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− | {{stub}}The '''Winter International Consumer | + | {{stub}}The '''Winter International Consumer Electronics Show 1990''' ('''WCES 1990'''). |
− | Sega | + | Sega's theme for this show was "Sega for the 90's", and included a display of video game history up until that point, culminating with the [[Sega Genesis]] console. This means at the Sega booth there was at least one ''Pong'' console, an [[Atari 2600]], [[Intellivision]] and [[NES]] (alongside a [[Master System]] and Genesis to complete the set){{magref|ce|8.10|12}}. |
+ | ==Products featured== | ||
+ | ===[[Master System]]=== | ||
+ | Having regained the rights back from [[Tonka]], [[Sega of America]] was directly supporting the [[Sega Master System]] in January 1990, and brought over a dozen games to the show. It also dropped the price of the console to $70 USD in the US{{magref|cvg|100|49}}, matching the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. | ||
+ | {{multicol| | ||
+ | {{EventGameList| | ||
+ | ====[[Sega]]==== | ||
+ | *''[[Assault City]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|21}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | *''[[Basketball Nightmare]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|21}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | *''[[Dead Angle]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|21}} | ||
+ | *''[[Dynamite Dux]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|21}} | ||
+ | *''[[Golden Axe]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|21}} | ||
+ | *''[[Golfamania]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|21}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | *''[[Jungle Fighter]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|21}} | ||
+ | *''[[Psycho Fox]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|21}}{{magref|gameplayers|0203|48}} | ||
+ | *''[[Scramble Spirits]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|21}}{{magref|pp|1990-03|13}} | ||
+ | *''[[Shinobi Kidd]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|21}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | *''[[Simple Fighter]]'' (announced){{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | *''[[Slap Shoot]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|21}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | *''[[Super Monaco GP (8-bit)|Super Monaco GP]]'' (announced){{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | *''[[Tennis Ace]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|21}} | ||
+ | *''[[Ultima IV]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|21}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
− | == | + | ====[[Beeshu]]==== |
− | ==== | + | *[[Ultimate Superstick]]{{magref|gameplayers|wces1990|6}} |
− | + | *[[Viper]]{{magref|gameplayers|wces1990|6}} | |
− | + | *[[Zoomer]]{{magref|gameplayers|wces1990|6}} | |
− | * | ||
− | * | ||
− | * | ||
− | ==Floor | + | ====[[Seismic Software]]==== |
+ | *''[[R.C. Grand Prix]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|21}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | |console=SMS | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Mega Drive]]=== | ||
+ | Winter CES 1990 was the first major event the Mega Drive (or Genesis) appeared at post-launch, with Sega keen to promote its "arcade in the home" credentials and initial offerings from third-party publishers. ''[[Michael Jackson's Moonwalker]]'' garnered the most attention, alongside ''[[Dick Tracy]]'', the video game adaption of what was then expected to be one of the highest grossing movies of 1990. | ||
+ | {{EventGameList| | ||
+ | {{multicol| | ||
+ | ====[[Sega]]==== | ||
+ | *[[Arcade Power Stick]]{{magref|s|4|23}}{{magref|gameplayers|0203|48}} | ||
+ | *[[Power Base Converter]]{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | *''[[688 Attack Sub]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|12}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | *''[[M-1 Abrams Battle Tank|Abrams Battle Tank]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|12}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | *''[[Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|15}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | *''[[Altered Beast]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|12}} | ||
+ | *''[[Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin|The Amazing Spider-Man]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|14}}{{magref|s|4|23}}{{magref|mdfan|4|65}} | ||
+ | *''[[Arnold Palmer's Golf]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|15}} | ||
+ | *''[[Battling Worlds]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|15}}{{magref|gameplayers|0203|48}} | ||
+ | *''[[CyberBall]]''{{magref|mdfan|4|65}}{{magref|ce|8.10|12}} | ||
+ | *''[[Crack Down]]'' {{magref|cvg|100|49}}{{magref|ce|8.10|15}} | ||
+ | *''[[Dick Tracy]]''{{magref|cvg|100|49}}{{magref|ce|8.10|14}} | ||
+ | *Epyx "Games" series (Portion of Summer, Winter, and California games; announced, not demonstrated){{magref|ce|8.10|12}} | ||
+ | *''[[ESWAT: City Under Siege|E-SWAT]]''{{magref|cvg|100|49}}{{magref|cvg|100|49}}{{magref|ce|8.10|15}} | ||
+ | *''[[Fantasia]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|14}} | ||
+ | *''[[Ghostbusters (Mega Drive)|Ghostbusters]]''{{magref|cvg|100|49}}{{magref|ce|8.10|15}} | ||
+ | *''[[Golden Axe]]''{{magref|cvg|100|49}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | *''[[Herzog Zwei]]''{{magref|cvg|100|49}}{{magref|ce|8.10|15}} | ||
