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Posted by Bryan Higerd on September 27, 2001 at 04:31:32:

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: TABLE OF CONTENTS (Section 1.1.)
: Ìܼ¡ ( ¥»¥¯¥·¥ç¥ó 1.1 )

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: Section one:
: ¥»¥¯¥·¥ç¥ó 1 :

: INTRODUCTION.
: Æ3Æ¡£

: 1.0.)
: 1.0.)

: Title, copyright and disclaimer notices.
: ¥¿¥?¥È¥ë¡¢Ãøºî¸¢¡¢µÚ?Ó¡¢Ãí°Õ½ñ?-ÄÌÃΡ£

: 1.1.)
: 1.1.)

: Table of contents.
: Ìܼ¡¡£

: 1.2.)
: 1.2.)

: Brief notes from the author.
: Ãø¼Ô?«?é¥Î¡¼¥È?òÍ*Ìó?·?Ê?µ??¡£

: 1.3.)
: 1.3.)

: A history of the Vic20 home computing system.
: ¥·¥1¥Æ¥à?ò·*»»?1?ë Vic20 ¥Û¡¼¥à?ÎÎò»Ë¡£

: - A pre-history leading up to the Vic20's birth.
: - Vic20 ?ÎÃÂÀ¸?ËÆ3?¯Àè»Ë3Ø¡£

: - A timeline of the Vic20's life.
: - Vic20 ?Î¥é¥?¥Õ?Î timeline ¡£

: - End of an era or just a new beginning?
: - »Âå¡¢??¿?Ï¡¢Ã±?Ë¿·?·??½é?á?νª?ê ?

: 1.4.)
: 1.4.)

: Sales pitch time.
: ¶¯°ú?ÊÇä?ê1?ß»´Ö¡£

: Why would anyone like the Vic20 system?
: ?Ê?¼¡¢?À?ì?«?Ï¡¢ Vic20 ¥·¥1¥Æ¥à?¬1¥?-?Ç?¢?í?|?« ?

: - The "Classic era" was a great time, worth revisiting.
: - ¡Ö¸ÅŵŪ»Âå¡*?Ï¡¢ºÆ¡¾Ë¬Ìä?Î2ÁÃÍ?Î?¢?ë3Ú?·??»?Ç?¢?Ã?¿¡£

: - One of the best systems to play "Classic era" games on.
: - ¡Ö¸ÅŵŪ»Âå¡*?ò¥*¥ì¥??1?ë?¿?á?κÇ?âÎÉ??¥·¥1¥Æ¥à?Î?|?Á?Î 1 ?Ä?Ï¡¢?«?±»ö?ò?1?ë¡Ä?Ø¡£

: - A perfect system to develop new classic-style games.
: - ¿·?·??¸ÅŵŪ?Ê¥1¥¿¥?¥ë?Î¥2¡¼¥à?ò3«È¯?1?ë?¿?á?δ°àú?Ê¥·¥1¥Æ¥à¡£

: - Other good reasons retro-gamers may like the Vic20.
: - ¾?ÎÎÉ??Íy´Í3¥ì¥È¥í¥2¥?¥¡¼?Ï¡¢ Vic20 ?¬1¥?-?Ç?¢?ë?«?â?·?ì?Ê??¡£

: 1.5.)
: 1.5.)

: How does Vic20 compare in popularity to other older systems?
: ?É?Î?è?|?Ë¡Ä Vic20 ?ò?1?ë¡ÄÈæ3Ó?1?ë¡Ä¾?Î11?˸Å??¥·¥1¥Æ¥à?Ø?ο͵??Ë?ª???Æ ?

: Section two:
: ¥»¥¯¥·¥ç¥ó 2 :

: GENERAL SUPPORT INFORMATION FOR ALL VIC-20 USERS.
: VIC-20 users Á´?Æ?Î?¿?á?ΰìÈÌŪ?Ê¥µ¥Y´¡¼¥È¾Êó¡£

: 2.1.)
: 2.1.)

: What support currently exists for Vic20 users?
: ?É?Î?è?|?Ê¥µ¥Y´¡¼¥È?¬¡¢¸½ºß Vic20 users ?Î?¿?á?˸ºß?1?ë?« ?

: - Online support;
: - ¥ª¥ó¥é¥?¥ó¥µ¥Y´¡¼¥È ;

: many free electronic text documents.
: ¿?¯?Υե꡼ÅŻҥƥ-¥1¥È¥É¥-¥å¥á¥ó¥È¡£

: - Online support;
: - ¥ª¥ó¥é¥?¥ó¥µ¥Y´¡¼¥È ;

: World Wide Web sites currently known.
: ¸½ºßÃÎ?é?ì?Æ???ë¥ï¡¼¥ë¥É¥ï¥?¥É¥|¥§¥Ö¥µ¥?¥È¡£

: - Online support;
: - ¥ª¥ó¥é¥?¥ó¥µ¥Y´¡¼¥È ;

: Commodore-related Usenet newsgroups.
: ¥3¥â¥É¡¼¥ë¡¾´ØÏ¢?Υ桼¥º¥Í¥Ã¥È¥Ë¥å¡¼¥1¥°¥ë¡¼¥*¡£

: - Newsletters and/or other offline support.
: - 2óÊó¡¢?«?Ä¡¢??¿?Ï¡¢Â¾?Î¥ª¥Õ¥é¥?¥ó?Ï¡¢¥µ¥Y´¡¼¥È?1?ë¡£

: 2.2.)
: 2.2.)

