February 1992

Mar 13, 2022

Addams Family conquers pinball
Sega claims lead over Nintendo
Street Fighter II gets a sequel

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 February 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:
Video version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/63733406
https://www.mobygames.com/game/godfather/credits
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather_(1991_video_game)

Corrections:
January 1992 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/61897668
Michael Katz Interview Part 2 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/63732329
http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/madden-for-some-football/

1992:
Addams Family pinball launches
Play Meter Feb 1992, pg. 20 , Replay Feb 1992, pg. 54
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Addams_Family_(pinball)
https://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?any=batman&search=Search+Database&searchtype=quick#195
https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=4032

The future of the arcade is 3D
Play Meter Feb 1992, pg. 34
https://ultimatehistoryvideogames.jimdofree.com/galaxian-3/
Replay Feb. 1992, pg. 23
https://www.mobygames.com/game/galaxian-3

Street Fighter II to get a sequel
Replay Feb. 1992, pg. 3
https://www.mobygames.com/game/street-fighter-ii-champion-edition
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111301/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Kevin Hayes Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/50612798

Sega claims lead over Nintendo
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20031%20%28February%201992%29/page/n35/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Genesis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System
https://www.mobygames.com/game/space-gun

Nintendo loosens licensing restrictions
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_031_February_1992/page/n131/mode/1up
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/9e/0a/d3/9e0ad38e1e57766ce63ec1b15b2eaa29.jpg

Sega settles with Razorsoft
https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-02/page/n19/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/game/genesis/stormlord
January 1992 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/61897668

Maxivision is bringing a boatload of games to your NES
https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-02/page/n105/mode/1up
https://bootleggames.fandom.com/wiki/Maxivision_15-in-1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO7RtMRK2Kc

C64 racks up Christmas sales
https://archive.org/details/CommodoreFormatHi000/CommodoreFormatHi01000001.jpg Issue 17, pg. 8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64

Commodore raises price of Amiga 2000
https://archive.org/details/info-magazine-47/Info_Issue_47_1992_Feb/page/n5/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_2000

Broderbund to go public
https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-02/page/n21/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broderbund
Gary Carlston Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/50036733
Don Daglow Interview Part 1 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/38445119
Ken Williams Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42700706

Nintendo makes bid for Mariners
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/08/business/japan-s-unlikely-bidder-for-us-pastime.html?searchResultPosition=1
The Ultimate History of Video Games - Panel Discussion - https://www.patreon.com/posts/61106591
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Mariners
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_sports_league_organization#northamerican
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdome

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.