+ | *''[[Michael Jackson's Moonwalker]]''{{magref|cvg|100|49}}{{magref|ce|8.10|15}}{{fileref|BangorDailyNews US 1990-01-17; Page 19.png}}{{fileref|SunHerald US 1990-01-18; Page 10 (B-2).png}} | ||
+ | *''[[Phantasy Star II]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|14}}{{magref|s|4|23}}{{magref|gameplayers|wces1990|12}} | ||
+ | *''[[Super Monaco GP]]''{{magref|cvg|100|49}}{{magref|ce|8.10|15}} | ||
+ | *''[[Super Basketball]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|15}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | *''[[TeleGenesis Baseball]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|15}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | *''[[Tommy Lasorda Baseball]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|15}} | ||
+ | *''[[World Championship Soccer]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|15}} | ||
+ | *''[[Zoom!]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|15}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====[[Activision]]==== | ||
+ | *''[[Hard Yardage]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|18}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | *''[[Tongue of the Fatman]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|18}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====[[American Treco]]==== | ||
+ | *''[[Atomic Robo-Kid]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|19}}{{magref|mdfan|4|66}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====[[DreamWorks]]==== | ||
+ | *''[[Shove It! ...The Warehouse Game]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|18}}{{magref|gameplayers|0203|48}} | ||
+ | *''[[Target Earth]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|18}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====[[Hot-B]]==== | ||
+ | *''[[Insector X]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|18}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | *''[[Ka-Ge-Ki]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|18}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====[[MicroProse]]==== | ||
+ | *''[[F-15 Strike Eagle II|F-15 Strike Eagle]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|12}}{{magref|s|4|23}}{{magref|mdfan|4|67}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====[[Namco]]==== | ||
+ | *''[[Phelios]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|18}}{{magref|mdfan|4|67}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====[[Seismic Software]]==== | ||
+ | *''[[Super Hydlide]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|18}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====[[Spectrum Holobyte]]==== | ||
+ | *''[[Vette!]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|12}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====[[Technosoft]]==== | ||
+ | *''[[Thunder Force III]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|18}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====[[Tengen]]==== | ||
+ | *''[[Hard Drivin']]''{{magref|ce|8.10|19}}{{magref|mdfan|4|66}} | ||
+ | *''[[Klax]]'' (announced, not demonstrated){{magref|ce|8.10|19}} | ||
+ | *''[[Paperboy]]'' (announced, not demonstrated){{magref|ce|8.10|19}}{{magref|gameplayers|0203|48}} | ||
+ | *''[[R.B.I. Baseball 2]]''{{magref|s|4|23}}{{magref|gameplayers|wces1990|14}} | ||
+ | *''[[RoadBlasters]]'' (announced, not demonstrated){{magref|ce|8.10|19}}{{magref|gameplayers|0203|48}} | ||
+ | *''[[Skull & Crossbones]]''{{magref|ce|8.10|19}}{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | *''[[Xybots]]''{{magref|s|4|23}} | ||
+ | |cols=3}} | ||
+ | |console=MD | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[IBM PC]]=== | ||
+ | *''[[Power Drift]]''{{magref|gameplayers|wces1990|3}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]=== | ||
+ | [[Tengen]] also brought a handful of its NES ports of Sega games to the show: | ||
+ | *''[[Alien Syndrome]]''{{magref|asm|1990-03|44}} | ||
+ | *''[[Fantasy Zone]]''{{magref|asm|1990-03|44}} | ||
+ | *''[[Shinobi]]''{{magref|asm|1990-03|44}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Third-party games featured== | ||
+ | ===[[Master System]]=== | ||
+ | {{EventGameList| | ||
+ | |||
+ | |console=SMS | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==Floor plan== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
WCES1990 Plan WestHall.jpg|West hall | WCES1990 Plan WestHall.jpg|West hall | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Television coverage== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | WCES1990 US TV.mp4|TV report | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Magazine articles== | ||
+ | {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | <references /> | ||
{{clear}} | {{clear}} | ||
− | {{ | + | {{TradeEventsUS}} |
Latest revision as of 14:32, 11 October 2023
Winter CES 1990 |
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Date: 1990-01-06[1] – 1990-01-09[1] |
Location: Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109, United States |
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The Winter International Consumer Electronics Show 1990 (WCES 1990).
Sega's theme for this show was "Sega for the 90's", and included a display of video game history up until that point, culminating with the Sega Genesis console. This means at the Sega booth there was at least one Pong console, an Atari 2600, Intellivision and NES (alongside a Master System and Genesis to complete the set)[2].
