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Exidy's cabinet asked players to run down small figures that shrieked and left crosses behind. Safety groups condemned it, national news covered it, and some operators removed it, establishing a pattern that has repeated ever since.
Every later fight over violent content followed this template. A game of modest commercial importance becomes a symbol, coverage amplifies it, distributors rather than lawmakers face the pressure, and sales rise. The episode also revealed how unprepared a young industry was to speak for itself in public.
