It's one of the great cliffhangers in videogame history: What is the kid's name? We lived through his highs, like the realization of his powerful man-crush on literary salon mainstay George Plimpton. We lived through his lows, like his horrific encounter with the scary bats. Through it all, Mattel teased us with the secret of his true identity. But then the American videogame market collapsed, and this "To Be Continued..." saga came to an premature close. We never did find out who that kid was. If my math is correct, he's probably dead by now. Sad.

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