WPTV and WSM to become ABC affiliation in the 80s

[DucNguyen0131]

March 9, 1988

Video games are growing underway that Sunsoft was planning on to release Dragon's Lair and Space Ace, two titles licensed from Don Bluth and his Sullivan Bluth Studios, to the Nintendo Cassette System.

Both of them cost US$39.99 each title, in order to set a more expensive title Sunsoft ever had.

Full-motion video games has just been on the rise, so there are more games planned.

Atari was planning on to demonstrate the new Atari 10400 console at the Summer CES 1988 with its Night Trap title.

 

[DucNguyen0131]

March 14, 1988

Pappas Telecasting Companies had signed up as the group for the new weekly MGM/UA Television show Computer Entertainer: The Television Show, which observers expected that it would be a hit.

Computer Entertainer was a video game update magazine that was published starting in 1982.

Saban Productions and Four Star International produced the series in association with MGM/UA Television Distribution.

KMPH in Fresno is the largest one signing up for the new weekly magazine television show.

 

[DucNguyen0131]

March 17, 1988

Fox Broadcasting Company and its affiliate stations (including KTVU in San Francisco and WLVI-TV in Boston) says they are on the rise, thanks to the success of the highly successful late night talk show starring Joan Rivers, two daytime game shows, and two weekend primetime blocks.

They hoped that they would start out a Monday night block with two dramatic projects in the fall of 1988.

Angels '88, from Aaron Spelling and Columbia Pictures Television is essentially a modernized reincarnation of the 70s ABC show Charlie's Angels.

The other project City Court, came from Stephen J. Cannell Productions, was Cannell's second Fox series. Thanks to a viewer at WLVI, they promised that both of these are hit television shows.

 

[DucNguyen0131]

March 21, 1988

New Nintendo-licensed developer Silicon Video Software says they're in post-production, working with Sony Interactive Entertainment on the first full-scale title for the Nintendo Cassette System.

New technologies were in development for 1988, including a CD-ROM adapter for the Famicom.

The NEC PC Engine is out, so expect Nintendo would see the Super Famicom sooner as possible so they could take the time to do the technology.

Odyssey Video is one of Sega's western developers working for the Master System, along with Nexa, which is already developing Monopoly.

 

[DucNguyen0131]

March 24, 1988

LJN Toys, Ltd. had signed up a deal with World Events Productions to do a Nintendo game adaptation of the upcoming syndicated cartoon Denver the Last Dinosaur, probably for winter 1989.

Programming is underway, which came from small Japanese developer Atlus Co., Ltd., who produced the game, which in turn outsourced development to Japanese-based Graphic Search, which is indeed a six-year old developer.

It is reported that LJN is in the works to more Nintendo Disk System titles.

It is probably went for the 1988 Summer Consumer Electronics Show, which happened on the June of 1988 in McCormick Place of Chicago.

 

[DucNguyen0131]

March 28, 1988

Atari Games is promising more momentum to the gaming industry, such as Nintendo game development and arcade titles. Atari intended to license some Namco/Atari games for the NES to Bandai and Mindscape.

Atari is planning on to release Hard Drivin' for the arcades, using a custom 3D chip.

For 1988, Atari Games is gaining some revolution for letting Domark to license several Atari games, and distributing them.

Domark had also discussed to be granted a developer's license by Nintendo, in order for Domark to develop NES video games.

 

[CrashBandicam]

Will the Mega Drive release ITTL?

 

[DucNguyen0131]

Yes indeed. The Mega Drive released just like OTL on October 29, 1988.

 

[DucNguyen0131]

April 4, 1988

Atari Games has nabbed the arcade and Nintendo rights to Tetris, while Nintendo has the handheld rights to bring Tetris to any Game Boy system (butterflying the official NES version of Tetris away, leaving just the Tengen version).

The Tetris title will be demonstrated at the Summer CES 1988 in Chicago.

Tetris is a highly popular computer game in the Soviet Union, created by Alexey Pajitnov.

The Japanese NES and home computer rights to Tetris belongs to Bullet Proof Software, while some of the auxiliary rights to Tetris, including ones on Sega hardware belong to Sega Enterprises Ltd.

 

[MegaToon1234]

April 4, 1988

Atari Games has nabbed the arcade and Nintendo rights to Tetris, while Nintendo has the handheld rights to bring Tetris to any Game Boy system (butterflying the official NES version of Tetris away, leaving just the Tengen version).

The Tetris title will be demonstrated at the Summer CES 1988 in Chicago.

Tetris is a highly popular computer game in the Soviet Union, created by Alexey Pajitnov.

The Japanese NES and home computer rights to Tetris belongs to Bullet Proof Software, while some of the auxiliary rights to Tetris, including ones on Sega hardware belong to Sega Enterprises Ltd.

