Video Game Newsroom Time Machine

100 episodes, a milestone most podcasts never reach. To celebrate the 100th episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine, we have assembled the entire team, Karl, Peter, Mads, Jon, and Ethan for a 7 Minutes in Heaven spectacular! Each of us has had to pick a game for another member of the team to play for 7 minutes. The only rules, the games have to be at least 20 years old, have not been playe...

PCEngine goes Duo SNES snags Street Fighter II exclusive PowerPC to take on Intel 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 January 1992. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Peter is on vacation so we have t...

Video games and computers are Christmas biz standouts Atari and Activision settle out of court Anti-games hysteria begins to rise 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 January 1982. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the...

20 years ago, a book was released that promised to reveal the secrets behind the history of the video game industry, in fact, it promised to be the ultimate history of the video game industry. Of course we are talking about Steven Kent's Ultimate History of Video Games undoubtedly the most popular book on the topic in the English language and probably the world. Did it live up to the hype? Or did...

Xbox launches in North America Sony invests in Square Sega takes trade shows by storm 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 2001. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Peter is on vacation so we h...

Trip Hawkins lays the groundwork for 3DO Broderbund goes public Sony shows off the Playstation 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 1991. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Get us on your mobi...

Atari takes Pacman clones to court Sinclair balks at government handout for BBCMicro Captain Kirk pimps the Vic20 These stories and our celebration of 50 years of Computer Space 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 1981. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course alw...

9/11 rocks the world of gaming Gamecube launches in Japan Pokemon gets its own handheld These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in November of 2001. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual event...

Behind every great game design, there is a great game engine and Jeff Stephenson was responsible for one of the greatest game engines ever, SCI, which powered many Sierra adventures as well as the tech that powered The Sierra Network.   What was life at Sierra like in those heady Corsegold days?  Jeff tells all.     Recorded: March 2021   Links: https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/devel...

Gambling comes to the NES, Master System games are coming to the GameGear & Gameboy goes FPS These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in November of 1991. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual...

Atari kills the Cosmos, Commodore bets on games & British retail discovers computers These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in November of 1981. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events....

Few technological leaps have been more impressive in the history of gaming than the move from 2D to 3D and few developers have contributed more to that revolutionary step towards immersion more than our guest Paul Neurath.   Paul tells us of his career, starting out as a solo coder to cofounding and running one of the most legendary studios in PC gaming history, Looking Glass.   Recorded - January...

Xbox stands on shaky ground, Lord of the Rings gets a second master & Gaming goes to academia These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in October of 2001. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual...

SNES launches in the USA, Photoshop dethrones Deluxe Paint & Japan is training the next gen of game devs These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in October of 1991. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind...

Arcade board mobility has coinop spooked George Plimpton is pimping Intellivision & The youth of America sees pro-gaming as their future These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in October of 1981. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those ar...

Kevin Hayes started out as an accountant but ended up at Atari Ireland in the early days of the arcade boom before coming to America and running Atari and, later, Namco's arcade chains.   What was international arcade cabinet distribution and manufacturing like in the Golden Era? How did you make money off of an arcade in the 80s and 90s? How did Tengen come about?   Find out on this very special...

Bejeweled addiction sweeps the world Atari classics are coming to phones & Companies are dying in droves These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in September of 2001. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behin...

Sonic becomes a packin Dune is coming in stereo Flight Sims go to a galaxy far far away These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in September of 1991. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual even...

Bienvenidos a la primera entrevista del Video Game Newsroom Time Machine en español (aun si es español muy pobre). :) El legendario diseñador de Neverwinter Nights, Utopia y Tony LaRussa Baseball, y producer de titulos como Prince of Persia, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers y Racing Destruction Set vuelve a hablar con nosotros pero esta vez sobre el tema de sus juegos para mainframes PDP en los a...

Donkey Kong comes to Nintendo's rescue Software retailing is coming to a mall near you Computer Chronicles brings tech to TV These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in August of 1981. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course a...

Broderbund was one of the most important publishers of the 80s and 90s, releasing seminal titles such as Choplifter, Prince of Persia, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, Print Shop, and Myst. But behind the scenes was a family, a true band of siblings, that proved that business didn't have to be a cutthroat winner-take-all affair. Gary Carlston, together with his brother Doug and sister Cathy,...

PS2 goes online Sega liquidates Dreamcast Monolith pushes Lithtech These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in August of 2001. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Get us on your mobil...

SNES debuts at CES Atari kills Panther EA starts buying up developers These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in August of 1991. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Get us on your mo...

IBM launches the PC The morality police have video games in their sights Venture Capital wants a piece of the software market These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in August of 1981. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course...

Many of us remember the days of walking into a pool hall, a bowling alley, or even a supermarket and being able to drop a quarter into an arcade game, be it Pac-Man, Defender, Street Fighter II, or San Fransisco Rush. How did those games get there? Well, that's where the route operators came in. Our guest is Jim Trucano, he grew up in the industry, a third generation operator, and he tells us all...