ISSUE: 3Content
PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE
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Atari 2600 - VCS
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ColecoVision
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Intellivision
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GCE Vectrex
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arcade
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stand-alones
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game watches
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(The following based on content page excerpts with bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity.)
FEATURES
The Vidiot Vocabulary
Arcade Slang by Doug Heller (one page; tongue-in-cheek definitions of video game terms and slang)
Stocks and Bombs
Behind The Wall Street Vidiocy by Rick Johnson (three pages; video game stocks crash)
Arcade Chic: A Pictorial
What A Vidiot Wears!! ('Arcade Chic: Electronic Fashions for the '80s'; four pages; photos with captions)
Arcade Action: The Top 10 Arcade Games
by P. Gregory Springer (five pages; Top 10 arcade games; game overviews and strategies; includes screenshot and cabinet photo unless noted)
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Super Pac-Man
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Joust (screenshot only)
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Jungle Hunt (screenshot only)
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Moon Patrol
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Burger Time
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Pengo
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Satan's Hollow
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Ms. Pac-Man
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Donkey Kong Jr.
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Galaga
Vidiot Of The Month: John Cougar
(one page; photo with caption; musical artist John Cougar posing with a Q*Bert arcade cabinet)
Arcade Action Close-up: Q*Bert
by P. Gregory Springer (two pages; includes screenshots and arcade cabinet photo)
Vidiot's Beatles Pull-Out Poster
(two page spread)
I Watched the Tube Today, Oh Boy!
A Look At 'The Compleat Beatles' by Bill Holdship (three pages; 'The Compleat Beatles' documentary review)
The Fab Four On Film
Celluloid Beatles by Bill Holdship (two pages; films featuring or related to The Beatles)
Coleco Stands Alone (No Kidding)
Stand-Alone Games by Rick Johnson (four pages; Coleco's stand-alone tabletop arcade systems, all shown)
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Frogger
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Donkey Kong
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Galaxian
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Pac-Man
Arcade Macho
Pick Up Or Shut Up by Mark J. Norton (two pages; tongue-in-cheek suggestions for attracting the opposite sex in arcades)
The Name Game
Outer Space Vs. The Japanese Alphabet by J. Kordosh (four pages, including 0.66 page 'Inside the Name Factory' section; video game names and associated branding, including naming processes of Gottlieb of Taito)
Rockyvidiocy
What You Can't See (You Can't Buy) by Dave DiMartino (four pages; the impact of video on music; music video reviews)
Tane Cain Is A Vidiot
(one page; photos; photo with caption; musical artist Tane Cain posing with a Donkey Kong Jr. arcade cabinet)
DEPARTMENTS
Upfront (approx. one page; editorial by Dave DiMartino; addressing Vidiot's blend of video gaming and music coverage; comparison to other video game magazines; not listed in ToC)
Letters From Vidiots (approx. two pages; reader mail)
Vidiot In The News (three pages; news stories; includes b&w photos w/captions - Kate Pierson (of B-52s) posing with Centipede arcade cabinet, John Cougar and wife)
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Naughty, Naughty Atari (Atari stock plummets; insider trading accusations)
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Push 'Em Back (pornography aired during high school cheering competition rerun)
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Custer Loses Again (Custer's Revenge game to be discontinued by new distributor)
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Get A Grip On Yourself! (video game gloves)
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More Sleazy Business (Drew Lewis to join Warner-Amex as chairman)
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Forget All That. Just Leave Us Alone! (psychologist claims video games to be leading players into a 'life of loneliness')
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More Careers Of Evil (Detroit's young people crime rates on the rise; police blame video games)
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That's Not What I Read (Atari hires Bruce Entin as Vice-President of Communications)
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Eye Dunno (Video games can sharpen nine different visual skills, reports Business Week)
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Ottumwa Olympics 'Incredible' (North American Video Game Olympics held at Twin Galaxies & International Scoreboard; Ben Gold, Walter Day quoted)
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If It Jiggles Can I Keep It, Mommy? (new cable network aimed at women planned)
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Kill The Surgeon General! (U.S. Surgeon General's negative view of video games)
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Now Cough! (University of Illinois' 'Bugs and Drugs' pre-med student computer game)
Hardware/Software
by Richard Robinson (four pages; shown unless noted; b&w photo if shown; electronics and computer coverage (Atari 400 shown), including:)
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GCE Vectrex
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Nelsonic Pac-Man (game watch; not shown)
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GCE ArcadeTime (game watch)
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The Monster (arcade game housing; by Sega)
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The Robot (arcade game housing; by Sega)
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The Space Monkey (arcade game housing; by Sega)
Eye/Hand: What's New For Vidiots?
Threshold, Carnival, Deadly Duck, Fast Eddie, Zaxxon, Tron Deadly Disc, Gorf, Millipede, Satan's Hollow, Burger Time reviewed & more! (five pages; game reviews, each with b&w photo unless noted)
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Threshold (VCS)
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Carnival (Col)
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Deadly Duck (VCS)
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Fast Eddie (VCS; not shown)
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Zaxxon (Col)
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Tron Deadly Discs (Int)
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Gorf (VCS)
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Millipede (arcade)
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Kangaroo (arcade)
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Gravitar (arcade)
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Satan's Hollow (arcade)
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Solar Quest (arcade)
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Burger Time (arcade)
Capt. Vidiot: Questions & Answers (approx. two pages; Q&A)
Cover Illustration & Centerfold Poster by Gary Ciccarelli
PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE
- Atari 2600 - VCS
- ColecoVision
- Intellivision
- GCE Vectrex
- arcade
- stand-alones
- game watches
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(The following based on content page excerpts with bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity.)
