ISSUE: 2Content
PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE
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Atari 2600 - VCS
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Atari 5200
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ColecoVision
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Intellivision
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arcade
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(The following based on content page excerpts with bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity.)
FEATURES
Mike Ronson is a Vidiot
(one page; photo w/caption - guitarist Mike Ronson posing with a Ms. Pac-Man arcade cabinet.)
The Rockets Are Vidiots!
(one page; photo w/caption - band Rockets posing with a Galaga cocktail cabinet.)
Look Out For The Cheater
Video Gaming Without Scruples by P. Gregory Springer (3.66 pages; less about literal cheating and more about bug & logic exploits, learning & sharing strategies, stretching your arcade dollars, etc.)
What's Round & Yellow & Laughs All The Way To The Bank?
Pac-Man Merchandise by Rick Johnson (four pages; a round-up of Pac-Man related merchandise; includes "Twerp-Factor Up!" sidebar discussing The Pac-Man Cartoon Show)
Vidiot Of The Month: David Johansen
(two page spread; photo w/caption - David Johansen posing with Sega Turbo sit-down arcade cabinet.)
Arcade Action: The Top Arcade Games
by P. Gregory Springer (four pages; capsule commentary, each with arcade screenshot and - in some cases - arcade cabinet photo)
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Ms. Pac-Man
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Galaga
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Dig Dug
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Joust
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Moon Patrol
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Jungle King
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Tutankham
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Turbo
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Donkey Kong Jr.
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Tron
Arcade Action Close-Up: Pengo
by P. Gregory Springer (aka "The Ice Capade: Pengo"; two page in-depth game overview with strategies)
Vidiot's E.T. Pull-Out Poster
(two page spread)
Vidiot's Consumer Guide To Home Games
Atari's 2600 and 5200 systems, Colecovision and Intellivision - Where They're At by Annene Kaye with Simon Fellowes and Steve Kenyon (seven pages; includes photo w/caption - Steven Bishop posing with home console setup; sections:)
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(introduction with Atari 2600 game capsule commentary, some with b&w screenshots)
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Adventure
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Air-Sea Battle
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Asteroids
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Backgammon
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Basketball
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Bowling
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Breakout and Super Breakout
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Canyon Bomber
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Casino
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Circus Atari
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Combat
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Dodge 'Em!
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Football
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Fun With Numbers
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Golf
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Hangman
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Homerun
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Human Cannonball
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Indy 500
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Maze Craze
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Missile Command
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Night Driver
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Othello
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Outlaw
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Pele's Soccer
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Sky Diver
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Slot Racers / Street Racers
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Space Invaders
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Superman
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3-D Tic Tac Toe / Video Checkers / Video Chess
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Video Olympics
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Video Pinball
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Warlords
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Atari 5200 (running commentary discussing the following, some with b&w screenshots:)
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Super Breakout
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Space Invaders
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Pac-Man
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Missile Command
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Intellivision Update (introduction with capsule commentary of the following, some with b&w screenshots; Intellivoice shown:)
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Utopia
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Major League Baseball
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NFL Football
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PBA Bowling
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Space Battle
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Astrosmash
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Star Strike
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Night Stalker
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Lock 'N' Chase
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Space Hawk
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Micro Surgeon
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Space Armada
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Colecovision '83 (introduction with capsule commentary of the following, some with b&w screenshots:)
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Venture
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Mousetrap
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Turbo
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Donkey Kong
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Smurf - Rescue In Gargamel's Castle
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Lady Bug
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Zaxxon
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Cosmic Avenger
E.T. Phones Home For The Holidays
Inside Atari's E.T. Game by Kevin Christopher (Atari 2600; three page in-depth preview)
Arcade Injuries: A Pictorial
Ze Doktor Vill See You Now, Ya! (two pages; photos; parody)
Hunka Hunka Flying Shards Of Glass
Offing The Tube by J. Kordosh (two pages; TV set destruction; includes photos of singer Wendy O. Williams and drummer Carmin Appice, "View From The Couch" sidebar)
Rock Vidiocy: Forced To Watch MTV!
