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19 THE STAR: THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1990 SUMMER MM YINEES iJKMW It-M II- "i 1 I The Intrepid Gamer EVERY WEDNESDAY NOON 3 PM $000 $100 Admission I Slcoles It had to happen sooner or later now there's a week set aside for people like The Gamer. SU00ER I1IGE1T UBOES EVERY WEDNESDAY i O.UU I fnl a a a mm 44 ma PC y4 i i i i Expires $100 "OTDOGj pEpci I 81690 rsrfl TINLEY PARK ROLLER RINK 17658 S. Oak Park Tinley Park 532-4021 Of 532-3808 biiuMub ami. From Turbo Grafx, comes Bloodywolf, King of Casino and Bonk's Adventure. And from Nintendo, Super Mario III joins Wizardy, Battle Chess, RBI II and Bigfoot In keeping with the industry's pledge to offer a game for anyone and everyone, The Gamer also notes that Hudson Soft USA turns your Nintendo game system into a martial arts battleground with Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu and a new Nintendo pocket version of Blackjack offers gamblers the chance to repeatedly hone their gaming skills without breaking their banks.

-Gaming golfers can also putt yarpund with pocket-size Pro-Golf II from Salem Trading Golf Co. and foreign language students can improve their French or German listening comprehension while solving a mystery with Cluedo from Ges-sler Publishing. Dedicated gamers should probably hurry a bit in their celebration of Video Game Week because following fast behind it comes some other remarkable events: International Lefthanders Day (Aug. 13), National Relaxation Day (Aug. 15, a Wednesday of all days), National Aviation Day (Aug.

19). National Sports Junkie Week (Aug. 20-26) and Be Kind to Humankind Week (Aug. 25-31) follow. And, take note that all of August is appropriate for celebrations of National Catfish Month, National Water Quality Month and Recruitment Month.

unit timed i NAIL $2 COMPLETE GROOMING Any Dog or Cat 00 OFF Offers Expire 9990 TRIMS L. 4 By Appointment Only 687-6464 159th St. Oak 5151 W. Forest TINLEY PARK KIRBY COMPANY YT VACUUM CLEARER TUNE I I I I UP FREE I I I I I nc. i This week is National Video Game Week, dedicated to remembering the fine time gamers have had in the past and (more importantly) the wmmtmmm adventures ahead in the ever-expanding world of video gamedom.

Alack, National Video Qame Week must share its limelight with several other milestones: National Clown Week, Friendship Day (Aug. 5), Psychic Week National Recreational Scuba Diving Week, National Smile Week and, of all things must we be reminded? Halfway Point of Summer (Aug. 7). The Gamer's suspicious mind decided that naturally National Video Game Week was established to help video game stores sell more goodies. To support that unfounded supposition, The Gamer checked out local video halls.

Alas, 'tis untrue. Tours of local stores found no large signs proclaiming the week, no special sales in honor of the event and store managers unaware of the opportunity. It was business (brisk, of course) as usual, especially at one of The Gamer's haunts, Gamers Paradise. Yoicks, something had to be done. So, to mark the week here's what's out, what's hot and what The Gamer thinks during this auspicious event.

At Gamers Paradise in Chicago Ridge Mall, a helpful Bennett offers these best-selling new games to celebrate. From Sega Genesis comes Populous, one of The Gamer's long-standing computer game favorites. Don't you just love playing God? Populous allows gamers to redesign the earth with all the wonderful omniscient powers of a creator and play a challenging game against the Computer. If the video version is one-half the fun of the original computer game, heaven awaits. Also, says Bennett, due this week in your favorite store is Ghostbusters, joining Budokan and Arcade Power Stick, all from Genesis, By Jim Zerkel i WCtUM CLEAN MOTOR QREASE ROLLER BEARINGS CLEAN CHECK AGITATOR 'CLEAN ALL MOVING PARTS -CLEAN i CHECK FILTER SYSTEM 'REPLACE BELT -CHECK ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REPLACE PAPER BAG Plus ONE BELT AND GET ONE 91390 Not ViM With OthH OHm BUY 16715 S.

Oak Park Avenut 429-7790 Cookies 10160-62 S. Roberts Too Pet Shop Palos Hills 708-598-6650 SMALL FEEDER GOLD FISH 77 LIMIT 5 DOZEN EXPIRES AUGUST 20 On Coupon Per Household Per Visit CASH CARRY HOURS: 9-9; 9-6 A DOZEN The Gamer is looking forward to October and celebrating National Newspaper Week with his new toy, Paperboy, a long-awaited belated birthday gift that Gamers Paradise's Bennett helped The Gamer's family obtain. Look for a future column on this arcade classic turned video which promises "a free-wheeling ride up the avenues of not-so-typical suburbia" where there are papers to be delivered and bonus points to be earned by hitting targets along an obstacle course at the end of your route. I'll keep track of how many windows, trees and roofs be- come the final resting places of every edition. How about dropping The Gamer a line about your favor-ite video game this week? Write The Gamer, at The Star, 1526 Otto Chicago Heights, 60411.

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