FEATURES
The Vidiot Vocabulary
Arcade Slang by Doug Heller (one page; tongue-in-cheek definitions of video game terms and slang)
Stocks and Bombs
Behind The Wall Street Vidiocy by Rick Johnson (three pages; video game stocks crash)
Arcade Chic: A Pictorial
What A Vidiot Wears!! ('Arcade Chic: Electronic Fashions for the '80s'; four pages; photos with captions)
Arcade Action: The Top 10 Arcade Games
by P. Gregory Springer (five pages; Top 10 arcade games; game overviews and strategies; includes screenshot and cabinet photo unless noted)
- Super Pac-Man
- Joust (screenshot only)
- Jungle Hunt (screenshot only)
- Moon Patrol
- Burger Time
- Pengo
- Satan's Hollow
- Ms. Pac-Man
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- Galaga
Vidiot Of The Month: John Cougar
(one page; photo with caption; musical artist John Cougar posing with a Q*Bert arcade cabinet)
Arcade Action Close-up: Q*Bert
by P. Gregory Springer (two pages; includes screenshots and arcade cabinet photo)
Vidiot's Beatles Pull-Out Poster
(two page spread)
I Watched the Tube Today, Oh Boy!
A Look At 'The Compleat Beatles' by Bill Holdship (three pages; 'The Compleat Beatles' documentary review)
The Fab Four On Film
Celluloid Beatles by Bill Holdship (two pages; films featuring or related to The Beatles)
Coleco Stands Alone (No Kidding)
Stand-Alone Games by Rick Johnson (four pages; Coleco's stand-alone tabletop arcade systems, all shown)
- Frogger
- Donkey Kong
- Galaxian
- Pac-Man
Arcade Macho
Pick Up Or Shut Up by Mark J. Norton (two pages; tongue-in-cheek suggestions for attracting the opposite sex in arcades)
The Name Game
Outer Space Vs. The Japanese Alphabet by J. Kordosh (four pages, including 0.66 page 'Inside the Name Factory' section; video game names and associated branding, including naming processes of Gottlieb of Taito)
Rockyvidiocy
What You Can't See (You Can't Buy) by Dave DiMartino (four pages; the impact of video on music; music video reviews)
Tane Cain Is A Vidiot
(one page; photos; photo with caption; musical artist Tane Cain posing with a Donkey Kong Jr. arcade cabinet)
DEPARTMENTS
Upfront (approx. one page; editorial by Dave DiMartino; addressing Vidiot's blend of video gaming and music coverage; comparison to other video game magazines; not listed in ToC)
Letters From Vidiots (approx. two pages; reader mail)
Vidiot In The News (three pages; news stories; includes b&w photos w/captions - Kate Pierson (of B-52s) posing with Centipede arcade cabinet, John Cougar and wife)
- Naughty, Naughty Atari (Atari stock plummets; insider trading accusations)
- Push 'Em Back (pornography aired during high school cheering competition rerun)
- Custer Loses Again (Custer's Revenge game to be discontinued by new distributor)
- Get A Grip On Yourself! (video game gloves)
- More Sleazy Business (Drew Lewis to join Warner-Amex as chairman)
- Forget All That. Just Leave Us Alone! (psychologist claims video games to be leading players into a 'life of loneliness')
- More Careers Of Evil (Detroit's young people crime rates on the rise; police blame video games)
- That's Not What I Read (Atari hires Bruce Entin as Vice-President of Communications)
- Eye Dunno (Video games can sharpen nine different visual skills, reports Business Week)
- Ottumwa Olympics 'Incredible' (North American Video Game Olympics held at Twin Galaxies & International Scoreboard; Ben Gold, Walter Day quoted)
- If It Jiggles Can I Keep It, Mommy? (new cable network aimed at women planned)
- Kill The Surgeon General! (U.S. Surgeon General's negative view of video games)
- Now Cough! (University of Illinois' 'Bugs and Drugs' pre-med student computer game)
Hardware/Software
by Richard Robinson (four pages; shown unless noted; b&w photo if shown; electronics and computer coverage (Atari 400 shown), including:)
- GCE Vectrex
- Nelsonic Pac-Man (game watch; not shown)
- GCE ArcadeTime (game watch)
- The Monster (arcade game housing; by Sega)
- The Robot (arcade game housing; by Sega)
- The Space Monkey (arcade game housing; by Sega)
Eye/Hand: What's New For Vidiots?
Threshold, Carnival, Deadly Duck, Fast Eddie, Zaxxon, Tron Deadly Disc, Gorf, Millipede, Satan's Hollow, Burger Time reviewed & more! (five pages; game reviews, each with b&w photo unless noted)
- Threshold (VCS)
- Carnival (Col)
- Deadly Duck (VCS)
- Fast Eddie (VCS; not shown)
- Zaxxon (Col)
- Tron Deadly Discs (Int)
- Gorf (VCS)
- Millipede (arcade)
- Kangaroo (arcade)
- Gravitar (arcade)
- Satan's Hollow (arcade)
- Solar Quest (arcade)
- Burger Time (arcade)
Capt. Vidiot: Questions & Answers (approx. two pages; Q&A)
Cover Illustration & Centerfold Poster by Gary Ciccarelli
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