: What Vic20 software is (or once was) "out there"?
: Vic20 ¥½¥Õ¥È¥|¥§¥¢?¬ ( ¡Á?â?·?¯?Ï¡Ä 1 ÅÙ¡Ä?Ç?¢?ë ) ?½?|?Ç?¢?ë?â?ΡÄÎ¥?ì?¿?È?3?í?ò¡¢
: ¡Ä?½?3?Ç ?

: - What types of software were once common?
: - ?É?Î?è?|?Ê¥½¥Õ¥È¥|¥§¥¢?Î¥¿¥?¥*?¬¡¢ 1 ÅÙ°ìÈÌŪ?Ç?¢?Ã?¿?« ?

: - Where can I find Vic20 software these days?
: - ?É?3?Ç¡¢»ä?Ï¡¢ºÇ¶á Vic20 ¥½¥Õ¥È¥|¥§¥¢?òȯ¸«?·ÆÀ?ë?« ?

: 2.3.)
: 2.3.)

: Did any magazines or books exist for the vic20?
: ¥¥¬¥¸¥ó¡¢??¿?Ï¡¢ËÜ?Ï¡¢ vic20 ?Î?¿?á?˸ºß?·?¿?« ?

: (Yup, lots!)
: ( ?Ï??¥í¥Ã¥È )

: Section three:
: ¥»¥¯¥·¥ç¥ó 3 :

: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS.
: µ»½ÑŪ¼çÂê¡£

: 3.1.)
: 3.1.)

: What do I need to have, to use an emulated Vic20 system?
: 1Ô?|?â?ΡĻä¡Ä»y´?Ä?¿?á?ÎɬÍ*À-¡¢¡Ä¶¥?ï?ì?¿ Vic20 ¥·¥1¥Æ¥à?ò»È?|?¿?á?Ë ?

: 3.2.)
: 3.2.)

: What hardware would I need, for a "real" Vic20 system?
: ?É?Î?è?|?ʡĥϡ¼¥É¥|¥§¥¢¡Ä»ä¡Ä¡Ö¿¿?Ρ* Vic20 ¥·¥1¥Æ¥à?Î?¿?á?ÎɬÍ*À- ?

: 3.3.)
: 3.3.)

: Description of individual peices of Vic20 hardware.
: Vic20 ¥Ï¡¼¥É¥|¥§¥¢?θġ1?Î peices ?ε-½Ò¡£

: 3.4.)
: 3.4.)

: How do I hook up this "real" equipment, once I have it?
: ???«?Ë¡¢???Ã?¿?ó¡¢»ä?¬?½?ì?ò»y´?Ã?Æ???ì?¡¢»ä?Ï¡¢?3?Ρֿ¿?Ρ*ÁõÃÖ?òÀÜÂ3?1?ë?« ?

: 3.5.)
: 3.5.)

: How do I load and use software for my Vic20?
: ???«?Ë¡¢»ä?Ï¡¢»ä?Î Vic20 ?Î?¿?á?Ë¥½¥Õ¥È¥|¥§¥¢?ò¥í¡¼¥É?·?Æ¡¢»È?|?« ?

: - Using cartridge-based software.
: - ¥«¡¼¥È¥ê¥Ã¥¸¡¾¥Ù¡¼¥1?Î¥½¥Õ¥È¥|¥§¥¢?ò»È?|¡£

: - Using cassette-tape based software.
: - ¥«¥»¥Ã¥È¥Æ¡¼¥*?ò»È?|?3?È?Ï¡¢¥½¥Õ¥È¥|¥§¥¢?δÁÃ?òÃÛ???¿¡£

: - Using diskette-based software.
: - ¥Ç¥£¥1¥±¥Ã¥È¡¾¥Ù¡¼¥1?Î¥½¥Õ¥È¥|¥§¥¢?ò»È?|¡£

: Section four:
: ¥»¥¯¥·¥ç¥ó 4 :

: WINDING THINGS UP.
: ?â?Î?ò´¬?¯¡£

: 4.1.)
: 4.1.)

: What other information is available about Vic20 computers?
: ?É?Î?è?|?ʾ?ξÊó?¬¡¢ Vic20 ¥3¥ó¥Ô¥å¡¼¥¿?Ë?Ä???ÆÍøÍÑ2Äǽ?Ç?¢?ë?« ?

: 4.2.)
: 4.2.)

: What can you do to help your fellow Vic20 users?
: ?¢?Ê?¿?Ï¡¢?¢?Ê?¿?ÎÃç´Ö?Î Vic20 users ?ò½õ?±?ë?¿?á?Ë¡¢2¿?ò?1?ë?3?È?¬?Ç?-?ë?« ?

: 4.3.)
: 4.3.)

: Acknowledgements and credits.
: 1ÎÄê±Åú¡¢µÚ?Ó¡¢¿®ÍÑ¡£

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: Section 1.2.
: ¥»¥¯¥·¥ç¥ó 1.2 ¡£

: --- Brief notes from the author
: --- Ãø¼Ô?«?é¥Î¡¼¥È?òÍ*Ìó?1?ë

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: As is the case is with all FAQs, this document is a work in progress.
: ?½?Î¥±¡¼¥1?¬Á´?Æ?Î FAQ ?ò»y´?Ã?Æ???ë?3?È?Ç?¢?ë?è?|?Ë¡¢?3?Υɥ-¥å¥á¥ó¥È?Ï¡¢»Å3Y´ÉÊ?Ç?¢?ë¡£

: Additions, corrections and comments are welcome.
: ÄÉ2ᢽ?Àµ¡¢µÚ?Ó¡¢¥3¥á¥ó¥È?Ï¡¢´¿·?µ?ì?ë¡£

