geekworking, 1 year ago It’s no mystery if you consider the world at the time and the target audience. Home computers were only a couple of years past where you had to solder the chips on yourself and still in nerdy kid domain. There was a big overlap with the Dungeons and Dragans crowd. Puzzles and imagining yourself as some character were a huge appeal. Now factor in that the underwear section of the Sears catalog was still the closest thing to porn as most 12 year olds could get their hands on.
It’s no mystery if you consider the world at the time and the target audience.
Home computers were only a couple of years past where you had to solder the chips on yourself and still in nerdy kid domain.
There was a big overlap with the Dungeons and Dragans crowd. Puzzles and imagining yourself as some character were a huge appeal.
Now factor in that the underwear section of the Sears catalog was still the closest thing to porn as most 12 year olds could get their hands on.