1979: Alien, Asteroids, and Adventure

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip
down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most
important, influential, or just-plain-awesome movies, games, TV
shows, comics, and more.


Up today is 1979 - the year that Alien
and Star Trek: The Motion Picture took over movie theaters. Games
like Asteroids and Galaxian made millions in arcades, while
Adventure on the Atari 2600 showed what home gaming consoles
could do.


Other discussion topics include The Dukes of Hazzard, The
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Choose Your Own Adventure
books, and more.