Pop Culture Shock

Howdy, Metagame Book Clubbers!

Its totally rad that you came to check out the "Pop Culture Shock" Page for all your righteous eighties goodness. "Ready Player One" is such a bombdigity sweet book, that its hard to ignore all the 80s culture references. Check Out this page for the 411 on all your favorite 80s Pop Culture References in the book.

Level 1 - 🔑

Author Ernest Cline Official "Ready Player One (Book)" Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/user/ernestcline/playlist/5h6SYfQvJYAnr9S8Al4yOn

A Video Tribute by Ian Edgar on Vimeo - https://vimeo.com/72505053

Experience a Game of Dungeons and Dragons as a party has a fateful encounter within the "Tomb of Horrors" - http://achievementhunter.roosterteeth.com/episode/heroes-halfwits-season-2-loiukhh-kl-lk-kkkk

Try Your hand at Joust (its harder than it looks) - http://arcade.readyplayeronemovie.com/joust/

Films You Should Watch:  "WarGames" (1983), "Ender's Game" (Any Version), "Real Genius" (1985), "Tron" (1982), & "Breakfast Club" (1985).

Level 2 - 🕺

Check out the Author's website, he is an avid Twitter user ;D - http://www.ernestcline.com/

Experience the text game Zork - http://www.web-adventures.org/cgi-bin/webfrotz?s=ZorkDungeon

Replay One of the Most Recognizable Arcade Games in History - Pacman - http://www.freepacman.org/

Listen to the stellar sounds of Rush in their 2112 Album - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTENoLk7cUo

Take a look at the History of "Black Tiger" Arcade Game - https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7138

Check out this clip on Supaidaman and his Leopardon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C7XjidN090

Films You Should Watch: "Footloose" (1984), "Blade Runner" (1982), "Say Anything... (1989), "The Princess Bride" (1988), & "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986).

Level 3 - 🤖

Easter Eggs, what started this all, take a look at the Brief History of Video Game Easter Eggs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBCe_oQ9bGU

Take a trip down retro education lane with this Schoolhouse Rock Classic, don't forget 3 is a magic number... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU4pyiB-kq0

Get yourself pumped for the epic final battle with these giant battles: Giant Monsters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afDm_9JnE7Q , Giant Robots - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSKcEmCTS8A , Giant Robot Suits - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksI9-ESQUpE , & Japan's Ultraman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL1p1iGZYb8

Challenge your retro gaming skills with Atari's Adventure - http://my.ign.com/atari/adventure or try - http://www.2600online.com/

Films You Should Watch: "Explorers" (1985), "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1975), &  "Godzilla" (1984)