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Time Crisis at 30: how peekaboo with guns put cabinet gaming back on target
The mid-90s saw home consoles, including Sony’s blockbuster PlayStation, pushing cabinet gaming close to extinction. Yet one arcade game was ready to call ‘Action!’ on a revival. Thirty years old this month, Time Crisis, with its duck-and-cover pedal mechanic, became a staple of many a seaside trip and its influence ticks on today.
By George Bass
Time Crisis at 30: how peekaboo with guns put cabinet gaming back on target