July 1994 - Part 2

Sega's Saturn premiere flops
Nintendo goes for cheap VR
Commodore bankruptcy gets messy

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 1994. 
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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1994:
Sony reveals psx
    https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20060%20%28July%201994%29/page/n51/mode/1up?view=theater&sort=title_asc

Tokyo Toy Show sees hardware premieres    
Bandai's BA-X
    https://archive.org/details/egm-2-july-1994/page/83/mode/1up   
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playdia

Bandai rumors arise
    https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20060%20%28July%201994%29/page/n67/mode/1up?view=theater&sort=title_asc
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Pippin

SNK's NeoGeoCD
    https://archive.org/details/egm-2-july-1994/page/126/mode/1up?view=theater
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_CD

NEC's PC FX
    https://archive.org/details/egm-2-july-1994/page/82/mode/1up
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC-FX

Sega's Saturn
    https://archive.org/details/egm-2-july-1994/page/106/mode/1up
    https://archive.org/details/egm-2-july-1994/page/n113/mode/1up
    https://archive.org/details/egm-2-july-1994/page/120/mode/1up
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Saturn

Sega trying to avoid confusion
    Sega, Nintendo Bring Big Plans To CES, Billboard, July 9, 1994, Section: THE ENTER*ACTIVE FILE; Pg. 70, Byline: BY MARILYN A. GILLEN
    
Sega opens UK development studio
    Edge July 1994, pg. 

Nintendo announces new 32 bit system
    Edge July 1994, pg. 6
    
Nintendo signs with Rambus
    Nintendo Ultra 64 game system to use high-speed Rambus technology; will boost memory speed to 500 MHz, Business Wire, July 18, 1994, Monday
    Edge July 1994, pg. 7
    
Video Rental and Console game publishers bury the hatchet
    Sega's Kalinske is VSDA's man, The Hollywood Reporter, July 7, 1994, Thursday    
    It's A Whole New Game At VSDA; Competition For Retailers' Attention Increases, ,Billboard, July 16, 1994, Section: HOME VIDEO; Pg. 61, byline: BY EILEEN FITZPATRICK
    Tenn, Seitz join Activision, The Hollywood Reporter, July 1, 1994, Friday
    "NewLeaf Entertainment to include Acclaim in video game delivery system test, Business Wire, July 13, 1994, Wednesday,  Dateline: DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.     
    Kids can get 'Jungle' game sneak peek, USA Today, July 28, 1994, Section: Pg. 1D; Vol. 12; No. 222; ISSN: 0161-7389"<