by Magazine Writer | Oct 23, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview
In 1982, a daring archaeologist named Indiana Jones was thrilling movie audiences across the country as he battled poisonous snakes, runaway boulders, and ruthless Nazis in a fast-paced adventure film called “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Meanwhile, at the...
by Magazine Writer | Oct 21, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview
“Joysticks” Review by Kyle Snyder One of the things the 80s was infamous for was the glut of teen sex comedies across the movie screens of America. This trend began in 1978 with “Animal House,” and continued with films such as 1981’s...
by Magazine Writer | Oct 19, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview
This year marks the 15th anniversary of Ghostbusters, the 1984 hit comedy starring Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson. Directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Akroyd and Ramis, the movie grossed almost $240 million in the U.S., spawning a sequel,...
by Magazine Writer | Oct 17, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview
Being a fan of horror and sci-fi, I remember being rather excited to see a video game version of the claustrophobic cinematic masterpiece, Alien. It must be a fantastic and frenetic shoot-em-up, I thought. Probably one of those three-dimensional type games like...
by Magazine Writer | Oct 17, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview
What happens when you take elements of the arcade classics Joust, Defender, and Kickman, toss in some Disney magic, a clever control scheme, and engaging game play? You get a delightful cocktail known as Dumbo’s Flying Circus for the Atari 2600. This was...
by Magazine Writer | Oct 15, 2019 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview
Odds are, if you consider yourself a “Classic Gamer,” you’ve seen the movie “Tron” 112.4 times. That number comes from the fact that we know you scan the movie to the “Space Paranoids” scene and then straight to when Flynn gets digitized and brought into the computer...