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1983: Return of the Jedi, Dragon's Lair, and A Christmas Story

1983: Return of the Jedi, Dragon's Lair, and A Christmas Story

Update: 2015-10-14
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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 next is 1983. The Star Wars trilogy concluded with Return of the Jedi, Dragon's Lair presented a new vision for video games, and the A-Team and He-Man made their TV debut. 


Other discussion topics include the Star Wars arcade game, National Lampoon's Vacation, Fraggle Rock, and plenty more.

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2000: PlayStation 2, X-Men, and The Sims

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1999: The Phantom Menace, The Matrix , and the Dreamcast

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1997: Goldeneye, South Park, and Final Fantasy VII

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1996: Nintendo 64, Tomb Raider, and Independence Day

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1995: PlayStation, Toy Story, and Windows 95

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1994: Friends, Donkey Kong Country, and Super Metroid

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1993: Doom, Myst, and Jurassic Park

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1992: Mortal Kombat, The Real World, and Mario Kart

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1991: Super Nintendo, Terminator 2, and Sonic the Hedgehog

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1990: Final Fantasy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Home Alone

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1989: The Simpsons, Batman, and the Game Boy

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1988: Die Hard, Akira, and Mario 2

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1987: Zelda, RoboCop, Predator, and So Much More

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1986: Top Gun, Aliens, and Watchmen

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1985: Nintendo, The Goonies, and Back to the Future

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1984: Terminator, Ghostbusters, and The Karate Kid

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1983: Return of the Jedi, Dragon's Lair, and A Christmas Story

1983: Return of the Jedi, Dragon's Lair, and A Christmas Story

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1983: Return of the Jedi, Dragon's Lair, and A Christmas Story

1983: Return of the Jedi, Dragon's Lair, and A Christmas Story

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