Contents
Products featured
Master System
Having regained the rights back from Tonka, Sega of America was directly supporting the Sega Master System in January 1990, and brought over a dozen games to the show. It also dropped the price of the console to $70 USD in the US[3], matching the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Sega
- Assault City[4][5]
- Basketball Nightmare[4][5]
- Dead Angle[4]
- Dynamite Dux[4]
- Golden Axe[4]
- Golfamania[4][5]
- Jungle Fighter[4]
- Psycho Fox[4][6]
- Scramble Spirits[4][7]
- Shinobi Kidd[4][5]
- Simple Fighter (announced)[5]
- Slap Shoot[4][5]
- Super Monaco GP (announced)[5]
- Tennis Ace[4]
- Ultima IV[4][5]
Beeshu
Seismic Software
Mega Drive
Winter CES 1990 was the first major event the Mega Drive (or Genesis) appeared at post-launch, with Sega keen to promote its "arcade in the home" credentials and initial offerings from third-party publishers. Michael Jackson's Moonwalker garnered the most attention, alongside Dick Tracy, the video game adaption of what was then expected to be one of the highest grossing movies of 1990.
Sega
- Arcade Power Stick[5][6]
- Power Base Converter[5]
- 688 Attack Sub[2][5]
- Abrams Battle Tank[2][5]
- Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle[9][5]
- Altered Beast[2]
- The Amazing Spider-Man[10][5][11]
- Arnold Palmer's Golf[9]
- Battling Worlds[9][6]
- CyberBall[11][2]
- Crack Down [3][9]
- Dick Tracy[3][10]
- Epyx "Games" series (Portion of Summer, Winter, and California games; announced, not demonstrated)[2]
- E-SWAT[3][3][9]
- Fantasia[10]
- Ghostbusters[3][9]
- Golden Axe[3][5]
- Herzog Zwei[3][9]
- Michael Jackson's Moonwalker[3][9][12][13]
- Phantasy Star II[10][5][14]
- Super Monaco GP[3][9]
- Super Basketball[9][5]
- TeleGenesis Baseball[9][5]
- Tommy Lasorda Baseball[9]
- World Championship Soccer[9]
- Zoom![9][5]
Activision
American Treco
DreamWorks
Hot-B
MicroProse
Namco
Seismic Software
Spectrum Holobyte
Technosoft
Tengen
- Hard Drivin'[16][17]
- Klax (announced, not demonstrated)[16]
- Paperboy (announced, not demonstrated)[16][6]
- R.B.I. Baseball 2[5][19]
- RoadBlasters (announced, not demonstrated)[16][6]
- Skull & Crossbones[16][5]
- Xybots[5]
IBM PC
Nintendo Entertainment System
Tengen also brought a handful of its NES ports of Sega games to the show:
Third-party games featured
Master System
Floor plan
Television coverage
TV report
Magazine articles
- Main article: Winter CES 1990/Magazine articles.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "April 1990" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 22
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Computer Entertainer, "January 1990" (US; 1990-01-20), page 12
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Computer & Video Games, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-16), page 49
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 Computer Entertainer, "January 1990" (US; 1990-01-20), page 21
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29 5.30 5.31 S: The Sega Magazine, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-01), page 23
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Game Players, "Vol. 2 No. 3 March 1990" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 48
- ↑ Power Play, "3/90" (DE; 1990-02-19), page 13
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Game Players, "CES Videogame and Computer Game Guide (Winter CES 1990)" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 6
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 Computer Entertainer, "January 1990" (US; 1990-01-20), page 15
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Computer Entertainer, "January 1990" (US; 1990-01-20), page 14
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Mega Drive Fan, "March 1990" (JP; 1990-02-08), page 65
- ↑ File:BangorDailyNews US 1990-01-17; Page 19.png
- ↑ File:SunHerald US 1990-01-18; Page 10 (B-2).png
- ↑ Game Players, "CES Videogame and Computer Game Guide (Winter CES 1990)" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 12
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 Computer Entertainer, "January 1990" (US; 1990-01-20), page 18
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 Computer Entertainer, "January 1990" (US; 1990-01-20), page 19
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Mega Drive Fan, "March 1990" (JP; 1990-02-08), page 66
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Mega Drive Fan, "March 1990" (JP; 1990-02-08), page 67
- ↑ Game Players, "CES Videogame and Computer Game Guide (Winter CES 1990)" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 14
- ↑ Game Players, "CES Videogame and Computer Game Guide (Winter CES 1990)" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 3
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1990" (DE; 1990-0x-xx), page 44
Trade events attended by Sega in the United States | |
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"Arcade" | |
American Coin Machine Exposition (ACME) | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 |
(A)MOA Expo / Amusement Expo | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 ... 75 ... 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) | 95 ... 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 |
"Home" | |
Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) | Summer 83 | Summer 86 | Winter 87 | Summer 87 | Winter 88 | Summer 88 | Winter 89 | Summer 89 | Winter 90 | Summer 90 | Winter 91 | Summer 91 | Winter 92 | Summer 92 | Winter 93 | Summer 93 | Winter 94 | Summer 94 | CES 1995 | 12 |
SIGGRAPH | 93 | 94 | 95 |