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Parental Advisory System

CADO, Inc., its members and the coin-operated amusement industry made a commitment to the U.S. Congress that the below Guide To Coin-Operated Video Games -- depicting approved Parental Advisory Disclosure Messages -- will be posted in clear view at all locations where video games are found, and which are frequented by children. CADO, Inc. encourages its membership to adhere to the following standards for the video games they operate.

GUIDE TO COIN-OPERATED VIDEO GAMES
The following Parental Advisory Disclosure Messages have been established for coin-operated video games to provide consumers with a description of game content.

SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES	The content of this game is appropriate for game players of all ages.
ANIMATED VIOLENCE MILD	Contains scenes of violence involving cartoon-like characters in fantasy or life-like settings engaged in combative activity such as martial arts or sports activities with violent elements that do not result in bloodshed, serious injury and/or death to the depicted character(s).
ANIMATED VIOLENCE STRONG	Contains scenes of strong violence involving cartoon-like characters in fantasy or life-like settings which result in bloodshed, serious injury and/or death to the depicted character(s).
LIFE LIKE VIOLENCE MILD	Contains scenes of violence involving human-like characters engaged in combative activity such as martial arts or sports activities with violent elements that do not result in bloodshed, serious injury and/or death to depicted character(s).
LIFE LIKE VIOLENCE STRONG	Contains scenes of strong violence involving human-like characters which result in bloodshed, serious injury and/or death to the depicted character(s).
SEXUAL CONTENT MILD	Contains sexually suggestive references or material.
SEXUAL CONTENT STRONG	Contains graphic depictions of sexual behavior and/or the human body.
LANGUAGE MILD	Contains commonly used four-letter words.
LANGUAGE STRONG	Contains strong four-letter expletives.