San Dimas High School - El Santo Yearbook (San Dimas, CA)

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From Dungeons And Dragons Probably the biggest fad of the year was the Rubik ' s cube — though it had been sold for over a year before. The six-sided, six-col- ored puzzle amused, confused, and aggravated enough people that 6.68 million copies of The Simple Solu- tion To Rubik ' s Cube were printed. It also led to the development of the snake — by the same designer — and the pyramid, the missing link and other variations on the tneme. Dungeons and Dragons and oth- er role-playing games were popular at luncn and after school. After school video games con- sumed electricity at home and quarters in arcades. Atari and Intel- livision were the top-selling home games. They sold versions of the most popular arcade games, such as Pac-Man, Asteroids and Space In- vaders, as well as sports and field games, racing, poker, and battles on sea and in the air. Some people had so many key chains you could hear them com- ing. On them were Rubik ' s Cubes and other games, pictures, sports and hobby items, food, cute sayings, advertisements, including minature Tupperware and even a few keys. Rainbows, hearts, Hello Kitty and Little Twin Stars, alligators and unicorns were on barretts, pins and other trinkets. Shoelaces, too, were decorated with stars, stripes, rainbows, ice cream cones and nearly anything else kids wanted. Group names were on KLOS and album-cover buttons and on con- cert shirts. Old favorites included the Stones and inspired Beatle- mania — a play on stage and a real interest on campus. 96 Fads

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1. Sugar Ray Leonard expresses his happiness after win- ning the World Welterweight Championship. 2. As the coach pulls away from St. Paul ' s Cathedral, Lady Diana gives her new husband. Prince Charles, a smile. 3. Two heroes, Christopher Reeve and Harrison Ford at- tracted many moviegoers to their action-packed mov- ies. 4. Although John McEnroe is an excellent tennis player, he ' s known for poor sportsmanship on the court. 5. Attracting thousands of fans, Fernando Valei«uela shows his pitching ability. 6. The Co-Go ' s, an all-girl band, brings a new sound and style to the music scene. History 95

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To Beatles And Buttons 1. Brent Campbell goes through his change to find another quarter for a game of Frogger. 2. Wearing their sovenir of the previous night ' s Rolling Stones concert, Ray McCray and Steve Davis talk in the quad. 3. A mind bending calculator game captivates the attention of Norman Al ecs, David Marshall and David Edwards. 4. The problem and its solution: Simple? 5. Jennifer Cross displays her adoration for the Beatles. 6. All kinds of shoelaces were found on all varie- ties of shoes. 7. As dungeon master, Kris Peterson enjoys a lunchtime game of Dungeons and Dragons. Fads 97