Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Reference library/Win at Video
Win at Video, also know by various other titles including Beating the Video Games was a syndicated newspaper column written by Michael Blanchet and distributed by Tribune Company Syndicate, Inc. It ran twice a week from May 1982 to November 1983. Articles and dates are pulled from The Milwaukee Sentinel unless otherwise noted. This reference is based on a list compiled by Scott Stilphen who interviewed Blanchet here, raw scans of the articles can be found in this pdf here with page numbers roughly matching the numbers in this list.
Articles
[edit source]| # | Date | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | May 29, 1982 | Ad for column |
| 3 | August 14, 1982 | Michael Blanchet |
| 4 | May 31, 1982 | Pac-ManCoin-op |
| 5 | April 8, 1982 (Telegraph Herald) |
Mouse TrapCoin-op |
| 6 | May 7, 1982 (Spokesman Review) |
EliminatorCoin-op |
| 7 | May 21, 1982 (Spokesman Review) |
QixCoin-op |
| 8 | June 2, 1982 | Q&A |
| 9 | June 7, 1982 | Q&A |
| 10 | March 19, 1982 (Spokesman Review) |
Q&A |
| 11 | June 14, 1982 | Q&A, High Scores |
| 12 | June 16, 1982 | DefenderCoin-op |
| 13 | June 21, 1982 | BerzerkCoin-op |
| 14 | June 23, 1982 | VictoryCoin-op |
| 15 | June 28, 1982 | Starpath Supercharger, (Communist Mutants from Space, Fireball, Suicide Mission, Phaser Patrol)2600 |
| 16 | June 30, 1982 | MCA Inc., Lucasfilm Games, CBS Electronics |
| 17 | July 2, 1982 (Miami News) |
Summer CES |
| 18 | July 5, 1982 | (The Empire Strikes Back, Frogger, Spider-Man, Amidar, Super Cobra)2600 |
| 19 | July 7, 1982 | Intellivoice, (Space Spartans, B-17 Bomber, Bomb Squad, Tron: Solar Sailer)INTV, M-Network, (Armor Ambush, Sea Battle, Lock 'n' Chase, Tron: Deadly Discs)2600 |
| 20 | December 1982 | (Rapid Fire, Mr. & Mrs. Pac-Man, Caveman)Pinball |
| 21 | July 19, 1982 | (Megamania, Pitfall!, Jawbreaker, King Kong, River Patrol, Marauder, Threshold)2600 |
| 22 | July 21, 1982 | Chopper Command2600 |
| 23 | July 28, 1982 | Joysticks, Wico Corp., Zircon International, General Consumer Electronics, Cynex Manufacturing |
| 24 | August 2, 1982 | Demon Attack2600 |
| 25 | August 4, 1982 | (Word Zapper, Sneak 'N Peek, Weird Bird, Space Jockey, Commando Raid, Gangster Alley, China Syndrome)2600 |
| 26 | August 9, 1982 | The Empire Strikes Back2600 |
| 27 | August 11, 1982 | Vectrex |
| 28 | August 16, 1982 | The Empire Strikes Back2600 |
| 29 | August 18, 1982 | Z-Grass 100, (Conan the Barbarian, Creative Canyon, Music Maker)Astrocade |
| 30 | August 23, 1982 | Starmaster2600 |
| 31 | August 25, 1982 | Star Voyager2600 |
| 32 | August 30, 1982 | Barnstorming2600 |
| 33 | September 1, 1982 | Atari 5200, Michael Moore |
| 34 | September 8, 1982 | (Swordquest, Raiders of the Lost Ark, RealSports)2600 |
| 35 | September 13, 1982 | K.C. Munchkin!Ody2 |
| 36 | September 12, 1982 (The Post) |
Grand Prix2600 |
| 37 | September 15, 1982 | Colecovision |
| 38 | September 20, 1982 | Freedom Fighters!Ody2 |
