1983

Dragon's Lair

When I first stumbled upon this image of Dirk the Daring, I had one of those instant flashbacks to 1983, and it made me smile. I pictured myself at the Camelot arcade, standing behind a gaggle of greasy 15 year-olds who were twice my size. I was holding a slice of piping hot, square-cut pepperoni pizza, trying to get a glimpse of the game of all games. Dragon's Lair. I didn't care that my shorts, socks and shoes were soaking wet from the recent bumper boat battle I had just lost. I was gonna burn my tongue trying to choke down that slice before my turn came up to play the game that would cost me 50 cents and only last about 30 seconds. Here is a cool article regarding the phenomenon.

1983