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ap, whoosh, zing, one of the original video
kapow! What just games and still one of the
happened? Not an most popular."
interstellar war between two The new game, Frogger.
alien planet's, but that was had a frog that first worked
not too far off. its way across a car-filled
Video games became highway. It then crosses a
one of the leading factors in river into its nest ending it all
teenagers lives. Popular with a croak of relief.
games for the past year "I love Frogger! It's so cute
included Defender, Aster- the way the frog moves. I
oids , Poe-Man, Tempest and hope they make an A tori
Frogger. version of it," said a Fresh-
Defender lost its popularity man Brian Benjamin
during the year. It involved a Poe-Man claimed world-
ship going against several wide fame with its original
attachers. One used smart cuteness. A hungry, yellow
bombs to clear the entire Poe-Man ate dots and mon-
visual field and torpedoes for sters . The only time one
--~__, _ _..._..J..:;;::...:::::::...a.-...~-~ ...... ~~~~~~ single shots . could eat a monster was
" I think Defender is a great when it was energized or
game. It's still popular with blue. Cartoons followed
ATARI VIDEO GAMES everyone," said Sophomore, after a number of levels was
cleared.
Nancy Cote.
Asteroids employed a ship Senior Stacey Clark com-
that blasts its way through mented. " Poe-Man is just
an asteroid field. Occasion- super. Whenever I see a
ally, ships stemmed the field Poe-Man machine. quarters
firing upon the region. seem to vanish from my
" I still play asteroids every pocket into the coin slot ."
once in a while," said Tempest was played with
Senior Shawn Downey. " It's a three dimensional field
which had objects out to
Space Invaders fans, Sophomore
Gina Demauro and Junior Leigh get the player.
Anne Carter, shoot at the villains on Warning: Video games
the Atari screen. could be addictive. The
At Champions Game House , Senior surgeon general classified
Cole en Sipple maneuvers the char- them dangerous to bank
acters while she listens to a band accounts.
perform.

Dena Wolff
Pete Womack
Becky Woods

Kristin e Woods
Robin Woodward
John Young

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Jon Zarp
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