ISSUE: 3Content
PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE THIS ISSUE
ColecoVision
Intellivision
Atari VCS - 2600
Odyssey2
arcade
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(The following is loosely based on this issue's table of contents with select article taglines and/or excerpts (noted in quotes) included. (Notes) and bullet lists added for clarity.)
(This issue, a new video game review section is added (named 'Previews,' oddly enough) and two new readers-oriented columns are introduced - 'Input' (reader letters) and 'Championship Gaming' (reader submitted tips and strategies). Also, Videogaming Illustrated formalizes it's movie coverage with a newly christened 'Cinema' section)
The Keyboard
A Lesson for Wall Street (editorial by Jeff Rovin; Rovin discussing how - despite Tron and Atari stock disappointments - video gaming is not a fad)
Eye On (news section; column headlines:)
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A Motion Picture Company Gets Sirius (upcoming 20th Century Fox games; licensed game plans; games discussed:)
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Deadly Duck
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Worm War I
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Beany Bopper
-
Fast Eddie
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Unmoving Pictures (photo booth)
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As For The Rest Of You... (Activision's overseas distribution)
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You Can't Please Anyone (Air Traffic Controller screenshot)
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The View From The Cellar (Odyssey high scores, reported in Odyssey Adventure magazine)
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Things Not To Do (Gottlieb's Caveman pinball/video game hybrid cointains picture tube voltage warning)
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You Are There (aerial photo of Activision's new production plant)
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For Pros Only (signature analyzer hardware to troubleshoot video game repair)
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Eat 'N' Ruin (Nolan Bushnell opens Pizza Time Theatres; McDonalds/Atari rub-away contest cards; Roy Rogers; Coca-Cola)
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It Had To Happen (upcoming X-rated videogames; Custer's Revenge (discussed), Beat 'em and Eat 'em, Bachelor Party)
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The Emperor Strikes Back (Atari 5200; upcoming 5200 and VCS games; Atari/Lucasfilms deal; VCS games discussed:)
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FireWorld
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Fail Safe
-
Frog Pond
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New Kid On The Block (Spectravision; upcoming games discussed:)
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Gangster Allery
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Cross Fire
-
Planet Patrol
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Tape Worm
-
China Syndrome
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It Was Bound To Happen (non-gaming products begin licensing video game properties)
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Raiders Of The Lost Arcade (Raiders of the Lost Ark for VCS)
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Italivision (Intellivision in Italy)
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Who Says They're Bad For You (Steve Wozniak backs 3-day music festival)
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The Count's Rising (First Star Software; upcoming games)
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AAA (credits, acknowledgements, corrections for last issue; additional credits for this issue)
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Seven More Ways To Spend Money (Apollo; upcoming games discussed:)
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Final Approach
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Wabbit
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Labyrinth
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Vat's Incredible
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No Laurels Here (Spectravision Quick Shot controller)
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Tilting At Videogames (Williams Electronics' Joust arcade game released)
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Step Aside, Dukes (The Games Channel cable TV download service)
Close Up: Videogames, the Inside Story Part II
How and Why Games Are Manufactured ('The Making Of Video-Games' by Richard Meyers; running discussion commentary with Joe Cicak of Gamexxx; not technically a 'Part II' in the strictest sense as there was no 'Part I' formally declared in a prior issue)
Focus On: Videogame E.T.s
Videogame extraterrestrials are less kindly than the E.T. featured in that popular film. Play it safe: learn to recognize the dastards on sight. (a look at aliens in video games; upcoming E.T. game from Atari)
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ET Phones Your Home (video game planned)
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Alien Invasion
-
Astro Battle
-
Alien Invaders-Plus
-
Yar's Revenge
-
Space Armada
-
Demon Attack
-
Space Invaders
-
Space Cavern
V.I.P.: Cliff Robertson
The Oscar-winning actor talks about computers, videogames, and his good friend Ray Kassar, the man who runs Atari. ('Videogaming Illustrated Profile;' interview)
Supergaming
How to Hook a Stroblaster to Your Joystick (by Lawrence J. Levine; DIY)
Cinema: Halloween III
Witchcraft enters the computer age in a new motion picture.
