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 1982. Ms. Pac-Man became an even bigger hit than the original, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan thrilled moviegoers, and Cheers made its primetime debut.

Other discussion topics include Robotron, Pitfall, Joust, Tron, Blade Runner, and plenty more.