Stop poking me!
— Orc Peon – WarCraft II (PC)
Jill, here’s a lock pick. It might be handy if you, the master of unlocking, take it with you.
— Barry Burton – Resident Evil (PlayStation)
There is no such thing as miracles or the supernatural… only cutting-edge technology!
— Metal Gear Solid
Video games are bad for you? That’s what they said about rock and roll.
— Higeru Miyamoto
I recently learned something quite interesting about video games. Many young people have developed incredible hand, eye, and brain coordination in playing these games. The air force believes these kids will be our outstanding pilots should they fly our jets.
— Ronald Reagan, speech, Aug. 8, 1983
Video games and militarism have an old history. Games of all sorts — video games, board games, and games kids play in the backyard — have historically been about conflict and warfare. Whether you’re playing Chess, which is a simulated battlefield, or a game like Go, an ancient Chinese game that is also a simulated battlefield, or you’re playing a board game like Risk or Axis and Allies, you’re essentially at war and you’re playing out military conflict.
— Nina Huntemann
Prose is an art form, movies and acting in general are art forms, so is music, painting, graphics, sculpture, and so on. Some might even consider classic games like chess to be an art form. Video games use elements of all of these to create something new. Why wouldn’t video games be an art form?
— Sam Lake
Video games are a waste of time for men with nothing else to do.
— Ray Bradbury
You know what’s really exciting about video games is you don’t just interact with the game physically — you’re not just moving your hand on a joystick, but you’re asked to interact with the game psychologically and emotionally as well. You’re not just watching the characters on screen; you’re becoming those characters.
— Nina Huntemann
Most people think video games are all about a child staring at a TV with a joystick in his hands. I don’t. They should belong to the entire family. I want families to play video games together.
— Shigeru Miyamoto
