tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8800219078934865763.post7616150516968843310..comments2023-08-11T04:42:41.011-04:00Comments on Whatever this blog is anymore: Arcades are cool I guessYourselfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394331107825059031noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8800219078934865763.post-84996120128828776852013-01-21T16:19:49.718-05:002013-01-21T16:19:49.718-05:00Man the part where he raps about how it is evil to...Man the part where he raps about how it is evil to sit on a horse to race is really... something else. And the outraged look on the women's faces when he says their boys will be "fritterin' - fritterin' away!" How was the world ever like that?<br /><br />When it got to "is he starting to memorize jokes" I almost died. Also fuck you because now that song is going to be stuck in my head all night.Yourselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394331107825059031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8800219078934865763.post-23529110404124420862013-01-21T16:00:32.384-05:002013-01-21T16:00:32.384-05:00Christian groups and "scientists" believ...Christian groups and "scientists" believed that comics were subversive and spread this idea to parents. Pinball was also banned because people were told it was a gambling machine, by politicians who wanted to seem like they protecting the innocent children. There is some connection, you are right. I think they are different, though, because if parents read comics, they could probably find something to gripe about, but if they played pinball, they would know it was not a gambling machine. Pinball is probably more like the argument against billiards than it is comics, as demonstrated here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI_Oe-jtgdI<br /><br />There is always the whole "they rot your brain!" argument, but to be fair that is mostly just a vocal minority. Most parents would be glad to not actually have to watch their kids for an hour while they were playing pinball. Ezio Auditoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052259830139498835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8800219078934865763.post-64040493361595876532013-01-21T12:27:35.953-05:002013-01-21T12:27:35.953-05:00IIRC (haven't look at the article yet), the ea...IIRC (haven't look at the article yet), the early video game / arcade scene was all about stealing each other's ideas and trying to win at marketing. Nolan "Chuck E. Cheese" Bushnell in particular I think is remembered as a major ass who was happy to ripoff anything he could get his hands on (Pong anyone? Spacewar?). I mean I guess it's a matter of where you draw the line between "shrewd businessman" and "guy who profits from others' creativity", but I think I can guess where Ralph Baer stands on the matter.Yourselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394331107825059031noreply@blogger.com