Back in those days of the early 80's I was sooo much into video games that I loved seeing all the arcade games being played on a TV show. I'm sure I wasn't alone. With an Atari 2600 those arcade games looked like absolute perfection by comparison to the poor graphics I was used to at home so I ate Starcade up. Plus it was cool seeing the newest games. I was too young to realize how corny and generally sucky the show was, it was all about the games for me. But looking back on that show now it's like a time capsule.
And when Dragon's Lair came out, forgetaboutit. That was the coolest thing since life began. I bought up all the video game magazines that had walkthroughs(Joystick mag was one). I'm proud(?) to have every issue Electronic Games magazine stored because that represents my childhood. Games, and especially the wonderful artwork involved either in the graphics or more importantly the packaging whether at home or the arcade, opened up my imagination almost as much as things like Star Wars.
And when Dragon's Lair came out, forgetaboutit. That was the coolest thing since life began. I bought up all the video game magazines that had walkthroughs(Joystick mag was one). I'm proud(?) to have every issue Electronic Games magazine stored because that represents my childhood. Games, and especially the wonderful artwork involved either in the graphics or more importantly the packaging whether at home or the arcade, opened up my imagination almost as much as things like Star Wars.
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