: Please send them to:
: ?É?|?¾¡¢?½?ì?é?ò°Ê2¼?ËÁ÷?Ã?Æ?¯?À?µ??¡£

: Snail mail:
: ¥1¥Í¡¼¥ë¥á¡¼¥ë :

: Ward Shrake, P.O. Box 4699, Covina, CA 91723-4699, USA
: Shrake ¡¢»ä½ñÈ¢ 4699 ?òÈò?±?ë¡Ä¶|Ʊ¡¾¥Ó¡¼¥Ê¡¢ CA 91723-4699 ¡ÄÊÆ1ñ

: As this is merely the 2nd edition of the "Vic20 Gamer's FAQ" ever released to the public,
: there could be lots of changes made later.
: ?3?ì?¬Ã±?ËÂç½°?Ë?«?Ä?Ƹøɽ?µ?ì?¿ Vic20 Gamer ?Î FAQ ?κÆÈÇ?Ç?¢?ë?Î?Ç¡¢?è?ê¿·?·?¯?µ?ì
: ?¿Â¿?¯?ÎÊÑ11?¬?¢?ë?Ç?¢?í?|¡£

: For instance, most of this was written before Vic20 emulators had become available.
: Îã?¨?¡¢ Vic20 ¥¨¥ß¥å¥ì¡¼¥¿?¬ÍøÍÑ2Äǽ?Ë?Ê?ëÁ°?Ë¡¢?3?ì?ÎÂçÉôʬ?Ï¡¢½ñ?«?ì?¿¡£

: As such most of it reflects information about the "real" Vic20 system even when the
: emulator's arrival changed some things, either a little or a lot.
: ½¾?Ã?Æ¡¢¥¨¥ß¥å¥ì¡¼¥¿?ÎÅÃå?¬???¯?é?«?Î?3?È¡¢¾¯?·?«Â¿?¯?Î?3?È?Î???º?ì?«?òÊÑ?¨?¿?È?-?µ
: ?¨?â¡¢?½?ì?ÎÂçÉôʬ?Ï¡¢¡Ö¿¿?Ρ* Vic20 ¥·¥1¥Æ¥à?Ë´Ø?1?ë¾Êó?òÈ¿±Ç?1?ë¡£

: Maybe next time more will be revised, to more accurately reflect these new situations?
: ?3?ì?é?ο·?·??¾õ¶·?ò11?ËÀµ3Î?ËÈ¿±Ç?1?ë?¿?á?Ë¡¢?ª?½?é?¯¡¢?3?μ¡?Ï¡¢11?Ë2Àµ?µ?ì?ë?Ç?¢
: ?í?| ?

: It's probably fairly good right now, but things are seldom perfect.
: ?½?ì?Ï¡¢?ª?½?é?¯?¿?À?Á?Ë?«?Ê?êÎÉ??¡£?·?«?·¡¢Êª»ö?Ï¡¢?á?Ã?¿?Ë´°àú?Ç?Ï?Ê??¡£

: Your input is appreciated both now and as time goes on.
: ?¢?Ê?¿?ÎÆÎÏ?Ï¡¢º£?½?·?Æ??¿»?¬?¿?Ä?Ë?Ä?ì?Æɾ2Á?µ?ì?ë¡£

: Any FAQ contributors will be listed in the acknowledgements.
: ?¢?é?æ?ë FAQ ´óÍ¿¼Ô?Ï¡¢1ÎÄê±Åú?Ë¥ê¥1¥È?µ?ì?ë?Ç?¢?í?|¡£

: (Thank you!)
: ( Í-Æñ?| )

: While the author would love to have the time to "hold hands" with new fans of the system,
: he simply doesn't have that luxury.
: ?½?ÎÃø¼Ô?¬¥·¥1¥Æ¥à?ο·?·??¥Õ¥¡¥ó?ȶ|?˼ê?ò°®?ê1ç?|¡*»´Ö?¬?¢?ë?3?È?¬Âç1¥?-?Ç?¢?í?|¡¢
: ?ÈƱ»?Ë¡¢Èà?Ï¡¢?½?ÎìÔÂô?ò?É?|?·?Æ?â»y´?Ã?Æ???Ê??¡£

: I hope that this FAQ answers most of your questions, at least enough to get you started.
: »ä?Ï¡¢?3?Î FAQ ?¬¾¯?Ê?¯?È?â?¢?Ê?¿?ò»Ï?á?é?ì?¿¾õÂÖ?Ë?1?ë?Î?˽½Ê¬?ÊÂçÉôʬ?Î?¢?Ê?¿?μÁÌä
: ?ËÅú?¨?ë?3?È?ò´ê?|¡£

: Effort on your part is always a requirement to any learning experience.
: ?¢?Ê?¿?ÎÂ|?ÎÅØÎÏ?Ï¡¢¾ï?Ë?¢?é?æ?ë3ؼ±·¸3?Ø?ÎÍ*µá?Ç?¢?ë¡£

: If you have new questions, I suggest you post the questions to the Commodore-related Usenet
: Newsgroups (addresses found later in this FAQ.)
: ?¢?Ê?¿?Ë¿·?·??¼ÁÌä?¬?¢?ë?Ê?é?¡¢»ä?¬Äó°Æ?1?ë?Î?Ï¡¢?¢?Ê?¿?¬¼ÁÌä?ò Commodore ¡¾´ØÏ¢?Î
: ¥æ¡¼¥º¥Í¥Ã¥È Newsgroups ( ?3?Î FAQ ?θå?ÎÊy´?Çȯ¸«?µ?ì?¿¥¢¥É¥ì¥1 ) ?ËÍ1Á÷?1?ë?È???|?3
: ?È?Ç?¢?ë

