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Message: 1757
Author: soa1000
Date: 17/01/2001
Subject: Re: the modes
"I believe it comes from arcade machines, which
would do this sort of thing to attract prospective
clients."
Yup. It's amazing how much the computer game industry
got (well, retained) from Arcade games. Coin-Op,
Attract Mode, the "insert coin" that comes plastered on
dozens of games, even Credits I believe came from Arcade
Land. To bring this back on topic, who would've thought
we'd ever see them crop up on JSW of all places!
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