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*'''[[Qix]]''': which was really just a bit stupid, but through a design flaw in the game’s basic concept you could play for hours on end if you really wanted to. | *'''[[Qix]]''': which was really just a bit stupid, but through a design flaw in the game’s basic concept you could play for hours on end if you really wanted to. | ||
All, in any case, useful | All, in any case, useful [[metaphor]]s for life in a modern multinational investment bank. | ||
{{c|Space invaders|Metaphor}} | {{c|Space invaders|Metaphor}} | ||
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See also
- Space invaders: The black-and-white daddy of all arcade videogames, which effortlessly articulated the frustration and powerlessness of working in a modern corporate organisation;
- Galaga: a second generation version of space invaders, with a challenging stage and amusing music;
- Defender: A spin on the usual alien invasion motif, where you invade them, trying to rescue little sticky things, and the aliens fight back, and all you have is a thrillingly devastating laser cannon, a small supply of smart bombs and the ability jump randomly into hyperspace
- Space invaders calculator: I know it sounds insane, but you could have hours of cosmic fun with an ordinary digital calculator.
- Qix: which was really just a bit stupid, but through a design flaw in the game’s basic concept you could play for hours on end if you really wanted to.
All, in any case, useful metaphors for life in a modern multinational investment bank.