: I am sure someone will help you that way.
: »ä?Ï¡¢?À?ì?«?¬?½?Î?è?|?Ë?¢?Ê?¿?ò½õ?±?ë?Ç?¢?í?|?3?È?ò3ο®?·?Æ???ë¡£

: If it becomes plain that certain questions are being asked often I will of course include
: that info in later editions of this FAQ.
: ?¢?ë¼ÁÌä?¬?·??·??µ?ì?Ä?Ä?¢?ë?3?È?¬ÌÀÎÆ?Ë?Ê?ë?Ê?é?¡¢»ä?Ï¡¢?â?Á?í?ó?½?ξÊó?ò?3?Î FAQ
: ?θå?ÎÈÇ?ËÆ?ì?ë?Ç?¢?í?|¡£

: Writing and upgrading a FAQ takes a huge chunk of time and effort.
: FAQ ?ò½ñ???Æ¡¢¥¢¥Ã¥*¥°¥ì¡¼¥É?1?ë?3?È?Ë?ϵÂç?ÊÎÌ?λ´Ö¡¢µÚ?Ó¡¢ÅØÎÏ?òÍ*?1?ë¡£

: Because my resources are limited, I thank you in advance now for your cooperation in this
: so that I can spend my time doing things that will benefit many users instead of just
: a few.
: »ä?λñ¸»?¬À©¸Â?µ?ì?ë?Î?Ç¡¢»ä?¬Ã±?Ë 2 ¡¢ 3 ?ÎÂå?ï?ê?Ë¿?¯?Υ桼¥¶¡¼?ÎÍø±*?Ë?Ê?ë?Ç?¢?í
: ?|?3?È?ò?1?ë?Î?Ë»ä?λ´Ö?òÈñ?ä?1?3?È?¬?Ç?-?ë?è?|?Ë¡¢»ä?Ï¡¢?3?ì?Ë?ª?±?ë?¢?Ê?¿?ζ¨ÎÏ?Î
: ?¿?á?˺£Á°?â?Ã?Æ?¢?Ê?¿?Ë´¶¼Õ?1?ë¡£

: I don't say this to be rude or mean.
: »ä?Ï¡¢¼ºÎé?Ç?¢?ë¡¢?â?·?¯?Ï¡¢ÈÜÎô?Ç?¢?ë?¿?á?Ë¡¢?3?ì?ò¸À?ï?Ê??¡£

: It is simply the truth.
: ?½?ì?Ï¡¢Ã±?Ë¿¿¼Â?Ç?¢?ë¡£

: My resources ARE few!
: »ä?λñ¸»?Ï¡¢¾¯?Ê?? !

: And supporting new users SHOULD be a group effort, after all.
: ?½?·?Æ¡¢Á´?Æ?θå?Ç¡¢¿·?·?? users ?ò¥µ¥Y´¡¼¥È?1?ë?Î?Ï¡¢¥°¥ë¡¼¥*ÅØÎÏ?Ç?¢?ë?Ù?-?Ç?¢?ë¡£

: Having said that, I hope you enjoy the FAQ ... and your Vic20!
: ?½?ì?ò¸À?Ã?Æ¡¢»ä?Ï¡¢?¢?Ê?¿?¬ FAQ ... ¡¢µÚ?Ó¡¢?¢?Ê?¿?Î Vic20 ?ò3Ú?·?à?3?È?ò´ê?| !

: --- Ward F. Shrake
: --- Ward F. Shrake

: --------------------------------------------------------------------
: --------------------------------------------------------------------

: Section 1.3.
: ¥»¥¯¥·¥ç¥ó 1.3 ¡£

: --- A history of the Vic20 computer and its times
: --- Vic20 ¥3¥ó¥Ô¥å¡¼¥¿¡¢µÚ?Ó¡¢?½?λÂå?ÎÎò»Ë

: --------------------------------------------------------------------
: --------------------------------------------------------------------

: PRE-HISTORY OF THE VIC20 COMPUTER.
: VIC20 ¥3¥ó¥Ô¥å¡¼¥¿?ÎÀè»Ë3Ø¡£

: As is true with many of the now-commercially-extinct video games and computing systems,
: the Vic20 has a fairly interesting history that not many people know about.
: ¿¿ô?Î now-commercially-extinct ¥Æ¥ì¥Ó¥2¡¼¥à?Ë?è?Ã?Æ¿¿?Ç?¢?ê¡¢?½?·?Æ¡¢¥·¥1¥Æ¥à?ò·*»»
: ?·?Æ???ë?è?|?Ë¡¢ Vic20 ?Ï¡¢Â¿?¯?ο͡1?¬ÃÎ?Ã?Æ???ë?È?ϸÂ?é?Ê???«?Ê?궽̣¿¼??·Îò?ò»y´?Ã
: ?Æ???ë¡£

: The Vic20 fits into computing history somewhere between the first arrival of kit-built
: home computers, which were never intended for mass public consumption and today's
: assumption that "everyone has to have a computer at home".
: Vic20 ?Ï¡¢¥-¥Ã¥È?ËÂ??é?ì?¿¥Û¡¼¥à¥3¥ó¥Ô¥å¡¼¥¿ ( ·è?·?ÆÂ絬ÌÏ?ʸø¶|¾ÃÈñ¡¢µÚ?Ó¡¢¡ÖÁ´?Æ?Î
: ¿Í?¬¼«Â?Ë¥3¥ó¥Ô¥å¡¼¥¿?ò»y´?Ã?Æ???Ê?±?ì??Ê?é?Ê??¡*?È???|º£Æü?Î2¾Äê?Î?¿?á?Î?â?Î?Ç?Ï?Ê
: ?«?Ã?¿ ) ?κǽé?ÎÅÃå?δÖ?Î?É?3?«?ÇÎò»Ë?ò·*»»?1?ë?3?È?Ë¥Õ¥£¥Ã¥È?1?ë¡£

