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with the EMU
IN TOUCH
Kune l u Master is a favorite of the joystick crowd in the EMU video arcade.
Photo by I Men Coulter
irs Not just Fun
and Joysticks
Anymore
I was frightened when 1 first
entered the !MU video
arcade, everywhere 1 turned
(lashing neon lights hiurrvd my
vision and tlu- noise of sirens,
hells and burzers nt peak deci
bels filled my ears.
"1VL it's an air raid," I
screamed.
I his could not K* a video
arcade Where was the Pac-Man, the Asteroids
and that little guy whoclimhs ladders and dodges
barrels? And lor God’s-sake, where were tire joy
sticks’
Apparently, that was the dark ages o( video
games.
1 he University now houses a complete coin
operated video arcade equipped with such tech
nological video gome advances as Street tighter II,
Mortal Combat, Atomic Punk and myriad control
panels, buttons and guns designed to render your
opponent completely unrecognizable. A virtual
palace of amusement. (Something every highly
accredited university should have.)
N>i some however, the IMl 1 video an ade is not
a mere amusement palace.
University sophomore Jack Occurs visits the
arcade every day and is prepared to spend $10
thrashing his opponent in an intense game of Street
l ighter II
"I’m in training for the annual EMI I competi
tion on Nov 18," he said. "Il I can't make high
score there's no way I have a chance at the nation
al title ."
lYm’t ci>me to this arcade looking lor a friend
ly game of Pac-Man. llu* stakes are much higher
and the competition is fierce.
"People have been known to get quite upset
when they lose a serious match,” arcade regular
Chris [Airman said. “It’s not uncommon to see a
few broken toes from kicking the machines at the
end of the day.”
But with the agony of defeat comes the thriil of
victory, and a victory at the EMU video arcade ts
quite a climactic experience.
"Yes, yes, yes, oh (kid yes. I've got high score!”
screamed an esteemed Mortal Combat player as
tin* screen lit up.
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Intense concentration is necessary if you want to
master the new high-tech world of video combat.
weak stomachs are advised to stay away.
“We pretend it's our teacher," said sophomore
Mike Palocine as his opponent’s head toppled to
the ground in a bloody mess. “It's more fun that
way."
But the fun doesn’t stop there. I here are all
kinds of ways you can pretend to kill your teacher
at the I-.Ml J video arcade. Kir a quarter a pop you
ran blast your professors out of the solar system,
karate chop their limbs off, or dunk their heads like
basketballs via such innovative video games as
(ialuga, Kung hu Mastei and Kim Rock'in Bos
ketbail.
If you thrill-seekers ore interested in entering
the action-packed, fast-paced world of videogame
entertainment, you only have to venture down into
the l-Ml s basement corridors there you will find
a dark room similar to the mission control center
of the Starship Hnterprise.
Don't lx- alarmed, its just the arcade.
So loosen up your fingers, equip your wrist with
sweat hands, and get a gtxxj night's sleep because
there s a lot more to work with than your basic joy
sticks. And don’t forget your quarters because they
won’t take Visa and they won’t hold your place in
line while you run to the change machine.