Sinclair ships QLs,
Atari looks hopeful &
Jack is BACK!
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 May 1984.
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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Links:
If you don't see all the links, find them here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/108363601
7 Minutes in Heaven: Rescue on Fractalus
Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/108357926
https://www.mobygames.com/game/11726/rescue-on-fractalus/
Corrections:
April 1984 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/april-1984-106448718
Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_42/page/50/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.quora.com/What-was-Alan-Kays-experience-like-working-at-Apple
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_TopView
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smalltalk
1974:
New York Court rules pinball is a game of skill
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_45/page/51/mode/1up?view=theater
Atari opens another Game Center
https://archive.org/details/cashbox35unse_45/page/50/mode/1up?view=theater
Bally buys Alladin's Castle
https://archive.org/details/cashbox36unse/page/43/mode/1up
1984:
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