December 1993

Video Game Newsroom Time Machine

Night Trap gets Lieberman's panties in a bunch, Id unleashes Doom & Apple II is no more

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 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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In case you don't see all the links, please, find them here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/december-1993-99076522 7 Minutes in Heaven: Street Fighter II Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-ii-99045806 Nostalgia Nerd's video about the game - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haAxGfvCitE&t=447s https://www.mobygames.com/game/6239/street-fighter-ii/screenshots/c64/ https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/Street_Fighter_II

Corrections: November 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/november-1993-97323863 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_64 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPS_Technologies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_Instinct_Gold https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_3DO_Company htps://sites.google.com/view/sources-why-we-hate-each-other/ https://www.internethistorypodcast.com/

1993: Capcom sues Data East https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater RePlay Dec. 1993 pg. 32 https://www.mobygames.com/game/6239/street-fighter-ii/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/17110/fighters-history/

Tournament Battle brings networking to arcades https://archive.org/details/micromania-segunda-epoca-67/page/n41/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Street_Fighter_II#Tournament_Battle

Japanese mix video game and parks shows RePlay Dec. 1993, pg. 9 https://segaretro.org/Amusement_Machine_Show_1993

Namco teams up with magic Edge Play Meter Dec. 1993 pg. 3 https://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=832

WMS suspected of stock market shenanigans https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/07/business/redstone-tied-concern-invested-in-viacom.html https://wondery.com/shows/business-wars/season/73/

Al Stone defects to Sega Play Meter Dec. 1993 pg. 18 https://segaretro.org/Alan_Stone

Sega set for world domination RePlay Dec. 1993. pg. 52 http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/dreams-of-sega/

Sonic tops Q survey https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n53/mode/1up?view=theater

Bill Kunkel calls it for Say-Guh! https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n147/mode/1up?view=theater

3DO launch a dud https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20053%20%28December%201993%29/page/n16/mode/1up?view=theater

Atari announces Jaguar devs https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater Atari launches Jaguar ad campaign https://archive.org/details/video-games-december-1993/page/n19/mode/2up?view=theater

Bit Hype forces Sega's hand https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20053%20%28December%201993%29/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20053%20%28December%201993%29/page/n70/mode/1up?view=theater Nintendo announces Project Reality chip makers (December 20, 1993). NINTENDO PICKS 64-BIT CHIP SUPPLIERS. The Nikkei Weekly (Japan). https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:3S8H-4KR0-000H-H3WP-00000-00&context=1516831.

Nintendo disses CDs Edge Dec. 1993, pg. 15 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleem!

Lieberman attacks video game violence https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/17/nyregion/toys-r-us-stops-selling-a-violent-video-game.html Our Commentary of the hearings - https://youtu.be/-dWCFp_hmNU?si=7dC4UG9X2VOEkiaF

Lethal Enforcers is on Genesis... and maybe coming to SNES https://www.mobygames.com/game/15901/lethal-enforcers/cover/group-103113/cover-279819/ https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n47/mode/2up?view=theater

Toys R Us stops selling Night Trap https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/17/nyregion/toys-r-us-stops-selling-a-violent-video-game.html

MK gets cut for Japan https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20053%20%28December%201993%29/page/n92/mode/1up?view=theater Nintendo is only after kids... https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n37/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n34/mode/1up?view=theater

Nintendo releases game content guidelines Gamepro Dec. 1993, pg. 267

Video Game industry agrees on a rating system https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/09/business/industry-set-to-issue-video-game-ratings-as-complaints-rise.html Gregory Fischbach Part 2 - Acclaim - https://www.patreon.com/posts/47720122 Gregory Fischbach Part 1 - Activision - Acclaim - https://www.patreon.com/posts/46578120

MPAA threatened to sue video game makers https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n34/mode/1up?view=theater

VictorMaxx Stuntmaster VR headset reviewed https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n153/mode/1up?view=theater

Movies and games should stay in their own lanes https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/10/arts/home-video-290893.html https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/28/business/market-place-home-software-s-treasure-hunt.html William Volk - Activision, Avalon Hill, Lightspan, PlayScreen - https://www.patreon.com/posts/william-volk-95625819 https://www.mobygames.com/game/6142/the-horde/

Interactivity is the new hype word. https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater Gary Carlston- Broderbund - https://www.patreon.com/posts/50036733 Edge sees the future in 3D Edge Dec. 1993, pg. 3

Id to make modding Doom easy https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n57/mode/1up?view=theater American McGee - id - spicy horse - ea - https://www.patreon.com/posts/45549970

Origin announces Interactive Movie https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.12/page/n11/mode/1up ' https://archive.org/details/bioforge Sierra sees stars https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n93/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n95/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1993.12/page/n11/mode/1up

Standardization is the future https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-12_OCR/page/n45/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-12_OCR/page/n41/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-12_OCR/page/n35/mode/1up?view=theater

Bill Gates wants Little Johnny to learn to be an office drone https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/07/business/microsoft-aims-for-younger-market.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Home#Kids https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1993/12/14/495893.html?pageNumber=58 https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/12/business/sound-bytes-a-glimpse-into-the-future-as-seen-by-chairman-gates.html

Ahead Inc readies virtual guitar https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/26/business/interface-people-and-technology-are-virtual-groupies-included.html https://archive.org/details/virtual-guitar/PXL_20211230_050908168.jpg https://www.mobygames.com/game/20009/quest-for-fame/ https://www.ebay.com/itm/173062395733 https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19941120&slug=1942916 https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexdonnini/details/experience/ Michael Dornbrook Part 2 - Infocom - Guitar Hero - https://www.patreon.com/posts/44632017

Sierra buys Coktel Vision Amiga Joker Dec. 1993, pg. 10 https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1993-12/page/28/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_113/page/n11/mode/1up Ken Williams - Sierra https://www.patreon.com/posts/42700706 https://www.mobygames.com/company/1127/coktel-vision/

Maxis breaks free from Broderbund https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/24/business/company-reports-broderbund-stock-tumbles-on-growth-concerns.html

Sinclair gets into software retailing https://archive.org/details/PCZone009 pg. 55 https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_11_February_1994/page/n7/mode/2up?view=theater

RIP Apple II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_IIe https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/26/business/the-executive-computer-from-novelty-to-necessity-reminiscences-of-a-pc-fanatic.html

Amiga dead? Not at the World of Commodore show in Cologne it ain't https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue1231993Dec/page/n9/mode/1up

Brian Moriarty leaves The Dig https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-12/page/n15/mode/1up?view=theater 3DO goes online in Omaha https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_113/page/n13/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_West

Businesses see the future of commerce in Mosaic https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/08/business/business-technology-a-free-and-simple-computer-link.html https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/09/garden/interactive-video-armchair-activities.html Fantastic Four movie pushed back https://archive.org/details/video-games-december-1993/page/n14/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/video-games-december-1993/page/n14/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20053%20%28December%201993%29/page/n27/mode/1up?view=theater

Quotes of the Month: Edge Dec. 1993 pg. 43 https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20053%20%28December%201993%29/page/n53/mode/1up?view=theater

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