As Dreamers Do: American Magic Redux

[PNWKing]

I wonder if Panasonic could enter the console market ITTL?

 

[eldandythedoubter]

I wonder if Panasonic could enter the console market ITTL?

They'd have to go about it the same way Sony did with the Ps1:

1. Reach out to the established third party companies and implement their feedback when making their console.
2.Offer a much better licensing deal when bringing over titles to the platform I.e the licensing fee has to be single digits for each game rather than double digits.
3.Be prepared to lose a fair amount of money and time creating a good base of customers.

 

[PNWKing]

I think Panasonic could work with Squaresoft, Enix, Tecmo, Koei, Capcom, and Midway.

 

[OldNavy1988]

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Released theatrically by Columbia Pictures on December 25, 1993.

Animation produced by
Screen Gems

Cast and Crew
Same as OTL

Notes
- Columbia's marketing campaign for the film began in late August. IOTL, Warner Bros. released the film on short notice, which wound up depressing box office turnout.
- Kevin Conroy and Dana Delany were scheduled to record additional lines on September 24, but were given the day off when Columbia and Screen Gems executives learned of Walt Disney, Sr.'s passing.
- A dedication to Walt, Sr. is displayed in white text over black before the Columbia logo opens the film.​

 

[Goldwind2]

I wonder if Panasonic could enter the console market ITTL?

Panasonic was part of the 3DO consortium. When the 3DO consortium broke up, Panasonic was planing to create console based on an unreleased 3DO peripheral device . The console was suppose to be called the M2. I believe that Panasonic decided to not release the M2 due to Microsoft announcing the Xbox.

 

[OldNavy1988]

Any questions, comments, etc. before we get to January 1994?

 

[TheFaultsofAlts]

Any questions, comments, etc. before we get to January 1994?

How did The Hub tackle the death of Walt Sr.? We know they're capable of big celebrations with their launch schedule for last year being a preview special, the 1993 New Years Eve ball drop, and a full 24-hour marathon of Rocky and Bullwinkle.

 

[eldandythedoubter]

I think Panasonic could work with Squaresoft, Enix, Tecmo, Koei, Capcom, and Midway.

They will still need to bring in Acclaim, EA, Konami, Namco, and SNK to have a good shot.

Panasonic was part of the 3DO consortium. When the 3DO consortium broke up, Panasonic was planing to create console based on an unreleased 3DO peripheral device . The console was suppose to be called the M2. I believe that Panasonic decided to not release the M2 due to Microsoft announcing the Xbox.

Panasonic M2 Technical Specs​

• Central processing unit – Dual 66 MHz PowerPC 602[8][31]
  • Implements the 32-bit PowerPC RISC instruction set architecture
  • PowerPC CPU designed for consumer electronics applications
  • 1.2 watts power usage each
  • 32-bit general purpose registers and ALU
  • 33 MHz 64-bit multiplexed address and data bus
  • 4 KiB data and instruction caches (Level 1). No Level 2 cache
  • 1 integer unit, 1 floating point unit, no branch processing unit, 1 load/store unit
  • SPECint92 rating of 40 each, approximately 70 MIPS each.
  • 1 million transistors manufactured on a 0.50 micrometre CMOS process
• Custom ASICs cohabiting on the motherboard[32]
  • BDA:
    • Memory control, system control, and video/graphic control[23]
    • Full triangle renderer including setup engine, MPEG-1 decoder hardware, DSP for audio and various kinds of DMA control and port access[23]
    • Random access of frame buffer and z-buffer (actually w-buffer) possible at the same time[23]
  • CDE:
    • Power bus connected to BDA and the two CPUs[23]
    • "bio-bus" used as a low-speed bus for peripheral hardware[23]
• Renderer capabilities:
  • 1 million un-textured triangles/s geometry rate[32]
  • 100 million pixels/s fill rate[33]
  • reportedly 700,000 textured polygons/second without gouraud shading or additional effects
  • reportedly 500,000 textured polygons/second with gouraud shading, lighting and effects[23]
  • shading: flat shading and gouraud shading
  • texture mapping
  • decal, modulation blending, tiling (16k/128k texture buffer built-in)[23]
  • hardware z-buffer (16-bit) (actually a block floating point with multiple (4) range w-buffer)
  • object-based full-scene anti-aliasing
  • alpha channel (4-bit or 7-bit)[23]
  • 320x240 to 640x480 resolution at 24-bit color[8]
• Sound hardware – 16-bit 32-channel DSP at 66 MHz (within BDA chip)[21]
• Media – Quad-speed CD-ROM drive (600 KB/s)[12]
• RAM – Unified memory subsystem with 8 MiB
  • 64-bit bus resulting in peak 528 MB/s bandwidth[33]
  • Average access 400 MB/s[31]
• Full Motion Video – MPEG-1[8]
• Writable Storage – Memory cards from 128 KiB to 32 MiB
• Expansion Capabilities – 1 PCMCIA port (potentially used for modems, Ethernet NICs, etc.)[23]

This would have been better than the fifth generation systems, but only barely. Compared to the sixth generation consoles, not a chance.

 

[OldNavy1988]

How did The Hub tackle the death of Walt Sr.? We know they're capable of big celebrations with their launch schedule for last year being a preview special, the 1993 New Years Eve ball drop, and a full 24-hour marathon of Rocky and Bullwinkle.