Speaking of Tetris, was the Game Boy version of Tetris any different ITTL?

 

[DucNguyen0131]

Yes. The reason why the Game Boy version any different is that they obtained the handheld rights from both Sphere, BPS and Tengen, while OTL's handheld version only credits Bullet-Proof Software.

 

[MegaToon1234]

Yes. The reason why the Game Boy version any different is that they obtained the handheld rights from both Sphere, BPS and Tengen, while OTL's handheld version only credits Bullet-Proof Software.

Ok.

 

[DucNguyen0131]

April 7, 1988

Nintendo, in partnership with Japanese-based company Sony Corporation announced its plans to develop a Game Boy TV adapter, which plays games in full color, which was planned on as released at the same time the Game Boy was released.

While the Game Boy was in monochrome, the Game Boy TV Adapter offers full color versions, using 56 colors.

The Game Boy TV Adapter offered over four palettes containing how the game had been colored.

It however meant to use the Famicom PPU, and the Game Boy TV Adapter will be on the Famicom, being a Sony-developed property.

 

[DucNguyen0131]

April 11, 1988

It is reported that the Famicom Compact Disk System came close to release next month in Japan, once the order was finalized. The Nintendo Cassette System has came out in Europe recently, said a spokesperson at Mattel.

Nintendo R&D1 is working on the Game Boy, and Sony obtained development of a full-color counterpart for the Famicom to tie in with the accompanying Game Boy release, called the Famicom TV Adapter.

Nintendo and Sony are planning on to do an adaptation of the Game & Watch series for the Nintendo Disk System. Sony handles all production, while Nintendo converted the Game & Watch series.

Sunsoft of America president Richard Robbins says that Dragon's Lair and Space Ace, two of Sunsoft's full-motion video animated titles came close to release for the Nintendo Cassette System.

 

[DucNguyen0131]

April 14, 1988

Fox is about to grow the beard up with the addition of new proposed events, cited Jamie Kellner. We started off with a late night show, followed by a weekend primetime lineup and then two daytime game shows.

Fox is planning on for the fall of 1988 with the addition of a new game Gambit, and two fall 1988 shows Angels '88 and City Court.

When it is apparent that Fox would succeed very well in order to grow it up.

Fox is in fourth place behind networks like ABC, CBS and NBC, so most of them were on the UHF band.

 

[DucNguyen0131]

April 18, 1988

WLVI-TV, channel 56 in Boston, a TVX Broadcast Group station, Fox affiliate had became the top-rated television independent newscast in Boston, trailing in fourth place against newscasts on the established Big Three networks.

WLVI was one of Fox's strongest television affiliates, doing so for a strong independent.

TVX appeals to Fox because WLVI has been named one of the top television independents in Boston.

TVX is looking to be a major player in the broadcasting industry. The company's first station, WTVZ-TV in Norfolk signed on in 1979.

 

[DucNguyen0131]

April 22, 1988

Silicon Video Software, an authorized Nintendo game developer is working on full-scale video titles. It is underwent post-production on the company's first titles, to be released by Sony Interactive Entertainment later that year.

It is reported that Mindscape wanted Bad Street Brawler to be a strong title, so it would fit out the Nintendo Disk System.

Contracts signed to Silicon Video besides Sony were publishers Acclaim Entertainment and Mindscape, hoping that Silicon could do full-motion video titles for the Cassette System.

Although LJN is about to sign with Marvel, Silicon Video asked LJN to do a full-scale video game based on the Marvel comic book Daredevil.

 

[DucNguyen0131]

May 2, 1988

It is reported that WTGS in Savannah is signing up for MGM/UA's latest television program Computer Entertainer: The Television Show, giving the show about more of its 75% clearance and its coverage.

It is reported that most of the bigger viewers from Finders Keepers would brought over to the new MGM/UA TV show.

Fox says they would get clearance from the new Monday night lineup, giving Angels '88 and City Court decent, and we have Fox to get two new games Gambit, with Tom Campbell, and Eavesdroppers, with Bert Convy (IOTL he was on Super Password).

Fox has experimenting success with The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers, its accompanying weekend primetime lineup and the start of two new games.

 

[DucNguyen0131]

Like that idea!

 

[DucNguyen0131]

May 5, 1988

CBS announced that they would pick up The Howard Stern Show as a late night entity in order to begin in the September of 1988, and it was expected to compete with The Tonight Show on NBC.

It is reported that former San Diego Chargers player Rolf Benirschke would host Computer Entertainer: The Television Show for MGM/UA Television.

Rolf says they would have gotten the video game tips, and hints in order to let players know about the new video games.

CBS says they are pleased of Stern himself, and decided that the best way to compete against The Tonight Show on NBC would be the new Howard Stern late night show.

(OTL's Pat Sajak Show has been butterflied away, so we allow Howard Stern to air)