Word: video
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Marky Mark gross you out at the MTV video awards...
...this round, Hodges is catching up to Beasley in the polls, riding a freaky wave of money and support. A former state legislator and a corporate lawyer, Hodges touts tax revenues from gambling as the best way to fund South Carolina's crumbling education system, and grateful video-poker barons have rewarded him with heavy campaign contributions. Beasley has made himself an enemy of the state's gambling interests by calling for a ban on video poker and opposing a referendum on introducing a state lottery...
...that uses one format or another. Back in the days when VCRs were new, you could buy a VHS or a Beta-format machine; neither could read or record on the other's tapes. Those who chose Beta generally regretted it, as vhs took over the market, video companies stopped releasing Beta-format movies, and Beta sets became essentially useless...
...lives among women, which is splendid most of the time--unless I want to play video football. "What about some football?" I suggest to my wife. "Maybe," she says, grabbing for the video-game controller. "But first some Bust-A-Move." Bust-A-Move! Oh, accursed game! My wife and daughters want to play only Bust-A-Move-2, a Tetris-like, digital opiate, circa 1996, that entails firing small colored balls into three-of-a-kind formations. When you lose, a chicken squawks in what sounds to me like a mocking tone. I will admit the game has appeal...
...mode"--which typically allows the less dexterous player to operate everything with a single button--each struck me as too complicated to enjoy right out of the box. Wondering if the problem might be me, I called Reilly Brennan, managing editor at GameWeek and a video-football expert. His favorite football game, it turns out, was my secret No. 1 too: NFL Blitz ($50; Midway), an irreverent, arcade-style, five-on-five game that works on all three platforms. "It's what a video game should be--easy to play and fast," he said. "It'll sell a million copies...