1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 December 2019 Bushnell borrows big to build! Tengen trounced in Tetris tussle! Pokemon perceived to push to pupils! These stories and many more on this month's episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This month we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in December of 1979, 1989, 1999. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.. Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com 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/user?u=7594060 Show Notes: 1979: Pizza Time theater gets big loan Replay December 1979, pg. 6 Play Meter December, 1979, pg. 37 AMOA show reviews are in RePlay December 1979, pg. 15 Sega standardizes their arcade boards Play Meter December 1979, pg. 92 Play Meter Update Edition Dec. 31 1979, pg. 1 https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/1982/jul/15/cover-exactly-zaxxon/# Space Invaders modification boards are out Play Meter December, 1979, pg. 24 Space Invader clones hit home computers https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan197912/page/n20 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Invader_(video_game) The Computer Shopper debuts https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1979-12-rescan/page/n210 IBM Microcomputer rumors promise a revolution https://archive.org/details/Kilobaud197912/page/n5 1989: JAMMA show jam packed with... carnival games? https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_27_1989-12_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n9 Microprose opens development studio in the UK https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_27_1989-12_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n10 Epyx files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_66/page/n9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epyx Activision is a gaming company once again! https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_66/page/n9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activision#Mediagenic_(1988%E2%80%931992) Club Caribe launches on Q-Link https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_11_December_1989 page 23 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_Link http://neohabitat.org A new month, a new Atari hardware launch! https://archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_27_1989-12_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n10 http://www.atari-computermuseum.de/abc286.htm Lynx stalls https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_005_December_1989/page/n89 Sega parts ways with Tonka https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_005_December_1989/page/n89 https://segaretro.org/Tonka Konix misses Xmas and payments... https://archive.org/details/thegamesmachine-25/page/n6 The Wizard hits theaters! https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_005_December_1989/page/n48 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_(1989_film) Nintendo beats Atari in Tetris fight Replay, December 1989, pg. 11 1999: Y2K is upon us! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2000_problem 3dfx CEO, Gregory Ballard steps down https://archive.org/details/NextGen60Dec1999/page/n13 https://www.cnet.com/news/3dfxs-chief-executive-resigns/ The French game publisher stock market money spree continues! https://archive.org/details/NextGen60Dec1999/page/n13 https://www.mobygames.com/company/virgin-interactive-entertainment-inc https://www.mobygames.com/company/titus-interactive-sa Barnes &amp;amp; Nobel buys up Babbages Etc. https://archive.org/details/NextGen60Dec1999/page/n14 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStop Pokemon, the OG Loot box https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/24/nyregion/suit-claims-pokemon-is-lottery-not-just-fad.html https://archive.org/details/NextGen60Dec1999/page/n14 Arcade games get rated https://archive.org/details/NextGen60Dec1999/page/n19 Disney's Quest to dominate arcades comes to an end https://archive.org/details/NextGen60Dec1999/page/n19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZQGtnEL2xs Games to movies still a thing. https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_Issue_083_1999-12_Dennis_Publishing_GB/page/n22 Recommended Links: 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/ &amp;nbsp; Video Game Newsroom Time Machine http://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/12337946/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/59509994