March 1992

Apr 24, 2022

Nintendo owns CES
Intel slashes prices
Amiga users get antsy

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 March 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:
Banter:
https://retrogames.biz/products/thea500-mini/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM22rNAgq1o&list=PL8OAuMoGF4GLzM9L7w5oa6RrhXnl3ca2T

7 Minutes in Heaven: Turrican (Gameboy)
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65519668
https://www.mobygames.com/game/gameboy/turrican
February 1991 Jump: https://www.patreon.com/posts/48323760

Corrections:
February 1992 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/63742386
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acclaim_Entertainment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Pelling
https://memorymachinepod.com/2021/06/30/the-memory-machine-59-the-birth-of-pinball-w-ethan-johnson/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxian3:_Project_Dragoon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Over_(Sheff_book)

1992:
IRS clashes with operator
Replay March 1992, pg. 3

Konami is keeping beat-em up action alive
Replay March 1992, pg. 50
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men_(1992_video_game)
https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10496
https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10052
https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10051

JVC launches Wondermega
Gamers March 1992, pg. 7
http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=R2FtZXJzLzE5OTI=
https://segaretro.org/Wondermega

SNES and NeoGeo heading to the UK
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_124_1992-03_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n9/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_124_1992-03_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n11/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo

European Devs bet on Sega at ECTS
Gamers March 1992, pg. 10
http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=R2FtZXJzLzE5OTI=

Console side of CES belonged to Nintendo
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20032a%20%28March%201992%29/page/n37/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20032a%20%28March%201992%29/page/n41/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20032a%20%28March%201992%29/page/n43/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_NES_CD-ROM

PC side of CES cluttered with delayed titles, 3D worlds and new tech
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_92/page/n19/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/questbusters-v9n03/page/n1/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/AmigaFormatMagazine_201902/Amiga_Format_Issue_035_1992_06_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n46/mode/1up
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2022/04/jekyll-and-hyde/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/secret-of-monkey-island/screenshots
Michael Jordan In Flight Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL39W0psFlU
https://www.mobygames.com/game/legends-of-valour
https://www.mobygames.com/game/wolfenstein-3d
Robot War 7 Minutes in Heaven: https://www.patreon.com/posts/55259489

Intel slashes prices
https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1992-03_OCR/page/n35/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I486

Commodore drops CDTV price
https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-03/page/n23/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_CDTV

Amiga anxiety grows
http://jokerarchiv.spokintosh.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=142
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga

Sierra signs rep deal
https://archive.org/details/vgce_92-03/page/n21/mode/1up

Jeff Tunnell steps down as president of Dynamix
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_92/page/n17/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,94388/

Doug Glen leaves Lucasarts for Sega
Gamers March 1992, pg. 7
http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=R2FtZXJzLzE5OTI=
https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-glen-a4710/details/experience/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/sega-cd/secret-of-monkey-island

Another World gets reviewed
https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1992-03/page/106/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/out-of-this-world/mobyrank
https://www.mobygames.com/game/out-of-this-world
https://www.mobygames.com/game/out-of-this-world/mobyrank
https://www.spieleveteranen.de/

Mitchie passes away
https://archive.org/details/info_Issue_48_1992-03.info_Publications_US/page/n17/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Miner
https://www.oldcomputr.com/commodore-amiga-1000-1985/

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.