March 1993

Video Game Newsroom Time Machine

Nintendo leaks SNES CD specs Sega touts Genesis VR Mortal Kombat coming to consoles

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 March 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: The Lost Vikings Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/81638094 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Vikings

Corrections: February 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/february-1993-80279774 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvws5tOHsEE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sonic_the_Hedgehog_features https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS

1993.03 Japanese coinop cabs go BIG Replay March 1993 pg. 7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtua_Racing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_%26_Wild October 1992 ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/october-1992-75188159

David C. Rockola passes away Replay March 1993 pg. 25, 101 https://www.jukeboxhistory.info/rock-ola/history.html https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1295 https://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?searchtype=advanced&mfgid=269

CES belonged to CD https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_104/page/n9/mode/1up September 2002 ep- https://www.patreon.com/posts/september-2002-73539855

SNES CDRom specs leaked https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20044%20%28March%201993%29/page/n51/mode/1up https://gamingdoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SNES-CD-ROM-System-1993.pdf

LaserActive brings laserdisc gaming home https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-03/page/n9/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaserActive https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20044%20%28March%201993%29/page/n49/mode/1up http://www.laserdiscarchive.co.uk/laserdisc_archive/pioneer/pioneer_cld-a100/pioneer_cld-a100.htm https://www.linkedin.com/in/triphawkins/

VR is coming from Sega https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-03/page/n10/mode/1up Replay march 1993, pg. 37 https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10340 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_VR Leonard Tramiel - Part 2 - Atari https://www.patreon.com/posts/71643153 https://www.mobygames.com/person/296287/kyle-hodgetts/ https://mumbrella.com.au/software-developer-lodges-court-claim-nines-aca-429820 https://www.pressreader.com/australia/weekend-gold-coast-bulletin/20121013/282123518741574

Acclaim gets Mortal Kombat https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-03/page/n10/mode/1up https://www.giantbomb.com/mortal-monday/3015-4703/ Gregory Fischbach Part 2 - Acclaim https://www.patreon.com/posts/47720122

MicroProse moves onto Mac https://archive.org/details/asm_magazine-1993-03/page/n9/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/company:10/platform:macintosh/sort:date/page:1/ https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-03_OCR/page/n45/mode/1up Wild Bill Stealey - Microprose https://www.patreon.com/posts/36710924

The Brits go ga-ga for the 486 https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-03_OCR/page/n31/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-03_OCR/page/n35/mode/1up

AMD and Cyrix optimistic https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-03_OCR/page/n31/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrix

Virgin bundles up with Interplay https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-03/page/n11/mode/1up

CGW starts the Patch File https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_104/page/n144/mode/1up

HDTV delayed but software industry stands at the ready https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-03_OCR/page/n29/mode/1up FTC considers breaking up Microsoft https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-03_OCR/page/n37/mode/1up

New European law hits pirates Replay March 1993 pg. 7 http://www.tilt.it/deb/edevg-en.html https://archivio.corriere.it/Archivio/interface/slider.html#!paolo-di-nunno/NobwRAdghgtgpmAXGA1nAngdwPYCcAmYANGAC5wAepSYADlNgDbYAE+AlixAK4QTZgAvgF0gA https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-03_OCR/page/n35/mode/1up Sonic is coming to comics https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20044%20%28March%201993%29/page/n148/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(Archie_Comics)

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.

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