Vidiot Issue 1

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)