December 2000

Jan 13, 2021

Japanese games get weird
3Dfx is no more
and
Steven Kent ushers in a new age of game history

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 December of 2000.
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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2000:

AMOA 2000
https://www.retromags.com/files/file/4321-gamepro-issue-147-december-2000/ pg. 36
https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/grid__
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OqDCk15Zcc
https://www.mobygames.com/game/cart-fury-championship-racing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtUyXMqow2c
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/627439/ms-pac-man-galaga-arcade-game-on-amazon

Japanese arcade show brings out the weird
https://www.highwaygames.com/arcade-machines/boong-ga-boong-ga-spank-7607/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg6sXy4ZHhA
https://www.highwaygames.com/arcade-machines/images/boong-ga-boong-ga-spank-17758-7607.jpg

SegaNet goes live
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20137%20%28December%202000%29/page/n32/mode/1up
https://sega.fandom.com/wiki/SegaNet
https://www.retromags.com/files/file/4321-gamepro-issue-147-december-2000 pg. 44
http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/dreams-of-sega/

Dreamcast to get flatfee internet service in Spain
https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue71/page/n5/mode/1up
https://web.archive.org/web/20010201064400/http://dreamcast.terra.es/

Microsoft is touting their Xbox exclusives
https://www.retromags.com/files/file/4321-gamepro-issue-147-december-2000/ pg. 36
https://www.mobygames.com/game/silent-hill-2-restless-dreams/release-info
https://www.mobygames.com/game/crash-bandicoot-the-wrath-of-cortex
https://www.mobygames.com/game/xbox/metal-gear-solid-2-substance/mobyrank

Supreme Court refuses to hear Sony's appeal in Virtual Game Station case
https://archive.org/details/NextGen72Dec2000/page/n16/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connectix_Virtual_Game_Station

3Dfx reports $100 million in second quarter losses
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_197/page/n46/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3dfx_Interactive#Voodoo_4_and_5

3Dfx sues Nvidia
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-13/page/n149/mode/1up
https://www.cbronline.com/news/3dfx_sues_nvidia_for_patent_infringement/
https://www.theregister.com/2000/08/29/nvidia_sues_3dfx_over_patents/

3Dfx sells to Nvidia and is shuttered
http://www.x86-secret.com/articles/divers/v5-6000/letter_to_customers.htm

AmigaOne is coming... maybe...
https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue71/page/n55/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmigaOne

Last Ninja reboot planned
https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_97_Xmas_2000/page/n28/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Ninja_(series)#Last_Ninja_4

Gameplay.com introduces streaming games
https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_97_Xmas_2000/page/n120/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_(retailer)

Mattel sells off game division
https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-12/page/n20/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattel_Interactive
https://www.broderbund.com/

Samsung announces camera phone
https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue71/page/n55/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-SH04

Steven L Kent releases his first book on video game history
https://archive.org/details/NextGen72Dec2000/page/n22/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_L._Kent

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/

Sound Effects by Ethan of History of How We Play.