McCluer North High School - Polaris Yearbook (Florissant, MO)

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Being careful to figure everything out on paper first, Rob Wahle, junior, prepares to modify a FET multi- meter. Calvin Linzie 10 Elmer Linzie 9 . Linda Lockhart 9 Margaret Loesel 10 Julie Love Il Kim Love 10 Lisa Love 10 Larry Lovell 9 Yvette Lovell Il Rich Lozano Il Jim Lucken Il Laurie Luedtke 10 Matt Luetje 9 Mary Luley II Nila Luong 10 Gina Lupo 10 Jean Lynch 10 John Lynch Il Kevin Mabrey 10 Michele Macey II Annalise Mack 9 Debbie Mades Il Mark MaDonna 9 Maureen Maher 10 Kevin Mahoney 9 Scott Manning II Gretchen Mantei IO June Markl 9 Dave Marren IO Carolyn Martin 10 Charles Martin lO Joe Martin 10 Paul Martin Il Stacey Martin 9 Tim Martin 9 Keri Mason 9 Sharleen Mason Il Jeff Mastroianni Il Michelle Mastroianni 9 Jo Mateyka Il Nanette Mathews Il Julie Mattingly 10 Christty Maunder 9 Melissa Maunder Il Christine McBride 10 Sherry McBride 10 ee 6S eee ee ee Underclass III

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Ah-what a year for arcaders! Never be- fore did the coin-op gourmet encounter such a smorgasbord of electronic arcade contests. Available not only were more games, but products were unilaterally im- proved in terms of sound and graphics. No longer was each new game a prettied up version of SPACE INVADERS, PAC- MAN, or DEFENDER. Instead, we saw maze shoot outs, climbing contests, and digging games such as BEZERK and DIG- DUG. Maze games certainly maintained their popularity with the help of MS. PAC MAN. When asked why she was so popular with him, Roy Booze, senior, said, “I like her because she’s cute and | want a date with her.” The greatest improvements in the coin- op scene were in the field of sound and graphics. Arcaders were left goggle-eyed after seeing such masterpieces as the fast paced TURBO. Chester Manual, ju- nior and avid TURBO fanatic, challenged anyone and everyone to TURBO, a game Chris Mileski 10 Carla Miller lO Joe Miller 9 Mike Miller II Kelly Mitchell 10 Kathy Mobley 10 Mary Moldovan Il Wendy Moody Il Angie Moore Il Dan Moore Il Kelly Moore 9 Reginald Moore Il Robin Moore 10 Bob Moran Il Peggy Moran 9 Lonnie Moranville 9 Kelly Morice 9 Doug Morris 10 Lisa Morris 10 Shannon Morris Il Sue Morrison 9 Elizabeth Moses II Patti Moses 9 Tonya Mosley Il Cecilia Moss 9 Tina Mrkacek Il John Mueller Il Kelly Mueller 9 Angela Mullins 10 Steve Munday Il Kurt Mundt 10 Stefan Mundt Il Cherie Mundwiller II Kevin Murphy II Matt Murphy 9 Mike Murphy Il Sharon Murphy 10 Susan Murphy 9 Tom Murry I0 Time and time again where the arcader drives winding roads in the city, country, and on mountains while dodging other racecars as well as ambulances. Chet said, “I’ve never left the driver’s seat without being one of the top five drivers on that particular ma- chine.” Another one of the top games was DON- KEY KONG. Featured in this game was Mario the maintenance man trying to save his girlfriend who was kidnapped by Kong. Kong then climbed a half-finished skyscraper to elude Mario. “It’s a beauti- ful scene when Mario rescues his girl- friend from the ape,” said Leslie Cole- man, senior, “and that’s why | like DON- KEY KONG.” The key word was invention. As graphics and sound capabilities flourished, good original games were needed to take ad- vantage of them. As home video systems continued to offer ever more impressive versions of arcade games, the coin-ops had to take some serious steps to remain a couple of jumps ahead. Steve Moehlenkamp II Underclass II3