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Vidiot Issue 1

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PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE

  • Atari 2600 - VCS
  • Atari 5200 ("System X")
  • ColecoVision
  • Intellivision
  • Texas Instruments TI-99/4A
  • Atari 400 - 800
  • Apple
  • Commodore VIC-20
  • Radio Shack TRS-80
  • Astrocade
  • pinball
  • arcade
  • stand-alones

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(The following based on content page excerpts with bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity.)

THE SIGNAL ON THE SCREEN (2.33 pages; the rise of arcade "screen" games; Space Invaders mentioned, Pac-Man (and Pac-Man Fever album) mentioned and shown)

PINBALL! ('Pinball!  Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun'; 2.66 pages; history of pinball and advancements in video technology; includes photos w/ captions of celebrities posing with pinball machines - David Johansen, band Blondie, Ronnie Spector)

THE GAME INVADERS (two pages; the game development process)

SPACE ARCADE (0.66 pages; "arcades are arcades"; includes photo of band Squeeze members playing arcade games)

THE GRID: PLAY PERSPECTIVE (0.33 pages; the limitations of video screens, two-dimensional gaming and perspectives; future of video games)

VAN HALEN VIDIOT ('Van Halen's Michael Anthony is a Vidiot!'; one page; color photo with caption; Michael Anthony posing with a Space Invaders arcade cabinet)

TED NUGENT VIDIOT ('Ted Nugent is a Vidiot!'; one page; color photo with caption; Ted Nugent posing with a Pac-Man cocktail table)

PATTERN PLAY SECRETS (four pages; general game strategies; includes sections:)

  • MAZE STRATEGY (strategies for maze-oriented games)
  • COMPUTER SKILL LEVELS ('Home Computer Skill Levels - Match Player To Game'; game difficulty levels)
  • GAME PLANS ('Game Plans - How I Zero In So I Don't Zero Out'; practice makes perfect)

ARCADE ACTION (four pages; arcade game commentary; all with screenshots; discussed:)

  • Space Invaders ('Space Invaders: Sneak Attacks')
  • Pac-Man ('Pac Strategy Levels')
  • Centipede ('Fast Action With Centipede')
  • Missile Command
  • Stargate ('Stargate: Adventures in Deep Space')
  • Asteroids ('Asteroids in Action'; arcade cabinet shown)
  • Robotron 2084 ('2084 Is Ready When You Are')
  • Pleiads ('Pleiads Invade')
  • Tempest ('Tempest: Watch Out For The Spiker'; arcade cabinet shown)
  • Space Duel (arcade cabinet shown)

ZAXXON ('Zaxxon: The Shadow of the Jet'; two pages, including 'Zaxxon: Game Plan' sidebar)

TRON ('Tron: The Game'; two pages, including 'Krull: Another Time, Another Place' sidebar; includes Tron movie screenshots)

HEART VIDIOT ('Heart's Wilson Sisters Are Not Vidiots!'; one page photo with caption; Heart posing with a Space Duel arcade cabinet)

PULL-OUT POSTER (two page spread; cover pull-out poster)

THE GAMES AT HOME
Atari, Atari System X, lntellivislon, Texas, Apple, Vic 20 (thirteen pages; short intro and the following sections:)

  • Atari: The Home Champ? (Atari 2600 VCS console (shown); numerous games discussed; shown:)
    • Yar's Revenge
    • Defender
    • Asteroids
    • Pinball (Video Pinball)
    • "New Think" (educational software)
    • Missile Command
    • Super Breakout
    • Football
  • Atari's Top Secret! (Atari's "System X"; eventual Atari 5200 console (shown); Pac-Man game (shown))
  • This Does Not Compute... (Atari 400, 800 gaming)
  • Intellivision: The Alternative (Intellivision console (shown); numerous games discussed; shown:)
    • Sub Hunt
    • Space Armada
    • Night Stalker
    • Frog Bog
    • Astrosmash
    • Star Strike
    • Royal Dealer
    • Utopia
  • Texas Instruments: Still Developing (Texas Instruments TI-99/4A computer (shown))
  • The Big Apple (Apple computer (shown); numerous games discussed)
  • Commodore's VIC-20: Victory? (Commodore VIC-20 computer (shown); numerous games discussed; shown:)
    • Slither / Superslither (Super Slither)
    • Blue Meanies From Outer Space
    • Knockout (Sports Illustrated Knockout)
    • Shootout At The OK Galaxy
    • Tank Arcade (Tank Arkade)
    • Roadracing / Bowling (Roadracer / Bowler)
  • Games Talk Back (Intellivision Intellivoice Voice Synthesizer (shown))
  • Versatile Coleco (Coleco developing games for Atari VCS and Mattel Intellivision; numerous games discussed)
  • Colecovision Does It! (Colecovision console (shown); numerous games discussed; Pac-Man tabletop arcade stand-alone shown)
  • Radio Shack Up... (Radio Shack TRS-80 computer (shown); numerous games discussed)
  • Pac-Man Day Made Official (New York Times announces April 3rd 1982 as first annual Pac-Man day; includes photo)
  • The Day The Gorfs Attacked (Gorf)
  • Astrosmash: The Big Money (Astrosmash $100,000 contest; free Astrosmash cartridge by mail with purchase of Intellivision)
  • Parker Brothers: No Monopoly? (numerous games mentioned; Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back cart and box shown)
  • How Many Of The All-Time Greats Have You Played? (playlist checklist)
  • Home Games: Five Questions (Q&A)
  • From Bally To Astrovision (Astrocade; numerous games discussed)

COMPUTE YOUR GAME POTENTIALS (one page; quiz)

THE ARCADE GOES HOME ('The Arcade Goes Home: Many Players Are At Home In The Arcades, But Will The Arcades Ever Be At Home At Home?'; four pages; the pros of home computer games over arcade games)

SUSAN LYNCH VIDIOT ('Susan Lynch is a Vidiot'; one page photo with caption; Susan Lynch posing with a Ms. Pac-Man arcade cabinet; not listed in ToC)

ONE STEP BEYOND (one page; future improvements in video gaming)



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Information

    Title: Vidiot Issue 1
    Month: September/October
    Year: 1982
    Editor: Richard Robinson
    Pages: 56
    Price: $2.95
    Country: United States
    Language: English
    Votes: 0

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