Toys of Tron By Earl Green

by Magazine Writer | Dec 7, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

In the summer of 1982, there was no hotter ticket in Hollywood than a new Disney movie that boasted impressive computer graphics, including some scenes created entirely with computer animation. The movie, of course, was Tron, and although it ended up as more of a cult...

Space Firebird By Kyle Snyder

by Magazine Writer | Dec 5, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Space Firebird is a game that seemed to taunt me for several summers. From the summer of ’81 through sometime in ’83, I would always run across a Space Firebird machine when I either didn’t have a quarter or didn’t have the time to stop and...

Tetris In Pop Culture – By David Oxford

by David Oxford | Dec 4, 2019 | 1980s, Arcade, The Story Of...

What has seven shapes (or Tetrominos, if you prefer), each consisting of four blocks, falling down a welland disappearing when lines are formed? Obviously, a great concept for a video game – one of the greatest of all time, but unlike a Pac-Man or a Mario, there...

The Ultimate Video Game Company? By Leonard Herman

by Magazine Writer | Dec 3, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Imagine if there was one company that fulfilled all the needs of all gamers, classic and current. Imagine if one company owned the rights to all the classic games and reissued them in contemporary and classic editions. Well, before you get your hopes too high, you may...

Puzzle Games – Myst – By Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Dec 2, 2019 | 1980s, Columns, The Story Of...

There are a handful of games in history that were ahead of their time technically and graphically. Titles like Doom, Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda, and Pong are just a small sample of games that broke barriers of gameplay. Myst, in my opinion, is one of those...

Deep Thaw: Superman By Chris Lion

by Magazine Writer | Nov 30, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

I’ve never been a big fan of Superman. Call me crazy, but he has just never done anything for me. My roommate in college thought Superman was “The Best.” Superman was never “bitchen,” “rad,” or any other cool way of saying he liked him. My roommate, Phil, always...