I'm posting this shortly after the January 1993 catalog and they are nearly identical. The spring catalog between them has a different cover art style but is otherwise very similar. The August and October 1993 ones I posted also not long ago are of course roughly the same too. So I won't have a lot to say this time but you're sick of hearing my thoughts anyway.
For what feels like the 100th time I need to note that this is the last catalog I have to scan. It's not the last I'm posting as I still have one saved for xmas in a few months. So again I'm being cool and offering this in two sizes. There are 1200px wide versions that are a couple meg. If you're linking to these from a forum post or article it would be cool of you to link to those versions. There are also 2400px wide versions that are many meg. If you want a high quality copy for your archive or whatever, grab those versions.
Page 1: Video game cover
I'm going to let spellcheck decide if gigundous is a real word. OK, it is. I learned something new today.
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Page 2: Video game contents
Yeah, fine, Street Fighter II for $74.99. Let's get that out of the way. That little corner gave me so much grief. The game was delayed for a few months after this and I had to deal with many unhappy customers who thought I personally was responsible for it.
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Page 3: Sega Genesis
The $11.11 off the Genesis with any game purchase did not consider all the sub-$10 games in the clearance bin.
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Page 4: Sega Genesis
Right, NBA games used to be released after the season instead of before. I suppose with no way to update the rosters that kinda makes sense.
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Page 5: Sega CD
The January 1993 catalog censored the cover of Night Trap. Here's the scandalous to someone version.
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Page 6: Super Nintendo
I don't keep track but I suspect this will be the most popular page in the catalog.
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Page 7: Super Nintendo
A game called Outlander would have a very different vibe today I think.
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Page 8: Super Nintendo
That looks to be beta box art for Super High Impact - the color of the box at least for sure.
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Page 9: NES
We're still not quite to the top-loader NES yet.
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Page 10: Game Gear
Neat, there's some Japanese label on that Batman Returns box. I don't know what the deal with that is.
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Page 11: Game Boy
I never read the description for the Game Boy before since I knew what it was. Interesting that they chose to describe how it had buttons.
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Page 12: Turbo Duo
This is the first appearance of the Turbo Duo in these catalogs. In the August one it's relegated to half a page.
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Page 1: PC cover
According to that coupon, some locations might possibly still have Neo Geo systems in stock. The chain stopped carrying it in 1992. Wouldn't be a surprise if a couple systems in odd markets remained unsold for over a year.
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Page 2: PC contents
I don't recall what the two free games were if you bought DOS 6.0.
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Page 3: PC entertainment
I sometimes have nightmares about trying to fit the Prince of Persia 2 box on a shelf.
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Page 4: PC entertainment
That elephant evolving into a giraffe picture, I don't think that's how it works.
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Page 5: PC Entertainment
Oh no, Ultrabots. That box triggers more anxiety than Prince of Persia 2.
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Page 6: Edutainment
Hmmm... I think Where in Space is Carmen Sandiego is the only game in the original series I never tried.
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Page 7: Edutainment
I recall some people buying that combo with the Disney Sound Source when it was on clearance because it worked with other games.
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Page 8: Family works
Ben's Printing Press... who is Ben anyway?
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Page 9: PC productivity
This page is maybe interesting to retro CAD software junkies. I assume some group like that must exist.
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Page 10: PC productivity
Clearly I don't actually care if anyone views these less exciting parts of the catalog. It's just a weird completionist thing that makes me post them.
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Page 11: PC productivity
Like this page, no one will ever open it. Maybe some bot training AI.
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Page 12: PC accessories
This page at least has some old hardware prices that people will find interesting.
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So there's May 1993. This was a relatively short catalog. As the person doing the scanning, cropping, and resizing that is appreciated. It's kind of nice, it really cuts to the chase and highlights the major releases.
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