Episodes

  • Marylou Badeaux - Warner Records, Computer Entertainer, Video Game Update, Video Take-Out

    Marylou Badeaux - Warner Records, Computer Entertainer, Video Game Update, Video Take-Out
    Jun 30 2026

    The history of video game magazines have given us some amazing publications that have helped historians understand the past in ways we otherwise would never be able to.
    One publication, a newsletter produced by mail-order retailer Video Take-Out, has emerged as probably the most significant source for information about the industry in the 80s, Video Game Update and Computer Entertainer.
    Marylou Badeaux and her sister Celeste Dolan, miticulously catalogued the turbulent early years of consoles and home computers for their readers. The fact that this amazing publication was Marylou's side gig while she was an executive at Warner Records, working with the likes of Quincy Jones and Prince, makes the magazine's excellence even more astounding.
    Marylou takes us back to those heady days and we find out what it was like to be a retailer at that time, how news was gathered and what it was like to be dealing with some of the greatest musicians of the age.

    Recorded: April 2026

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    Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM/posts/marylou-badeaux-162489729
    https://www.memories4you.com.au/
    https://www.amazon.com/Moments-Remembering-Prince-Marylou-Badeaux/dp/0648189112
    Computer Entertainer/Video Game Update Archive - https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22Computer+Entertainer%22&sort=-date
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storyville_(nightclub)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Records
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones
    Listen Up - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102315/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11
    Larry Graham - One in a Million You - https://youtu.be/SxCBu45HgjE?si=z8YKetaMDOTmlntt
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarnerMedia#AOL_Time_Warner_(2001%E2%80%932003)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson


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    2 hrs and 25 mins
  • November 1994

    November 1994
    Jun 18 2026
    Video Game profits collapse, PC sales boom & The Next Gen battle begins in Japan 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 November 1994. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book 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 Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Or Discord https://discord.gg/mYdkBJe8 Links: If you don't see all the links, find them here: https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM/posts/november-1994-161464050 7 Minutes in Heaven: Jazz Jackrabbit Video Version: https://youtu.be/IIom2LSch6w https://www.mobygames.com/game/902/jazz-jackrabbit/ Corrections: Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ November 1984 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM/posts/november-1984-157521521 Great Exhibition Digital Recreation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wNEgZDetNk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_VS._System Moondust 7 Minutes - https://youtu.be/jT3QzYpUEck?si=MbYsjB7cDptFfIBY November 1994: Video Game Industry profits plummet Sega Reports 47 Percent Drop in Earnings in Fiscal First Half, Associated Press Worldstream, November 11, 1994; Friday 07:03 Eastern Time, Section: Financial pages SEGA PROFITS PLUNGE 43PC AS VIDEO GAME RIVALRY HOTS UP, The Guardian (London), November 12, 1994, Section: THE GUARDIAN HOME PAGE; Pg. 1, Byline: Nicholas Bannister In London And Kevin Rafferty In Tokyo EDITORS:Associated Press Worldstream, November 21, 1994; Monday 07:13 Eastern Time, Section: Financial pages KOEI LOWERS PROFIT ESTIMATES, Jiji Press Ticker Service, NOVEMBER 4, 1994, FRIDAY NAMCO SUFFERS LOWER PROFITS IN 1ST HALF, Jiji Press Ticker Service, NOVEMBER 4, 1994, FRIDAY KONAMI TO LOG 3.1-B.-YEN LOSS FOR FY '94, Jiji Press Ticker Service, NOVEMBER 9, 1994, WEDNESDAY KONAMI SLIPS INTO RED IN 1ST HALF, Jiji Press Ticker Service, NOVEMBER 25, 1994, FRIDAY CAPCOM SUFFERS SHARP DROPS IN PROFIT, SALES, Jiji Press Ticker Service, NOVEMBER 24, 1994, THURSDAY Play Meter November 1994, pg. 22 TAKARA RETURNS TO BLACK IN 1ST HALF, Jiji Press Ticker Service, NOVEMBER 18, 1994, FRIDAY T-HQ announces third-quarter results, s'ipment of the XBAND Video Game, Modem aNd new equity financing, Business Wire, November 14, 1994, Monday SOFTWARE ETC. STORES, INC. REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS, PR Newswire, November 10, 1994, Thursday - 13:59 Eastern time, Section: Financial News Software Etc. and Babbage's to merge SOFTWARE ETC. STORES, INC. REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS, PR Newswire, November 10, 1994, Thursday - 13:59 Eastern time, Section: Financial News Big money bets against Atari CBS rich with takeover rumors, USA TODAY, November 7, 1994, Monday, FINAL EDITION, Section: MONEY; Dan Dorfman; Pg. 4B, Byline: Dan Dorfman https://mdsass.com/our-team/ ATARI RESPONDS TO DAN DORFMAN ARTICLE IN USA TODAY, PR Newswire, November 8, 1994, Tuesday - 09:10 Eastern Time Atari stock plummets,The Financial Post (Toronto, Canada), November 8, 1994, Tuesday,DAILY EDITION, Section: SECTION 1, NEWS; Pg. 14; APPOINTMENT NOTICE, Byline: Bloomberg ATARI CORP. ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS 1994 RESULTS, PR Newswire, November 14, 1994, Monday - 05:59 Eastern Time, Section: Financial News COMPANY NEWS; ATARI STOCK RISES AS DEAL WITH SEGA IS COMPLETED, The New York Times, November 17, 1994, Thursday, Late Edition - Final, Distribution: Financial Desk , Section: Section D; ; Section D; Page 4; Column 1; Financial Desk ; Column 1; Siliwood deals abound! Activision, Henson in Multimedia Muppets Deal, Ad Day, November 7, 1994, Section: NEWS ROUNDUP; Pg. 12 Move over, nerds - Hollywood's here, The Age (Melbourne, Australia), November 15, 1994 Tuesday, Late Edition, Section: COMPUTERS; Frontier Media; Pg. 43 https://archive.org/details/electronic-games-1994-11z Baby Bells form Multimedia Colossus 3 BABY BELLS FORM MULTIMEDIA COLOSSUS 1994, Reuters News Service, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri), November 1, 1994, ...
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    3 hrs and 49 mins
  • November 1984

