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.

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 1981. MTV changed music forever, computer RPG forefathers Ultima and Wizardry made their debut, and Donkey Kong conquered arcades.

Other discussion topics include Raiders of the Lost Ark, Centipede, The Evil Dead, Mad Max, and plenty more.

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 1980. Empire Strikes Back took us back to a galaxy far, far away. Meanwhile Superman II proved the superhero genre wasn't a fluke, Pac-Man further cemented the world's arcade fever, and Zork showed us a different kind of video game.

Other discussion topics include Airplane!, Friday the 13th, The Shining, the Rubix Cube, and more.

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.

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 1978. Halloween scared the pants off us all, Superman brought superheroes to the big screen, and Space Invaders gobbled up everyone's quarters.

Other discussion topics include Dawn of the Dead, Battlestar Galactica, The Stand, and the Speak and Spell.

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.

We're kicking off this crazy adventure with 1977 - the year that changed everything. Star Wars hit theaters, the Atari 2600 took over the living room, and Advanced Dungeon & Dragons took over basements nationwide.

Other discussion topics include Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Incredible Hulk, and Suspiria.