When Difficult Is Fun - Challenging vs. Punishing Games - Extra Credits

Classic arcade games offered maddening yet deeply replayable levels of difficulty, and we see few like them today. More games can challenge players by studying what makes difficult games fun.
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(Original air date: June 19, 2013)
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