{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"July 1982","description":"Universal sues Nintendo over Donkey Kong Spielberg signs with Atari Tron disappoints 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 July 1982. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Mads from the Retro Asylum is our cohost. You can find his other fine podcasts here: http:\/\/retroasylum.com and https:\/\/playthroughpod.com\/ 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: Pepper II Video Version - https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/70739326 https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/pepper-ii https:\/\/flyers.arcade-museum.com\/?page=flyer&amp;amp;db=videodb&amp;amp;id=778&amp;amp;image=1 Corrections: June 1982 Ep - https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/69476654 https:\/\/jaleco.fandom.com\/wiki\/Naughty_Boy http:\/\/www.hardcoregaming101.net\/brute-force\/ Jim Trucano - AMOA - https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/48912975 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pong https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EK7H6gI1py0 https:\/\/www.arcade-museum.com\/game_detail.php?game_id=10086 https:\/\/youtu.be\/bTUrWYv2vtU https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vectrex https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adventure_Vision https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Little_Professor  1982: US Army enlists Atari https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1982\/07\/10\/us\/briefing-006748.html?searchResultPosition=14  https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/bradley-trainer Zaxxon commercial Replay July 1982, pg. 112 https:\/\/youtu.be\/u3NUO2GFGAI https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/arcade\/zaxxon Sega Gremlin opens new factory Play Meter July 1, 1982 pg 17 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gremlin_Industries Jim Trucano - AMOA - https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/48912975 Ms Pacman set to match Pacman Play Meter 1 July 1982 pg 17 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ms._Pac-Man Bally and Atari both buy into Namco Games People Pay Late July 1982 pg 10 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Namco Nintendo seeks to expand US operations Games People Pay Late July 1982 pg 5 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nintendo Coca-Cola buys Gottlieb Play Meter July 1, 1982, pg 22 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gottlieb Universal sues over Donkey Kong Games People Pay Late July 1982 pg 4 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Donkey_Kong#Legacy https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RKO_Pictures Showbiz and Pizza Time reach a settlement Play Meter July 15, 1982 pg 22 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chuck_E._Cheese May 1980 jump - https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/may-2020-37289753 Fuzzy Wuzzy Wizards want a piece of the pizza action Play Meter July 1 1982 pg 14 https:\/\/law.resource.org\/pub\/us\/case\/reporter\/F2\/820\/820.F2d.362.85-3705.html  https:\/\/tokencatalog.com\/token_record_forms.php?action=DisplayTokenRecord&amp;amp;td_id=521569&amp;amp;inventory_id=584463&amp;amp;attribution_id=538537 Alladin's Castle continues aggressive expansion Games People Pay Late July 1982 pg 10 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Namco#Expansion_into_other_markets_(1989%E2%80%931994) Not everyone is happy with home PacMan Games People Pay Late July 1982 pg 7 https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/pac-man https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=smmjCGpa1V0 Coin op operators see costs jump Vending Times Census of the Industry July 1982, pg. 60  Vancouver bans minors Play Meter 15 July 1982 pg 20 Sega goes to court in England Play meter July 15, 1982, pg 22 March 1982 Ep - https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/march-1982-64415756 Colecovision launches! https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ColecoVision 5200 hits inventory snag Video Game Update July 1982 pg 1 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atari_5200 AVGN 5200 video - https:\/\/youtu.be\/AknyR-kRvLc Emerson Arcadia debuts at CES Video Game Update July 1982 pg 2 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xaUw3_OR_q8 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arcadia_2001 Games by Apollo goes big on advertising https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1982\/07\/23\/business\/advertising-video-game-client-to-benton-bowles.html?searchResultPosition=2  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Games_by_Apollo Activision earnings way up! Playthings July 1982 pg 11 KC Munchkin is back! Play Meter July 15, 1982 pg 22 https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/kcs-krazy-chase Avalon Hill gets VCS fever https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/cgw_5\/page\/n5\/mode\/1up https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/browse\/games\/avalon-hill-game-company\/offset,75\/so,1d\/list-games\/  Joel Billings - SSI - https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/36827469 More new companies enter the scene Video Game Update July 1982 pg 2 Spielberg goes Atari Video Game Update July 1982 pg 1 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Code_Monkeys https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/atari-2600\/et-the-extra-terrestrial_  https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/atari-2600\/raiders-of-the-lost-ark  https:\/\/youtu.be\/-UFYpnE_Ob0 Atari announces Swordquest scavenger hunt Video Game Update July 1982 pg 1 https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game-group\/swordquest-series Video game price war feared Play Things July 1982  Mattel loses suit over Odyssey patents https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1982\/07\/27\/business\/mattel-patent-suit.html?searchResultPosition=16  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Magnavox_Odyssey#Lawsuits Dragon 32 is coming https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/your-computer-magazine-1982-07\/page\/n16\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dragon_32\/64 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Motorola_6809 Jon Freeman and Anne West fall leave Automated Simulations https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/cgw_5\/page\/n5\/mode\/1up https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epyx Sinclair loses more key staff https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/sinclair-user-magazine-004\/page\/n51\/mode\/2up  https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/your-computer-magazine-1982-07\/page\/n37\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jupiter_Ace https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ZX_Spectrum https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SAM_Coup%C3%A9 Wall Street downgrades Apple's future https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1982\/07\/08\/business\/market-place-apple-fighting-to-stay-ahead.html?searchResultPosition=9  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_Lisa https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macintosh https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_II https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_III Atari gets big order from Dade county https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1982\/07\/15\/business\/atari-contract.html?searchResultPosition=1  https:\/\/ataripodcast.libsyn.com\/antic-interview-420-brenda-laurel-atari-research Randall Kottwitz muses on laserdisc https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/softside-magazine-46\/page\/n5\/mode\/1up  Randal Kottwitz - SoftSide - MacUser - https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/63640307 Tron flops with both critics and analysts https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1982\/07\/09\/movies\/stock-decline-after-screening-of-tron-irks-disney-studio.html?searchResultPosition=1  https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/title\/tt0084827\/?ref_=bo_se_r_2 https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/month\/august\/1982\/?sort=grossToDate&amp;amp;ref_=bo_md__resort#table  https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1982\/07\/07\/movies\/et-at-87-million-hit-of-summer-box-office.html?searchResultPosition=20  https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1982\/07\/14\/movies\/ex-disney-animators-try-to-outdo-their-mentor.html?searchResultPosition=6  https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1982\/07\/09\/movies\/disney-tron.html?searchResultPosition=1  https:\/\/youtu.be\/DREG0dOW8jw https:\/\/youtu.be\/cISmv0IGoQQ https:\/\/youtu.be\/2BE3NqTRfLc Arcades eat into MAD magazine numbers Games People Pay Late July 1982 pg 12 https:\/\/www.comichron.com\/titlespotlights\/mad.html https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mad_(magazine) https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/spy-vs-spy Video games and cable tv erode broadcast audience https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1982\/07\/21\/business\/advertising-tv-ad-prices-are-raised.html?searchResultPosition=22 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. 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