Vidclips by Peter Gabriel, Billy Joel, Thomas Dolby, Adam Ant, Psychedelic Furs, and more by Dave Dimartino (four pages; music video coverage)
Why I Hate Arcades
One Man's Opinion by John Richardson (two pages)
DEPARTMENTS
Letters From Vidiots
("Plug Into Vidiot Culture;" one page; this being the magazine's first letters column, "The Editors" make a request for correspondence along with defining Vidiot's mission statement.)
Vidiots In The News
(two pages; includes b&w photo w/caption - actress Barbara Eden posing with a Tron arcade cabinet, b&w photo w/caption - band Journey with Data Age backdrop)
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No Escaping Escape (Journey's Escape video game)
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Same Time, Next Year (Ben Gold sets Stargate high score)
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Yoo Hoo!
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You Thought Ben Cartwright was Rich... (Magnavox sues Mattel)
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Porn Si, Video No (peep shows win court battle, arcades do not)
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Watch Out, Superbowl! (MLB sues Datamost over trademark)
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Things Go Better With Tron? (Coke vending machines with integrated video games)
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More Movies To Play (movie-to-video game translations)
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Nolan Still Rollin' (Bushnell ventures into household robot biz)
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Wanted: Girl Gamers (arcaders looking for girl gamers)
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Stick In A Quarter (adult arcade games; X-Hot Stuff, Stripper)
Software/Hardware
by Richard Robinson ('Hardware/Software'; three pages; audio and video equipment with some light computer (Timex Sinclair 1000, Vic-20, Apple II) and handheld video game coverage (Mattel's Action Arcade series (Speed Freak shown))
Eye/Hand: What's New For Vidiots?
(three pages; game reviews, each with b&w screenshot)
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Pitfall (VCS)
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B-17 Bomber (Intellivision with Intellivoice module)
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Beany Bopper (VCS)
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Night Stalker (Intellivision)
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Riddle of the Sphinx (VCS)
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Lock 'N' Chase (Intellivision, VCS)
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Megamania (VCS)
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Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle (ColecoVision)
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Demons to Diamonds (VCS)
Capt. Vidiot: Questions & Answers (approx. two pages; Q&A)
Cover Illustrations & Centerfold Poster by Gary Ciccarelli
PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE
- Atari 2600 - VCS
- Atari 5200
- ColecoVision
- Intellivision
- arcade
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(The following based on content page excerpts with bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity.)
FEATURES
Mike Ronson is a Vidiot
(one page; photo w/caption - guitarist Mike Ronson posing with a Ms. Pac-Man arcade cabinet.)
The Rockets Are Vidiots!
(one page; photo w/caption - band Rockets posing with a Galaga cocktail cabinet.)
Look Out For The Cheater
Video Gaming Without Scruples by P. Gregory Springer (3.66 pages; less about literal cheating and more about bug & logic exploits, learning & sharing strategies, stretching your arcade dollars, etc.)
What's Round & Yellow & Laughs All The Way To The Bank?
Pac-Man Merchandise by Rick Johnson (four pages; a round-up of Pac-Man related merchandise; includes "Twerp-Factor Up!" sidebar discussing The Pac-Man Cartoon Show)
Vidiot Of The Month: David Johansen
(two page spread; photo w/caption - David Johansen posing with Sega Turbo sit-down arcade cabinet.)
Arcade Action: The Top Arcade Games
by P. Gregory Springer (four pages; capsule commentary, each with arcade screenshot and - in some cases - arcade cabinet photo)
- Ms. Pac-Man
- Galaga
- Dig Dug
- Joust
- Moon Patrol
- Jungle King
- Tutankham
- Turbo
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- Tron
Arcade Action Close-Up: Pengo
by P. Gregory Springer (aka "The Ice Capade: Pengo"; two page in-depth game overview with strategies)
Vidiot's E.T. Pull-Out Poster
(two page spread)
Vidiot's Consumer Guide To Home Games
Atari's 2600 and 5200 systems, Colecovision and Intellivision - Where They're At by Annene Kaye with Simon Fellowes and Steve Kenyon (seven pages; includes photo w/caption - Steven Bishop posing with home console setup; sections:)
-
(introduction with Atari 2600 game capsule commentary, some with b&w screenshots)
- Adventure
- Air-Sea Battle
- Asteroids
- Backgammon
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Breakout and Super Breakout
- Canyon Bomber
- Casino
- Circus Atari
- Combat
- Dodge 'Em!
