Videogaming Illustrated 1 (Aug 1982)

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Videogaming Illustrated 1 (Aug 1982)

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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.)

(A short-lived golden age mag, Videogaming Illustrated is especially notable for its (often) multi-page 'Conquering' strategy guides, in-depth news section (some news stories could be considered full-fledged articles in their own right), and - surprisingly enough - celebrity guests. The magazine would see three minor title changes before ending with its 14th issue.)

The Keyboard

An editorial (by editor Jeff Rovin)

Eye On

What's New In Hardware, Software, The Industry! (news section; column headlines:)

Apollo, Like Its Namesake, Shoots For The Videogaming Stars! (personalized Space Chase available; Intellivision plans; VCS games discussed:)
Skeet Shoot
Space Chase
Space Cavern
Lochjaw (the eventual Shark Attack)
Lost Luggage
Racquetball
K.C.K.O. (Atari's successful K.C. Munchkin lawsuit)
More Pac-Mania (Saturday morning cartoon planned)
... And In Case You Didn't Know (what the 'Pac' in 'Pac-Man' actually means)
You Don't Say! (voice modules; Intellivision, Odyssey2; Intellvision voice cartridges discussed:)
Space Spartans
B-17 Bomber
Bomb Squad
The Force Is With Them (Parker Brothers; Intellivision, Colecovision plans; VCS games discussed:)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Frogger
Spider-Man
James Bond: 007
Jaws
Star Wars: Revenge of the Jedi (the eventual Star Wars: Return of the Jedi)
The Rolls Royce Joystick (Zircon Video Command Joystick)
Atari Finds The Lost Ark (Raiders of the Lost Ark game)
Art Imitates Life (Spaceblasters movie)
So That's How They Did It! (Demon Attack packaging)
Unsheath Your Joystick! (Astrocade Conan; Krull video and pinball games)
Top That! (deluxe Pac-Man high-score)
The Glitchery (Activision April Fool's Day party; Freeway emblem foolery)

Odyssey2 Master Strategy

A cross between videogame and boardgame, the Master Strategy series has found favor among videogamers. More importantly, it's bringing converts to the field. ('Odyssey2 Master Strategy Series!;' includes 'Corporate Strategy - The long-awaited Odyssey3 is coming in mid-1983!' sidebar; discussing Odyssey2's video/board hybrid games:)

The Quest For The Rings
Conquest of the World
The Great Wall Street Fortune Hunt

Videogaming Illustrated Profile: Jim Levy

Coleco: Climbing Toward Video Supremacy

Tron

The most innovative motion picture in years takes views on an incredible journey inside a videogame! (by Jeff Rovin; movie overview)

Conquering: Superman

Fighting For Truth, Justice, And The American Way... In Under Two Minutes Flat! ('Superman;' VCS; game overview and strategies)

Conquering: Laser Blast

How to make sure that you're the blastor and not the blastee! (VCS; game overview and strategies)

Conquering: U.F.O.

Ramming and blasting your way to a safer universe! (Ody2; game overview and strategies)

Amusement Arcade Expo '82

An Arcade Experience! (running commentary)

What's New In The Arcades

('Move over Pac-Man... What's Coming in the Arcades!' by Richard Myers; upcoming coin-op games with a focus on the following:)

Jack the Giantkiller
War of the Worlds
Boxing Bugs
Jump Bug
Pioneer Balloon
Fantasy
Robotron 2084

Conquering: Defender

No longer will the world's most popular space arcade game blast your ship to atoms! (arcade; game overview and strategies; includes 'The Aliens as they appear on the videoscreen!' sidebar)

Conquering: Stargate

Once you've mastered the rapid-fire, space-distorting challenge of Defender, it's time to out-play the more difficult menace of Stargate! ('Conquering Defender: Stargate!;' arcade; game overview and strategies)

Star Words

A monthly column in which celebrities look at videogames! (celebrity opinions of video games)

Charlton Heston, Star of Ben-Hur, and the upcoming Mother Lode
Dr. Joyce Brothers, Author and Lecturer
Martin Landau, Star of TV's Mission: Impossible and Space: 1999

Facetiae

The column which dares you to identify five popular home videogames based on the following verse.

You Saw it Here First

('You Read It Here First!;' game ideas and concepts publicly proposed by the Videogaming Illustrated staff)

The Wizard of Oz
Keystone Kops
John Henry
Noah's Ark
William Tell
B.C.
Dune
Santa Claus

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