    November 1984
    May 6 2026
    Comdex belongs to IBM Xmas sales outlook dismal Games get protected in Japan 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 November 1984. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book 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 Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Links: If you don't see all the links, find them here: 7 Minutes in Heaven: KnightLore Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/157513930 https://www.mobygames.com/game/14733/knight-lore/ Corrections: Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ October 1984 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/october-1984-137843011 October 1994 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/october-1994-151072694 Mortal Kombat Live Tour - https://youtu.be/nbOQIheheDc 1974: 1974 - Creative Computing debuts https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingv01n01NovemberDecember1974 1984: Atari claims Coleco to exit UK console market https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-15/mode/1up Coleco exits the UK market https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-29/mode/1up Parker Brothers abandons UK https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-29/page/n4/mode/1up https://www.sinclaircollection.site/?page_id=520 http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Interface2/Cartridges/Interface2_RC_Unreleased.htm Hi-Tech isn't UK's savior Financial Notebook: Hi-tech myth / Employment falls in information, technology industry, The Guardian (London), November 2, 1984 Coinop earnings crater Play Meter November 1, 1984, pg. 32. Nintendo pushes VS. Paks and standards Play Meter November 15, 1984, pg. 24 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_VS._System Atari Games gets into systems RePlay November 1984, pg. 16 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Games https://www.mobygames.com/game/3929/star-wars/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/21280/star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/17500/star-wars-return-of-the-jedi/ Konami buys Interlogic https://archive.org/details/game-machine-magazine-19841115p/page/n13/mode/2up Gung Ho - https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt0091159/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_gung%20ho Twin Galaxies looking for world records https://archive.org/details/guinness1985book00mcwh/page/570/mode/2up?q=video+game Play Meter, November 1, 1984 pg. 25 Colecovision rides Cabbage Patch Kid coattails Rainbow Brite, Robots Give Cabbage Patch Kids Run for Money, The Associated Press, November 20, 1984, Tuesday, AM cycle, Section: Domestic News, Byline: By ROGER GILLOTT, AP Business Writer Cabbage Patch/Colecovision Ad - https://youtu.be/lqZsOeEWDtw?si=k3zoqYsDuL00pxmB IBM conquers Comdex I.B.M. ENTRY UNCHALLENGED AT SHOW, The New York Times, November 19, 1984, Monday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 1, Column 3; Financial Desk, Byline: By DAVID E. SANGER Current well-behaved packages leave user dreams unfulfilled, Computerworld, November 19, 1984, Section: MICROCOMPUTERS; Small Talk; Pg. 57, Byline: Eric Bender, CW Senior Editor Denise Carabet, The San Diego Union-Tribune, November 26, 1984 Monday, Section: BUSINESS; Pg. A-16 Comdex host to myriad micro debuts; Show features few surprises, Computerworld, November 19, 1984, Section: NEWS; Pg. 1, Byline: By Eric Bender, CW Staff PERIPHERALS;THE ALLURE OF LASER PRINTERS, The New York Times, November 20, 1984, Tuesday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section C; Page 7, Column 1; Science Desk, Byline: By PETER H. LEWIS Foreign vendors showcase wares at Comdex;Japanese, Australian, English vendors highlight product introductions in '84, Computerworld, November 26, 1984,Section: NEWS; Pg. 40, Byline: By Susan Blakeney, CW Staff Apple ad spree continues Apple Goes After Share of Mind Over Market; 'Event Marketing' Has Become Core Of No. 2's Strategy, ADWEEK, November 19, 1984, Eastern Edition, Byline: By Betsy Sharkey and Paul Farhi...
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    3 hrs and 10 mins
  • Gary Bracey - Part 2 - Ocean, Telstar, Digimask