Conquering: The Incredible Wizard
The Wizard of Wor comes to home videogaming in Astrocade's finest cartridge yet. (Astrocade; game overview and strategies; includes 'Peripheral Vision - The War over Wor' sidebar (potential legal trouble))
Preview: New Games (game reviews, sectioned into Recommended/Not Recommended categories)
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Demons to Diamonds (VCS)
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The Empire Strikes Back (VCS) (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back)
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Frog Pond (VCS)
Also Recommended:
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Mega Mania
-
Berzerk (VCS)
Not Recommended:
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Racquetball (VCS)
Conquering: Pitfall
Help Harry hurtle his heroic heart out! (VCS; game overview and strategy)
Conquering: Haunted House
How to spook the world's eeriest videogame. (VCS; game overview and strategy)
Arcadia: The Exidy Experiment
Portrait of a Feisty and Futuristic Independent. ('The Exidy Experiment' by Richard Meyers; running discussion commentary with Exidy President Pete Kauffman and Director of Market Analysis Arlen Grainger; arcade games shown:)
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Venture
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Mouse Trap
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Crush Roller
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Pepper II
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Victory
Conquering: Robotron 2084
The survival of humankind depends upon how far you can stretch your quarter. (by Randy Palmer; arcade; game overview and strategy)
Conquering: Zaxxon
How to survive the most realistic space game of them all. (by Randy Palmer; arcade; game overview and strategy; includes 'The Mark of the 'Z'' sidebar (Zektor arcade game))
Computereyes: Ulysses and the Golden Fleece
A glimpse at one of the most important and challenging videogames ever created. (along with the main article, includes the following sections:)
-
RAMblings - The people behind the diskettes (interview with Bob Davis, creator, Ulysses and the Golden Fleece)
-
A Taste Of Cold Steel (example of Ulysses and the Golden Fleece gameplay)
Meet the Original: Zaxxon
Zaxxon may be the most popular arcade game in the country, but it isn't the first time we've seen a miles-long alien fortress. (space cities in mythology, entertainment and culture; The Brick Moon, Battlestar Galactica, Rendezvous with Rama; more)
Input: Letters from Readers (letters column)
Print Out
E.C. Meade looks at books (book recommendations and warnings)
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What If You Were... the Last Man on Earth (short story collection recommended for Robotron fans)
-
Tron by Brian Daley (novelization)
-
Hand Shadows to be Thrown Upon the Wall
-
Magic Tricks and Card Tricks
Championship Videogaming: Readers' Strategies (reader submitted game strategies; usually addendums to game guides published in prior issues; this issue:)
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Laser Blast (VCS)
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Superman (VCS)
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Turbo (arcade)
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Defender (arcade)
-
Yar's Revenge (VCS)
Star Words (celebrity opinions of video games)
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Helen Hayes, Star of Stage and Screen
-
Bette Davis, Legendary Actress
-
Patricia Neal, Star of The Day the Earth Stood Still and Ghost Story
You Read It Here First (game ideas and concepts publicly proposed by the Videogaming Illustrated staff)
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David and Goliath
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L-5
-
Quasimodo
-
Lassie
-
Bobsled
PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE THIS ISSUE
ColecoVision
Intellivision
Atari VCS - 2600
Odyssey2
arcade
---
(The following is loosely based on this issue's table of contents with select article taglines and/or excerpts (noted in quotes) included. (Notes) and bullet lists added for clarity.)
(This issue, a new video game review section is added (named 'Previews,' oddly enough) and two new readers-oriented columns are introduced - 'Input' (reader letters) and 'Championship Gaming' (reader submitted tips and strategies). Also, Videogaming Illustrated formalizes it's movie coverage with a newly christened 'Cinema' section)
The Keyboard
A Lesson for Wall Street (editorial by Jeff Rovin; Rovin discussing how - despite Tron and Atari stock disappointments - video gaming is not a fad)
Eye On (news section; column headlines:)
-
A Motion Picture Company Gets Sirius (upcoming 20th Century Fox games; licensed game plans; games discussed:)
- Deadly Duck
- Worm War I
- Beany Bopper
- Fast Eddie
- Unmoving Pictures (photo booth)
- As For The Rest Of You... (Activision's overseas distribution)
- You Can't Please Anyone (Air Traffic Controller screenshot)
- The View From The Cellar (Odyssey high scores, reported in Odyssey Adventure magazine)
- Things Not To Do (Gottlieb's Caveman pinball/video game hybrid cointains picture tube voltage warning)
- You Are There (aerial photo of Activision's new production plant)
- For Pros Only (signature analyzer hardware to troubleshoot video game repair)
