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Video games were banned nationwide by presidential decree from 1981 to 1986 in the Philippines. Other gaming devices/machines, like Game & Watch and pinball, were also banned. The reason was allegedly due to a moral panic.

I had cousins who secretly played their Game & Watches, Ataris and Odysseys, with the volume muted, doors locked, and window curtains closed. We were told to never let anyone outside of the family know.

I remember a news article where an underground arcade was raided by the constabulary. I think the operators were sentenced to a year of prison and ordered to pay a fine.