Vidiot Issue 1 (Sep 1982)

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Pac-Man (1980)

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Vidiot Issue 1 (Sep 1982)

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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

(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! includes photos w/ captions of celebrities posing with pinball machines - David Johansen, band Blondie, Ronnie Spector)

THE GAME INVADERS ( the game development process)

SPACE ARCADE ("arcades are arcades"; includes photo of band Squeeze members playing arcade games)

THE GRID: PLAY PERSPECTIVE (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
TRON ('Tron: The Game'; 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?')

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)
Music By:
Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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