Monthly Archives: September 2011
ABC News Report from 1982 – People Love Arcade Games
Back in 1982, ABC News channel 7 Los Angeles did a five part series about the arcade video game industry. Thanks to shertz43 for uploading this wonderful piece of arcade history.
The Retroist Klassic Komedy Players present “Chicken Tonight”
(Man calls wife via telephone.) Man: I feel like Chicken Tonight. Woman: Great, how should I prepare it? Fried, broiled…? Man: Chicken Tonight. Woman: Yes, I know. But how should be make the chicken tonight? Man: Just cook it. Woman: Cook … Continue reading
News Segment about the 2nd US Musical Festival (1983)
In this segment they talk to Woz, David Bowie and David Lee Roth. According to the report Sunday’s heavy metal lineup was the biggest seller and here was why: Quiet Riot Mötley Crüe Ozzy Osbourne Judas Priest Triumph Scorpions Van … Continue reading
Paperback Book Ads
I found the Fighting Fantasy Books on Kindle, but I still wanted a hard copy for old time’s sake. So I ordered a first-printing Deathtrap Dungeon, the printing I had checked out from the library as a kid and still … Continue reading
Howard Scott Warshaw – Once Upon Atari
An absolute heartfelt round of applause to IGN’s Video Channel over on YouTube for posting these tantalizing bits of the documentary by Howard Scott Warshaw, the designer of Yar’s Revenge, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and of course E.T. the … Continue reading
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