    Gary Bracey - Part 2 - Ocean, Telstar, Digimask
    Apr 28 2026

    For computer gamers in the 1980s and 90s, few companies were more ever-present than Ocean, a powerhouse in publishing, through their massive ad campaigns and amazing film licenses and coin-op conversions.

    Our guest today, Gary Bracey, was the VP of Development at Ocean and oversaw the production of many a classic, such as Batman, Green Beret and Robocop, to say nothing of being their in-house go-to guy for judging film licenses.

    Gary tells us about life in the Ocean dungeon, the amazing youngsters that coded the titles and what it took to get them to market and life after Ocean at Telstar and the startup he cofounded Digimask.

    Recorded: May and August 2025

    Find Part 1 here:
    https://youtu.be/03T9HZ7iYys?si=iBzrOnHbNR30gSCy

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    iOS: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine

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    https://www.linkedin.com/in/garybracey/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Software
    https://www.mobygames.com/company/544/bandai-namco-entertainment-uk-ltd/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Software#Licensed_games
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64_Games_System
    https://www.mobygames.com/group/3031/renegade-series/
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/12765/sleepwalker/
    https://www.mobygames.com/company/84/digital-image-design-ltd/
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/2913/jurassic-park/
    Dinosaur Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7Lk7idveeU
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/140034/lone-soldier/
    https://www.mobygames.com/company/1415/telstar-electronic-studios-ltd/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWp1FuXXjcg
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimask
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080701124519/https://www.digimask.com/
    https://virtua.gitbook.io/virtua-wiki/welcome-to-the-metaverse/the-virtua-team
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/45660/the-addams-family/

    Copyright Karl Kuras
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    2 hrs and 7 mins
  • Gary Bracey - Part 1 - Ocean

    Gary Bracey - Part 1 - Ocean
    Apr 15 2026

    For computer gamers in the 1980s and 90s, few companies were more ever-present than Ocean, a powerhouse in publishing, through their massive ad campaigns and amazing film licenses and coin-op conversions.

    Our guest today, Gary Bracey, was the VP of Development at Ocean and oversaw the production of many a classic, such as Batman, Green Beret and Robocop, to say nothing of being their in-house go-to guy for judging film licenses.

    Gary tells us about life in the Ocean dungeon, the amazing youngsters that coded the titles and what it took to get them to market.