The Hub handled Walt, Sr.'s death in a much more subdued manner. A two hour retrospective hosted by Robby Benson was broadcast from The Hub's Times Square studios.

 

[TheFaultsofAlts]

The Hub handled Walt, Sr.'s death in a much more subdued manner. A two hour retrospective hosted by Robby Benson was broadcast from The Hub's Times Square studios.

Well, that's more justified, given how it's not even a year old yet. Still, nice to see they got in on the act.

 

[QTXAdsy]

Any questions, comments, etc. before we get to January 1994?

Anything different to report on the UK theme park scene? Take it like in the original TL is that the M&D's space will be taken up by something a lot better? As a Scot I crave for a decent theme park compared to the horrors that we have, hehe.

 

[PNWKing]

Here's my idea for specs for a Panasonic console:

• Full CD drive.
• A 32 bit processor developed by NEC.
• 4 sound chips developed by a consortium of NEC, Panasonic, Toshiba, & Hitachi.
• 2 slots: one for a modem and the other for potential expansion.

How does all this sound for a 1994 release? Yes, I am aware that the modem slot seems a little early for 1994, but Nintendo offered a service in partnership with Japanese company St.GIGA, entitled Satellaview, that served similar functions (minus online play) for the SNES. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellaview. This is the Wikipedia page for Satellaview.

 

[kirbopher15]

Any questions, comments, etc. before we get to January 1994?

How is Wes Anderson doing now

 

[Goldwind2]

Here's my idea for specs for a Panasonic console:

• Full CD drive.
• A 32 bit processor developed by NEC.
• 4 sound chips developed by a consortium of NEC, Panasonic, Toshiba, & Hitachi.
• 2 slots: one for a modem and the other for potential expansion.

How does all this sound for a 1994 release? Yes, I am aware that the modem slot seems a little early for 1994, but Nintendo offered a service in partnership with Japanese company St.GIGA, entitled Satellaview, that served similar functions (minus online play) for the SNES. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellaview. This is the Wikipedia page for Satellaview.

I got a couple ideas for a pansonic gaming console mascot. Howerver I already suggested to Rysenkiria for his gaming timelines and he used them just not as pansonic mascot. I will only feel conformatle leting you use them if rysenkia say it is ok.

 

[OldNavy1988]

MOUNTIES COMING TO TAMPA BAY IN '95
The Tampa Tribune
January 1, 1994
The MLB owners approve the sale of the Vancouver Mounties from Nelson Skalbania to Vince Naimoli (below), who plans to move the franchise to Tampa Bay for the 1995 season. At a news conference to announce the transaction, Naimoli gave the world a preview of the Mounties' new name and logo for their move to the Tampa/St. Petersburg area. The future Devil Rays will play at the Florida Suncoast Dome in St. Petersburg while construction begins on a new ballpark adjacent to Tampa's Channelside, which is also where the NHL Lightning are building their new arena. In the meantime, the Mounties will play a farewell season in Vancouver, due in large part to the shrinkage of the Canadian dollar in recent years.

American League Realignment for 1995​

AL West	AL South	AL Central	AL East
Los Angeles Angels Oakland Athletics Portland Beavers Seattle Mariners	Denver Zephyrs Kansas City Monarchs Texas Rangers Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Chicago White Sox Cleveland Guardians Detroit Tigers Toronto Blue Jays	Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Washington Grays

 

[kirbopher15]

MOUNTIES COMING TO TAMPA BAY IN '95
The Tampa Tribune
January 1, 1994
The MLB owners approve the sale of the Vancouver Mounties from Nelson Skalbania to Vince Naimoli (below), who plans to move the franchise to Tampa Bay for the 1995 season. At a news conference to announce the transaction, Naimoli gave the world a preview of the Mounties' new name and logo for their move to the Tampa/St. Petersburg area. The future Devil Rays will play at the Florida Suncoast Dome in St. Petersburg while construction begins on a new ballpark adjacent to Tampa's Channelside, which is also where the NHL Lightning are building their new arena. In the meantime, the Mounties will play a farewell season in Vancouver, due in large part to the shrinkage of the Canadian dollar in recent years.

American League Realignment for 1995​

AL West	AL South	AL Central	AL East
Los Angeles Angels Oakland Athletics Portland Beavers Seattle Mariners	Denver Zephyrs Kansas City Royals Texas Rangers Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Chicago White Sox Cleveland Guardians Detroit Tigers Toronto Blue Jays	Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Washington Grays

Hey @OldNavy1988 how is Wes Anderson doing

 

[OldNavy1988]

Hey @OldNavy1988 how is Wes Anderson doing

His short version of Bottle Rocket will be shown at Sundance.

 

[kirbopher15]

Ok then

 

[Goldwind2]

Ross perrot formed the reform party in 1995. Does think that the bundygate would cause Ross perot to speed up the formation of the reform party. I like the idea of it participating in the 1994 and wiing a few seats.

 

[PNWKing]

I had an idea for a Panasonic game system mascot, actually. A mermaid named Molly the Mermaid. She is a mermaid that wears a one-piece bathing suit kind of resembling the famed actress Esther Williams. She has light skin and black hair. (I gave her black hair so as not to look like Ariel from the Little Mermaid.)