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.