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From: a23@mindlink.UUCP (Joel Murray)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: WHY NO ARCADE GAMES ? WHY ARE YOU SO LATE ?
Message-ID: <2071@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 10 Jun 90 22:28:16 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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> Michel Buffa writes:
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> [stuff deleted]
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> ...it's like if nobody was playing arcade games.

Well, in a sense, they're not.  I think we North Americans differ from our
European "cousins" culturally; arcade games are seen more as amusement for
teenagers (I hope I don't offend any netters with that one!) whereas
simulations or roleplay games are seen more as mind "exercisers" for adults.

Personally, I prefer flight simulations, especially those which don't
necessarily have a theme (ie, Flight Simulator).  IMHO, arcade games are
mind-numbing....

> ------------------------------------------
> Michel Buffa:       Projet Robotvis, INRIA, France
>
>     Internet:       buffa@sardaigne.inria.fr
> Surface Mail:       Michel BUFFA, INRIA - Sophia Antipolis,
>                     2004, route des Lucioles, 06565 Valbonne Cedex -- FRANCE
>  Voice phone:       (33) 93.65.78.39, Fax: (33) 93 65 77 65
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