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

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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

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(+ iog,7con- Ing, s White? EGA RA Shaypening his reflexes; x favorite A Yade game, A ey ‘ nigr, plays a aie Gina McCann 9 Andrea McCarthy |0 Kevin McClain 10 Cathy McCormack Il Stephanie McCulley 10 Erin McDonald 10 Doug McFarland Il Joe McGowan Il Eileen McHugh Il Jim McHugh II Maureen McKay IO Christy McKemy 9 Peggy Meisch Il Jackie Meixner Il Shari Meier 10 Terri Menne 9 Dave Meyer Il Jim Meyer Il Jim Meyer 9 Mark Meyer 9 Michelle Meyer 10 Rick Meyer Il Sue Meyer 10 Trying his luck at mastering GALAGA, Chris Bos- chen, senior, gets himself into a perplexing situa- tion. 12 Underclass

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Keeping an eye on the cafeteria during 4c, Ray Stahl checks over the lunch line for any foul play. Kim Musgrave 10 Laura Nagel Il Bradley Neal 10 Tim Neisler 9 Elaine Nelson 9 Sonja Nelson 9 Wayne Nelson 10 David Nichols 10 Mitch Nidiffer Il Randa Nivin Il Angela Nolte 9 Kris Nolte Il : Antwaun Nunn 10 Paul Obenhaus IO Debbie Obertz 9 Donna Obertz I0 Jim O’Brien 10 Sharie O’Brien 9 Karen Obst 10 Patricia O’Gorman 10 Scott, Olges 9 Brian Olivio 9 Mike O’Neill 10 Teresa O’Neill Il Kim O’Rourke 10 a Watching for any intruders and any sort of irregular behavior in the faculty parking lot is Bud Koenig, Security Guard. Sitting against a wall in the library, Laurie Luedtke and Shelie Tapp, sophomores, catch up on their homework. 14 Underclass