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The Video Game Newsroom Time Machine is a weekly retro gaming podcast in which we travel back in time to see what was making headlines 40, 30, and 20 years ago in the arcade, video game, and computer gaming business and interview industry veterans. 

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Feb 17, 2022

Microsoft and Nintendo battle over launch numbers
Cell phones make gaming pervasive
SNK is dead

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 January 2002.
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 Mads from the Retro Asylum to join us.
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Links:
7 Minutes in Heaven:
Video version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/62682389
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Typing_of_the_Dead

Corrections:
December 2001 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/60827058
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understanding_Comics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy:_The_Spirits_Within
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioWare
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo

2002:
Microsoft and Nintendo both claim victory in dual launch battle
Edge 106 pg. 9
Edge 106 pg. 11
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_game_consoles
https://www.mobygames.com/game/luigis-mansion
https://www.mobygames.com/game/halo-combat-evolved

Playstation 2 price drop in Japan
Edge 106. pg. 11

Sony Prez says Microsoft is new rival
https://archive.org/details/NextGen85Jan2002/page/n15/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/game/ghostbusters-the-video-game__
https://www.mobygames.com/game/ghostbusters-the-video-game

Yamauchi establishes Fund Q
Edge 106 pg. 11
https://www.consolewars.de/news/1958/yamauchi_spricht/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Crystal_Chronicles_(video_game)#Development
https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/08/more-specifics-on-final-fantasy-announcement
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7103/nintendo-and-square-settlement-details
May 2001 Jump - https://www.patreon.com/posts/52306821
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XI

Trip Hawkins bails out 3DO
https://archive.org/details/GDM_January_2002/page/n3/mode/1up
https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=kult/kultmags&km=show&id=5708 pg. 35
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_3DO_Company

Bioware cancels publishing deal with Interplay
Edge 106 pg. 13
https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=kult/kultmags&km=show&id=5708 pg. 35
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neverwinter_Nights
https://www.mobygames.com/game/fallout-brotherhood-of-steel
https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/blizzard-entertainment-inc/offset,75/so,1d/list-games/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/flashback-the-quest-for-identity

Sony introduces voice controls
https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/124 pg. 15
https://www.play-asia.com/dekavoice/13/7022k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS0T4lUBYuE
Edge 106 pg. 19
https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=kult/kultmags&km=show&id=5708 pg. 34
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIBO

House of the dead goes cellshaded
https://archive.org/details/NextGen85Jan2002/page/n19/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/game/house-of-the-dead-iii

Eidos causes panic with text message
https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_111_January_2002/page/26/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/game/commandos-2-men-of-courage
https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,184101/
https://www.polygon.com/22924209/americas-army-proving-grounds-shutdown-servers-sunset-pc-ps4

Amstrad is buying up Spectrum game rights
Edge 106 pg. 13
http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/7697/Amstrad-E-Mailer-Plus/
https://manualzz.com/doc/o/hv01i/alchnews-z88-user-and-issue-38--march-2002-amstrad-emailer-plus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum#Amstrad_models
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Research#Amstrad_acquisition_of_assets
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_C5

Pogo is bringing the internet to the palm of your hand
Edge 106 pg. 13
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogo_Mobile_and_nVoy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_Mini

Pervasive gaming hits mobile phones
https://web.archive.org/web/20020802072853/http://www.itsalive.com/
https://web.archive.org/web/20050224025131/http://www.itsalive.com/page.asp?sa=0&id=1069
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/mobile-games-are-alive/1100-2688599/
https://www.wired.com/2002/02/have-cell-phone-will-shoot/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BotFighters
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_210/page/n49/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niantic_(company)

Segway revolutionizes human transport
Edge 106 pg. 16
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segway

Bleem! is dead
https://archive.org/details/gamestar-magazine-issue-01-2002/page/9/mode/1up
https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/124 pg. 15
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleem!

EA.com sees massive layoffs
https://archive.org/details/GDM_January_2002/page/n3/mode/1up
Gordon Walton Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/53726080

SNK ceases operations
https://archive.org/details/GDM_January_2002/page/n3/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/NextGen85Jan2002/page/n15/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_(system)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo

NextGen is no more
https://archive.org/details/NextGen85Jan2002/page/n7/mode/2up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Generation_(magazine)

Thalamus is back!
https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=kult/kultmags&km=show&id=5708 pg. 36
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalamus_Ltd

Scott McCloud foreshadows the Metaverse
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_210/page/n54/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_McCloud
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaverse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron_scandal
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1016268/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0392439/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
https://frandallfarmer.github.io/neohabitat-doc/docs//

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.