Some of my fondest memories from my childhood are of running around New York City playing all the hottest video arcade games around. Pizza parlors, train station arcades, movie theaters--if it had an arcade game in it, I was there, funneling quarter after quarter into those ungrateful sirens until I was broke, hungry and ready to return to the real world. Space Invaders, Defender (ah, Defender!), Asteroids, Q*Bert: I loved them all. And when I was out of money, I could always retreat to my friend's apartment for hours of good old PAC-Man (Atari 2600, of course!) Back in those days, juvenile video game addiction wasn't as harmful as it is today. Sure, we would spend countless sums in exchange for the cheapest of thrills, but at least we would get out of the house and be active. My friends and I would often walk over 5 miles to get to a pizza parlor that had all the best games in good working order. These days, kids sit on the couch and play video games for hours at a time, totally oblivious to the dangers of the sedentary lifestyle. It's a shame, and it not going to get any better any time soon. Today, video game manufacturers and earning record profits on their hottest titles, and anything goes when there are big profits to be made (a la Big Tobacco.)

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