#&gid=1&pid=/posters/power-moves.jpg https://www.mobygames.com/game/deadly-moves

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/

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