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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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Oct 2, 2021

Sonic becomes a packin
Dune is coming in stereo
Flight Sims go to a galaxy far far away

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 September of 1991.
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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Time Codes:
7 Minutes in Heaven: 04:06
Corrections: 14:28
Time Jump: 26:01


Links:
7 Minutes in Heaven:
Video version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/56919489
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega-Lo-Mania

Corrections:
August 1991 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/55336450
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-i
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collier%27s_Encyclopedia
https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/historical-spot-exchange-rates/usd/USD-to-JPY-1991


1991:
Microprose seeks IPO
https://www.everygamegoing.com/mag_pages/new_computer_express/148/lc-p005.jpg
https://www.mobygames.com/company/microprose-software-inc
Wild Bill Stealey Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/36710924
August 1991 jump - https://www.patreon.com/posts/29893503

Sega working on polygon arcade hardware
https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue48Sep91/ACE_Issue_48_Sep_91/page/n9/mode/1up
https://segaretro.org/Sega_Model_1
https://segaretro.org/Sega_System_16
https://segaretro.org/Sega_Y_Board
https://segaretro.org/Sega_System_32

Sega gives away Sonic
https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_026_September_1991 pg. 67
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog#1991%E2%80%931996:_Conception_and_Genesis_games

Sega partners with Falcom
https://www.everygamegoing.com/mag_pages/new_computer_express/147/lc-p008.jpg
https://www.giantbomb.com/sega-falcom-inc/3010-18248/developed/
https://www.mobygames.com/company/nihon-falcom-corp

Lucasfilm working on a Star Wars sim
https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue48Sep91/ACE_Issue_48_Sep_91/page/n6/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_X-Wing_(video_game_series)
Noah Falstein Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/37807684
https://www.mobygames.com/game/star-trek-25th-anniversary

Infocom is back...
https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue48Sep91/ACE_Issue_48_Sep_91/page/n7/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/leather-goddesses-of-phobos-2-gas-pump-girls-meet-the-pulsating-
http://gamingafter40.blogspot.com/2010/03/last-days-of-infocom-now-with-babes.html
Chris Garske Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/39835860
https://www.mobygames.com/company/legend-entertainment-company

Dune to get not one but 2 titles
https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue48Sep91/ACE_Issue_48_Sep_91/page/n7/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/dune-series
https://www.mobygames.com/game/dune
https://www.mobygames.com/game/dune-ii-the-building-of-a-dynasty
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087182/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

Ocean in full license fever
https://archive.org/details/Amiga_Power_Issue_05_1991-09_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n14/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/game/simpsons-bart-vs-the-space-mutants
https://www.mobygames.com/game/terminator-2-judgment-day
https://www.mobygames.com/game/robocop-3_
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop_3
https://www.mobygames.com/game/hudson-hawk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Hawk

PC game sales in UK overtake Atari
https://www.everygamegoing.com/mag_pages/new_computer_express/149/lc-p005.jpg

Gaming is coming to UK TV
https://archive.org/details/crash-magazine-92/page/n11/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GamesMaster

Microsoft comes under FTC scrutiny
https://archive.org/details/1991-09-compute-magazine/page/n9/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft_Corp.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Works
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip%27s_Challenge

Afterdark brings the flying toasters
https://archive.org/details/1991-09-compute-magazine/page/n167/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Dark_(software)

Game Informer Issue 1 debuts
https://archive.org/details/Game_Informer_Issue_001_Fall_1991
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FuncoLand
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Informer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egghead_Software

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.