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Issue 127: The unspoken benefits of button mashing

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David Hoang
Jan 22, 2023
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As a kid, playing video games was one of my favorite activities. Though my parents made sure screen time was limited to play outside, my brother and I would make the most of the time button mashing on our various gaming systems. From playing Silkworm on the Commodore 64 with my brother1, Contra on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) with my aunt, to …

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