: As such the Vic20 represents an entire way of thinking and has a significant place in
: an entire era of computers.
: ½¾?Ã?Æ¡¢ Vic20 ?Ï¡¢Á´ÂÎ?Î1Í?¨Êy´?òɽ?·¡¢?½?·?Æ¡¢¥3¥ó¥Ô¥å¡¼¥¿?ÎÁ´ÂÎ?λÂå?ËÍ-°Õ?ξì½ê?ò
: »y´?Ä¡£

: Some people might say the Vic20 came from the early or "good old days" of computing history;
: ¿Í¡1?¬ Vic20 ?¬Íè?¿?ȸÀ?|?Ç?¢?í?|???¯?é?«¡Ä·*»»¥Ò¥1¥È¥ê?ÎÁá´ü?Ρ¢?â?·?¯?Ï¡¢ÎÉ??¸Å??
: Æü ;

: just primitive enough and just advanced enough.
: ñ?˽½Ê¬?Ê¡¢½½Ê¬?Ç¡¢Ã±?Ë¿Ê?ó?ÀÍ*ÁÇ¡£

: But we are gamers.
: ?·?«?·¡¢2æ¡1?Ï¡¢¥2¡¼¥¡¼?Ç?¢?ë¡£

: This is the part I like best;
: ?3?ì?Ï¡¢»ä?¬ºÇ?â?è?¯1¥?-?Ç?¢?ëÉôʬ?Ç?¢?ë ;

: the Vic20 was also out in a very popular time period for retro-gamers.
: Vic20 ?Ï¡¢¥ì¥È¥í¥2¥?¥¡¼?Î?¿?á?ÎÈó¾ï?Ë¥Y´¥Ô¥å¥é¡¼?Ê´ü´Ö?ËƱ?¸?¯3°?Ë?¢?Ã?¿¡£

: Home computers were quick to echo what the "real" arcade coin-op machines of the time
: were doing.
: ¥Û¡¼¥à¥3¥ó¥Ô¥å¡¼¥¿?Ï¡¢Åö»?Ρֿ¿?Ρ*¥¢¡¼¥±¡¼¥É¥3¥?¥ó¥é¥ó¥É¥ê¡¼¥¥·¥ó?¬?·?Æ???¿?â?Î?ò
: È¿¶Á?µ?»?ë?Î?¬¿*®?Ç?¢?Ã?¿¡£

: For me, I've determined that most of my favorite arcade games came from a time period
: that ended in about 1983 or 1984 with the video game "crash".
: »ä?Î?¿?á?Ë¡¢»ä?Ï¡¢ÂçÉôʬ?λä?Î1¥?ß?Î¥¢¡¼¥±¡¼¥É¥2¡¼¥à?¬¥Æ¥ì¥Ó¥2¡¼¥à¡Ö¥¯¥é¥Ã¥·¥å¡*?ò»y´
: ?ÄÌó 1983 ǯ¡¢??¿?Ï¡¢ 1984 ǯ?ǽª?ï?Ã?¿´ü´Ö?«?éÍè?¿?3?È?ò·èÄê?·?¿¡£

: Guess what?
: ?¢?Î?Í?¨ ?

: Most of the Vic20's games are right from that era!
: ÂçÉôʬ?Î Vic20 ?Î¥2¡¼¥à?Ï¡¢?Á?ç?|?É?½?λÂå?«?éÍè?¿ !

: So most of the Vic20 game software is of very high interest to me!
: ½¾?Ã?Æ¡¢ÂçÉôʬ?Î Vic20 ¥2¡¼¥à¥½¥Õ¥È¥|¥§¥¢?Ï¡¢»ä?ËÈó¾ï?Ë1â??´Ø¿´?Ç?¢?ë !

: I can remember the original arcade "Space Invaders";
: »ä?Ï¡¢¥ª¥ê¥¸¥Ê¥ë?Î¥¢¡¼¥±¡¼¥É¡Ö¥1¥Ú¡¼¥1¥?¥ó¥Ù¡¼¥À¡¼¡*?òµ-2±?·?Æ???ë?3?È?¬?Ç?-?ë ;

: "the game that
: ¥2¡¼¥à¡Ä?½?ì

: started it all". I can still remember playing Space Invaders in a local pizza hangout,
: right next to two or three pinball machines. I was told that videogames were a fad and
: they'd soon die, but pinball would last forever. Not quite! Pinball is still popular,
: sure. But I could tell by the rate I was pumping in quarters that videogames were here
: to STAY!
: ¥1¥¿¡¼¥È?1?ë?½?ì all". »ä??Àµ-2±?·?Æ???ë¥*¥ì¥??1?ë Space Invaders ?Ç¥í¡¼¥«¥ë?Ê¥Ô¥¶
: ?¿??ê¾ì±|?ÎÎÙ?Î 2 ¡Á?â?·?¯?Ï 3 ¥Ô¥ó¥Ü¡¼¥ë machines. »ä?Ç?¢?ë1?2?ë?½?Υƥì¥Ó¥2¡¼¥à
: ?Ç?¢?ë°ì»ÅªÎ®1Ô?½?·?Æ?½?ì?é?1?°?Ë»à?Ì?·?«?·¥Ô¥ó¥Ü¡¼¥ëµî?ë forever. Not quite!
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: The Vic20 echoed what the arcades were doing then, in the early 1980's and even in the
: seventies.
: Áá´ü?Î 1980 ǯÂå¡¢?½?·?Æ¡¢ 70 ǯÂå?Ë?µ?¨?â¡¢ Vic20 ?Ï¡¢?½?λ?½?ì?é?Î¥¢¡¼¥±¡¼¥É?¬?·?Æ
: ???¿?â?Î?òÈ¿¶Á?µ?»?¿¡£

