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Originally Posted by Dr. Casey
Yeah, videogames have been a scapegoat for ages. That damn Pac-Man is what led to someone shooting Ronald Reagan in '81.
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"If Pac-Man had affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in dark rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive electronic music."
- Marcus Brigstocke
Of course, he meant it as tongue in cheek commentary because we like to blame everything for everything. Elvis corrupted the minds of young women. Rock and Roll was the devil. Dungeons and Dragons created mass murderers. Playing Chicago records backwards was satanic speech. Tim Allen Christmas movies were torture.
To be fair, at least one of those holds some truth.