| 39 | September 22, 1982 | (Atari 2600 Adapter, Driving controller, Coleco Adam)Coleco |
| 40 | September 27, 1982 | Monkeyshines!Ody2 |
| 41 | September 29, 1982 | SubRoc-3DCoin-op |
| 42 | October 4, 1982 | Asteroids2600 |
| 43 | October 6, 1982 | UFO!Ody2 |
| 44 | October 11, 1982 | (Pitfall!, Stampede)INTV |
| 45 | October 13, 1982 | Out of this World! / Helicopter Rescue!Ody2 |
| 46 | October 18, 1982 | Armor BattleINTV |
| 47 | October 20, 1982 | AstrosmashINTV |
| 48 | October 25, 1982 | Communist Mutants from Space2600 |
| 49 | October 27, 1982 | SubRoc-3DCoin-op |
| 50 | November 1, 1982 | Pitfall!2600 |
| 51 | November 3, 1982 | (Space Cavern, Lost Luggage, Infiltrate)2600 |
| 52 | November 8, 1982 | K.C.'s Krazy ChaseOdy2 |
| 53 | November 10, 1982 | The Voice of Odyssey, (K.C.'s Krazy Chase, Nimble Numbers Ned!, Type & Tell!)Ody2 |
| 54 | November 15, 1982 | Attack of the Timelord!Ody2 |
| 55 | November 17, 1982 | Journey Escape2600, Ultravision Video Arcade System |
| 56 | November 22, 1982 | Sky Jinks2600 |
| 57 | November 24, 1982 | Twin Galaxies |
| 58 | November 29, 1982 | Infiltrate2600 |
| 59 | December 1, 1982 | Escape from the Mindmaster2600 |
| 60 | December 6, 1982 | Atlantis2600 |
| 61 | December 8, 1982 | Murder, Anyone?Coin-op |
| 62 | December 12, 1982 (Gainsville Sun) |
Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Intellivision, Colecovision, Magnavox Odyssey 2, Astrocade, Vectrex |
| 63 | December 13, 1982 | Shopping Guide: Part I |
| 64 | December 15, 1982 | Shopping Guide: Part II |
| 65 | December 21, 1982 | Shopping Guide: Part III |
| 66 | December 22, 1982 | Cosmic Ark2600 |
| 67 | December 27, 1982 | Spider-Man2600 |
| 68 | December 29, 1982 | TurboColeco |
| 69 | January 3, 1983 | (Star Wars: Jedi Arena, Strawberry Shortcake: Musical Match-ups, Super Cobra, Sky Skipper, Reactor, Tutankham)2600 |
| 70 | January 6, 1983 | River Raid2600 |
| 71 | January 6, 1983 (Telegraph Herald) |
P.T. Barnum's Acrobats!Ody2 |
| 72 | January 10, 1983 | Dragonstomper2600 |
| 73 | January 12, 1983 | Dragonfire2600, INTV |
| 74 | January 19, 1983 | Smithereens!Ody2 |
| 75 | January 24, 1983 | (M*A*S*H, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween)2600 |
| 76 | January 26, 1983 | Journey Escape2600 |
| 77 | January 31, 1983 | Winter CES 1983 |
| 78 | February 2, 1983 | Winter CES 1983 Part II |
| 79 | February 8, 1983 | Spider Fighter2600 |
| 80 | February 9, 1983 | Ultravision Video Arcade System |
| 81 | February 15, 1983 | Super Action Controller |
| 82 | February 21, 1983 | Reactor2600 |
| 83 | February 28, 1983 | Frankenstein's Monster2600 |
| 84 | February 23, 1983 | Entertainment Computer System |
| 85 | March 7, 1983 | Ram It2600 |
| 86 | March 9, 1983 | Demon AttackOdy2 |
| 87 | March 14, 1983 | Adventures of Tron2600 |
| 88 | March 16, 1983 | CompuMate, Spectravideo SV603 |
| 89 | March 21, 1983 | Article Missing |
| 90 | March 23, 1983 | Dracula2600 |
| 91 | March 29, 1983 | Killer Satillites2600 |
