by Shaun Jex | Oct 13, 2018 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...
I believe I have made a significant find in the Kandarian ruins, a volume of ancient Sumarian burial practices and funerary incantations. It is entitled “Naturum De Montum”, roughly translated: Book of the Dead. The book is bound in human flesh and inked...
by Shaun Jex | Sep 8, 2018 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...
It is a truth universally acknowledged that hostile aliens in possession of advanced technology and a desire to invade a planet, must be in want of camels. At least, so we are led to believe by the 1983 game Attack of the Mutant Camels. The game was developed...
by Shaun Jex | Aug 29, 2018 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...
Don’t panic. Now that we’ve got that settled, let’s double check the essentials. Do you have a towel with you? A towel is the most massively useful item an interstellar hitchhiker can carry. Next, find your copy of “The Best Vogon Poems of 1984.” Once you’ve got that,...
by Shaun Jex | Jul 28, 2018 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...
Before The Sims, before Tamagotchi, there were Little Computer People. It’s hard to know what to say about Little Computer People. The concept was profoundly, wonderfully bizarre: Little people have been found living inside your computer. Players were given an open...
by Shaun Jex | Jul 21, 2018 | 1980s
I have a confession to make: I love the Weekly World News. If you don’t remember the Weekly World News, it was a tabloid magazine that you could pick up in grocery stores. It told stories about characters like Bat Boy, merfolk, cryptids, and more. It’s no longer in...