: To me the ultimate arcade games came with buttons labeled "left, right, thrust and fire"!
: »ä?Ë¡¢µæ¶Ë?Î¥¢¡¼¥±¡¼¥É¥2¡¼¥à?Ï¡¢¥Ü¥¿¥ó?¬¡Öº¸?α|¡¢¿äÎÏ¡¢µÚ?Ó¡¢2¡*?ÈʬÎà?1?ë¾õÂÖ?ÇÍè
: ?¿ !

: Home computers after the Vic20 echoed what was current in the arcades at the time ...
: to me the decision was an easy one once I saw the Vic20's software library!
: Vic20 ¸å?Î¥Û¡¼¥à¥3¥ó¥Ô¥å¡¼¥¿?Ï¡¢?½?λ¥¢¡¼¥±¡¼¥É?ÇÄÌÍÑ?·?Æ???¿?â?Î?òÈ¿¶Á?µ?»?¿¡Ä ...
: ¡Ä»ä?Ë¡¢???Ã?¿?ó¡¢»ä?¬ Vic20 ?Î¥½¥Õ¥È¥|¥§¥¢¥é¥?¥Ö¥é¥ê?ò¸«?¿?Ê?é?¡¢?½?ηèÄê?Ï¡¢ÍÆ°*?Ê
: ?â?Î?Ç?¢?Ã?¿ !

: This author thinks that era was an interesting one.
: ?3?ÎÃø¼Ô?Ï¡¢»Âå?¬¶½Ì£¿¼???â?Î?Ç?¢?Ã?¿?È1Í?¨?ë¡£

: With "retro-gaming" becoming increasingly popular, other people must also like visiting
: that era.
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: Our reasons for the trip back may differ but the end result is the same;
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: entertainment and amusement.
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: What's wrong with that?
: 2¿?¬¡¢?½?ì?Ë´Ø?·?ÆÄ´»Ò?¬°-???« ?

: So lets take a quick look back at the interesting times the Vic20 was born into....
: ?½?Î?è?|?ËÂß?µ?ì?ë¡Ä?È?ë¡Ä¿*®?Ê¡Ä Vic20 ?¬ .... ?ËÀ¸??ì?¿¶½Ì£¿¼??»Âå?ò¿¶?êÊÖ?Ã?Ƹ«
: ?ë

: Let's start with Commodore Business Machines.
: ¥3¥â¥É¡¼¥ë»öÌ3Íѵ¡´ï?Ç»Ï??í?|¡£

: That company had been in business before handheld electronic calculators were even
: invented and way before the public had any chance of owning a computer in their home.
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: Computers took up whole rooms then, if not most of a building.
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: They were much too expensive for any real home uses.
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: At the beginning of computer history, only governments and huge businesses could own one.
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: Or even had any real use for them, for that matter!
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: ?Æ?Ï !

: However, time went on.
: ?·?«?·?Ê?¬?é¡¢»´Ö?Ï¡¢2á?®?¿¡£

: The feild of electronics was itself changing radically, advancing from the use of vacuum
: tubes to smaller, lighter, more reliable components called transistors.
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: These in turn spawned microprocessors, which were miniaturized computers on a silicon
: "chip".
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: This made many things that were not possible before both practical and within financial
: reach.
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: °Ï?ÎÃæ?Ç¡£

: Near the middle of the 1970's kit computers began to become available to a few users who
: knew how to assemble the units and who were willing to bear the hardships of programming
: them.
: 1970 ǯÂå?ÎȾ??ζá?¯?Ë¡¢¥-¥Ã¥È¥3¥ó¥Ô¥å¡¼¥¿?Ï¡¢ 2 ¡¢ 3 users ( ?É?Î?è?|?Ë¥æ¥Ë¥Ã¥È¡¢µÚ
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: ?¿ ) ?ËÍøÍÑ2Äǽ?Ë?Ê?ê»Ï?á?¿¡£

: These first kit computers are not very useful by today's standards but enthusiasts loved
: them anyway.
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: These were the first publicly-accessible computers.
: ?3?ì?é?Ï¡¢ºÇ½é?ÎÆÌçÍÑ¥3¥ó¥Ô¥å¡¼¥¿?Ç?¢?Ã?¿¡£

: Next came the advent of pre-packaged, ready-to-run computer systems towards the late
: 1970's and early 1980's.
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: Áá?¯¡¢¡Ä 1980 ǯÂå¡£

: Many companies all tried valiantly to take over large parts of the suddenly huge market
: that was created.
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: ?¿¡£

: Some are still around but most have since breathed their last.
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: For instance, Apple computers sold many of their very early computer
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: models (the "Apple II") in this era.
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: It was credited with being the first
: ?½?ì?Ï¡¢?½?Î first ?Ç?¢?Ã?¿?È¿®?¸?é?ì?¿

: 'color' home computer.
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: Other companies, including Commodore Business Machines, all had their models representing
: this still somewhat primitive period.
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: ?½?ì?é?Î¥â¥Ç¥ë?ò»y´?Ã?Æ???¿¡£

: Commodore had the PET series, which preceeded the Vic20.
: ¥3¥â¥É¡¼¥ë?Ï¡¢ Vic20 ?ò preceeded ?·?¿ PET ¥·¥ê¡¼¥º?ò»y´?Ã?Æ???¿¡£

