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 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Capcom U.S.A. Inc. v. Data East Corp. court documents, dockets 131–141

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Identifier: REPORTS-003
Abstract Capcom U.S.A. Inc. v. Data East Corp. (No. C 93-3259 WHO, 1994 WL 1751482) was a federal civil lawsuit in the United States, in which Capcom argued that Data East's arcade game Fighter's History unlawfully copied from their own fighting game Street Fighter II. Judge William H. Orrick ultimately determined that the similar elements between Street Fighter II and Fighter's History were not...
Dates: Issued: filed April 1994

Maximum Carnage consumer testing results, June 29, 1994

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Identifier: FLITMAN-ACCLAIM-MARVEL-CARNAGE.6
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection includes scanned documents, digital images, disc images, and audiovisual recordings of material collected during the career of game producer Mark Flitman. The collection includes internal business and development documents, guidelines and research for licensed properties, production assets, personal correspondences, and related memorabilia and newsclippings.The materials in this collection have been arranged based on the companies Mark Flitman worked at during his...
Dates: June 29, 1994

MobyGames export scripts and data, scripts written May 11, 2023, data compiled June 2, 2023, published July 10, 2023

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Identifier: REPORTS-001.2.3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is version 1.1 of the Video Game History Foundation's reissue market survey. Version 1.1 includes fixes for various minor typographic and information errors.

The results of this study are accurate through April 15, 2023. Changes to game availability after this date were not recorded.

Dates: scripts written May 11, 2023; data compiled June 2, 2023; Publication: published July 10, 2023

NPD TRSTS Annual Video Games Review, 1993–1995, est. 1996

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Identifier: FLITMAN-MISC.5
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Objects in this series are not directly related to the bulk of Mark Flitman's work but are still relevant to the history of video games. This includes assorted flyers, correspondence, industry reports, press materials from other companies for which Flitman was not employed, and other game-related documents that fall outside the bulk of Flitman's career.

Dates: est. 1996

Sega Channel February 1995 games survey, April 15, 1995

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Identifier: SHORROCK-USERS.2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection includes digitized copies of paperwork, audio and video cassettes, disks, and game data from Michael Shorrock's work for Sega Channel from 1993–1997. Shorrock's papers primarily deal with programming research and user studies for Sega Channel, as well as samples of promotional and sales materials.

Dates: Issued: April 15, 1995

Sega Channel trial market test results, October 25, 1994

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Identifier: SHORROCK-USERS.1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection includes digitized copies of paperwork, audio and video cassettes, disks, and game data from Michael Shorrock's work for Sega Channel from 1993–1997. Shorrock's papers primarily deal with programming research and user studies for Sega Channel, as well as samples of promotional and sales materials.

Dates: Issued: October 25, 1994

Special 301 Comments on Video Game Piracy in Asia and Latin America

 Item — Location Reports
Identifier: REPORTS-002
Abstract In the United States, Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 entitles the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to investigate unfair foreign trade practices. Every year since 1989, the USTR has solicited comments about the impact of practices such as overseas counterfeiting on American businesses, which inform the agency's annual "Special 301" report.In 1994, the law firm Arter & Hadden submitted comments for the annual Special 301 report on behalf of...
Dates: Issued: February 17, 1994

SPN x VGHF Legacy Games Volunteer Guide, issued to volunteers January 2023

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Identifier: REPORTS-001.2.2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is version 1.1 of the Video Game History Foundation's reissue market survey. Version 1.1 includes fixes for various minor typographic and information errors.

The results of this study are accurate through April 15, 2023. Changes to game availability after this date were not recorded.

Dates: Issued: issued to volunteers January 2023

Supplemental material, published July 10, 2023

 Sub-Series
Identifier: REPORTS-001.2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is version 1.1 of the Video Game History Foundation's reissue market survey. Version 1.1 includes fixes for various minor typographic and information errors.

The results of this study are accurate through April 15, 2023. Changes to game availability after this date were not recorded.

Dates: Publication: published July 10, 2023

Survey of Game Reissue Market data, compiled April 15, 2023, published July 10, 2023

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Identifier: REPORTS-001.2.1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is version 1.1 of the Video Game History Foundation's reissue market survey. Version 1.1 includes fixes for various minor typographic and information errors.

The results of this study are accurate through April 15, 2023. Changes to game availability after this date were not recorded.

Dates: compiled April 15, 2023; Publication: published July 10, 2023