September 1993

Video Game Newsroom Time Machine

Mortal Monday, F-15 Strike Eagle saved by Falcon, Sega announces Saturn

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 September 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: General Chaos Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-93420048 https://www.mobygames.com/game/23830/general-chaos/

Corrections: August 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/august-1993-91387119 5th Anniversary Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/5th-anniversary-92773072 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/63391/battletoads/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/8131/virtua-racing/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Famicom_Naizou_TV_SF1 https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_Nintendo_Television Ethan, in fact, playing Wizkid - https://www.patreon.com/posts/71057943

1993 September 13th is Mortal Monday https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n16/mode/1up?view=theater Gregory Fischbach Part 2 - Acclaim https://www.patreon.com/posts/47720122 Gregory Fischbach Part 1 - Activision - Acclaim https://www.patreon.com/posts/46578120 Chris Garske - EA - Activision - Sierra - Sega - GT Interactive https://www.patreon.com/posts/39835860

Street Fighter 2 sequels not as pricey as expected https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-50-september-1993/page/133/mode/1up?view=theater

Bill White switches sides https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-50-september-1993/page/136/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_56_Sept_1993/page/n19/mode/1up?view=theater

Nintendo Espana founded https://archive.org/details/micromania-segunda-epoca-64/page/n7/mode/1up

Sega beats Nintendo at CES https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n85/mode/1up?view=theater

CES closes to the public https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater

Multimedia is the new hotness https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n45/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/PC.Games.N012.1993.09-fl0n/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW4OQcBaV5c&list=PLBw24bgyD-sJkM_K9uPP6N73WwyxRFLaW https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-september-1993/page/61/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue1201993Sep/page/n8/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.filfre.net/2023/10/a-digital-pornutopia-part-1-the-seedy-rom-revolution/ https://www.filfre.net/2023/11/a-digital-pornutopia-part-2-the-internet-is-for-porn/

MPEG becomes standard https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater

Commodore sets big goals for CD32 The One , Sept. 1993, pg. 14

CDI gets FMV add-on https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue1201993Sep/page/n8/mode/1up?view=theater

Saturn is Sega's future https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20050%20%28September%201993%29/page/n49/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20050%20%28September%201993%29/page/n53/mode/2up

Japanese turn to yanks https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-50-september-1993/page/136/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_56_Sept_1993/page/n22/mode/1up?view=theater

Game crossovers taking off https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-50-september-1993/page/136/mode/1up?view=theater

Acclaim is wheeling and dealing https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_56_Sept_1993/page/n19/mode/1up?view=theater

Acclaim signs deal with James Cameron https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater Barkley signs with Accolade https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-09/page/n7/mode/1up

Game while you fly in Europe https://archive.org/stream/FinancialTimes1993UKEnglish/Jul%2007%201993%2C%20Financial%20Times%2C%20%23606%2C%20UK%20%28en%29_djvu.txt https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20050%20%28September%201993%29/page/n79/mode/2up

Top Guy takes the NES on the go https://bootleggames.fandom.com/wiki/Top_Guy https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-50-september-1993/page/112/mode/1up?view=theater. Microprose bought by Spectrum Holobyte https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.09/page/n8/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/computer-game-review-and-cd-rom-entertainment-september-1993/page/60/mode/1up?view=theater Wild Bill Stealey - Microprose https://www.patreon.com/posts/36710924

Windows goes to the Arcade https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-09/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/game/2842/microsoft-arcade/

Lucasfilm sends Amiga owners mixed messages http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=QW1pZ2EgR2FtZXMvMTk5Mw== Amiga Games September 1993 pg. 8 https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.09/page/n8/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue1201993Sep/page/n12/mode/1up?view=theater

SSI diversifies D&D https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n41/mode/1up?view=theater Joel Billings - SSI https://www.patreon.com/posts/36827469 Don Daglow Part 2 - Broderbund - Beyond Software - Stormfront - SSI https://www.patreon.com/posts/39095819 Don Daglow Part 1 - PDP - Mattel - Intellivision - EA https://www.patreon.com/posts/38445119

Psygnosis partners with MDI https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/49109/Dictionary%20of%20the%20Living%20World/ https://archive.org/details/micromania-segunda-epoca-64/page/n7/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/3187/media-design-interactive/

Ad games continue to proliferate in Germany https://archive.org/details/PC.Games.N012.1993.09-fl0n/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/PC.Games.N012.1993.09-fl0n/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=QW1pZ2EgR2FtZXMvMTk5Mw== Amiga Games September 1993 pg. 9

Tandy to sell off computer manufacturing operations https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TRS-80_and_Tandy-branded_computers#PC-compatible_computers MediaVision give Soundblaster a run for its money https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Vision_Pro_AudioSpectrum https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1993-09/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-09/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater

Mediavision gets into interactive movie biz https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-09/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.mobygames.com/company/47/hyperbole-studios/

Scorched Earth reviewed in CGW https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_110/page/n75/mode/1up http://www.whicken.com/scorch/index.html http://www.cafepress.com/officialscorch

Sega gets into toys https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Toys

TSN goes paperless https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-09/page/n94/mode/1up?view=theater Ken Williams - Sierra https://www.patreon.com/posts/42700706 Andy Eddy leaves Video Games and Computer Entertainment https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_56_Sept_1993/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater Smithsonian inducts software https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1993-09/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater

Vectrex makers post OG files online https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_56_Sept_1993/page/n14/mode/1up?view=theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vectrex Camerica shuts down https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-50-september-1993/page/136/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/

Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.

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