: Some books credit the PET with being the first all-in-one home computer;
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: ?ËͽÌó?1?ë ;

: ie, a "CRT+keyboard+computer".
: ?1?Ê?ï?Á¡¢¡Ä¡Ö CRT+keyboard+computer ¡*¡£

: (For more, see "Your own computer", ISBN 0-672- 21860-7, Howard W. Sams & Co.
: ( ¡Ä?Î?¿?á?Ë¡Ä11?Ë¡¢¡Ä?¢?Ê?¿¼«¿È?Î¥3¥ó¥Ô¥å¡¼¥¿¡¢ ISBN 0-672- 21860-7 ?ò¸«?ë¡Ä Howard W.
: Sams ¼Ò¡£

: Inc., Copyright 1977.)
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: Home video gaming was also rapidly advancing and gaining wide levels of acceptance by
: the buying public.
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: The PONG units hooked to virtually everyone's home TV sets started it, along with some
: very early models that represented incremental evolutionary steps from those PONG units.
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: ?Ë¡£

: Home gaming, at about the time the Vic20 arrived, was on simple machines like the Atari
: 2600 VCS, the Intellivision and the ColecoVision.
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: µÚ?Ó¡¢ ColecoVision ?Î?è?|?Êñ½ãµ¡3£?Ë?¢?Ã?¿¡£

: These were good times for gamers;
: ?3?ì?é?Ï¡¢¥2¡¼¥¡¼?Î?¿?á?Î1¥¶·»?Ç?¢?Ã?¿ ;

: store shelves were glutted with more gaming stuff than any kid could reasonably hope to
: buy!
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: ¥ó¥°?â?Î?ÇËÂ-?µ?»?é?ì?¿ !

: And at the same time, the coin-op arcade machines were maturing.
: ?½?·?Æ¡¢?½?ì?ÈƱ»?Ë¡¢¥3¥?¥ó¥é¥ó¥É¥ê¡¼¥¢¡¼¥±¡¼¥É¥¥·¥ó?Ï¡¢À®½Ï?·?Æ???¿¡£

: More to the point, they had gone from being fun time-wasting machines found in bars and
: restaurants, to actually HAVING a dedicated arcade to be in!
: 11?ËŪ?òÆÀ?¿¡¢¡Ä?½?ì?é?Ï¡¢¥¡¼¡¢µÚ?Ó¡¢¥ì¥1¥È¥é¥ó?Ëȯ¸«?µ?ì?¿3Ú?·?ß2Ë?Ä?Ö?·¥¥·¥ó?Ç?¢
: ?ë?3?È?«?é1Ô?Ã?¿¡¢¡Ä?ˡļºY´?Ë¡¢¡Ä HAVING ¡ÄºßÂ?·?Æ???ë?¿?á?ÎÀìÍÑ?Î¥¢¡¼¥±¡¼¥É !

: Now THAT, to me, was heaven!
: ?½?Î?È?-¡¢?½?ì?Ï¡¢»ä?ËÅ·?Ç?¢?Ã?¿ !

: I'm sure many older retro-gamers feel the same wave of nostalgia hit when they think of
: their favorite games in their favorite arcades!
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: ?¿ !

: It was a phenomenon ... no other way to put it.
: ?½?ì?Ï¡¢¸½¾Y´ ... ?Ç?¢?Ã?¿¡Ä¾?ÎÊy´Ë¡?Ê?·¡Ä?½?ì?òÃÖ?¯?¿?á?Ë¡£

: Arcades were springing up all over the country in response to this rich new industry.
: ¥¢¡¼¥±¡¼¥É?Ï¡¢?3?ÎË-?«?Ê¿·»º¶È?ËÅú?¨?Æ1ñÃæ?ËÆÍÁ3¸½?ì?Æ???¿¡£

: I can still remember where every hole-in-the-wall one of them was in my local area.
: »ä?Ï¡¢?É?3?Ë?½?ì?é?ÎÁ´?Æ?Î hole-in-the-wall ?â?Î?¬»ä?Î¥í¡¼¥«¥ë?Ê¥¨¥ê¥¢?Ë?¢?Ã?¿?«?ò?
: ?Àµ-2±?·?Æ???ë?3?È?¬?Ç?-?ë¡£

: Songs about video games were being played on the airwaves.
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: Books were abundant.
: ËÜ?Ï¡¢Ë-ÉÙ?Ç?¢?Ã?¿¡£

: Gaming magazines started to appear all over ... the bookstores were filled with videogame
: items!
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: ¥¢¥?¥Æ¥à?ÇË?Á?Æ???¿ !

: And just to give you a better feel for the times, Pac Man had just been born.
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: ?ÉÀ¸??ì?¿¡£

: (Doesn't *that* memory make you feel old!)
: ( *that* ¥á¥â¥ê¡Ä?¢?Ê?¿?˸Å???È´¶?¸?µ?»?ë )

: Machines had been made as early as 1972 but had taken awhile to spread nationwide and
: to become the huge industry we take for granted nowadays.
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: ?Ê»º¶È2æ¡1?È?뺣Æü?Ç?Ï

: Its hard to remember for most of us, but arcade games previous to this early time period
: may not have even had color screens!
: ?½?Ρĵ-2±?·?Æ???ë?Î?¬Æñ?·??¡Ä?Î?¿?á?ˡĺÇ?â2æ¡1?Î?|?Á?Ç¡¢?·?«?·¡¢?3?ÎÁá´ü?δü´Ö?è?ê
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: ?? !

