March 1994
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Sega previews Saturn at CES, Commodore warns of bankruptcy & Doom brings corporate networks to their knees   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 March 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 @[email protected] Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or [email protected]   Links: If you don't see all the links, find them here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/105189897   7 Minutes in Heaven: Mega Turrican Video Version:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/104910543     https://www.mobygames.com/game/16645/mega-turrican/   Corrections: February 1994 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/february-1994-103514526 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicktoons     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famicom_Disk_System   1994: Coinop goes BIG!     Edge March 1994, pg. 16   Coinop goes small     Edge March 1994, pg. 14     https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2021/03/zool-arcade/   Daytona gets new name     Play Meter, March 1994, pg. 1   Irem shuts down arcade division     Play Meter, March 1994, pg. 1   Karaoke goes CD     https://archive.org/details/cashbox57unse_22/page/38/mode/1up?view=theater      US Rating System to be in place by Xmas     VIDEO-GAME MAKERS WILL SET UP SYSTEM FOR RATING PRODUCTS, WALL STREET JOURNAL, March 7, 1994, Monday, Section: Section B; Page 7, Column 6   UK Rating system to start in March     https://archive.org/details/AmigaFormatMagazine_201902/Amiga_Format_Issue_057_1994_03_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n21/mode/2up   3DO issues ratings system     https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-03/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater         https://www.mobygames.com/game/1824/hell-a-cyberpunk-thriller/cover/group-13661/cover-30908/   Current NextGen falters at CES     Edge, March 1994, pg. 6   Sega Previews Saturn     https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20056%20%28March%201994%29/page/n57/mode/2up        Edge, March 1994, pg. 6   Nintendo fools no one with SGi demos     Edge, March 1994, pg. 6   Acclaim The Duel demo details     https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1994-03/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater     Gregory Fischbach Part 2 - Acclaim - https://www.patreon.com/posts/47720122     Gregory Fischbach Part 1 - Activision - Acclaim - https://www.patreon.com/posts/46578120   3D tool makers show wares at CES     https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1994-03/page/15/mode/1up?view=theater     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavefront_Technologies       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softimage_3D     https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1994-03/page/17/mode/1up?view=theater   Sega of America announces 32X     MONIT
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