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recent bookmarks from jmThe Alternative Universe Of Soviet Arcade Games2015-09-07T10:56:16+00:00
http://io9.com/the-alternative-universe-of-soviet-arcade-games-1729012559
jmUnlike machines in the West, every single machine that was produced during Soviet-era Russia had to align with Marxist ideology. [...] The most popular games were created to teach hand-eye coordination, reaction speed, and logical, focused thinking. Not unlike many American games, these games were influenced by military training, crafted to teach and instill patriotism for the state by making the human body better, stronger, and more willful. It also means no high scores, no adrenaline rushes, or self-serving feather-fluffing as you add your hard-earned initials to the list of the best. In Communist Russia, there was no overt competition.
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