PAS – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
A: The Coin-Operated Video Game Parental Advisory System is a user-friendly system, endorsed by all sectors of the coin-operated amusement industry, Members of Congress and various child advocacy organizations, that allows consumers to quickly ascertain the content of coin-operated video games. The System uses a color-coded, “traffic light” approach so that even young children are able, following instructions from their parent’s, to make responsible game-playing decisions.
In addition, at the discretion of the coin-operated video game manufacturer or developer, a Parental Advisory Disclosure Message may also appear in the “attract mode” of the game. The attract mode is a digital message that is flashed every few seconds and that repeats an infinite number of times, without the need for a coin to be inserted. Posters and other information about the Coin-Operated Video Game Parental Advisory System will be posted when feasible at locations at which children may have access to coin-operated video games. Since AAMA and AMOA, do not have control over every location at which coin-operated video games are available to children, we are working with allied organizations and the trade press to heighten industry awareness of the need to implement all aspects of the Coin-Operated Video Game Parental Advisory System.