9/11 rocks the world of gaming
Gamecube launches in Japan
Pokemon gets its own handheld
These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in November of 2001.
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:
7 Minutes in Heaven:
Video version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/59955071
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Monkey_Ball_(video_game)
https://sega.fandom.com/wiki/Monkey_Ball
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dole_Food_Company
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Kidd
Corrections:
October 2001 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/58914230
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looney_Tunes#Figuren
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LimeWire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnutella
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOD_(file_format)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Landlord%27s_Game
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgism
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Tristan-Donovan/dp/1250082722
2001:
9/11 gets games cancelled
https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AEdge_UK_103.pdf&page=17
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worldbiz/archives/2001/09/20/0000103826
https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/121 pg. 11
https://media.moddb.com/cache/images/groups/1/1/897/thumb_620x2000/ra2box_0002pre911_rare.png
Spiderman Teaser - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozz8uxW733Q
Gamecube launches in Japan
https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AEdge_UK_103.pdf&page=6
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameCube
https://www.mobygames.com/game/luigis-mansion
https://www.mobygames.com/game/wave-race-blue-storm
https://www.mobygames.com/game/super-monkey-ball
Microsoft postpones Japanese launch of Xbox
https://archive.org/details/NextGen83Nov2001/page/n13/mode/1up
May 2001 jump: https://www.patreon.com/posts/52306821
93% of PS2 owners use their machines to play DVDs
https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/121 pg. 7
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3
Spaceworld 2001 shows the future of Nintendo
https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AEdge_UK_103.pdf&page=64
https://archive.org/details/NextGen83Nov2001/page/n14/mode/1up
https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/121 pg. 7 pg. 40
https://archive.org/details/NextGen83Nov2001/page/n31/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Melee
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker
Early Zelda tech demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEF9Utdu-L0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild
Pokemon gets its own console
https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/121 pg. 45
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Mini
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamagotchi
Euro-Man makes currency exchange fun
https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AEdge_UK_103.pdf&page=21
https://www.mobygames.com/company/engine-software-bv
Troma tries its hand at games.
https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Edge_UK_103.pdf&page=22
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troma_Entertainment
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462485/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117609/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/279640/
Sam and Max are hitting the road again
https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue82/page/n7/mode/1up
https://samandmax.co.uk/games/plunge-through-space/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_%26_Max
Books about the history of games abound
https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Edge_UK_103.pdf&page=23
http://www.arcade-fever.com/
https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/supercade
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_IV:_The_History_of_the_Videogame_Industry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ultimate_History_of_Video_Games
Games are rotting your brain
https://www.eschoolnews.com/2001/08/29/study-computer-games-might-stunt-learning/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/scientists-link-computer-games-to-brain-damage-3002093389/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryuta_Kawashima
https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_108_November_2001/page/n29/mode/1up
Tokyo Game show cancels Spring show
https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue82/page/n7/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Game_Show
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Entertainment_Supplier%27s_Association
Interplay gets last laugh
https://archive.org/details/NextGen83Nov2001/page/n17/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interplay_Entertainment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivendi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus_Interactive
Bioware sues Interplay
https://archive.org/details/pcgames200111/page/n17/mode/1up
https://www.gamebanshee.com/news/67374-bioware-sues-interplay.html
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bioware-files-suit-against-interplay/1100-2813738/
http://www.ironworksforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33641
Don Daglow Interview Part 2 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/39095819
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioWare
https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/baldurs-gate-series
https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/neverwinter-nights-series
https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/pool-of-radiance-ruins-of-myth-drannor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volition_(company)
Konami buys 45% stake in Hudson Soft
https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/121 pg. 18
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Soft
Activision buys Treyarch
https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue82/page/n5/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treyarch
https://www.mobygames.com/company/treyarch-corporation
Correction: Treyarch only ported Spiderman to the Dreamcast.
Jon Romero and Tom Hall are back!
https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue82/page/n5/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkeystone_Games
Dinamic Multimedia closes its doors
https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue82/page/n6/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinamic_Software
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinamic_Multimedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microman%C3%ADa
Recommended Links:
The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/
They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/
Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/
The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/
Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/
Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/
Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/
Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play and Enzo Maida.
