Corona Del Sol High School - Sunset Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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Video game parlors attract many students All it takes is a quarter, and you can become a space hero, a race car driver or a frog. lt used to be that students would pack pinball arcades on the weekends for their en- joyments, but over the pastfew years most of that has changed and now they go to video game parlors. The reason for the popularity in video games is partly due to the public's interest in science fiction, according to Bob Ftadez, co-owner of Starship Fantasy, a popular arcade among students. l think that the science fiction interest definitely has a lot to do with the interest in video games, Radez said. According to Bill McAdoo, manager of Aladdin's Castle, most of the monitors have turned to color screens and voice synthesizers. As with everything, there is always a way to improve the video games. The manufacturers realize the potential that is here and have realized the interest that has Video games have become customer drawers for many food establishments such as this game in Pizza Town. 24 FEATURE been created in these machines. They are dumping money into research and development of these games to continue to come out with better and better games, Radez said. The versatility and challenge is what attracts many young people to these games. It is not a crazy little ball run- ning around, McAdoo said. You put yourself in your own position and there is no set way of playing it. Video games are faster and more action packed. It is a cheap form of entertainment, he said. According to Kirk Johnson, senior, he thinks video games are more realistic than pinball. The manufacturers kind of add a fantasy to them, he said. Video games are more ex- citing and are a lot better than hitting a little silver ball with two flippers, said Keith McCrea, junior. McCrea said video games are more realistic and challenging and offer more of a wide spread selection as compared to pinball games. Some students keep to the traditional form of arcade fun. l play pinball, said Johr Nesti, sophomore. I have neve played video games because machine eats quarters at fi and the action is not excil enough. You just do the sa thing. No matter what individ students think of them, there no denying video games are big success. ' 1 r Students not only find games in arcades, but can them in businesses ranging f the corner store to the restaur down the street. Video games have univel appeal, Radez said. They as greatly accepted in Eur: and in the Far East as they here. They have a broad range age appeal. Because of technology, years from now the whole face the industry will be changed. will be even more exciting, added.

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ff-I During the yearbook staff's promo- tional give-away, Denic-e Brown, junior, enjoys her free cotton candy. Homecoming attendants complete their ride on the float around the stadium during halftime of Homecom- ing game. This float, which was con- structed by the senior class, was the first ever used in a Corona Homecoming. Egg J'-.4 .gg gg NOVEMBER ACTIVITIES 23

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At Starship Fantasy, the video game parlor closest to Corona, Rod York, junior, tries to lbeat the computer at its own game. W Q has become just one or A Allnrwwsbvmafkenam popular space games during the game craze. FEATURE 25