April 1992

Video Game Newsroom Time Machine

Nintendo cuts prices to keep up with Sega Windows 3.1 brings GUIs to the masses Lucasarts wants to bring simulations to the arcade

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 April 1992. 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: Agony Video Version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/66705785 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agony_(1992_video_game) https://www.mobygames.com/game/shadow-of-the-beast https://www.mobygames.com/game/altered-beast https://www.mobygames.com/game/zool-redimensioned Jerry Wolosenko - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42014024

Corrections: March 1992 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/65554323 https://niwanetwork.org/wiki/SNES-CD 1992 ACME arcade show leaves street operators in the lurch Play Meter pg. 66 https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/street-fighter-ii-champion-edition https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/gi-joe-a-real-american-hero__ https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/x-men___ https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/total-carnage https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/viewpoint https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/space-pirates https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/golden-tee-golf-ii https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/aero-fighters https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2951682/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwRw4bOOcf0&t=74s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Traveler_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holosseum

Rediffusion is going for full immersion https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue55Apr92/ACE_Issue_55_Apr_92/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.arcade-history.com/?n=commander&page=detail&id=70724 https://techmonitor.ai/technology/rediffusion_simulation_diversifies_into_super_games_machines_with_commander

Capcom runs Street Fighter 2 Champion Edition arcade cab ad in consumer mags https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20033%20%28April%201992%29/page/n12/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_033_April_1992/page/n12/mode/1up RePlay pg. 14

Modem mania is coming to consoles https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_033_April_1992/page/n15/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleplay_Modem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Channel

Nintendo cuts SNES price https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_033_April_1992/page/n91/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System#Launch

Mario goes PC http://amr.abime.net/issue_12_pages pg. 15 https://archive.org/details/the-one-for-amiga-games-43-1992-04/page/n10/mode/1up?q=the+one+1992 https://www.mobygames.com/game/mario-is-missing https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/mario-educational-games

Steve Jobs goes PC https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1992-04_OCR/page/n32/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXTSTEP

Windows 3.1 has arrived https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1992-04_OCR/page/n43/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1x

CDTV becomes a computer https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-04/page/n19/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_CDTV

Epyx targets laptop gamers https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-04/page/n25/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/msdos_epyx_getaway_laptop_entertainment_6_pack_1991

New Publisher Mirage aims to be the real deal https://archive.org/details/the-one-for-amiga-games-43-1992-04/page/n8/mode/1up?q=the+one+1992 https://www.mobygames.com/company/mirage-technologies-multimedia-ltd

Gravis announces the PC Gamepad https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-04/page/n23/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravis_PC_GamePad

Carmen Sandiego movie rights sold https://archive.org/details/Game_Informer_Issue_004_Spring_1992/page/n28/mode/1up Gary Carlston- Broderbund - https://www.patreon.com/posts/50036733 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167742/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7042146/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Lotus Founder fears for future of Internet https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1992-04_OCR/page/n32/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Kapor

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/

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