    Recorded: May 2025

    Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/c/VGNRTM

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    iOS: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine

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    https://www.linkedin.com/in/garybracey/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_Projects
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_Software
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Software
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/31581/miami-vice/
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/33164/street-hawk/
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/48091/knight-rider/
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/6233/f29-retaliator/
    https://www.mobygames.com/company/84/digital-image-design-ltd/
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/13812/head-over-heels/
    Robocop ad on UK VHS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGLskD5sFHA
    Robocop ad in Spectrum game: https://www.indieretronews.com/2016/05/zx-spectrum-classics-robocop-retro.html
    https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/99v8l/new_zealand_story_the_1988_arcade_game/
    https://www.mobygames.com/person/14498/dawn-drake/


    Copyright Karl Kuras
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Phil Adam - Spectrum Holobyte, SPA, Interplay, Amico

    Phil Adam - Spectrum Holobyte, SPA, Interplay, Amico
    Mar 12 2026

    Phil Adam's career has spanned more than 40 years, from pioneering work marketing titles for Spectrum Holobyte, playing a pivotal role in bringing Tetris to the West, working at Interplay during the RPG renaisance and his current work as head of Amico.

    Highs and lows in a career that has seen gaming grow up and maybe, find its youthful core once again.

    Recorded May-July 2025

    Video Version: https://youtu.be/iK3wUGg213s

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    iOS: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_Ward
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Lisa
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/224/gato/
    https://www.mobygames.com/company/689/sphere-inc/
    https://www.mobygames.com/person/3490/gilman-louie/
    https://www.mobygames.com/company/151/microprose-alameda/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Maxwell
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP/M
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP/M
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_and_Information_Industry_Association
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-chip
    https://celestialseasonings.com
    BBC Tetris documentary - https://youtu.be/6ohCy4ktA5w?si=ntZ50BWV2gAQFQu4
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/1655/red-storm-rising/
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/2637/flight-of-the-intruder/
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/1222/simcity-enhanced-cd-rom/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathias_Rust
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexey_Pajitnov
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Gordon
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interplay_Entertainment
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidson_%26_Associates
    https://www.interplay.com/
    https://www.indiedb.com/company/big-world-technology
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chameleon_(console)
    https://amicoentertainment.com/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-chip
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bhMdhcdfMY&pp=ygUVYW1pY28gY29uc29sZSBoYW5kc29u
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RalliSport_Challenge
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Pool_(video_game)

    Copyright Karl Kuras 2026
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    3 hrs and 54 mins
  • October 1994

