December 2001

Jan 6, 2022

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 have the pleasure of being joined by our guest co-host Jon from the Retro Games Squad
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Links:
7 Minutes in Heaven: Polaroid Pete
Video version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/60761623
https://www.mobygames.com/game/gekibo-2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gekibo:_Gekisha_Boy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaroid_i-Zone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irem

Corrections:
November 2001 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/60019617
https://www.mobygames.com/game/wave-race-blue-storm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihabara
https://www.mobygames.com/game/resident-evil
https://www.mobygames.com/game/resident-evil-
https://www.mobygames.com/game/sonic-advance
https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/gameboy-advance/sega-corporation/2001/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioWare
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interplay_Entertainment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Fargo
https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/pool-of-radiance-ruins-of-myth-drannor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ultimate_History_of_Video_Games
Ethan's Stream - https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/2021/12/27/what-to-do-about-steven-kent/

2001:
Xbox launches in the US
https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue83/page/n7/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)

Sony invests in Square
https://archive.org/details/NextGen84Dec2001/page/n26/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/pcgames200112/page/n14/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy:_The_Spirits_Within
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_(video_game_company)#Square_Pictures
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psygnosis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Studios#Studios

US Supreme Court strikes down anti-violent game ordinance
Play Meter December 2001 pg. 18
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Peterson

JAMMA show belongs to Sega
https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AEdge_UK_104.pdf&page=11
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GD-ROM
Greg Fischbach Interview Part 1 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/46578120
Greg Fischbach Interview Part 2 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/47720122

Sega steals the show at TGS
https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Edge_UK_104.pdf&page=6
https://segaretro.org/Sega_Chihiro
https://segaretro.org/Triforce
https://segaretro.org/Sega_NAOMI

TDK announces Aquaman game
https://archive.org/details/NextGen84Dec2001/page/n26/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/game/aquaman-battle-for-atlantis

Engineering student lights up GBA
https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Edge_UK_104.pdf&page=22
https://www.zdnet.com/article/game-boy-hacking-kit-to-hit-the-streets/

Atlantis brings PC gaming to VR
Play Meter December 2001 pg. 34
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurent-scallie/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtuality_(product)

Direct X goes up against OpenGL
https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Edge_UK_104.pdf&page=15

EA puts down Ultima remake
https://archive.org/details/pcgames200112/page/n15/mode/1up
https://reconstruction.voyd.net/index.php?event=project&typeKeyword=remakes3d

Alone in the Dark film rights acquired
https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Edge_UK_104.pdf&page=17
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alone_in_the_Dark_(1992_video_game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alone_in_the_Dark_(2005_film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BloodRayne

House of the Dead movie moves forward
https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-159-december-2001 pg 34
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_Dead_(film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_(film)

Scott McCloud takes on gaming
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_209/page/n99/mode/2up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_McCloud

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/

Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play and Enzo Maida.