October 1993

Video Game Newsroom Time Machine

Nintendo profits crash, Next gen console battle begins & Arcades go 3D

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 October 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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Corrections: September 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/september-1993-93580366 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ Video Game Historian - Aladdin Deck Enhancer - https://youtu.be/_eG-PSZU5MI?si=UkmcQ6RDEs_Ljm-w

1993-10: JAMMA show brings the tech https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/222/mode/1up?view=theater

Riiiiiiiiiiiiidge Racer debuts, remember that one? https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/64/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaBUeINW_3s

Sega takes fighting 3D https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/66/mode/1up?view=theater

Sega teams up with W Industries https://segaretro.org/Press_release:_1993-07-01:_W_INDUSTRIES_MAKES_VIRTUAL_REALITY_A_REALITY_FOR_SEGA https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_57_Oct_1993/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater

Williams sues Capcom Play Meter Oct. 1993, pg. 3

7-Eleven's coinop exodus continued Play Meter Oct. 1993, pg. 3 Nintendo reduces profit outlook (October 5, 1993, Tuesday). Nintendo. The Times. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3T2M-8VY0-00H1-F1G8-00000-00&context=1516831. https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/historical-spot-exchange-rates/usd/USD-to-JPY-1993 They expect exports to make up 59% of their sales in the first half of the year and only 42% in the second half. (October 5, 1993). Nintendo to suffer 1st profit decline in 10 years. Report From Japan. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SKM-Y970-004C-93PW-00000-00&context=1516831. BY YUZO SAEKI, Staff writer. (October 11, 1993). Nintendo expects profits to fall 26%; HIGH YEN, COMPETITION HURT PERFORMANCE. The Nikkei Weekly (Japan). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-4NH0-000H-H0BX-00000-00&context=1516831. Garth Alexander and Helen Davidson. (October 10, 1993, Sunday). Super Mario under threat as Sega closes profits gap. The Sunday Times (London). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3T2M-8WK0-00H1-F37F-00000-00&context=1516831. Garth Alexander and Helen Davidson. (October 10, 1993, Sunday). Super Mario under threat as Sega closes profits gap. The Sunday Times (London). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3T2M-8WK0-00H1-F37F-00000-00&context=1516831.

Sega calls for truce By MAT TOOR. (October 21, 1993). Sega calls for truce. Marketing. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:419K-59R0-00X8-J073-00000-00&context=1516831.

Sega beats Nintendo in UK Dominic Mills. (October 30, 1993, Saturday). Ad of the Week. The Times. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3T2M-8YV0-00H1-F3G0-00000-00&context=1516831. https://youtu.be/X-LGs3AkkXY?si=tuzHTmEqjM2fSFuc

Jaguar role out plans revealed https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_051_October_1993 pg. 16 https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/58/mode/1up?view=theater

EGM goes hands-on with 3DO https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/60/mode/1up?view=theater Edge 1, pg. 49 Edge 1 pg. 54 Edge1 pg. 58

Nintendo signs up Silicon Graphics https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/70/mode/1up?view=theater

CGI vs clayamation vs. Digitization https://archive.org/details/play-time-1993-10/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_57_Oct_1993/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/play-time-1993-10/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.10/page/n9/mode/1up

Nintendo gives away Mario All-Stars https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_051_October_1993 pg. 168 https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_57_Oct_1993/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater

Wolfenstein 3D to come to the SNES https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/220/mode/1up?view=theater

Sega does Sports https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_051_October_1993 pg. 132

EA announces EA Sports Soccer https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_051_October_1993 pg. 149

Sega introduces the Activator https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/60/mode/1up?view=theater https://segaretro.org/Activator

Move Over Gameboy, Newton is here https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/207/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Newton

ReelMagic wants to bring FMV to the PC https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-october-1993/page/56/mode/1up?view=theater

Buggy software on the rise https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-october-1993/page/4/mode/1up?view=theater

Centergold prepares for stock launch By PAUL TAYLOR. (October 7, 1993, Thursday). CentreGold valued at Pounds 50m. Financial Times (London,England). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3SKR-N110-006F-W48W-00000-00&context=1516831. GAIL COUNSELL, Business Correspondent. (October 5, 1993, Tuesday). Nintendo losing ground to Sega ; Video games giant blames profit warning on soaring yen. The Independent (London). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3T47-8F30-0021-R1WR-00000-00&context=1516831.

Apple goes Multimedia https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1993-10/page/n32/mode/1up

EA plans to ditch floppies Edge 1, pg. 21

Sam & Max undergoes pizza party testing https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.10/page/n9/mode/1up

More details of AT&T deal to buy TSN emerge https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_051_October_1993 pg. 168 https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/31/business/company-encountering-digital-age-occasional-look-computers-everday-life-keyboard.html

Arnie Katz argues for National Electronic Gaming Convention https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-october-1993/page/52/mode/1up?view=theater

Ziff Davis buys CGW https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-october-1993/page/56/mode/1up?view=theater

Edge 1 premieres Edge 1 Mario teaches... English? https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1993-10/page/n29/mode/2up https://www.nexgam.de/artikel/buch-super-mario-super-englisch-multi

Mortal Kombat goes multimedia https://archive.org/details/cashbox57unse_6/page/30/mode/1up

TSR brings video to board games https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_57_Oct_1993/page/n14/mode/1up?view=theater

Matt Groening launches Bongo Comics https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-51-october-1993/page/208/mode/1up?view=theater

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/ Modo Historia - https://www.youtube.com/c/ModoHistoriaPodcast

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