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September 16, 2001 Link to this post
Attract Mode, defined
Thanks to both Darwin Campa and Tim Wilson, who both filled me in on the meaning of 'attract mode'... apparently, it's a term from arcade games - it's the footage that plays when there are no quarters in. Canned gameplay, in other words... can you say 'films'? (hopehopehope) Tim adds:
A standout "Attract Mode" from the early 80s was Bezerk. The machine would say: "Quarter Detected in pocket! Play Bezerk!"
Good to know... and glad Bungie is collecting footage for this! (Louis Wu 00:24:42 UTC)
