November 1990

Dec 6, 2020

Nintendo goes 16 bit in Japan
Blockbuster tries to pull some political strings,
and
The Bitmap Brothers go Renegade

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 November of 1990.
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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Corrections:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activision

1990:
Super Famicom launches in Japan!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System

Michael Katz is out and Tome Kalinske is in at Sega
Playthings Nov 1990
https://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/michael-katz-interview-part-2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Kalinske

3rd parties are rumored to be developing for the Genesis
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20016%20%28November%201990%29/page/n25/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/ninja-gaiden-series/offset,25/so,1d/
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20016%20%28November%201990%29/page/n92/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/batman-the-video-game_
https://www.mobygames.com/game/genesis/batman-the-video-game___
https://www.mobygames.com/game/turbo-grafx/batman

First rumors of the Atari Panther surface
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20016%20%28November%201990%29/page/n25/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Panther

EGM previews Double Dragon 3
https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20016%20%28November%201990%29/page/n30/mode/1up
https://www.moviemistakes.com/picture121043

Blockbuster lobbying to get Video Game Rental exception
Toy and Hobby World, November 1990, pg. 19
https://itlaw.wikia.org/wiki/Computer_Software_Rental_Amendments_Act_of_1990
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-104/pdf/STATUTE-104-Pg5089.pdf#page=46

Renegade Software is born
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renegade_Software
https://archive.org/details/CommodoreUserIssue861990Nov/page/n5/mode/1up

Activision Uk isn't quite done yet...
https://archive.org/details/computer-and-videogames-108/page/n7/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/game/hunter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgFPnocmf7Q
https://www.mobygames.com/game/deuteros-the-next-millennium
https://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/beast-busters/credits
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubisoft
https://www.mobygames.com/game/rayman

Infocom reborn... on the NES?
https://archive.org/details/RAZE_Issue_01_1990-11_Newsfield_Publishing_GB/page/n17/mode/2up
https://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/tombs-treasure
https://www.mobygames.com/company/nihon-falcom-corp
https://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/joe-morici-interview
https://www.patreon.com/posts/michael-part-1-44335732?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=postshare

Recommended Links:
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/
The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/
Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/

Sound Effects by Ethan of History of How We Play.