The State of Video Games in 1990 - ChronCD Episode 43
15ChronCD has made a few changes and enchancements, as described in the beginning of this episode. The video game industry was very busy in 1990, both from a hardware and software perspective. In this episode, Fred dives into the state, trends, and games that defined the turn of the decade, preparing the series for 1991.
Links:
ChronCD Game List Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12SUnoH9kWJxy8nfSaxSqF-bBnRCoyVPEBVa1OdAX6Js/edit?usp=sharing
ChronCD Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlLaoX7aLm99-8DoKJp4bf61CUvS-ewps
Final Fight Retrospective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQDpNH6xSzY
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/FredRojas
Archive.org page: https://archive.org/details/@gaming_history_101
Podcast: http://anchor.fm/videogamepurists
Web Site: https://gaminghistory101.com
Capture Details:
- Final Fight was captured on MiSTer using Jotego's core: https://www.patreon.com/topapate
- All other arcade titles were captured using MAME: https://www.mamedev.org/
- NES was captured on MiSTER using Ludvig Strigeus' core, palette PVM, scale 5x: https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/NES_MiSTer
- Neo Geo was captured on MiSTer using Furrtek's core: https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/NeoGeo_MiSTer
- PC Engine/PC Engine CD was captured on a recapped Core Grafx with a Super SD System 3 by Terra Onion (https://terraonion.com/en/producto/super-sd-system-3), output RGB, HD RetroVision component cable (https://www.hdretrovision.com/), scaled by XRGB Mini Framemeister
- Mega Drive (Genesis) was captured on a recapped Genesis 2 rev 3/4, output RGB, HD RetroVision component cable, scaled by XRGB Mini Framemeister
- Super Famicom (SNES) was captured on an SNES 1-Chip with RGB bypass kit by Voultar (https://voultar.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=88), output RGB, HD RetroVision component cable, scaled by the XRGB Mini Framemeister
Sources:
PC Engine Bible: http://www.pcengine.co.uk/
Moby Games: http://www.mobygames.com/
Console photos from Wikipedia, massive thanks to Evan Amos and Bill Bertram for their excellent work. http://www.wikipedia.org
Super Famicom Japan 1990 Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgeLK12IKBw
PC Engine CD Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzQS6wfTP6g
Game Gear Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwl6WDR1_8c
Turbo Express Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mF8Ab3CxE4
Power Base Converter (Sega Sizzle) Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htEO0mROdIM
Super Mario Bros 3 US Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrATmeFoJPE
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