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Shamus was a knife-throwing robot who liked to dress like Doctor Who. Released in 1982 by Synapse Software for the Atari 800 and Commodore 64. Artwork by Tim Boxell.
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The cover for the comic that came with the Atari 2600 version of Centipede (1982).
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Gravitar (1982) arcade marquee by Atari. They wanted to make a combination between Lunar Lander and Asteroids.
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BurgerTime VS. BurgerTime VS. BurgerTime VS. BurgerTime, 1982-87
I’ve always been a big fan of the Commodore 64 cover for this game.
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For a while, Atari was including mini-comics with games. Some comics had to do with the specific series, but most were “Atari Force” (1982), a team of multicultural future people who are REALLY into Atari. I can’t help but to love this. I also wonder if they included the Indian with the enlarged red bindi on his forehead because it’s similar to the red button on Atari joysticks. It was the early 80’s, so I’m going to assume yes. Martin Champion, the leader of the group, won three gold metals in the 1996 Olympics. Yeah, not as far into the future as you thought, is it?
This team was redesigned completely for volume 2, when DC turned it into a legitimate comic rack comic.
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Just look at the joy on his face. You wouldn’t suspect that he was ending the lives of all the people in that habitation dome. CBS3 cover for Cosmic Avenger (1982) on Colecovision by Universal.
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