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The tiny switches that controlled arcade games

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Before complex setup menus existed, arcade owners controlled extreme difficulty spikes using a tiny block of microscopic physical switches soldered directly to the motherboard. Flipping a nearly invisible plastic nub with a pen literally broke the internal electrical path, completely altering whether the game stole your quarters fairly or aggressively.

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