Daily Archives: July 18, 2013

RIP Dennis Burkley and Victor Lundin

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Steve

Not exactly household names but the former was easily recognizable as the voice of Principal Moss on King of the Hill. When I saw his picture on the New York Times, I immediately knew he was the co-star of the Sanford & Son revival in … Continue reading →

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1983: Thirty years of Nintendo consoles

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Steve

Monday (July 15) was the anniversary of the Japanese company’s first system, the Famicon or NES. Its release in the US was crippled by the videogame crash that took place after a flood of crappy Atari games. Arcades weren’t seriously … Continue reading →

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