Podcast Episode
October 1994
About this episode
Japan goes after arcades,
Nintendo's Famicon gets its first licensee &
Gamers come together online
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 1994.
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:
If you don't see all the links, find them here:
7 Minutes in Heaven: Mortal Kombat 2 (SNES, Genesis, Game Gear, Game Boy)
Video Version: https://youtu.be/KI-X2NobWF0
https://www.mobygames.com/game/600/mortal-kombat-ii/
Corrections:
September 1994 Ep - https://youtu.be/CvMg_FUb3p0
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131646/
https://www.mobygames.com/company/8/software-toolworks-inc-the/
Console Wars Readthrough - https://youtu.be/wYhpTBPXZkI
LGR Never Obsolete PC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQo0yOqOb_4
George Morrow -
Krzysztof Kieslowski - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001425/
1994
Nintendo caves to E3
Nintendo of America to attend E3 show in Los Angeles, Business Wire, October 4, 1994, Tuesday
CES interactive postponed
Nintendo of America to attend E3 show in Los Angeles, Business Wire, October 4, 1994, Tuesday
Nintendo lowers investor expectations
NINTENDO TO SEE 2ND SALES, PROFIT DROPS, Jiji Press Ticker Service, OCTOBER 4, 1994, TUESDAY
Nintendo revises FY '94 performance downward, Report From Japan, October 5, 1994
Nintendo sales, profits to post 2nd yearly fall,The Daily Yomiuri, October 5, 1994, Wednesday
Nikkei lower on new issue worries, Financial Times (London,England), October 5, 1994, Wednesday, London, Section: World Stock Markets (Asia Pacific); Pg. 41, Byline: By EMIKO TERAZONO
SEGA HITS '94 LOW ON TSE,Jiji Press Ticker Service,OCTOBER 4, 1994, ,TUESDAY
Thornton warns of UK video game market decline
THORNTON ISSUES WARNING AS VIDEO GAMES SALES PLUMMET, The Guardian (London), October 6, 1994, Section: THE GUARDIAN , CITY PAGE; Pg. 19
CentreGold buys Core
CentreGold picks up Core, The Independent (London), October 27, 1994, Thursday, Section: BUSINESS & CITY PAGE; Page 42
Convergance is the name of the game
Merging on The Information Superhighway The New Comfort Zone Where Public Meets Private - Correction Appended, The New York Times, Correction Appended, Distribution: Home Design MagazineHome Design Magazine, Section: Section 6; ; Section 6; Part 2; Page 40; Page 21; Column 3; Column 2; Home Design MagazineHome, Design Magazine ; Part 2; ; Column 3; Column 2;Byline: By Phil Patton; By JULIE V. IOVINE
"Media Futures: SRI denounces superhighway claims, Financial Times (London,England), October 31, 1994, Monday, Section: Pg. 13
Length: 507 words, Byline: By RAYMOND SNODDY"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Simon
Microsoft to buy Intuit
Microsoft To Acquire Intuit, Shareholder Sues, Newsbytes News Network, October 14, 1994
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Money
BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY; Banks Going Inte