- Football
- Fun With Numbers
- Golf
- Hangman
- Homerun
- Human Cannonball
- Indy 500
- Maze Craze
- Missile Command
- Night Driver
- Othello
- Outlaw
- Pele's Soccer
- Sky Diver
- Slot Racers / Street Racers
- Space Invaders
- Superman
- 3-D Tic Tac Toe / Video Checkers / Video Chess
- Video Olympics
- Video Pinball
-
Warlords
-
Atari 5200 (running commentary discussing the following, some with b&w screenshots:)
- Super Breakout
- Space Invaders
- Pac-Man
-
Missile Command
-
Intellivision Update (introduction with capsule commentary of the following, some with b&w screenshots; Intellivoice shown:)
- Utopia
- Major League Baseball
- NFL Football
- PBA Bowling
- Space Battle
- Astrosmash
- Star Strike
- Night Stalker
- Lock 'N' Chase
- Space Hawk
- Micro Surgeon
-
Space Armada
-
Colecovision '83 (introduction with capsule commentary of the following, some with b&w screenshots:)
- Venture
- Mousetrap
- Turbo
- Donkey Kong
- Smurf - Rescue In Gargamel's Castle
- Lady Bug
- Zaxxon
- Cosmic Avenger
E.T. Phones Home For The Holidays
Inside Atari's E.T. Game by Kevin Christopher (Atari 2600; three page in-depth preview)
Arcade Injuries: A Pictorial
Ze Doktor Vill See You Now, Ya! (two pages; photos; parody)
Hunka Hunka Flying Shards Of Glass
Offing The Tube by J. Kordosh (two pages; TV set destruction; includes photos of singer Wendy O. Williams and drummer Carmin Appice, "View From The Couch" sidebar)
Rock Vidiocy: Forced To Watch MTV!
Vidclips by Peter Gabriel, Billy Joel, Thomas Dolby, Adam Ant, Psychedelic Furs, and more by Dave Dimartino (four pages; music video coverage)
Why I Hate Arcades
One Man's Opinion by John Richardson (two pages)
DEPARTMENTS
Letters From Vidiots
("Plug Into Vidiot Culture;" one page; this being the magazine's first letters column, "The Editors" make a request for correspondence along with defining Vidiot's mission statement.)
Vidiots In The News
(two pages; includes b&w photo w/caption - actress Barbara Eden posing with a Tron arcade cabinet, b&w photo w/caption - band Journey with Data Age backdrop)
- No Escaping Escape (Journey's Escape video game)
- Same Time, Next Year (Ben Gold sets Stargate high score)
- Yoo Hoo!
- You Thought Ben Cartwright was Rich... (Magnavox sues Mattel)
- Porn Si, Video No (peep shows win court battle, arcades do not)
- Watch Out, Superbowl! (MLB sues Datamost over trademark)
- Things Go Better With Tron? (Coke vending machines with integrated video games)
- More Movies To Play (movie-to-video game translations)
- Nolan Still Rollin' (Bushnell ventures into household robot biz)
- Wanted: Girl Gamers (arcaders looking for girl gamers)
- Stick In A Quarter (adult arcade games; X-Hot Stuff, Stripper)
Software/Hardware
by Richard Robinson ('Hardware/Software'; three pages; audio and video equipment with some light computer (Timex Sinclair 1000, Vic-20, Apple II) and handheld video game coverage (Mattel's Action Arcade series (Speed Freak shown))
Eye/Hand: What's New For Vidiots?
(three pages; game reviews, each with b&w screenshot)
- Pitfall (VCS)
- B-17 Bomber (Intellivision with Intellivoice module)
- Beany Bopper (VCS)
- Night Stalker (Intellivision)
- Riddle of the Sphinx (VCS)
- Lock 'N' Chase (Intellivision, VCS)
- Megamania (VCS)
- Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle (ColecoVision)
- Demons to Diamonds (VCS)
Capt. Vidiot: Questions & Answers (approx. two pages; Q&A)
Cover Illustrations & Centerfold Poster by Gary Ciccarelli
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