    October 1994
    Feb 18 2026
    Japan goes after arcades, Nintendo's Famicon gets its first licensee & Gamers come together online 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 October 1994. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost. Check out his podcast here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book 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 Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Links: If you don't see all the links, find them here: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Mortal Kombat 2 (SNES, Genesis, Game Gear, Game Boy) Video Version: https://youtu.be/KI-X2NobWF0 https://www.mobygames.com/game/600/mortal-kombat-ii/ Corrections: September 1994 Ep - https://youtu.be/CvMg_FUb3p0 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131646/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/8/software-toolworks-inc-the/ Console Wars Readthrough - https://youtu.be/wYhpTBPXZkI LGR Never Obsolete PC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQo0yOqOb_4 George Morrow - Krzysztof Kieslowski - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001425/ 1994 Nintendo caves to E3 Nintendo of America to attend E3 show in Los Angeles, Business Wire, October 4, 1994, Tuesday CES interactive postponed Nintendo of America to attend E3 show in Los Angeles, Business Wire, October 4, 1994, Tuesday Nintendo lowers investor expectations NINTENDO TO SEE 2ND SALES, PROFIT DROPS, Jiji Press Ticker Service, OCTOBER 4, 1994, TUESDAY Nintendo revises FY '94 performance downward, Report From Japan, October 5, 1994 Nintendo sales, profits to post 2nd yearly fall,The Daily Yomiuri, October 5, 1994, Wednesday Nikkei lower on new issue worries, Financial Times (London,England), October 5, 1994, Wednesday, London, Section: World Stock Markets (Asia Pacific); Pg. 41, Byline: By EMIKO TERAZONO SEGA HITS '94 LOW ON TSE,Jiji Press Ticker Service,OCTOBER 4, 1994, ,TUESDAY Thornton warns of UK video game market decline THORNTON ISSUES WARNING AS VIDEO GAMES SALES PLUMMET, The Guardian (London), October 6, 1994, Section: THE GUARDIAN , CITY PAGE; Pg. 19 CentreGold buys Core CentreGold picks up Core, The Independent (London), October 27, 1994, Thursday, Section: BUSINESS & CITY PAGE; Page 42 Convergance is the name of the game Merging on The Information Superhighway The New Comfort Zone Where Public Meets Private - Correction Appended, The New York Times, Correction Appended, Distribution: Home Design MagazineHome Design Magazine, Section: Section 6; ; Section 6; Part 2; Page 40; Page 21; Column 3; Column 2; Home Design MagazineHome, Design Magazine ; Part 2; ; Column 3; Column 2;Byline: By Phil Patton; By JULIE V. IOVINE "Media Futures: SRI denounces superhighway claims, Financial Times (London,England), October 31, 1994, Monday, Section: Pg. 13 Length: 507 words, Byline: By RAYMOND SNODDY" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Simon Microsoft to buy Intuit Microsoft To Acquire Intuit, Shareholder Sues, Newsbytes News Network, October 14, 1994 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Money BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY; Banks Going Interactive to Fend Off New Rivals, The New York Times, October 19, 1994, Wednesday, Late Edition - Final, Distribution: Financial Desk, Section: Section D; ; Section D; Page 1; Column 3; Financial Desk ; Column 3; First Virtual Holdings brings banking into cyberspace A Credit Card for On-Line Sprees, New York Times (National Edition), October 15, 1994, Business and Industry, Section: Pg. Y17; Vol. 144; No. 49,850; ISSN: 0362-4331 https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/first-virtual https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einar_Stefferud HOME SHOPPING NETWORK STORE LAUNCH ON PRODIGY SUCCESSFUL, PR Newswire, October 18, 1994, Tuesday - 10:04 Eastern Time, Section: Financial News MicroTime Media is bringing ads to games Media: Watch out Sonic, the admen are coming; Maggie Brown meets the founder of an advertising agency that is putting commercials into computer games, The Independent (London), October 18, 1994, Tuesday, Section: MEDIA PAGE; Page 29...
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  • Tom Kalinske - Mattel, Sega, Leap Frog

    Tom Kalinske - Mattel, Sega, Leap Frog
    Oct 15 2025

    Few events in video game history are more legendary than the Console War between Sega and Nintendo. Our guest today was one of the generals of that war, the head of Sega of America, Tom Kalinske.
    Tom's story is not just a story of Sega though, he started out in advertising, helping create the still iconic Flintstone's vitamins, he redefined Barbie's image, helped save Mattel from bankruptcy after the video game crash and lead one of the most important educational tech companies of our time, Leap Frog.
    Tom's insight into the world of toys, games and education over a career spanning 6 decades is a wild and fascinating ride.

    Recorded: July 2025

    Video version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/tom-kalinske-141140563

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    Links:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flintstones_Chewable_Vitamins
    Flintstones commercials: https://youtu.be/IMayKCViiRc?si=yOo7bIX3rhEaboJV
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattel
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He-Man_and_the_Masters_of_the_Universe
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchbox_(brand)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Montana_Football
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madden_NFL
    Michael Katz Part 2 - Atari - Sega - https://www.patreon.com/posts/63732329
    https://retrogamingaus.com/1799/video-game-ad-of-the-day-game-gear
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Technical_Institute
    Roger Hector - Atari, Disney, Sega, Namco, Sente - https://www.patreon.com/posts/72058794
    https://www.vendingtimes.com/news/videogame-pioneer-tom-petit-dies-at-62/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_CD
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/32X
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Saturn
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Channel
    https://youtu.be/xx-8QBX8qgc?si=1PtKhQvHf9qA5C1Y
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Pico
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeapFrog_Enterprises
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Console_Wars_(book)


    Copyright Karl Kuras 2025
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