July 1993

Video Game Newsroom Time Machine

English - September 11, 2023 22:13 - 1 hour - 71.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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Sega introduces ratings
Nintendo beats Tengen
Sony buys Psygnosis

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 July 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: Mighty Final Fight
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/89127339
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Final_Fight
https://www.mobygames.com/game/11085/mighty-final-fight/

Corrections:
June 1993 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/june-1993-86864543
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.GIGA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode_Battler

1993:
EA sales way up!
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n29/mode/1up?view=theater

Japanese game makers had bumper 1992
Replay July 1993 pg. 14

Sega's Nakayama sees bright future
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/04/business/sega-takes-aim-at-disney-s-world.html

Namco goes to China
Replay July 1993 pg. 3

The press discovers violent games
Play Meter July 1993

Sega introduces rating system
Play Meter July 1993 pg. 38
RePlay July 1993 pg. 18

Genesis Street Fighter gets delayed
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2010%20%28July%201993%29/page/n11/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater

Sunsoft beats Action Replay
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater

Sega announces Mega Drive 2 and MegaCD 2
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20048%20%28July%201993%29/page/n56/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n25/mode/1up?view=theater

Hook your TurboDuo up to your PC
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2010%20%28July%201993%29/page/n9/mode/2up
https://archives.tg-16.com/TURBOFORCE/TF-03-04.jpg https://archives.tg-16.com/00_feature.htm

Summer CES belongs to multimedia and networking
Replay July 1993 pg. 28

7th Guest gets mixed reviews
https://archive.org/details/PC.Games.N010.1993.07-fl0n/page/n75/mode/2up

Games gum up the works on office PCs
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/04/weekinreview/zap-whang-aieeee-eat-phaser-klingon-er-boss.html

US government promotes Clipper
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-07_OCR/page/n39/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipper_chip

Nintendo launches barebones Gameboy
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_048_July_1993/page/n144/mode/1up

Toys R Us drops the Lynx
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_048_July_1993/page/n143/mode/2up

FAA considering game ban
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_048_July_1993/page/n146/mode/1up

Nintendo beats Atari Games in court
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/30/business/company-news-jury-says-atari-infringed-nintendo-system.html

Phillips launches barrage of lawsuits
Replay July 1993 pg. 14

Accolade and Sega bury the hatchet
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_048_July_1993/page/n144/mode/1up

AT&T buys stake in Sierra Network
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/29/business/at-t-sees-the-future-in-games.html
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n29/mode/1up?view=theater

Spectrum Holobyte buys Bullet-Proof
https://archive.org/details/Game_Players_PC_Entertainment_Vol.6_Issue_4_July1993_U/page/n7/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n27/mode/1up?view=theater

Sony buys Psygnosis
https://archive.org/details/Game_Players_PC_Entertainment_Vol.6_Issue_4_July1993_U/page/n7/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/pc-review-21/page/15/mode/1up
Imagine documentary - https://youtu.be/ZoDh61sgCOg?si=MG-VMl41JvvEN6-X

EA goes to Sesame Street
https://archive.org/details/Game_Players_PC_Entertainment_Vol.6_Issue_4_July1993_U/page/n7/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/company/3076/eakids/

Double Dragon coming to TV
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2010%20%28July%201993%29/page/n11/mode/2up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Dragon_(TV_series)

Chris Crawford gives his Dragon Speech at CGDC
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_108/page/n33/mode/2up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBrj4S24074
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_108/page/n161/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/pc-review-21/page/32/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2010%20%28July%201993%29/page/n9/mode/2up

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.