Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Back in '81

'81...it was a very good year (just a few highlights):

* Basic D&D (Moldvay)
* Expert D&D (Cook)
* B3 Palace of the Silver Princess
* X1 The Isle of Dread
* X2 Castle Amber
* Clash of the Titans
* Dragonslayer
* Excalibur
* Heavy Metal
* Mad Max2: Road Warrior
* Raiders of the Lost Ark
* Time Bandits
* Diary of a Madman
* Video Killed the Radio Star
* Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
* Sinclair ZX81
* Donkey Kong
* Galaga
* Ms. Pac-Man
* Atari 2600 Pac-Man
* Jessica Alba born


Got kinda hung up there in the movie and video game portions.../shrug.

1 comment:

Bosk of Port Kar said...

1981 was a *GREAT* year. Despite the MLB strike that wiped out 50 days of the season, it featured so many good things. A simpler time and in many ways a better time. Heck, we still played outside at that point. Do kids do that any more, these days?