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by m463 64 days ago
Also the spinner. The physical spinner is key (but unacknowledged or at least underappreciated)
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It was weighted and solid, like from an old stereo. You let it spin and stop it to move a longer distance quickly instead of doing multiple turns.

My family had multiple (various) machines in an arcade and we kept this at home for some time. I often think of this specific example piece of hardware versus everything plastic today.