On 1/4/07, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
The Cunctator wrote:
I would note that "Game Over" comes from American video game culture
It's much older than. It appeared on pinball machines before video games ever existed.
Hmmm... you're going to have to edit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_over then...
How would it appear on a pinball machine? Electronic displays started appearing on pinball machines in the 1970s (if Wikipedia is to be trusted), the same era as the introduction of video arcade games.