Chapter 549: Recapping July 1989 (Part 1)
(The death of Rebecca Schaeffer has been completely butterflied away, and the year before Judith Barsi and Heather O'Rourke's death has been also butterflied away)
"EGM: The Show is gaining clearance from all of the stations, which reached about 80% of its coverage. This included were WPIX in New York, KCOP in Los Angeles, WGN in Chicago, WTXF in Philadelphia, KTVU in San Francisco, WBFF in Baltimore, KTXA in Dallas, KTXH in Houston, WCGV in Milwaukee and WDCA in Washington, D.C. We are promising to be the next number one show from the same creative team as Fun House."
-excerpted from a print ad, Broadcasting, July 1989
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"The Game Boy is here in North America, and the full color, Game Boy TV Adapter, for the NES is here! Consisting of a full 56-color experience that allows you to play Game Boy games on a TV screen. We have built its four launch titles on the success Tetris, Super Mario Land, Alleyway, Tennis and Baseball. We built on the pack-in with Tetris. We also have a new NES unit featuring three cartridges Super Mario Bros. and the Game Boy TV Adapter comprising two cartridges Super Mario Land and Tetris, plus the amazing Disk System, Cassette System and the upcoming CD-ROM adapters. We have played the original Game Boy in monochrome, and we have played the same games in full color on a full TV set on the NES."
-Howard Lincoln, on an interview with the Game Boy American launch
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"Our console rights of Tetris is the most addictive. We have gotten our rights on behalf of Tengen and Atari Games, who sublicensed those to Bullet Proof Software in Japan and Nintendo for the handheld rights, plus Sega for the additional rights. We also distributed Namco titles, as well as licensing agreements with Bandai, Mindscape, Warner-Elektra-Atlantic and Taxan, to coordinate with the Namco and Atari rights for home consoles, like Xybots, Xevious, Road Runner, 720, Mappy-Land and Blasteroids. Tetris is the fast-selling Nintendo title of the year, so we have hope for more sequels."
-Tengen producer Bill Hindoroff, in an interview with IGN.com in 2004
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Quick review on the July 1989 NES titles from the August 1989 issue of Computer Entertainer:
Street Football, the game where our football takes you to the streets, was the first ever title from Color Dreams. There's going on that the game of football is overrun by the street corners, with hip-hop action on the beat, and decided that they will play by play per team.
Our Score: Recommended
Game Boy TV Adapter, the full color TV adapter of the Game Boy, from Nintendo. Plays all the current and future Game Boy titles, from right now and the future, even for the gaming's 21st century, in complete full color as opposite to the original monochrome Game Boy. The pack-in title Tetris is challenging, with easier players to play, via two NES controllers for challenge.
Our Score: Recommended
"EGM: The Show is gaining clearance from all of the stations, which reached about 80% of its coverage. This included were WPIX in New York, KCOP in Los Angeles, WGN in Chicago, WTXF in Philadelphia, KTVU in San Francisco, WBFF in Baltimore, KTXA in Dallas, KTXH in Houston, WCGV in Milwaukee and WDCA in Washington, D.C. We are promising to be the next number one show from the same creative team as Fun House."
-excerpted from a print ad, Broadcasting, July 1989
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"The Game Boy is here in North America, and the full color, Game Boy TV Adapter, for the NES is here! Consisting of a full 56-color experience that allows you to play Game Boy games on a TV screen. We have built its four launch titles on the success Tetris, Super Mario Land, Alleyway, Tennis and Baseball. We built on the pack-in with Tetris. We also have a new NES unit featuring three cartridges Super Mario Bros. and the Game Boy TV Adapter comprising two cartridges Super Mario Land and Tetris, plus the amazing Disk System, Cassette System and the upcoming CD-ROM adapters. We have played the original Game Boy in monochrome, and we have played the same games in full color on a full TV set on the NES."
-Howard Lincoln, on an interview with the Game Boy American launch
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"Our console rights of Tetris is the most addictive. We have gotten our rights on behalf of Tengen and Atari Games, who sublicensed those to Bullet Proof Software in Japan and Nintendo for the handheld rights, plus Sega for the additional rights. We also distributed Namco titles, as well as licensing agreements with Bandai, Mindscape, Warner-Elektra-Atlantic and Taxan, to coordinate with the Namco and Atari rights for home consoles, like Xybots, Xevious, Road Runner, 720, Mappy-Land and Blasteroids. Tetris is the fast-selling Nintendo title of the year, so we have hope for more sequels."
-Tengen producer Bill Hindoroff, in an interview with IGN.com in 2004
-
Quick review on the July 1989 NES titles from the August 1989 issue of Computer Entertainer:
Street Football, the game where our football takes you to the streets, was the first ever title from Color Dreams. There's going on that the game of football is overrun by the street corners, with hip-hop action on the beat, and decided that they will play by play per team.
Our Score: Recommended
Game Boy TV Adapter, the full color TV adapter of the Game Boy, from Nintendo. Plays all the current and future Game Boy titles, from right now and the future, even for the gaming's 21st century, in complete full color as opposite to the original monochrome Game Boy. The pack-in title Tetris is challenging, with easier players to play, via two NES controllers for challenge.
Our Score: Recommended