{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"October 1981","description":"Arcade board mobility has coinop spooked George Plimpton is pimping Intellivision &amp;amp; The youth of America sees pro-gaming as their future 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 October of 1981. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Get us on your mobile device: Android: https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz  iOS: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/de\/podcast\/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and\/or support us on patreon! https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/VGNRTM Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com  Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Video version - https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/57968609 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qix https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/arcade\/qix  Corrections: September 1981 Ep - https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/56209373 7 Minutes in Heaven - Castle Wolfenstein - https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/56209208 https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/frogger-ancient-shadow Jerry Jewell Interview - https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/57602735 1941: Judges denounce Pinball as Gambling https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1941\/10\/09\/archives\/judges-denounce-pinball-as-gambling-but-reserve-decision-in-jersey.html?searchResultPosition=1  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pinball#1947:_Flippers_introduced  https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1941\/10\/19\/archives\/nickel-monte-carlo-the-pinball-box-cashes-in-on-a-love-of-gadgets-a.html?searchResultPosition=2  https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/snes\/flintstones-the-treasure-of-sierra-madrock  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n6aguUfV2XQ 1961: Satellite positioning system underway https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1961\/10\/08\/archives\/star-substitutes-satellites-to-replace-heavenly-bodies-as-guides.html?searchResultPosition=24  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transit_(satellite) 1981: US Arcade industry hesitant about interchangeable kits Play Meter Oct. 1 1981 pg. 22 https:\/\/segaretro.org\/Sega_G80 Taito's Moon Shuttle introduces continuous play Replay Oct. 1981, pg. 56 https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/moon-shuttle https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/games\/the-origins-of-the-video-game-continue-screen\/   Atari and GCC drop suits Replay Oct. 1981 pg. 16 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/General_Computer_Corporation  Atari settles with Cinematronics Play Meter Oct. 15, 1981 pg. 148 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cinematronics Williams revenues double Replay Oct. 1981, pg. 14 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WMS_Industries  Coleco signs licensing deal with Midway Toy &amp;amp; Hobby World Oct. 1981 pg. 16 https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/hh_cpacman https:\/\/www.miniarcade.com\/coleco\/coleco.php https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/seattle-news\/sunset-bowl-in-ballard-will-close-in-april\/  Michael Katz Interview - https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/35169258 https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/hh_cdkong https:\/\/christmas.musetechnical.com\/ShowCatalogPage\/1982-Sears-Christmas-Book\/0003  https:\/\/christmas.musetechnical.com\/ShowCatalogPage\/1982-Sears-Christmas-Book\/0636  https:\/\/christmas.musetechnical.com\/ShowCatalogPage\/1982-Sears-Christmas-Book\/0646 George Plimpton to promote Intellivision sweepstakes Toy &amp;amp; Hobby World Oct. 1981 pg. 58 https:\/\/wearethemutants.com\/2017\/05\/18\/george-plimpton-advertisements-for-intellivision-1980-1983\/  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HPUMfUvRAOE https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Plimpton February 1980 Jump - https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/34288179 Imagic enters the game publishing fray https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1981\/10\/08\/business\/advertising-imagic-account.html?searchResultPosition=2  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imagic They Create World Imagic ep - https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/mysteries-of-57377105 Byte takes a first look at the IBM PC https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/eu_BYTE-1981-10_OCR\/page\/n25\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/eu_BYTE-1981-10_OCR\/page\/n31\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IBM_Personal_Computer Atari muscles in on Apple's educational turf https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/1981-10-compute-magazine\/page\/n5\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atari_8-bit_family https:\/\/ataripodcast.libsyn.com\/ Nasir Gebelli goes it alone https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/softalkv2n02oct1981\/page\/39\/mode\/1up  Jerry Jewell Interview - https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/57602735 Computers can win big at chess tournaments https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/eu_BYTE-1981-10_OCR\/page\/n305\/mode\/1up   Coining of phrase arcade-adventure https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/softalkv2n02oct1981\/page\/55\/mode\/1up The Dirty Book is looking for your raunchy software creations https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/softalkv2n02oct1981\/page\/80\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/TheDirtyBookV2N1\/page\/n3\/mode\/2up?q=the+dirty+book The Gamemaster beckons you to enter his mansion https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/softalkv2n02oct1981\/page\/82\/mode\/1up  http:\/\/www.cgwmuseum.org\/galleries\/issues\/softline_3.2.pdf https:\/\/books.google.de\/books?id=-dgDAAAAMBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PA10&amp;amp;lpg=PA10&amp;amp;dq=harlow+stevens+jr&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=UxMV-u2BB_&amp;amp;sig=ACfU3U0VAEzuFq0DpEWWDkGS07PAFMjsqw&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=2ahUKEwjSpdOb_MfzAhWrgP0HHQHgCLsQ6AF6BAgUEAM#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=harlow%20stevens%20jr&amp;amp;f=false   Mike Blanchet profiled in New York Times https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1981\/10\/25\/magazine\/video-games-star-war.html?searchResultPosition=1  http:\/\/www.ataricompendium.com\/archives\/articles\/blanchet\/blanchet.html  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polybius_(urban_legend)   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. 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