Looks like a good start so far!
I'm a little disappointed they stripped it down, but I can see why they did. I look forward to more.
I'm a little disappointed they stripped it down, but I can see why they did. I look forward to more.
Of Discs and Drives - A Gaming TL
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Four (1991)
Four (1991)
1991 was a big year for pop culture.
At the 25th Super Bowl, the Buffalo Bills beat the New York Giants, 24-21.
Bohemian Rhapsody was reissued in order to raise money for AIDS charities. It topped the charts, staying number 1 for 5 weeks.
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is released to theaters, having highly positive reviews by critics - being called one of Disney’s most elegant offerings as well as enchanting and romantic.
Meanwhile, James Cameron’s Terminator gains a sequel with the release of Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
Following, the finish of filming T2, James Cameron got the rights to Daniel Keyes’ novel “The Minds of Billy Milligan”.
The first “Nicktoons”, Nick’s animated series, began airing - the Rugrats, Doug, and the Ren and Stimpy Show. The Rugrats being the most praised and popular of the three, although Ren and Stimpy did receive some critical acclaim. Doug, the least popular of the three, would later be quietly cancelled after its first season.
It was also the year Doctor Who came back with Season 27. This was the Seventh Doctor’s last season. Stories include of Earth Aid (where companion Ace departed, being taken to Gallifrey to become a Time Lord), Thin Ice, Crime of the Century (introducing new companion, a catburglar - Furan ), Blood and Iron, Hostage, Night Thoughts, A School for Glory, and the finale the Beginning of the End (begins the Time War). In the Beginning of the End, the Seventh Doctor regenerates into his Eighth incarnation who is played by…
1991 was a big year for pop culture.
At the 25th Super Bowl, the Buffalo Bills beat the New York Giants, 24-21.
Bohemian Rhapsody was reissued in order to raise money for AIDS charities. It topped the charts, staying number 1 for 5 weeks.
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is released to theaters, having highly positive reviews by critics - being called one of Disney’s most elegant offerings as well as enchanting and romantic.
Meanwhile, James Cameron’s Terminator gains a sequel with the release of Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
Following, the finish of filming T2, James Cameron got the rights to Daniel Keyes’ novel “The Minds of Billy Milligan”.
The first “Nicktoons”, Nick’s animated series, began airing - the Rugrats, Doug, and the Ren and Stimpy Show. The Rugrats being the most praised and popular of the three, although Ren and Stimpy did receive some critical acclaim. Doug, the least popular of the three, would later be quietly cancelled after its first season.
It was also the year Doctor Who came back with Season 27. This was the Seventh Doctor’s last season. Stories include of Earth Aid (where companion Ace departed, being taken to Gallifrey to become a Time Lord), Thin Ice, Crime of the Century (introducing new companion, a catburglar - Furan ), Blood and Iron, Hostage, Night Thoughts, A School for Glory, and the finale the Beginning of the End (begins the Time War). In the Beginning of the End, the Seventh Doctor regenerates into his Eighth incarnation who is played by…
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We're now moving on to 1992. I've got a good idea of what's up next:
More about the SEGA-CD (NA launch, new titles)
Nintendo and Phillips' CD-ROM drive for the SNES
More on Pop Culture (and DW, I've already got ITTL's 8th Doctor planned
)
I'm probably going to try to do more updates than I did on 1991.
Also got a lot planned for '93, so stay tuned!
More about the SEGA-CD (NA launch, new titles)
Nintendo and Phillips' CD-ROM drive for the SNES
More on Pop Culture (and DW, I've already got ITTL's 8th Doctor planned
)I'm probably going to try to do more updates than I did on 1991.
Also got a lot planned for '93, so stay tuned!
Ooooh! Alan Rickman as The Doctor, now that'd be something I'd've liked to see!
What do you mean? In this TL, the Eurasian Union is the final name for this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_of_Sovereign_States
Thanks! Same here!
I was kind of thinking it would mirror David Tennant's career as the 10th, but backwards.
Another effect is that since Rickman has some popularity in the U.S. by the early '90s (maybe not enough that he's a household name, but you tell people "he was Hans Gruber in Die Hard and the Sheriff of Nottingham in Kevin Costner Robin Hood" or do an impression of his voice, people will say "Oh, that guy!"...that's 'Murican for 'character actor' by the way) he could very well be the incarnation of the Doctor to popularize the show in the States.
Definitely. I agree. Being known for those roles, it may bring new viewers into the show and help the show gain more popularity earlier on.
OOTL:
Around 1994 or 95, the Sega CD can be released as a stand alone console, ala the Sega CDX. The price tag is could be a whopping 500$ at the time of release, but it's expected to drop in price over time. The console itself is somewhat small, like the CDX, but it keeps relevant with the amount of peripherals that are sold for the console.
Around 1994 or 95, the Sega CD can be released as a stand alone console, ala the Sega CDX. The price tag is could be a whopping 500$ at the time of release, but it's expected to drop in price over time. The console itself is somewhat small, like the CDX, but it keeps relevant with the amount of peripherals that are sold for the console.
Hopefully not at all, meaning it either doesn't exist and they focus the resources on stabilizing the Saturn in a way that doesn't make it a complete bitch to program for, or they go the "SEGA Neptune" route and make it a stand alone alternative.
In my TL I'm making it an upgraded 32-bit replacement for the Genesis CD (because they got leaked specs for the SNES-CD and realized they needed something better) that leads to an all-in-one system (a combined Genesis-CD-Radical) called the Revelation, and making the Saturn a 64-bit system.
The 32X has a very, very, very, very high chance of not existing.
It won't... technically