| 92 | March 30, 1983 | My First Computer, Unitronics Expander System, Entrex 2000 Piggyback Color Computer |
| 93 | April 4, 1983 | Killer Bees!Ody2 |
| 94 | April 6, 1983 | Article Missing |
| 95 | April 11, 1983 | China Syndrome2600 |
| 96 | April 13, 1983 | (Space Fury, Donkey Kong Jr.)Coleco |
| 97 | April 18, 1983 | Space PanicColeco |
| 98 | April 20, 1983 | (Tennis, RealSports Tennis)2600 |
| 99 | April 25, 1983 | Revenge of the Beefsteak Tomatoes2600 |
| 100 | April 27, 1983 | Super Game ModuleColeco |
| 101 | May 2, 1983 | Keystone Kapers2600 |
| 102 | May 4, 1983 | Food FightCoin-op |
| 103 | May 9, 1983 | Dolphin2600 |
| 104 | May 12, 1983 | Nova BlastINTV |
| 105 | May 16, 1983 | AztecApple II |
| 106 | May 18, 1983 | PiemanApple II |
| 107 | May 24, 1983 (Calgary Herald) |
Enduro2600 |
| 108 | May 24, 1983 | Wavy NavyApple II |
| 109 | May 30, 1983 | Plaque Attack2600 |
| 110 | June 2, 1983 | Jungle HuntVCS |
| 111 | June 6, 1983 | Truckin'INTV |
| 112 | June 8, 1983 | White Water!INTV |
| 113 | June 13, 1983 | Happy TrailsINTV |
| 114 | June 15, 1983 | ZaxxonAtari 8-bit |
| 115 | June 20, 1983 | Crime WaveApple II |
| 116 | June 22, 1983 | Hard Hat MackApple II |
| 117 | June 27, 1983 | Robot TankApple II |
| 118 | June 29, 1983 | BubblesApple II |
| 119 | July 4, 1983 | Dark CrystalApple II |
| 120 | July 6, 1983 | Best selling video games list |
| 121 | July 11, 1983 | Dig Dug5200, Atari 8-bit |
| 122 | July 13, 1983 | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 |
| 123 | July 18, 1983 | Solar Storm2600 |
| 124 | July 20, 1983 | Home computer games |
| 125 | July 26, 1983 | ThunderbombsApple II |
| 126 | July 27, 1983 | Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord, Zork, Time Zone, Dark Crystal |
| 127 | August 1, 1983 | SpectreApple II |
| 128 | August 3, 1983 | Pole Position5200 |
| 129 | August 30, 1983 (Calgary Herald) |
SafecrackerINTV |
| 130 | August 10, 1983 | Ms. Pac-Man5200 |
| 131 | August 15, 1983 | Buzzard BaitApple II |
| 132 | August 17, 1983 | Round AboutApple II |
| 133 | August 22, 1983 | Q*Bert2600 |
| 134 | August 24, 1983 | (MBX Expansion System, Championship Baseball)TI99/4A |
| 135 | August 29, 1983 | Moonsweeper2600 |
| 136 | September 5, 1983 | The Dreadnaught FactorINTV |
| 137 | September 8, 1983 | Cancelled games |
| 138 | September 15, 1983 | Crackpots2600 |
| 139 | September 19, 1983 | Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator2600 |
| 140 | September 21, 1983 | Sammy LightfootApple II |
| 141 | September 26, 1983 | Joust2600 |
| 142 | September 28, 1983 | Time ZoneApple II |
| 143 | October 4, 1983 | Miner 2049erColeco |
| 144 | October 5, 1983 | PlanetfallApple II |
| 145 | October 11, 1983 | The Activision Decathlon2600 |
| 146 | October 12, 1983 | BeamriderINTV |
| 147 | October 15, 1983 | Lady TutApple II |
| 148 | October 19, 1983 | Gruds in SpaceApple II |
| 149 | October 24, 1983 | Minit ManApple II |
| 150 | October 26, 1983 | Krull2600 |
| 151 | October 31, 1983 | Frostbite2600 |
| 152 | November 8, 1983 | SubRocColeco |