- Eat 'N' Ruin (Nolan Bushnell opens Pizza Time Theatres; McDonalds/Atari rub-away contest cards; Roy Rogers; Coca-Cola)
- It Had To Happen (upcoming X-rated videogames; Custer's Revenge (discussed), Beat 'em and Eat 'em, Bachelor Party)
-
The Emperor Strikes Back (Atari 5200; upcoming 5200 and VCS games; Atari/Lucasfilms deal; VCS games discussed:)
- FireWorld
- Fail Safe
- Frog Pond
-
New Kid On The Block (Spectravision; upcoming games discussed:)
- Gangster Allery
- Cross Fire
- Planet Patrol
- Tape Worm
- China Syndrome
- It Was Bound To Happen (non-gaming products begin licensing video game properties)
- Raiders Of The Lost Arcade (Raiders of the Lost Ark for VCS)
- Italivision (Intellivision in Italy)
- Who Says They're Bad For You (Steve Wozniak backs 3-day music festival)
- The Count's Rising (First Star Software; upcoming games)
- AAA (credits, acknowledgements, corrections for last issue; additional credits for this issue)
-
Seven More Ways To Spend Money (Apollo; upcoming games discussed:)
- Final Approach
- Wabbit
- Labyrinth
- Vat's Incredible
- No Laurels Here (Spectravision Quick Shot controller)
- Tilting At Videogames (Williams Electronics' Joust arcade game released)
- Step Aside, Dukes (The Games Channel cable TV download service)
Close Up: Videogames, the Inside Story Part II
How and Why Games Are Manufactured ('The Making Of Video-Games' by Richard Meyers; running discussion commentary with Joe Cicak of Gamexxx; not technically a 'Part II' in the strictest sense as there was no 'Part I' formally declared in a prior issue)
Focus On: Videogame E.T.s
Videogame extraterrestrials are less kindly than the E.T. featured in that popular film. Play it safe: learn to recognize the dastards on sight. (a look at aliens in video games; upcoming E.T. game from Atari)
- ET Phones Your Home (video game planned)
- Alien Invasion
- Astro Battle
- Alien Invaders-Plus
- Yar's Revenge
- Space Armada
- Demon Attack
- Space Invaders
- Space Cavern
V.I.P.: Cliff Robertson
The Oscar-winning actor talks about computers, videogames, and his good friend Ray Kassar, the man who runs Atari. ('Videogaming Illustrated Profile;' interview)
Supergaming
How to Hook a Stroblaster to Your Joystick (by Lawrence J. Levine; DIY)
Cinema: Halloween III
Witchcraft enters the computer age in a new motion picture.
Conquering: The Incredible Wizard
The Wizard of Wor comes to home videogaming in Astrocade's finest cartridge yet. (Astrocade; game overview and strategies; includes 'Peripheral Vision - The War over Wor' sidebar (potential legal trouble))
Preview: New Games (game reviews, sectioned into Recommended/Not Recommended categories)
- Demons to Diamonds (VCS)
- The Empire Strikes Back (VCS) (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back)
-
Frog Pond (VCS)
Also Recommended:
- Mega Mania
-
Berzerk (VCS)
Not Recommended:
- Racquetball (VCS)
Conquering: Pitfall
Help Harry hurtle his heroic heart out! (VCS; game overview and strategy)
Conquering: Haunted House
How to spook the world's eeriest videogame. (VCS; game overview and strategy)
Arcadia: The Exidy Experiment
Portrait of a Feisty and Futuristic Independent. ('The Exidy Experiment' by Richard Meyers; running discussion commentary with Exidy President Pete Kauffman and Director of Market Analysis Arlen Grainger; arcade games shown:)
- Venture
- Mouse Trap
- Crush Roller
- Pepper II
- Victory
Conquering: Robotron 2084
The survival of humankind depends upon how far you can stretch your quarter. (by Randy Palmer; arcade; game overview and strategy)
Conquering: Zaxxon
How to survive the most realistic space game of them all. (by Randy Palmer; arcade; game overview and strategy; includes 'The Mark of the 'Z'' sidebar (Zektor arcade game))
Computereyes: Ulysses and the Golden Fleece
A glimpse at one of the most important and challenging videogames ever created. (along with the main article, includes the following sections:)
- RAMblings - The people behind the diskettes (interview with Bob Davis, creator, Ulysses and the Golden Fleece)
- A Taste Of Cold Steel (example of Ulysses and the Golden Fleece gameplay)
Meet the Original: Zaxxon
Zaxxon may be the most popular arcade game in the country, but it isn't the first time we've seen a miles-long alien fortress. (space cities in mythology, entertainment and culture; The Brick Moon, Battlestar Galactica, Rendezvous with Rama; more)
Input: Letters from Readers (letters column)
Print Out
E.C. Meade looks at books (book recommendations and warnings)
- What If You Were... the Last Man on Earth (short story collection recommended for Robotron fans)
- Tron by Brian Daley (novelization)
- Hand Shadows to be Thrown Upon the Wall
- Magic Tricks and Card Tricks
Championship Videogaming: Readers' Strategies (reader submitted game strategies; usually addendums to game guides published in prior issues; this issue:)
- Laser Blast (VCS)
- Superman (VCS)
- Turbo (arcade)
- Defender (arcade)
- Yar's Revenge (VCS)
Star Words (celebrity opinions of video games)
- Helen Hayes, Star of Stage and Screen
- Bette Davis, Legendary Actress
- Patricia Neal, Star of The Day the Earth Stood Still and Ghost Story
You Read It Here First (game ideas and concepts publicly proposed by the Videogaming Illustrated staff)
- David and Goliath
- L-5
- Quasimodo
- Lassie
- Bobsled
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