: Or joysticks for input;
: °¿???Ï¡¢ÆÎÏ?Î?¿?á?Î¥¸¥ç¥?¥1¥Æ¥£¥Ã¥¯ ;

: many machines only had pinball-style buttons to press.
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: The original shape of modern arcade games evolved from the much earlier and better
: established pinball industry.
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: Even today the glass over an arcade video game screen is often called a "backglass" just
: as it was in pinball.
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: Look at pictures of an original "Space Invaders" cabinet.
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: They weren't yet sure how to make such a strange new contraption at that time!
: ?½?ì?é?Ï¡¢?½?λ???«?Ë?½?Î?è?|?Ê´ñ°Û?Ê¿·?·??¿·°Æ?òºî?ë?«11?Ë3ο®?·?Æ???¿?ï?±?Ç?Ï?Ê
: ?? !

: A lot of copying went on in these years as the new arcade gaming industry borrowed ideas
: heavily;
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: ?Î?3?È?Ï¡¢¶áǯ¿Ê?ó?À ;

: from each other and from outside sources.
: ?ª¸ß??¡¢?½?·?Æ¡¢¥½¡¼¥1?Î3°Â|?«?é¡£

: In short, the entire industry was just forming.
: ¼êû?«?˸À?¨?¡¢Á´ÂÎ?λº¶È?Ï¡¢Ã±?ËÀ¸?¸?Æ???¿¡£

: Home games, arcade games and all the rest were entirely new at the time.
: ¥Û¡¼¥à¥2¡¼¥à¡¢¥¢¡¼¥±¡¼¥É¥2¡¼¥à¡¢µÚ?Ó¡¢Á´?Æ?λÄ?ê?Ï¡¢?½?λ´°Á´?Ë¿·?·?«?Ã?¿¡£

: Computers allowed games to be "translated" into home versions with enough clever
: programming.
: ¥3¥ó¥Ô¥å¡¼¥¿?Ë?è?Ã?Æ¥2¡¼¥à?Ͻ½Ê¬?ÊÍø¸y´?Ê¥*¥í¥°¥é¥ß¥ó¥°?Ë?è?ë¥Û¡¼¥à¥¡¼¥¸¥ç¥ó?Ë¡ÖÊÑ´1
: ?µ?ì?ë¡*?3?È?¬2Äǽ?È?Ê?Ã?¿¡£

: Gaming used to be "of gamers, by gamers, for gamers".
: ¥2¡¼¥à¥£¥ó¥°?Ï¡¢¡Ö¥2¡¼¥¡¼?Î?¿?á?Î¥2¡¼¥¡¼?Ë?è?ë¥2¡¼¥¡¼?Ç?¢?Ã?¿?â?Î?À?Ã?¿¡*¡£

: The hippie types that once ran companies and created the first games, eventually made
: the market huge.
: ¥Ò¥Ã¥Ô¡¼¥¿¥?¥* ( 2ñ¼Ò?ò 1 ÅÙ·±Ä?·¡¢?½?·?Æ¡¢ºÇ½é?Î¥2¡¼¥à?òºîÀ®?·?¿?Ë?è?Ã?Æ?Ï¡¢·ë¶É¥¡¼
: ¥±¥Ã¥È?¬µÂç?Ë?Ê?Ã?¿¡£

: Then others joined in, just to make a quick buck.
: ?½?·?Æ¡¢?Á?ç?|?ɼê?üè?êÁá?¯¶â?ò2Ô?°?¿?á?Ë¡¢Â¾?Î?â?Î?Ï¡¢2Ã?ï?Ã?¿¡£

: The gaming market died, as gamers rejected this latest wave of junk;
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: it wasn't for them, but for some imaginary bunch of people who would buy anything.
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: I feel that a lot of the blame for the gaming crash, got misplaced.
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: I feel that a lot of the possible lessons to be learned, were missed by most.
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: Gaming regrouped, and came back.
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: The Nintendo NES brought life back into what most business types then thought was the
: cold corpse of a failed fad.
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: They did it by combining respect for gamers, respect for the parents who would end up
: paying for all of this, and respect for sound business models.
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: But this planning, this necessary business caution, killed some of the spirit of early
: gaming, in my opinion.
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: (No offense, but tourism games just aren't my cup of tea.
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: I generally prefer fast, intense games, myself.)
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: Any game that will only appeal to a small part of the marketplace, simply will not show
: up in the marketplace, under such a business model.
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: What a shame.
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: Nintendo did bring gaming back, even if it was along a new path entirely.
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: The hippie types that created the market in the first place, finally lost out to the
: corporate types that took over.
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: They understood the likes and dislikes of gamers, and were willing to take chances.
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: But corporate types don't understand the gaming mindset, and won't take chances.
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: Even if a good game results from such practices, it comes along only rarely.
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: Then it will be copied extensively, maybe for years, until the next original idea comes
: along.
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: In the meantime, the games that result may be deep, may be high quality in terms of being
: bug-free ... but do they have any soul?
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: Marketing is "me too" and very unoriginal.
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: Without the hippie types, the real artists who made gaming great in the first place, gaming
: is becoming stagnant again.
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: I note with interest that Sony may have figured this out;
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: they are introducing a user-programmable system, to troll for game ideas.
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: They seem to be applying that very early concept;
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: that any user who took the time to know his system well, could create the next really
: "big" game.
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: Time will tell how it works out, but I applaud the move in that direction!
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: The marketing types need outside ideas, to keep gaming fresh and fun.
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: Gamers like me tread water, waiting for a mythical video game renaissance.
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: But until then, I enjoyed the "pre-crash" era the most, so I'll still call those early
: home and arcade games my all-time favorites!
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